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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 19, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 19, 1969 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,716 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Tony Venzon 3B: Frank Secory |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Kevin Collins | Third Baseman |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Steve Huntz | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 19, 1969
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boswell for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Gibson
The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Gibson
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Seaver
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Gibson
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huntz vs. Seaver
Huntz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Seaver
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Huntz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. Seaver moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Gibson
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seaver scores. Boswell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boswell scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a line drive into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Seaver
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gibson
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards second. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. Kranepool throws to Harrelson, who throws back to Kranepool who tags Torre for the double play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Gibson
There goes Boswell. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Boswell steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Gibson
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huntz vs. Seaver
Huntz hits a line drive towards first. Kranepool reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Seaver
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Huntz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gibson
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Seaver
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell misplays the ball. That's an error on Boswell. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Seaver
McCarver takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Gibson
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huntz vs. Seaver
Huntz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Seaver
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Seaver
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Gibson
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gibson
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Gibson
Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Gibson
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Seaver
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Seaver
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Seaver
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarver vs. Seaver
Jim Hicks pinch runs for Joe Torre.
McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Seaver
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Hicks moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Huntz vs. Seaver
Huntz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Gibson
Bill White now playing first base.
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Gibson
Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seaver vs. Gibson
Seaver hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Gibson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Seaver
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Seaver
Joe Hague pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Hague hits a popup, foul, towards third. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Seaver
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1969 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Harrelson B, ss 3 0 0 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 0 0
Boswell K, 2b 3 1 1 0 Flood C, cf 4 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf 4 0 1 0
Jones C, lf 4 0 2 1 Torre J, 1b 4 0 3 0
Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hicks J, pr 0 0 0 0
Swoboda R, rf 4 0 0 0 White B, 1b 0 0 0 0
Grote J, c 4 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 3 0 0 0
Collins K, 3b 4 0 2 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 1
Seaver T, p 3 1 0 0 Huntz S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 4 0 1 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 1 0
Hague J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 36 1 9 1
New York 002 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 9.0 7 2 2 3 8
E -- Boswell K
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Pinson V, Collins K
SB -- Boswell K
SH -- Harrelson B
PB -- McCarver T
T -- 2:07
A -- 20716
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