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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 27, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 27, 1969 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Nye |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim McAndrew |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 37,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Frank Dezelan 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Glenn Beckert | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Al Spangler | Right Fielder |
| Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Rich Nye | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Gaspar | Center Fielder |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Al Weis | Shortstop |
| Jim McAndrew | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 27, 1969
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. McAndrew
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. McAndrew
Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McAndrew
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaspar vs. Nye
Gaspar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Nye
Charles is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. McAndrew
Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McAndrew
Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. McAndrew
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nye
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Nye
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nye
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. McAndrew
Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McAndrew
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nye vs. McAndrew
Nye hits a line drive towards short. Weis catches it and throws to first to double up Phillips. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Nye
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Nye
Weis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAndrew vs. Nye
McAndrew takes first base on ball four. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaspar vs. Nye
Gaspar hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. McAndrew
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. McAndrew
Beckert hits a line drive towards the mound. McAndrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McAndrew
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. McAndrew
Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. McAndrew
Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nye
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Nye
Swoboda hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. McAndrew
Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spangler vs. McAndrew
Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. McAndrew
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nye vs. McAndrew
There goes Phillips. The throw from Grote and he is out, Boswell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nye
Grote hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Grote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Nye
Kranepool is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weis vs. Nye
Weis hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAndrew vs. Nye
McAndrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nye vs. McAndrew
Nye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boswell. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. McAndrew
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nye moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beckert vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
The ball gets by Grote for a passed ball. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beckert vs. McGraw
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. McGraw
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Santo vs. McGraw
Santo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaspar vs. Nye
Gaspar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McGraw
Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. McGraw
Hundley bunts towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hickman vs. McGraw
Jim Hickman pinch hits for Al Spangler.
Hickman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. McGraw
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Nye
Jim Hickman now playing right field.
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Nye
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Nye
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nye vs. McGraw
Nye is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. McGraw
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beckert vs. McGraw
Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Nye
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Nye
Tommie Agee pinch hits for Al Weis.
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGraw vs. Nye
McGraw hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McGraw
Wayne Garrett now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santo vs. McGraw
Santo strikes out. There goes Williams. The throw from Grote to second, and Williams is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McGraw
Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Banks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. McGraw
Hundley is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hickman vs. McGraw
Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaspar vs. Nye
Gaspar hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. Gaspar moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Nye
Boswell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Nye
Charles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Nye
Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1969, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Gaspar R, cf 4 1 1 0
Beckert G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Boswell K, 2b 3 1 0 0
Williams B, lf 4 0 2 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Santo R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 4 1 2 3
Banks E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Swoboda R, rf 3 0 0 0
Hundley R, c 2 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 0 1 0
Spangler A, rf 2 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 2 0 0 0
Hickman J, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Weis A, ss 2 0 0 0
Phillips A, cf 2 0 1 0 Agee T, ph 1 0 0 0
Nye R, p 3 0 0 0 Garrett W, ss 0 0 0 0
McAndrew J, p 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 1 0 0 0
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30 0 6 0 28 3 4 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 000 003 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Nye R (L) 8.1 4 3 2 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew J* 5.0 3 0 0 2 0
McGraw T (W) 4.0 3 0 0 1 6
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Boswell K, Williams B
DP -- Chicago 2, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 3
2B -- Grote J, Banks E
HR -- Jones C
CS -- Phillips A, Williams B
SH -- Hundley R
PB -- Grote J
T -- 2:28
A -- 37437
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