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HOLTZMAN NO-HITS GIANTS, MARICHAL TAKES SHUTOUT INTO 14TH BUT AGEE’S HR WINS IT FOR METS
Tuesday, August 19, 1969
What a day for pitching!
For 13 1/3 innings, San Francisco’s Juan Marichal performed heroically as he kept the Mets scoreless while striking out 13 New York batters along the way.
Then up stepped Tommie Agee, who had gone 0 for 5 against Marichal to that point. The Mets centerfielder drove a pitch over the Shea Stadium fence to give the Mets a 1-0 victory. Gary Gentry pitched 10 shutout innings himself, and Tug McGraw added for of his own to earn the win.
Cleon Jones went 3 for 5 on the day for the Mets, who managed just 6 hits in 14 innings.
Mets 1, Giants 0 (14 inn.). W: McGraw (6-2) L: Marichal (14-9)
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Ken Holtzman tossed nine innings of hitless baseball against the Braves, retiring Hank Aaron on a ground ball to second for the game’s final out. Ron Santo’s first-inning three-run homer proved to be all the scoring at Wrigley.
It was a rare feat accomplished by Holtzman, who lodged his no-hitter without striking out a single batter. But the Cubs defense played flawlessly, and only three Giants reached base on walks.
Cubs 3, Giants 0. W: Holtzman (14-7) L: P. Niekro (16-11)
NL EAST STANDINGS
Team W L T PCT GB Chicago Cubs 76 45 1 .628 - New York Mets 67 51 0 .568 7.5
CUBS STRIKE WITH TWO OUTS IN 10TH TO BEAT MARICHAL, GIANTS
Monday, July 28, 1969
The Giants looked like they’d won this game with a run in the top of the 10th inning, but then the Cubs struck back for two in the bottom of the frame to send the Wrigley faithful home happy.
With the score tied 2-2 after nine, Willie Mays singled in Bobby Bonds for the go-ahead run. It could have been worse but Rich Nye came on and got Ken Henderson to ground into a bases-loaded double play, third to catcher to first, to end the inning.
Starter Juan Marichal, still going in the tenth inning, retired the first two Cubs batters and was just one out away from victory. But Willie Smith walked and then Don Kessinger, Glenn Beckert, and Billy Williams all singled to score the tying and winning runs.
Bill Hands had started for Chicago and gave up just 2 runs in 8 2/3 innings.
Cubs 4, Giants 3 (10 inn.) W: Nye (2-4) L: Marichal (13-6)