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SEAVER SHUTS OUT PHILLY FOR 25TH WIN
Saturday, September 27, 1969
Making his final start of the season, Tom Seaver won his league-leading 25th game as the Mets edged the host Phillies 1-0. Not to be outdone by his staffmate, Seaver followed Jerry Koosman’s complete-game shutout on Friday with one of his own. The Franchise gave up just three hits, two to rookie catcher Dave Watkins, in yet another dominating performance. With the shutout, Seaver lowered his season ERA to 2.20, third best in the National League and just ahead of Koosman’s mark of 2.23. He finishes out the regular season on an amazing run, going 8-0 with an ERA of 0.63 in his final eight starts, all complete games.
Philadelphia’s Grant Jackson matched Seaver’s scoreless effort inning for inning until the eighth, when the Mets managed the lone run of the game. Don Clendenon walked with two outs, advanced to second on Ron Swoboda’s walk, and came around to score when Bobby Pfeil knocked a single into center. Seaver then retired the last six men he faced to close out the game.
Mets manager Gil Hodges batted Cleon Jones leadoff, giving his leftfielder the maximum number of plate appearances in his pursuit of Cincinnati’s Pete Rose in the National League batting title race. Jones collected two singles in four at-bats to raise his season average to .343, while Rose also went 2 for 4 and now stands at .348. The Pirates’s Roberto Clemente is currently third in the league at .340 after going 2 for 3.
Mets 1, Phillies 0. W: Seaver (25-7) L: Jackson (14-17)