Phi. at NY September 7, 1969

The New Mets have really been on a roll lately and won their 8th consecutive game tonight, 9-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets have gone 15-2 in their last 17 games and now trail the NL East leading Pittsburgh Pirates by only 2 games.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1969 National League                Date: 9/8/1969
 
PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Mets............ 1 0 1  4 1 0  2 0    -  9 15  1
Win:Gentry(11-10) Loss:Champion(6-7)
Homeruns- D.Clendenon(12th)
 
Donn Clendenon slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI and Gary Gentry pitched 9
strong innings as the seemingly unstoppable New York Mets topped the slumping
Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 9 to 1 at Shea Stadium.
 
Gentry(11-10) dominated Philadelphia hitters.  He allowed only 5 hits and no
walks in 9 innings.  New York rapped out 15 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Bill Champion(6-7) was the loser.  He was hit hard and gave up 11 hits and 3
walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  'I thought it was my best performance in a long
time,' said Gentry. 'I had good command early in the game. I had my control
and composure and everything went well.'

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