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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
New York Mets
1969-09-19 · Day game · Shea Stadium · 2:47
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Mets 8–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 2nd. Bob Veale earned the win. Matty Alou went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
W: Bob Veale L: Nolan Ryan SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Dick Stello · 2B: Augie Donatelli · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matty Alou | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Cash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Stargell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roberto Clemente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Hebner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Freddie Patek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Bob Veale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bob Robertson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Pagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Boswell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Tommie Agee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Donn Clendenon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ron Swoboda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Charles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Grote | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Weis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack DiLauro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Pfeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Duffy Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Gaspar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Veale | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nolan Ryan | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jack DiLauro | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cal Koonce | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Les Rohr | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Matty Alou: W
- Dave Cash: CS2(26)#
- Dave Cash: 9/F
- Willie Stargell: K
Bot 1
- Amos Otis: K
- Ken Boswell: 5/FL
- Tommie Agee: 9/F
Top 2
- Roberto Clemente: S4/G
- Al Oliver: 8/F
- Manny Sanguillen: S9.1-3
- Richie Hebner: W.1-2
- Freddie Patek: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bob Veale: K
- Matty Alou: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3(E2)
- Dave Cash: K
Bot 2
- Donn Clendenon: 43
- Ron Swoboda: 9/F
- Ed Charles: 9/F
Top 3
- Willie Stargell: 9/F
- Roberto Clemente: 8/F
- Al Oliver: 43
Bot 3
- Jerry Grote: 63
- Al Weis: D8/78
- Jack DiLauro: K/C
- Amos Otis: 8/F
Top 4
- Manny Sanguillen: 43
- Richie Hebner: K/C
- Freddie Patek: W
- Bob Veale: K
Bot 4
- Ken Boswell: K
- Tommie Agee: 53
- Donn Clendenon: K
Top 5
- Matty Alou: S9
- Dave Cash: 14/SH.1-2
- Willie Stargell: 8/F
- Roberto Clemente: IW
- Al Oliver: 7/F
Bot 5
- Ron Swoboda: 53
- Ed Charles: 13
- Jerry Grote: W
- Al Weis: S8.1-2
- Bobby Pfeil: K
Top 6
- Manny Sanguillen: 53
- Richie Hebner: 41
- Freddie Patek: K
Bot 6
- Amos Otis: K/C
- Ken Boswell: W
- Tommie Agee: S7.1-2
- Donn Clendenon: K
- Ron Swoboda: 13
Top 7
- Bob Veale: W
- Matty Alou: D9.1-3
- Dave Cash: W
- Willie Stargell: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Roberto Clemente: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Al Oliver: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Manny Sanguillen: 13
Bot 7
- Ed Charles: W
- Jerry Grote: W.1-2
- Al Weis: 9/F
- Duffy Dyer: K
- Amos Otis: S8.2-H;1-2
- Ken Boswell: 7/F
Top 8
- Richie Hebner: W
- Freddie Patek: 13/SH.1-2
- Bob Veale: 4/P
- Matty Alou: T8/89.2-H
- Dave Cash: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Willie Stargell: BK.1-2
- Willie Stargell: S3/G.2XH(32)
Bot 8
- Tommie Agee: 3/P
- Donn Clendenon: 9/F
- Ron Swoboda: S8
- Ed Charles: 9/L
Top 9
- Roberto Clemente: 63
- Bob Robertson: D8/78
- Manny Sanguillen: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Richie Hebner: SB3
- Richie Hebner: D9.3-H
- Jose Pagan: 63.2-3
- Bob Veale: 63
Bot 9
- Jerry Grote: S8
- Al Weis: S9.1-2
- Rod Gaspar: 8/F
- Amos Otis: 7/F
- Ken Boswell: S9.2-H;1-2
- Tommie Agee: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bob Johnson