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METS WIN IN 11, MAGIC NUMBER DOWN TO 1
Tuesday, September 23, 1969
The Mets trailed the Cardinals 2-1 going into the bottom of the eighth, but Art Shamsky singled in Tommie Agee to tie the game. Four innings of scoreless relief from Tug McGraw carried the game into the bottom of the eleventh. Ron Swoboda singled off starter Bob Gibson with one out, Jerry Grote’s hit moved him to second, and Bud Harrelson punched a single into leftfield to score Swoboda with the winning run. New York’s Jim McAndrew started and gave up just two unearned runs in seven innings before leaving in favor of a pinch-hitter.
With the win and Chicago’s loss, the Mets’s magic number is down to 1.
Mets 3, Cardinals 2 (11 inn.). W: McGraw (9-3) L: Gibson (18-13)
Ken Holtzman’s second-half struggles continued, as he lasted just three innings and gave up five runs to visiting Montreal. Bob Bailey drove in three runs, and both Rusty Staub and Ron Fairly went deep for the Expos.
Expos 7, Cubs 3. W: Stoneman (11-18) L: Holtzman (17-12)
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NL EAST W L T PCT GB M#
New York Mets 95 61 0 .609 - 1
Chicago Cubs 89 67 1 .571 6.0 -