Pirates @ Mets
June 28, 1969

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	7	8	1
Mets	4	9	2

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Pirates	7	8	1
Mets	4	9	2

Ken Boswell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.255
OBP	.250	.322
At Bats	3	192
Hits	0	49
• Singles	0	38
• Doubles	0	5
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	1	17
RBI’s	0	14

Joe Gibbon Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	3	3

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Shea Stadium - June 28, 1969

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Out

Joe Gibbon

Manny Sanguillen

Carl Taylor

Bill Mazeroski

Richie Hebner

Freddie Patek

Johnny Jeter

Matty Alou

Roberto Clemente

Ken Boswell

Ed Charles

Al Weis

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	8	1	5
New York Mets	4	9	2	6
Winning Pitcher	Jim Bunning
Losing Pitcher	Gary Gentry
Save	Joe Gibbon
Game Winning RBI	(none)
Attendance	48,398
Time of Game	2 hours 50 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Ed Charles pinch hits for Ron Taylor. Charles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weis moves to third.

Bottom 9 Weis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shamsky scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Shamsky moves to third.

Bottom 9 Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shamsky moves to second.

Bottom 9 Shamsky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibbon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gibbon.

Bottom 9 Johnny Jeter now playing left field. Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.

Top 9 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 9 Gibbon strikes out.

Bottom 8 Garrett hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Agee strikes out.

Bottom 8 Carl Taylor now playing first base. Joe Gibbon now pitching. Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Ron Taylor now pitching. Mazeroski hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 8 Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Sanguillen scores. Taylor moves to third.

Top 8 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Al Oliver. Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Hebner scores. Sanguillen moves to second.

Top 8 Sanguillen is walked intentionally.

Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Martinez scores. Alou moves to third. Hebner moves to second.

Top 8 Clemente is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Hebner bunts towards first. Kranepool juggles the ball. That's an error on Kranepool. Martinez moves to third. Alou moves to second.

Top 8 Jose Martinez pinch runs for Willie Stargell. Tug McGraw now pitching. Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.

Top 8 Willie Stargell pinch hits for Jim Bunning. Stargell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Gentry strikes out.

Bottom 7 Weis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Pagan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Shamsky strikes out.

Bottom 6 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Garrett bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to second.

Bottom 6 Agee takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Sanguillen hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Clemente hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Gentry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Gentry reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Weis strikes out.

Bottom 5 Martin is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Hebner strikes out.

Top 5 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Bunning hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Shamsky strikes out.

Bottom 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Sanguillen and he is safe. Jones steals second.

Bottom 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Shamsky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Mazeroski takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Oliver scores. Pagan moves to third.

Top 4 Pagan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Sanguillen scores. Oliver moves to third.

Top 4 Oliver takes first base on ball four. Sanguillen moves to second.

Top 4 Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Clemente strikes out.

Top 4 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 There goes Boswell. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Patek applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Boswell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Gentry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Alou hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out.

Bottom 2 Kranepool hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 2 Shamsky hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 2 Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Garrett strikes out.

Bottom 1 Agee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Boswell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Sanguillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Clemente strikes out.

Top 1 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 There goes Alou. The throw from Martin and he is safe. Alou steals second.

Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis misplays the ball. That's an error on Weis.

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