October 4, 1969
In a very well pitched game the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 2-1, winning game 1 of the NLCS. New York's Jerry Koosman and Atlanta's Phil Niekro locked up in a pitchers duel thru the 1st 7 innings before Niekro left for a pinch hitter with the score tied at 1. The Mets scored the winning run in the 9th when Cleon Jones hit an RBI double with 2 outs off Hoyt Wilhelm. Koosman went the distance for New York, allowing only 4 hits and 1 run to the hard hitting Braves. Game 2 will be tomorrow night at Fulton County Stadium with Atlanta's Ron Reed pitching against New York's Tom Seaver. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1969 New York Mets At 1969 Atlanta Braves 10/4/1969
Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG
T.Agee CF 4 1 1 1 .250 F.Millan 2B 4 0 1 0 .250
B.Harrelson SS 5 0 2 0 .400 F.Alou CF 3 1 1 0 .333
C.Jones LF 4 0 3 1 .750 H.Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 .250
A.Shamsky RF,1B 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Carty LF 4 0 1 1 .250
E.Kranepool 1B 3 0 2 0 .667 O.Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 .000
B-R.Swoboda PH,RF 2 0 0 0 .000 C.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .000
K.Boswell 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 G.Garrido SS 2 0 0 0 .000
J.Grote C 4 0 0 0 .000 C-T.Francona PH 0 0 0 0 ----
W.Garrett 3B 3 1 1 0 .333 B.Tillman C 4 0 0 0 .000
J.Koosman P 3 0 0 0 .000 P.Niekro P 2 0 0 0 .000
A-B.Aspromonte PH 1 0 0 0 .000
P.Doyle P 0 0 0 0 ----
H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 2 10 2 Totals 31 1 4 1
A-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kranepool In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Garrido In 9th Inning
Mets............ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 2
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Mets (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Koosman WIN(1-0) 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 122 1.00
Totals 9 4 1 1 2 4 0
Braves (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
P.Niekro 7 8 1 1 2 6 0 130 1.29
P.Doyle LOSS(0-1) 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 5.40
H.Wilhelm 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00
Totals 9 10 2 2 4 8 0
ATTENDANCE- 51,256 DATE- Saturday, October 4th 1969 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Ken Burkhart, Ed Sudol, Lee Weyer, Harry Wendelstedt
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Mets:12 Braves: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Braves: 0
ERRORS- K.Boswell, W.Garrett, R.Carty
DOUBLES- T.Agee(1st), C.Jones(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Koosman, G.Garrido
WALKS- T.Agee, C.Jones, A.Shamsky, W.Garrett, C.Boyer, T.Francona
HIT BY PITCH- F.Alou
STRIKE OUTS- T.Agee, B.Harrelson-2, A.Shamsky-3, R.Swoboda, K.Boswell,
B.Tillman-3, B.Aspromonte
2-out RBI- R.Carty, C.Jones
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Felix Millan robbed Ron Swoboda of a base hit.
Jerry Koosman went 9 strong innings as the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta
Braves by a score of 2 to 1 at Fulton Co. Stadium.
The game was won by New York when they scored a run in the 9th inning. After
two outs Tommie Agee drew a walk. Bud Harrelson was next and he ripped a
base-hit. Cleon Jones then doubled. Art Shamsky followed and he was walked
intentionally to load the bases. Ron Swoboda got his turn next, but he was a
strikeout victim. New York banged out 10 hits on the afternoon.
Koosman(1-0) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Paul Doyle(0-1) was
given the loss in relief. 'I've been working on a few things in my delivery,
and I think I'm hitting a good groove.' Koosman said after the game. 'I'm
ready to start another game tomorrow!'
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 T.Agee 4 Ground Out b-0
1 B.Harrelson 6- 8 5 Strike Out b-0
2 C.Jones 2- 6 4 Single b-1
2 1 A.Shamsky 3- 9 4 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 F.Millan 6-12 1 Fly Out b-0
1 F.Alou 3- 4 3 Pop Out b-0
2 H.Aaron 5-12 5 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 E.Kranepool 1- 8 19 3 Line Out b-0
1 K.Boswell 5- 6 6 Ground Out b-0
2 J.Grote 6-11 5 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 R.Carty 4- 4 5 Fly Out b-0
1 O.Cepeda 3- 3 3 Fly Out b-0
2 C.Boyer 6-10 3 1 Base Error - 3B b-1
2 1 G.Garrido 5-11 5 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 W.Garrett 6- 4 5 4 Single b-1
0 1 J.Koosman 2 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 T.Agee 6- 6 7 4 Double 2-H b-2
1 2 B.Harrelson 5- 5 5 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
2 3 C.Jones 3- 7 6 Walk b-1
2 1 3 A.Shamsky 2- 3 3 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 B.Tillman 5- 7 4 Strike Out b-0
1 P.Niekro 5-12 3 Ground Out b-0
2 F.Millan 5- 8 3 Single & Error - 2B b-2
2 2 F.Alou 4-11 1 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 E.Kranepool 6- 5 6 4 Single b-1
0 1 K.Boswell 1-11 5 Line Out b-0
1 1 J.Grote 5- 3 3 Fly Out b-0
2 1 W.Garrett 5- 8 1 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 H.Aaron 1- 9 4 Ground Out b-0
1 R.Carty 5-10 5 Pop Out b-0
2 O.Cepeda 2- 8 4 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 J.Koosman 5- 8 5 Fly Out b-0
1 T.Agee 1- 6 6 Strike Out b-0
2 B.Harrelson 4-11 3 Single & Error - LF b-3
2 3 C.Jones 4- 5 4 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 C.Boyer 1- 5 2 Ground Out b-0
1 G.Garrido 3- 7 5 Ground Out b-0
2 B.Tillman 1- 2 3 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 A.Shamsky 6- 8 4 Strike Out b-0
1 E.Kranepool 1-10 6 Single b-1
1 1 K.Boswell 6-11 4 Single 1-2 b-1
1 12 J.Grote 4- 8 6 Line Out b-0
2 12 W.Garrett 3-10 6 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1
2 123 J.Koosman 5- 8 3 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 P.Niekro 3- 5 3 Ground Out b-0
1 F.Millan 2- 7 1 Pop Out b-0
2 F.Alou 1- 3 6 HBP b-1
2 1 H.Aaron 2- 8 15 3 Single 1-3 b-1
2 1 3 R.Carty 5- 6 17 3 Single 3-H 1-2 b-1
2 12 O.Cepeda 6-10 5 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0 T.Agee 6-12 3 Ground Out b-0
1 B.Harrelson 5- 7 5 Strike Out b-0
2 C.Jones 3- 6 11 3 Single b-1
2 1 A.Shamsky 4- 7 4 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 C.Boyer 2- 8 5 Walk b-1
0 1 G.Garrido 3 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 B.Tillman 4- 7 3 Strike Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Bob Aspromonte
2 2 B.Aspromont 4- 7 3 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Paul Doyle
SUBSTITUTE PH- Ron Swoboda
0 R.Swoboda 5- 5 3 Ground Out b-0
1 K.Boswell 2- 7 5 Strike Out b-0
2 J.Grote 3- 8 3 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE 1B- Art Shamsky
SUBSTITUTE RF- Ron Swoboda
0 F.Millan 1- 7 4 Fly Out b-0
1 F.Alou 2- 7 1 Single b-1
1 1 H.Aaron 6- 8 6 Fly Out b-0
2 1 R.Carty 6- 4 3 Force Play 1-o b-1
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 W.Garrett 5- 4 3 Fly Out b-0
1 J.Koosman 1- 9 2 Fly Out b-0
2 T.Agee 3- 6 5 Walk b-1
2 1 B.Harrelson 5- 8 1 Single 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Hoyt Wilhelm
2 12 C.Jones 1- 7 9 2 Double 2-H 1-3 b-2
2 23 A.Shamsky 0 Int Walk b-1
2 123 R.Swoboda 6- 5 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0 O.Cepeda 3- 3 3 Fly Out b-0
1 C.Boyer 1- 6 4 Ground Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Tito Francona
2 T.Francona 2-10 6 Walk b-1
2 1 B.Tillman 1- 8 1 Line Out b-0
