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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1969-07-09 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 50709 · 76°F · 2:02

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 4–0. New York Mets put up 2 in the 2nd. Tom Seaver earned the win. Cleon Jones went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
NYN	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0		4	8

W: Tom Seaver L: Ken Holtzman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Frank Dezelan · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	2
Glenn Beckert	3	0	0
Billy Williams	3	0	1
Ron Santo	3	0	1
Ernie Banks	3	0	2
Al Spangler	3	0	3
Randy Hundley	3	0	0
Jim Qualls	3	1	0
Ted Abernathy	2	0	2
Willie Smith	1	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommie Agee	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Pfeil	4	0	1	1	0	0
Cleon Jones	3	1	1	1	1	2
Donn Clendenon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Charles	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ron Swoboda	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Grote	4	1	0	0	0	0
Al Weis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tom Seaver	2	0	1	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	1.1	4	0	2
Ted Abernathy	6.2	4	2	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	9.0	1	0	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: K
Glenn Beckert: 9/F
Billy Williams: K

Bot 1

Tommie Agee: T9/L9LD
Bobby Pfeil: D7/G5D.3-H
Cleon Jones: K/C
Donn Clendenon: K
Ed Charles: 8/F8S

Top 2

Ron Santo: K
Ernie Banks: K
Al Spangler: K

Bot 2

Ron Swoboda: 8/L78
Jerry Grote: E5/G
Al Weis: E6/G.1-2
Tom Seaver: S9/G34.2-H(UR);1-3
Tommie Agee: D9/F9LDW.3-H(UR);1-3
Bobby Pfeil: 53
Cleon Jones: IW
Donn Clendenon: 23/G2

Top 3

Randy Hundley: 7/F78
Jim Qualls: 9/F9D
Ted Abernathy: K

Bot 3

Ed Charles: 4/P4S
Ron Swoboda: 4/P4D
Jerry Grote: 43

Top 4

Don Kessinger: K/C
Glenn Beckert: 53
Billy Williams: 53

Bot 4

Al Weis: 9/F9S
Tom Seaver: W
Tommie Agee: 7/F7S
Bobby Pfeil: E4/G.1-2
Cleon Jones: K

Top 5

Ron Santo: 8/F8XD
Ernie Banks: 63/G6MD
Al Spangler: K

Bot 5

Donn Clendenon: 43
Ed Charles: 8/L78
Ron Swoboda: S9
Jerry Grote: 9/F

Top 6

Randy Hundley: 53
Jim Qualls: 3/G
Ted Abernathy: K/C

Bot 6

Al Weis: 3/P
Tom Seaver: K
Tommie Agee: 7/P7S

Top 7

Don Kessinger: 7/L
Glenn Beckert: 9/F
Billy Williams: 53

Bot 7

Bobby Pfeil: 7/F
Cleon Jones: HR/F7D
Donn Clendenon: 43
Ed Charles: D7/G5
Ron Swoboda: 9/F9S

Top 8

Ron Santo: 8/F8D
Ernie Banks: K
Al Spangler: K

Bot 8

Jerry Grote: 53
Al Weis: S7/78
Tom Seaver: 53/SH.1-2
Tommie Agee: 53

Top 9

Randy Hundley: 13/BG
Jim Qualls: S8/78
Willie Smith: 5/FL/5F
Don Kessinger: 7/F