New York Mets win 1969 National League Championship!

October 7, 1969 The New York Mets did it! They won game 3 of the NLCS by the score of 4-3 and completed the sweep against the Atlanta Braves. Both teams scored 3 runs in the 4th inning before New York got the winning run in the bottom of the 7th. Don Clendenon, pinch hitting for starting pitcher Gary Gentry, hit a solo homerun into the leftfield seats. Nolan Ryan came in to pitch the final 2 innings and preserve the win. The Mets pitching was the story of this series. They held the hard hitting Braves to 5 runs while New York scored just enough to win all 3 games. The New York Mets are the 1969 National League Champs!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1969 Atlanta Braves At 1969 New York Mets                 10/7/1969








 








  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG








  F.Millan 2B         5  0  0  0 .231     T.Agee CF           4  0  3  0 .333  








  F.Alou CF           4  1  2  0 .300     W.Garrett 3B        2  1  1  0 .250  








  H.Aaron RF          5  0  1  0 .154     C.Jones LF          4  1  2  0 .417  








  R.Carty LF          2  1  0  0 .111     A.Shamsky RF        3  0  0  0 .182  








  O.Cepeda 1B         4  1  1  0 .167   D-R.Gaspar RF         0  0  0  0 ----  








  C.Boyer 3B          3  0  1  1 .300     E.Kranepool 1B      2  0  0  0 .333  








E-T.Francona PH       1  0  0  0 .000     K.Boswell 2B        3  1  1  1 .400  








G-B.Aspromonte 3B     0  0  0  0 .000   C-A.Weis 2B           1  0  0  0 .000  








  B.Didier C          3  0  3  1 .571     J.Grote C           4  0  1  1 .167  








  S.Jackson SS        4  0  1  0 .167     B.Harrelson SS      4  0  1  1 .214  








  P.Jarvis P          2  0  0  0 .000     G.Gentry P          2  0  0  0 .000  








A-M.Lum PH            1  0  0  0 .000   B-D.Clendenon PH      1  1  1  1 .500  








  G.Stone P           0  0  0  0 ----     N.Ryan P            0  0  0  0 ----  








F-T.Aaron PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          








  H.Wilhelm P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          








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         Totals      35  3  9  2                 Totals      30  4 10  4








 








A-Pinch Hit For Jarvis In 6th Inning








B-Pinch Hit For Gentry In 7th Inning








C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Boswell In 8th Inning








D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Shamsky In 8th Inning








E-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 8th Inning








F-Pinch Hit For Stone In 8th Inning








G-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Francona In 8th Inning








 








Braves.......... 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0








Mets............ 0 0 0  3 0 0  1 0    -  4 10  1








 








Braves (0-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA








P.Jarvis                  5       7   3   3   1   3   0  90   5.40








G.Stone LOSS(0-1)         2       3   1   1   2   0   1  36   4.50








H.Wilhelm                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.00








Totals                    8      10   4   4   3   5   1








 








Mets (3-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA








G.Gentry WIN(1-0)         7       9   3   2   3   4   0 142   2.57








N.Ryan SAVE(1st)          2       0   0   0   1   1   0  26   0.00








Totals                    9       9   3   2   4   5   0








 








ATTENDANCE- 43,046 DATE- Tuesday, October 7th 1969 TIME- Day 








UMPIRES- Paul Pryor, Satch Davidson, Tony Venzon, Frank Secory








T- 2:28








LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 9  Mets: 7








DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2  Mets: 1








ERRORS- T.Agee








DOUBLES- H.Aaron(1st), B.Didier(2nd)








HOME RUNS- D.Clendenon(1st)








STOLEN BASES- C.Jones(1st)








CAUGHT STEALING- F.Alou








SACRIFICE HITS- W.Garrett-2








WALKS- F.Alou, R.Carty-2, B.Didier, A.Shamsky, E.Kranepool-2








STRIKE OUTS- O.Cepeda, S.Jackson, P.Jarvis-2, M.Lum, T.Agee, A.Weis, J.Grote,








             G.Gentry-2








GIDP- K.Boswell-2








2-out RBI- K.Boswell, J.Grote, B.Harrelson








WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Bud Harrelson robbed Hank Aaron of a base hit.








 








The New York Mets nipped the Atlanta Braves 4 to 3 at Shea Stadium in a hard








fought contest.








 








Atlanta was unable to claim the lead after New York went ahead in the 7th








inning plating one baserunner on 3 hits.  After an out was recorded, Donn








Clendenon clubbed a solo home run.  Tommie Agee stepped up next and he








slapped a base-hit.  After another out, Cleon Jones came to the plate and








ripped a base-knock.  Jones swiped second base.  Art Shamsky came up to bat








and was walked intentionally to load the bases.  New York totaled 10 hits on








the afternoon.  








 








Gary Gentry(1-0) allowed 3 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. Nolan








Ryan recorded the save, his 1st.  George Stone(0-1) ended up with the loss in








relief.  








 

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