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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 15, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on September 15, 1969 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,086 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Bob Engel |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Left Fielder |
| Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
| Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Al Weis | Second Baseman |
| Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 15, 1969
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Carlton
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Gentry
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Gentry
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentry vs. Carlton
Gentry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Gentry
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Gentry
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Gentry
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Gentry
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson bunts towards first. Torre fields the ball and throws to Carlton covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and picks off Harrelson. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Carlton
Otis hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Gentry
Carlton hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Gentry
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Brock trying to get to home. Agee throws the ball in to Grote, who tags Brock, who came all the way from first, for the out. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Gentry
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Gentry
There goes Pinson. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Pinson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentry vs. Carlton
Gentry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Gentry
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon juggles the ball. That's an error on Clendenon. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Gentry
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gentry
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Carlton
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Gentry
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Gentry
Carlton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gentry
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Gentry
There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Gentry
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Gentry
Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Gentry
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flood scores. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Gentry
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Gentry
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Gentry
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Gentry
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeil vs. Carlton
Bobby Pfeil pinch hits for Gary Gentry.
Pfeil hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Jim Gosger pinch runs for Bobby Pfeil.
There's a wild pitch. Gosger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Carlton
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Carlton strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. McGraw
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. McGraw
There goes Brock. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. McGraw
Flood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. McGraw
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. McGraw
Torre strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Carlton
Agee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Carlton
Clendenon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Carlton
Swoboda hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Carlton
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Carlton
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Carlton
Weis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. McGraw
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. McGraw
Shannon hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. McGraw
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGraw vs. Carlton
McGraw strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Carlton
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Carlton
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. McGraw
Byron Browne pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. McGraw
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. McGraw
Joe Nossek pinch runs for Phil Gagliano.
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nossek moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. McGraw
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. McGraw
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1969 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 1 2 0
Otis A, lf 5 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 5 2 2 1
Agee T, cf 4 1 1 0 Pinson V, rf 4 0 3 1
Clendenon D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Torre J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Swoboda R, rf 4 2 2 4 McCarver T, c 4 0 0 0
Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote J, c 4 0 2 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Weis A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0
Gentry G, p 2 0 0 0 Browne B, ph 1 0 0 0
Pfeil B, ph 1 0 1 0 Carlton S, p 3 0 0 0
Gosger J, pr 0 0 0 0 Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 1 0 0 0 Nossek J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 37 3 8 3
New York 000 200 020 -- 4
St.Louis 001 020 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry G 6.0 7 3 3 1 3
McGraw T (W) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 9.0 9 4 4 2 19
E -- Javier J, Charles E 2, Clendenon D, Harrelson B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, St.Louis 9
HR -- Swoboda R 2
SB -- Pinson V, Brock L 2
WP -- Carlton S
T -- 2:23
A -- 13086
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