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SEAVER WINS 7TH STRAIGHT START, METS’ MAGIC NUMBER SHRINKS TO 3; TWINS WIN THE WEST
Monday, September 22, 1969
Is there any better pitcher on the planet right now than Tom Seaver?
Working on three days’ rest, the man they call The Franchise notched his seventh victory in seven starts - all complete games – and his ninth in his last nine decisions. Seaver allowed just one run on four hits to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, and he also drove in a run with his seventh-inning single. Art Shamsky had an RBI single and Jerry Grote went 2 for 3 for New York.
With the Cubs idle on Monday, the Mets’ magic number for clinching the division is down to 2.
Mets 3, Cardinals 1. W: Seaver (24-7) L: Briles (15-13)
NL EAST W L T PCT GB M#
New York Mets 94 61 0 .606 - 3
Chicago Cubs 89 66 1 .574 5.0 -
BONUS GAME
The Minnesota Twins claimed the crown in the American League West with a 4-3 victory over the Royals in Kansas City. Leadoff man Cesar Tovar went 3 for 5 and drove in two runs. Veteran hurler Bob Miller carried a three-run lead into the ninth, but an Ed Kirkpatrick single and a double from Lou Piniella brought the tying run to bat with no outs. On came reliever Al Worthington, who got Joe Foy on a fly to center for out number one. Jerry Adair and Buck Martinez punched one safely into rightfield, but a quick-thinking Tony Olivia fired to second to nab pinch-runner Scott Northey. Worthington then got Paul Schaal to ground to first base for the final out.
Twins 4, Royals 3. W: Miller (5-4) L: Rooker (4-15)
Elsewhere in the majors, the Baltimore Orioles have clinched the American League East and the San Francisco Giants hold a slim half-game lead over the Atlanta Braves in the National League West.
AL WEST W L T PCT GB Minnesota Twins 92 61 0 .601 - Oakland Athletics 81 71 0 .533 10.5 California Angels 68 85 1 .444 24.0 Chicago White Sox 64 88 0 .421 27.5 Kansas City Royals 64 89 1 .418 28.0 Seattle Pilots 60 93 1 .392 32.0