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New York Mets @ San Diego Padres

1969-06-08 · Day game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 8568 · 2:15

New York Mets defeated San Diego Padres 3–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 8th. Tom Seaver earned the win and Ron Taylor picked up the save. Ed Spiezio went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tom Seaver L: Al Santorini SV: Ron Taylor

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bud Harrelson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tommie Agee	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wayne Garrett	4	0	1	1	0	0
Cleon Jones	4	1	2	0	0	0
Art Shamsky	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Kranepool	4	0	1	1	0	0
J. C. Martin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Weis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Seaver	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Charles	1	1	1	0	0	0
Rod Gaspar	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Dean	4	0	0	0	0	3
John Sipin	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Gonzalez	4	0	2	0	0	1
Nate Colbert	3	0	2	0	1	0
Al Ferrara	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ed Spiezio	4	1	1	1	0	2
Cito Gaston	4	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Cannizzaro	4	1	2	0	0	1
Al Santorini	3	0	0	0	0	3
Ivan Murrell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Roberto Pena	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seaver	7.0	8	1	14
Ron Taylor	2.0	0	1	2

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Santorini	7.1	5	2	1
Billy McCool	1.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bud Harrelson: 6/P
Tommie Agee: 13
Wayne Garrett: 8/F

Bot 1

Tommy Dean: K
John Sipin: K
Tony Gonzalez: K

Top 2

Cleon Jones: 8/F
Art Shamsky: 3/P
Ed Kranepool: 53

Bot 2

Nate Colbert: D8/78
Al Ferrara: HP
Ed Spiezio: 7/L
Cito Gaston: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

J. C. Martin: 4/P
Al Weis: 53
Tom Seaver: 63

Bot 3

Chris Cannizzaro: D8/78
Al Santorini: K
Tommy Dean: K
John Sipin: S1/G.2-H(E1)(NR)
Tony Gonzalez: S8.1-2
Nate Colbert: S/G.2-3;1-2
Al Ferrara: K

Top 4

Bud Harrelson: 7/F
Tommie Agee: 63
Wayne Garrett: 3/G

Bot 4

Ed Spiezio: HR
Cito Gaston: K/C
Chris Cannizzaro: K/C
Al Santorini: K

Top 5

Cleon Jones: S7/78
Art Shamsky: W.1-2
Ed Kranepool: 6/P
J. C. Martin: 13.2-3;1-2
Al Weis: 8/F

Bot 5

Tommy Dean: K
John Sipin: 43
Tony Gonzalez: D8/78
Nate Colbert: IW
Al Ferrara: K

Top 6

Tom Seaver: 3/P
Bud Harrelson: 5/P
Tommie Agee: 63

Bot 6

Ed Spiezio: K
Cito Gaston: K
Chris Cannizzaro: S7
Al Santorini: K

Top 7

Wayne Garrett: 43
Cleon Jones: S8
Art Shamsky: 13.1-2
Ed Kranepool: S8/78.2-H
J. C. Martin: K

Bot 7

Tommy Dean: 63
John Sipin: 7/F
Tony Gonzalez: 6/P

Top 8

Ed Charles: S9
Rod Gaspar: 13.1-2
Bud Harrelson: W
Tommie Agee: D9.2-H;1-3
Wayne Garrett: S9.3-H;2-3
Cleon Jones: 7(B)72(3)/DP

Bot 8

Nate Colbert: 9/F
Al Ferrara: W
Ed Spiezio: K
Cito Gaston: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Art Shamsky: 43
Ed Kranepool: 43
J. C. Martin: 43

Bot 9

Chris Cannizzaro: 53
Ivan Murrell: K/C
Roberto Pena: 3/FL