METS MOUND MEN DO ALL THE WORK IN DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP, HANDS STOPS CUBS LOSING STREAK
Saturday, September 12, 1969
Jerry Koosman and Don Cardwell were a pair of one-act men for the Mets in Pittsburgh.
Koosman tossed a three-hit shutout in game one of a doubleheader at Forbes Field and also chipped in with an RBI single in the fifth inning to score the only run of the game.
Not to be outdone, Cardwell threw eight shutout innings in the nightcap and also produced the only run of the game with his second inning single to drive in Bud Harrelson. Cardwell got out of a jam in the eighth, after his wild pitch moved the potential tying run to third, by striking out pinch-hitters Jose Pagan and Roberto Clemente. Tug McGraw then came on to pitch a scoreless ninth and preserve the doubleheader sweep.
The first-place Mets have now won nine games in a row.
Mets 1, Pirates 0 (1). W: Koosman (14-9) L: Moose (10-3)
Mets 1, Pirates 0 (2). W: Cardwell (7-9) L: Ellis (9-16) SV: McGraw (12)
After giving up a single run in the first inning, Chicago’s Bill Hands settled in and held the Cardinals scoreless the rest of the way at Busch Stadium. Ernie Banks led the comeback charge for the Cubs with an RBI single in the seventh and a bases-loaded double in the eighth.
The win broke Chicago’s eight-game losing streak
Cubs 5, Cardinals 1. W: Hands (17-13) L: Taylor (7-3)
NL EAST STANDINGS
W L T PCT GB
New York Mets 87 57 0 .604 -
Chicago Cubs 85 60 1 .586 2.5
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