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METS ANSWER BACK AGAINST CUBS, WEIS AND BOSWELL GO DEEP
Tuesday, July 15, 1969
The middle of the New York Mets infield acted like they were hitting in the middle of the Mets lineup today.
Al Weis, New York’s eighth-place hitter who came into the game hitting just .208 with no home runs, lead off the third inning with a single and scored the game’s first run on Tommie Agee’s triple. An inning later, Weis homered over the Wrigley ivy with two on and two outs to give the Mets a 4-1 lead. Second baseman Ken Boswell also had two hits, including a solo shot in the fifth.
The Cubs drew within one run after back-to-back homers from Billy Williams and Ron Santo off starter Gary Gentry with two outs in the eighth, but Ron Taylor came on for a flawless four-out save.
After Taylor retired Jim Qualls for the last out, Mets ace Tom Seaver came out of the dugout and jumped up and clicked his heels together again and again, mocking Santo’s postgame gesture from the previous day.
Mets 5, Cubs 4. W: Gentry (9-7) L: Selma (9-4) SV: Taylor (8)
Team Name W L T PCT GB
Chicago Cubs 57 35 1 .620 -
New York Mets 50 37 0 .575 4.5
CUBS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER FROM PHILS, METS KEEP PACE WITH SWEEP OF EXPOS
Sunday, July 13, 1969
Ken Holtzman shut out the Phillies in the first game of a doubleheader, and Jim Colburn, making his Major League debut, picked up a victory while going 5 1/3 innings and allowing 3 runs. Don Kessinger was 2 for 5 with 2 RBI in the first and scored twice in the second. Glenn Beckert was 3 for 4 and Ron Santo struck a 2-run shot in the first game. Ernie Banks was the hitting star of the second game, going 2 for 3 with 4 RBI. Billy Williams scored twice in the nightcap, as well.
Cubs 6, Phillies 0 (1). W: Holtzman (11-5) L: Fryman (8-6)
Cubs 6, Phillies 4 (2). W: J. Colburn (1-0) L: L. Palmer (0-1) SV: Nye (2)
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At Shea, Jerry Koosman recorded a complete-game win in the opening end of a doubleheader with the Expos. Cleon Jones, Art Shamsky and Ed Kranepool each went 2 for 3.
The second game was a wild affair, with starters Nolan Ryan and Howie Reed both getting touched for 6 runs in 3 1/3 inning and neither figuring in the decision. Tommie Agee hit a leadoff home run and then followed with a 3-run blast to cap a 5-run rally in the 4th inning. Agee also scored the go-ahead run in the 7th on Ron Swoboda’s single and the insurance run on Wayne Garrett’s single in the 8th. The Mets centerfielder finished the game with 3 hits, 4 runs scored, and 4 RBI in 4 at-bats.
Mets 4, Expos 3 (1). W: Koosman (7-5) L: J. Robertson (2-7)
Mets 9, Expos 7 (2). W: Koonce (3-3) L: McGinn (4-9) SV: Taylor (7)
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Team Name W L T GB
Chicago Cubs 56 34 1 -
New York Mets 49 36 0 4.5
METS SLUGGER LEADS CHARGE AGAINST PIRATES, CUBS STARTERS DROP THE BALL AS TEAM DROPS TWO IN ST. LOUIS
Sunday, July 5, 1969
Trailing 6-1 after just 2 innings, the New York Mets rallied back in Pittsburgh to win 8-7. Don Clendenon’s 3-run homer capped a 4-run rally in the 6th inning.
After starter Jim McAndrew had lasted just 2/3 of an inning and Nolan Ryan went just as long, the combination of Danny Frisella, Ron Taylor, and Cal Koonce kept the Mets in the game. Jerry Grote had 2 hits and an RBI, as did Ron Swoboda off the bench.
With Chicago’s doubleheader loss, the Mets pulled back to within 5 games of the Cubs.
Mets 8, Pirates 7. W: Taylor (4-2) L: Hartenstein (2-4) SV: Koonce (6)
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The Cubs were scoreless in 16 of 18 innings of a doubleheader in St. Louis as they were swept by the Cardinals.
In the first game, Steve Carlton scattered 8 hits over 8-plus innings as the Cards carried a 4-0 lead into the 9th. Ernie Banks went 3-for-3, and Ron Santo and Randy Hundley had 2 hits apiece for the Cubs. Steve Huntz’s 2-run single in the 4th proved to be the difference.
In the second game, Rich Nye gave up 5 runs in just 3 innings. St. Louis starter Mike Torrez yielded 3 unearned runs in 2 2/3, but Chuck Taylor came out of the pen to throw 6 1/3 shutout innings. Mike Shannon’s 3-run homer and Joe Torre’s 2-run roundtripper powered the Cardinals’ attack in game 2. Jim Qualls was 2 for 4 with 2 ribbies for Chicago.
Cardinals 4, Cubs 2 (1). W: Carlton (10-5) L: Hands (9-7) SV: Hoerner (9)
Cardinals 6, Cubs 5 (2). W: C. Taylor (1-0) L: Nye (1-4)
Team Name W L T PCT GB Chicago Cubs 52 31 1 .627 - New York Mets 45 34 0 .570 5.0
CUBS AND METS LEAVE WITH SERIES WINS
Thursday, July 3, 1969
Seven was the lucky number as Chicago’s 7-run, 7th-inning outburst led them to victory in Montreal. Don Kessinger’s double, Billy Williams’s single, and Ron Santo’s home run each drove in two runs in the rally. Dick Selma gave up 3 runs, 1 earned, through 6 innings to record his 9th win of the season.
Cubs 8, Expos 4. W: Selma (9-3) L: Wegener (3-6)
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Gary Gentry looked great in St. Louis, giving up just 1 run on 5 hits in 9 full innings against the Cardinals. Tommie Agee also kept up his hot hitting with a home run and 2 RBI. Cleon Jones was 2 for 3, and Don Clendenon went 2 for 5 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. Former Expos opening-day starter Mudcat Grant took the loss for St. Louis.
Mets 8, Cardinals 1. W: Gentry (8-6) L: Grant (4-9)
Wednesday, July 2, 1969
Jimmy Qualls had 2 doubles and triple and drove in 2 runs as Bill Hands went the distance in Montreal. Glenn Beckert went 3 for 5, giving him 5 hits in his first two games back after missing a month with a broken writst. Pete Reiser managed the Cubs bench in place of the ailing Leo Durocher.
Cubs 4, Expos 2. W: Hands (9-6) L: Stoneman (4-11)
A long one at Busch Stadium as the Mets prevailed over the Cardinals in 14 innings.
New York led 4-0 with two outs and no one on in the bottom of the 8th. But starter Jerry Koosman proceeded to walk the bases loaded and gave way to reliever Ron Taylor, who was greeted by pinch-hitter Vic Davaillo’s game-tying grand slam.
St. Louis loaded the bases in the 10th but couldn’t score. The game remaining scoreless until Tommie Agee collected his 4th hit of the game in the top of the 14th, stole second, and was singled in by Ken Boswell. Later, Wayne Garrett, the hitting star with 4 hits and 4 RBI, walked to force in Boswell with an insurance run. Tug McGraw more than earned the win, pitching 6 scoreless innings in relief.
Mets 6, Cards 4 (14 inn.). W: McGraw (5-1) L: Willis (1-2)
METS MOUND MASTERS SWEEP PHILS, SANTO’S HR PLATES 3 IN CUBS WIN
Tuesday, June 23, 1969
Tom Seaver gave up just one run, on a solo shot by Larry Hisle, through nine innings in pitching the Mets to a 2-1 win in game one of a doubleheader at Shea. Bud Harrelson accounted for both Met runs when he tripled in Al Weis in the 3rd inning and then scored on Cleon Jones’s single. Woody Fryman struck out 10 New York batters but still took the loss.
Jim McAndrew took the baton in the second game and earned his first win of the year by pitching eight shutout innings for New York. Tommie Agee led a 9-hit Mets attack with a home run and two singles.
Mets 2, Phillies 1 (1). W: Seaver (11-3) L: Fryman (6-4)
Mets 5, Phillies 0 (2). W: McAndrew (1-2) L: J. Johnson (3-7) SV: Taylor (6)
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Ron Santo’s 3-run blast powered the Cubs over Jim Bunning and the Pirates at Wrigley. Bill Hands went the distance to improve his record to 7-6.
Cubs 3, Pirates 2. W: Hands (7-6) L: Bunning (6-5)
NL EAST
Team Name W L T PCT GB
Chicago Cubs 44 25 1 .638 -
New York Mets 38 28 0 .576 4.5
HOLTZMAN WINS 10TH, METS’ STREAK AT 11
Tuesday, June 10, 1969
A late, 3-run rally give Chicago’s Ken Holtzman his 10th win of the season.
Holtzman went seven innings while allowing just 1 run, but his team trailed 1-0 going into the top of the 7th in Atlanta. Pinch-hitter Willie Smith led off the 8th with a home run off Braves starter Ron Reed, and after Al Spangler singled, Ron Santo’s home run put the Cubs in front. Phil Regan took over from there to close out the win in this first game of the road trip.
Both Spangler and Santo went 2 for 4 in the winning effort.
Cubs 3, Braves 1 W: Holtzman (10-1) L: Reed (5-5) SV: Regan (6)
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Tommie Agee went 4 for 5 with 3 runs and 3 RBI to lead the Mets to their 11th consecutive victory.
San Francisco’s Mike McCormick and reliever Ron Herbel both proved ineffective on the mound. Jerry Grote and Mets starter Don Cardwell both went 3 for 3, and Cleon Jones knocked in 3 runs as New York beat the host Giants. Cardwell pitched well through eight innings but faltered in the 9th, giving up 3 runs before giving way to reliever Ron Taylor.
Mets 9, Giants 4 W: Cardwell (2-4) L: McCormick (3-3) SV: Taylor (5)
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Team Name W L T PCT GB Chicago Cubs 37 17 1 .685 - New York Mets 29 23 0 .558 7.0
AMAZIN’S RALLY FOR 10TH STRAIGHT
Sunday, June 8, 1969
Tom Seaver ran his record to 9-3 as the Mets scored 3 late runs to win their 10th straight game.
Seaver had his good stuff working in San Diego, striking out 14 batters in 7 innings. The Padres, though, carried a 2-0 lead into the 7th inning, thanks to Seaver’s own error that allowed Chris Cannizzaro to score in the 3rd, and Ed Spezio’s solo shot in the 4th.
But in the 7th, Cleon Jones singled and later scored on Ed Kranepool’s hit. Then in the 8th, an RBI double from Tommie Agee scored Ed Charles to tie the game. One batter later, Wayne Garrett’s single brought Bud Harrelson in for the go-ahead run. Ron Taylor pitched 2 hitless innings to preserve the win.
Mets 3, Padres 2 W: Seaver (9-3) L: Santorini (3-3) SV: Taylor (4)
W L T PCT GB
Chicago Cubs 36 16 1 .692 -
New York Mets 28 23 0 .549 7.5
CUBS SLUG REDS, METS WIN 8TH STRAIGHT
Saturday, June 6, 1969
The Cubs jumped all over the Reds at Wrigley.
Chicago led 10-1 after four innings. Ken Holtzman picked up another win, his 9th in 10 decisions, though he left having given up 5 runs through 5 innings. Phil Regan finished off the last 4 innings of the game. Billy Williams and Ernie Banks each homered and combined for 7 RBI, and Don Young added a roundtripper of his own. Alex Johnson went 3 for 5 for Cincinnati.
It was discovered after the game that second baseman Glenn Beckert broke his thumb while tagging Reds starting pitcher Tony Cloninger in the 3rd inning.
Cubs 14, Reds 8 W: Holtzman (9-1) L: Cloninger (3-7) SV: Regan (5)
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After the New York Mets spotted the host San Diego Padres 2 runs in the first, they came back for 5 runs off Joe Niekro and Gary Ross to take the first game of their latest west-coast swing.
Gary Gentry settled down after the first inning and gave up just one more run as he pitched into the 9th and struck out 8 in the game. Ron Taylor came on to get the last 2 outs of the game. Cleon Jones scored the decisive run in the 8th inning when he singled, stole second, and was knocked in by Art Shamsky’s pinch-hit single. Tommie Agee went 3 for 5 with a triple, run, and RBI.
Mets 5, Padres 3 W: Gentry (5-4) L: Ross (1-5) SV: Taylor (3)
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
SWEEPS WEEK FOR CUBS, METS!
Sunday, June 1, 1969
Ken Holtzman had another rocky outing but again the Cubs still came away with the win.
Chicago scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning off Atlanta starter Pat Jarvis, the big blow coming on Randy Hundley’s 3-run shot. But Holtzman gave up two 2-run homers, one to a unusual suspect (catcher Bob Tillman) and one to a very usual one (Hank Aaron) and failed to make it out of the 5th inning.
Dick Selma came on to pitch 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, though, to earn the win as the Cubs pulled away from the Braves and completed a three-game sweep. Ron Santo had a monster day with 3 hits and 4 RBI. Billy Williams (who also homered), Ernie Banks, and Willie Smith had 2 basehits apiece for the home town, and Jim Hickman added a home run of his own. The Braves’s Orlando Cepeda had 3 hits.
Cubs 13, Braves 4 W: Selma (5-3) L: Jarvis (5-3)
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Willie McCovey homered for the third consecutive game against the Mets but New York emerged with the win and the series sweep at Shea.
With the score tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the 9th, Giants reliever Joe Gibbon walked the bases loaded and then walked Ron Swoboda to force in Bud Harrelson with the winning run.
Neither starter had fared well. Bobby Bolin was fortunate to give up only 4 runs in surrendering 8 hits and 3 walks in just 4 1/3 innings. Meanwhile, the Mets’s Jim McAndrew was similarly lucky after giving up 3 hits and 4 walks that led to 2 runs (1 unearned) in 1 2/3 innings. Manager Gil Hodges brought in Don Cardwell, who pitched a strong 6 1/3 innings while giving up 2 runs. Ron Taylor pitched the 9th and got the win in relief.
Both Harrelson and Swoboda went 2 for 4, and Jerry Grote was 2 for 3 with a triple. Ed Kranepool had an RBI single.
Mets 5, Giants 4 W: Taylor (1-0) L: Gibbon (1-3)
NL EAST STANDINGS
Team Name W L PCT GB Chicago Cubs 33 16 .673 - Pittsburgh Pirates 25 23 .521 7.5 New York Mets 22 23 .489 9.0 St. Louis Cardinals 22 25 .468 10.0 Philadelphia Phillies 18 25 .419 12.0 Montreal Expos 11 33 .250 19.5