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April 17, 1969

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Top 9	R	H	E
Mets	0	3	2
Pirates	4	6	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Mets	0	3	2
Pirates	4	6	0

Ed Kranepool Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.348
OBP	.000	.375
At Bats	3	23
Hits	0	8
• Singles	0	5
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	6

Ron Kline Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	0

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Forbes Field - April 17, 1969

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Out

Ron Kline

Manny Sanguillen

Al Oliver

Bill Mazeroski

Richie Hebner

Freddie Patek

Willie Stargell

Matty Alou

Roberto Clemente

Ed Kranepool

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Mets	0	3	2	5
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	6	0	8
Winning Pitcher	Jim Bunning
Losing Pitcher	Don Cardwell
Save	Ron Kline
Game Winning RBI	(none)
Attendance	8,097
Time of Game	2 hours 12 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Patek is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Gaspar picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Gaspar. Sanguillen moves to third.

Bottom 8 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Stargell is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koonce fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to second.

Bottom 8 Cal Koonce now pitching. Wayne Garrett now playing shortstop. Kevin Collins now playing third base. Amos Otis now playing center field. Hebner takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Gaspar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Tommie Agee. Swoboda takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Don Cardwell. Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Al Weis. Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 7 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out.

Top 7 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 7 Ron Kline now pitching. Jones takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 6 Mazeroski is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Bottom 6 Oliver is walked intentionally.

Bottom 6 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemente moves to second.

Bottom 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Boswell strikes out.

Top 6 There goes Gaspar. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag.

Top 6 Gaspar bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Agee strikes out.

Bottom 5 Alou hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Otis fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 5 Cardwell is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Weis is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Sanguillen hits a popup towards third. Otis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Otis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Otis. Stargell moves to third.

Bottom 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Stargell reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Hebner scores.

Bottom 4 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Otis fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to third.

Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Hebner moves to second.

Bottom 4 Hebner takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Kranepool strikes out.

Top 4 There goes Jones. The throw from Sanguillen and he is out, Hebner applying the tag.

Top 4 Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Jones reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out.

Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Cardwell spins and fires to second, with Weis covering, and Patek is picked off.

Bottom 3 Bunning bunts towards the mound. Cardwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second.

Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

Top 3 Agee 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 3 Cardwell strikes out.

Bottom 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second.

Bottom 2 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Stargell hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Weis is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Otis strikes out.

Top 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out.

Bottom 1 Clemente strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first, with Cardwell covering, for the out.

Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Jones 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 1 Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gaspar takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Agee strikes out.

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