New York Mets vs Baltimore Orioles
October 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1969 at Memorial Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 1 1 1
Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 1 2 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Weis 2b 3 0 2 1
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 1 1 0
Robinson F. rf 3 0 0 0
  Rettenmund pr 0 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 0 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
New York 000 100 001260
Baltimore 000 000 100120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (1-0) 8.2 2 1 1 3 4
  Taylor  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
3
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  L (0-1) 9.0 6 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
7

  E–None.  2B–New York Charles (1,off McNally).  HR–New York Clendenon (1,4th inning off McNally 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Weis (1,by McNally).  SB–Blair (1,2nd base off Koosman/Grote).  WP–McNally (1).  IBB–McNally (1,Weis).  U–Frank Secory (NL), Larry Napp (AL), Shag Crawford (NL), Lou DiMuro (AL), Hank Soar (AL), Lee Weyer (NL).  T–2:20.  A–50,850.
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