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Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets

1969-09-08 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 43274 · 73°F, showers · Wind to LF · 2:09

New York Mets defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 3rd. Jerry Koosman earned the win. Tommie Agee went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jerry Koosman L: Bill Hands SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	1	2	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	4	1	2	0	0	1
Billy Williams	4	0	2	1	0	1
Ron Santo	2	0	0	1	0	0
Ernie Banks	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jim Hickman	3	0	0	0	1	2
Randy Hundley	4	0	1	0	0	2
Don Young	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Hands	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Rudolph	1	0	0	0	0	1
Randy Bobb	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommie Agee	3	2	2	2	1	0
Wayne Garrett	4	0	1	1	0	0
Donn Clendenon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Art Shamsky	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Boswell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Swoboda	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jerry Grote	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Harrelson	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jerry Koosman	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Hands	8.0	5	2	5

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Koosman	9.0	7	2	13

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 7/L
Glenn Beckert: K
Billy Williams: K

Bot 1

Tommie Agee: 53
Wayne Garrett: 8/F89
Donn Clendenon: K

Top 2

Ron Santo: HP
Ernie Banks: K
Jim Hickman: K
Randy Hundley: K

Bot 2

Art Shamsky: 6/P6M
Ken Boswell: 8/F89D
Ron Swoboda: K/C

Top 3

Don Young: 53
Bill Hands: 43
Don Kessinger: S8/L
Glenn Beckert: 53

Bot 3

Jerry Grote: 63
Bud Harrelson: S6/G6MD
Jerry Koosman: 3/FL
Tommie Agee: HR/L78D.1-H
Wayne Garrett: 9/F9S

Top 4

Billy Williams: 6/P
Ron Santo: 8/F89
Ernie Banks: W
Jim Hickman: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Donn Clendenon: E6/G
Art Shamsky: S9/L.1-2
Ken Boswell: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ron Swoboda: 63

Top 5

Randy Hundley: K/C
Don Young: K
Bill Hands: 53

Bot 5

Jerry Grote: 53/G5S
Bud Harrelson: 8/F8S
Jerry Koosman: 3/FL/3F

Top 6

Don Kessinger: S7/L
Glenn Beckert: S9/L9L.1-3
Billy Williams: S9/34.3-H;1-3
Ron Santo: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
Ernie Banks: 8/F
Jim Hickman: WP.2-3
Jim Hickman: W
Randy Hundley: 9/F9S

Bot 6

Tommie Agee: D7
Wayne Garrett: S9/L89.2-H
Donn Clendenon: 8/F8D
Art Shamsky: W.1-2
Ken Boswell: 6(1)63/GDP

Top 7

Don Young: K
Bill Hands: K
Don Kessinger: 53

Bot 7

Ron Swoboda: K/C
Jerry Grote: 2/FL/25F
Bud Harrelson: K

Top 8

Glenn Beckert: S9/89
Billy Williams: S4/G4M.1-2
Ron Santo: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ernie Banks: K

Bot 8

Jerry Koosman: K
Tommie Agee: W
Wayne Garrett: 46(1)/FO
Donn Clendenon: 13

Top 9

Jim Hickman: K
Randy Hundley: S8/78
Ken Rudolph: K
Randy Bobb: K

Notes & reviews

Agee saw the wet grass had slowed the ball down such that Williams could not get to it quickly so he stretched a single to a double
Hickman's throw from RF beat Agee to the plate but catcher Hundley missed the tag

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