Posts Tagged ‘Jack DiLauro’
CUBS SHUT OUT, METS LOSE LATE
Wednesday, September 3, 1969
Jim Maloney two-hit the Chicago Cubs at Crosley Field today. Oscar Gamble was the only Cubs player to reach second base when he walked later advanced on Don Kessinger’s single. Bill Hands pitched well but took the loss by giving up a two-run homer to Alex Johnson in the fourth inning.
Reds 2, Cubs 0. W: Maloney (8-4) L: Hands (16-12)
Trailing 4-0, the Mets rallied to tie the game on a pair of two-run homers from Tommie Agee and Don Clendenon off Claude Osteen in the eighth. But Jack DiLauro surrendered a double to Willie Davis that scored Maury Wills with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Dodgers 5, Mets 4. W: Mikkelsen (7-3) L: DiLauro (1-4)
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NL EAST STANDINGS
W L T PCT GB
Chicago Cubs 84 53 1 .613 -
New York Mets 77 56 0 .579 5.0
CUBS, METS BOTH LOSE AT HOME
Friday, July 11, 1969
The Cubs let things get away in their first game back at Wrigley.
RBI singles from Paul Popvich and Glenn Beckert gave Chicago a 5-3 lead over the Phillies going into the top of the 9th. But after reliever Hank Aguirre was greeted with a home run by Johnny Briggs, his second in consecutive at-bats, Ted Abernathy came in and poured gasoline on the fire by giving up hits to 4 of the 5 batters he faced, including a roundtripper to Ron Stone.
Billy Williams went 3 for 5 and both Don Kessinger and Beckert went 2 for 4, who lost despite pounding out 11 hits.
Phillies 7, Cubs 5. W: Boozer (1-0) L: Abernathy (4-2) SV: B. Wilson (4)
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Jim McAndrew, Danny Frisella, and Jack DiLauro combined for the dubious distinction of surrendering 11 runs on 15 hits to the expansion Montreal Expos at Shea. Art Shamsky went 2 for 3 with a home run, and rookie Bobby Pfeil also had 2 hits for New York. Expos starting pitcher Mike Wegener not only got the win but was his team’s hitting star, going 3 for 4 with 4 RBI.
Expos 11, Mets 4. W: Wegener (4-7) L: McAndrew (2-3) SV: Radatz (2)
METS SCORE 20 RUNS IN DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP, JENKINS K’S 10 IN 10 AS CUBS DOWN CARDS
Friday, July 4, 1969
The Mets opened up the fireworks for a doubleheader at Forbes Field. Al Weis went 5 for 9 on the day with 5 RBI, and Tommie Agee went 5 for 10 with a home run and 5 RBI. Cleon Jones went 3 for 6 in the first game and Art Shamsky went 3 for 4 in the second.
Mets 11, Pirates 6 (1). W: Seaver (13-3) L: Veale (4-10) SV: Koonce (5)
Mets 9, Pirates 2 (2). W: Cardwell (3-8) L: Ellis (4-9) SV: DiLauro (1)
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Fergie Jenkins and Bob Gibson staged an amazing pitcher’s duel in St. Louis as both men pitched into the 10th inning having given up just a single run. But Gibson faltered in the 10th, when Don Kessinger, who went 3 for 5, led off with a single, stole second, and scored after Glenn Beckert’s single and Billy Williams’s double. Ron Santo then singled in Beckert. Jenkins pitched a clean 10th for the complete-game, extra-inning win, striking out 10 on the day. Gibson K’d 9 Chicago batters.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1 (10 inn.) W: Jenkins (11-5) L: Gibson (10-6)
Team Name W L T PCT GB
Chicago Cubs 52 28 1 .650 -
New York Mets 44 34 0 .564 7.0
CUBS, METS STRUGGLE ON THE ROAD
Tuesday, July 1, 1969
A pair of 5-run rallies in the 2nd and 3rd powered the Expos over the Cubs at Jarry Park. Ken Holtzman took just his 3rd loss of the season after surrendering 9 hits and getting charged with 9 runs (2 unearned) in just 3 2/3 innings. Bob Bailey doubled twice and had 3 RBI for Montreal, while Gary Sutherland scored three times and knocked in 2. Don Kessinger and Willie Smith each went 3 for 5 in a losing effort.
Expos 11, Cubs 4. W: Renko (1-1) L: Holtzman (10-3) SV: Face (4)
The Mets dropped a doubleheader in St. Louis. Steve Carlton pitched the Cards to a 4-1 win in the opener, allowing just 3 hits while striking out 9. Nolan Ryan had trouble finding the plate, walking 7 and suffering his first loss of the year.
In the nightcap, the Mets scored 3 runs off starter Mike Torrez in the 1st inning, but St. Louis charged back with 8 runs off starter Jack DiLauro and reliever Don Cardwell. Cleon Jones, Art Shamsky, Wayne Garrett and Don Clendenon each recorded 2 hits in the second game.
Cardinals 3, Mets 1 (1). W: Carlton (9-5) L: Ryan (3-1)
Cardinals 8, Mets 5 (2). W: Torrez (2-4) L: DiLauro (0-3) SV: Hoerner (8)
Team Name W L T PCT GB Chicago Cubs 49 28 1 .636 - New York Mets 40 34 0 .541 7.5
Monday, June 30, 1969
Dave Lemonds took the loss in his first start for Chicago after leaving with 2 outs in the 3rd. The rookie gave up just 2 runs but allowed 4 hits and 3 walks to the host Expos before departing. Phil Regan and Ted Abernathy yielded another 3 runs over the next 3 innings, as Coco Laboy led the Montreal charge with 2 hits and 3 RBI.
Expos 5, Cubs 2. W: H. Reed (3-1) L: Lemonds (0-1) SV: McGinn (3)
Jerry Grote’s 3-run blast highlighted a 6-run Mets rally in the opening innning in St. Louis. Rod Gaspar went 2 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI, and Art Shamsky added a home run. Jim McAndrew started and finished the game for New York, allowing 2 runs on just 3 hits and while also singling in 2 runs in the 6th inning.
Mets 10, Cardinals 2. W: McAndrew (2-2) L: Briles (6-7)
DODGERS EDGE METS, CUBS-REDS DOUBLEHEADER ENDS IN SUSPENDED GAME
Sunday, June 15, 1969
Don Drysdale and the Dodgers were one better than Jack DiLauro and the Mets.
In just his second start, the rookie DiLauro gave up 3 runs in 6 innings. Tommie Agee went 3 for 4 and scored once for the Mets, but seven-time All-Star Drysdale and reliever Jim Brewer held the Mets to just 2 runs in the game.
Dodgers 3, Mets 2 W: Drysdale (2-2) L: DiLauro (0-1) SV: Brewer (7)
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The Cubs got one ‘F’ and one ‘incomplete.’
In the opener of a doubleheader in Cincinnati, the Reds and Cubs played another eventful contest. Ron Santo had 3 hits, including his 12th home run of the season, and Don Kessinger had his 7th and 8th hits of the series. But Tony Perez went 4-for-4 with a 2-run shot, also his 12th of the season, and Johnny Bench scored 3 times to lead Cincinnati to a 7-6 win. Bobby Tolan’s single scored Jimmy Stewart with the winning run in the bottom of the 9th.
In the second game, second baseman Paul Popovich had 2 hits and 3 RBI, pacing the Cubs to a 5-4 lead after seven innings. Afer the Reds scored 3 runs in the bottom of the inning make it a one-run game, the game was suspended. (It would be completed on September 2.)
Reds 7, Cubs 6 (1) W: Carroll (8-3) L: Regan (7-4)
Reds 5, Cubs 4 (2) Game suspended after 7 innings.
LUCKY METS WIN 7TH STRAIGHT IN 15, CUBS WIN WITH 4 IN 4TH
Wednesday, June 4, 1969
How do you win a game by getting just 4 hits in 15 innings and and scoring no earned runs? Ask the Mets.
Taking the mound in an emergency start, rookie Jack DiLauro delivered 9 shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. But he didn’t get the win because he was more than matched by opposing starter Bill Singer, who shut down New York through 9 innings while striking out 10 and walking none. With both teams managing just 2 hits each in regulation, the game was turned over to the bullpens in extra innings. Tug McGraw held the Dodgers scoreless for 4 more innings, and Ron Taylor kept zeros on the scoreboard in the 14th and 15th.
Meanwhile, relievers Jim Brewer and Al McBean held the Mets at bay through the 14th inning. The Dodgers nearly broke through in the top of the 15th. Jim Lefebvre doubled to lead off the inning, but second baseman Al Weis threw out pinch-runner Pete Mikkelsen at home. Pete Mikkelsen took the mound for the bottom of the 15th. Bud Harrelson walked but was forced out at second on Tommie Agee’s fielder’s choice. Up stepped Wayne Garrett, who singled into center. As centerfielder Willie Davis charged the ball, it skipped through his legs and went all the way to the wall, and those of the 31,000 fans who had stayed into the late hours of the night cherred as Agee came all the way around to score the winning run.
The dramatic win was the Mets seventh in a row.
Mets 1, Dodgers 0 (15 inn.) W: Taylor (2-1) L: Mikkelsen (1-2)
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Fergie Jenkins and the Cubs prevailed over the Astros in a battle of 4s at Wrigley.
Starting pitcher Tom Griffin’s 2-run homer capped a 4-run rally for the Astros in the top of the 4th. But the Cubs answered back with 4 runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by Randy Hundley’s 3-run shot.
A rain delay paused the game in the following inning. When play resumed, both starters returned to the mound and found their grooves, pitching the rest of the way. Griffin struck out 10, but Jenkins came away with the win.
Cubs 5, Astros 4 W: Jenkins (8-2) L: Griffin (2-3)
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Team Name W L PCT GB RS RA Chicago Cubs 35 16 .686 - 251 157 New York Mets 25 23 .521 8.5 183 183 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 25 .500 9.5 217 221 St. Louis Cardinals 24 26 .480 10.5 169 165 Philadelphia Phillies 18 28 .391 14.5 189 215 Montreal Expos 11 35 .239 21.5 154 240
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR AS METS COMEBACK FALLS SHORT
Thursday, May 15, 1969
The Atlanta Braves handed Don Cardwell his sixth loss in seven decisions.
The down on his luck Mets pitcher lasted just 3 innings, giving up 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, including the first of two home runs from slugger Hank Aaron. Rookie Jack DiLauro made his Major League debut in relief and pitching a scoreless 4th and 5th innings, but Cal Koonce surrendered an RBI double by Bob Tillman in the 6th and Aaron’s second home run in the 7th.
Trailing 6-2, New York rallied for three runs in the 8th, and hope surged through the home crowd when the Mets moved two runners into scoring position with one out in the 9th. But after an intentional walk to Wayne Garrett, Ken Boswell’s grounder to first resulted in a force out at home, and reliever Cecil Upshaw earned his ninth save of the year by retiring Cleon Jones on a pop-up to end the game. Garrett went 3 for 4 on the day, and Art Shamsky went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI in the Mets loss.
Braves 6, Mets 5 W: Jarvis (3-2) L: Cardwell (1-6) SV: Upshaw (9)
NL EAST STANDINGS
Team Name W L PCT GB Chicago Cubs 23 11 .667 - Pittsburgh Pirates 17 15 .531 5.0 New York Mets 15 18 .455 7.5 St. Louis Cardinals 14 18 .438 8.0 Philadelphia Phillies 13 17 .433 8.0 Montreal Expos 11 19 .367 10.0
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