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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets

1969-09-05 · Day game · Shea Stadium · 1:52

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–1. New York Mets put up 3 in the 2nd. Tom Seaver earned the win. Jerry Grote went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tom Seaver L: Grant Jackson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Tony Venzon · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Briggs	4	0	3	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Allen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Callison	3	1	0	0	1	1
Deron Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ron Stone	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Ryan	3	0	1	0	0	1
Don Money	3	0	0	0	0	2
Grant Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Harmon	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bud Harrelson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Pfeil	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tommie Agee	4	1	1	0	0	2
Donn Clendenon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ron Swoboda	2	1	0	0	2	1
Jerry Grote	4	2	1	2	0	1
Rod Gaspar	2	1	1	0	1	0
Al Weis	3	0	1	1	0	1
Tom Seaver	3	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Grant Jackson	7.0	4	3	8
John Boozer	1.0	2	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	9.0	5	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Briggs: S3/BG
Cookie Rojas: CS2(24)#
Cookie Rojas: 8/F
Dick Allen: K

Bot 1

Bud Harrelson: 4/P
Bobby Pfeil: K
Tommie Agee: K

Top 2

Johnny Callison: W
Deron Johnson: T8/89.1-H
Ron Stone: K
Mike Ryan: S7/F.3-3
Don Money: 6/P
Grant Jackson: 13

Bot 2

Donn Clendenon: K23
Ron Swoboda: W
Jerry Grote: E3.1-3
Rod Gaspar: W.1-2
Al Weis: S8.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Tom Seaver: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2XH(465E2)(UR);B-1
Bud Harrelson: 8/F

Top 3

John Briggs: 3/G
Cookie Rojas: 13
Dick Allen: 3/FL

Bot 3

Bobby Pfeil: 63
Tommie Agee: K
Donn Clendenon: S9
Ron Swoboda: CS2(24)

Top 4

Johnny Callison: 8/F
Deron Johnson: 63
Ron Stone: 9/F

Bot 4

Ron Swoboda: W
Jerry Grote: 2/FL
Rod Gaspar: 13/SH.1-2
Al Weis: K

Top 5

Mike Ryan: 43
Don Money: K
Grant Jackson: 3/G

Bot 5

Tom Seaver: S8
Bud Harrelson: E1/SH/BG.1-2
Bobby Pfeil: 9/F
Tommie Agee: 5/P
Donn Clendenon: K

Top 6

John Briggs: D9
Cookie Rojas: 63
Dick Allen: 43.2-3
Johnny Callison: 9/F

Bot 6

Ron Swoboda: K
Jerry Grote: K
Rod Gaspar: S7
Al Weis: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Deron Johnson: 9/F
Ron Stone: 63
Mike Ryan: K

Bot 7

Tom Seaver: 53
Bud Harrelson: 9/F
Bobby Pfeil: 9/F

Top 8

Don Money: K
Terry Harmon: 3/P
John Briggs: T9
Cookie Rojas: 1/P

Bot 8

Tommie Agee: S7
Donn Clendenon: 8/F
Ron Swoboda: 9/F
Jerry Grote: HR.1-H
Rod Gaspar: 43

Top 9

Dick Allen: 43
Johnny Callison: K
Deron Johnson: K