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April 27, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 0 6 1
Mets 0 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 0 6 1
Mets 3 4 1

Cleon Jones Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .435
OBP .333 .481
At Bats 3 69
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 11

Rich Nye Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Shea Stadium - April 27, 1969
Rich Nye
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Adolfo Phillips
Jim Hickman
Cleon Jones
Ken Boswell
Rod Gaspar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 6 1 7
New York Mets 3 4 1 3
Winning Pitcher Tug McGraw
Losing Pitcher Rich Nye
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cleon Jones
Attendance 37,437
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Jones hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Charles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Boswell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hundley is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Banks reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Santo strikes out. There goes Williams. The throw from Grote to second, and Williams is out.
Top 9 Wayne Garrett now playing shortstop. Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McGraw hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tommie Agee pinch hits for Al Weis. Agee strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 8 Nye is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Jim Hickman now playing right field. Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Phillips strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Hickman pinch hits for Al Spangler. Hickman strikes out.
Top 7 Hundley bunts towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. Banks moves to second.
Top 7 Banks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Gaspar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Santo strikes out.
Top 6 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tug McGraw now pitching. The ball gets by Grote for a passed ball. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nye moves to third.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 McAndrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Weis hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kranepool is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Grote hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Grote reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 There goes Phillips. The throw from Grote and he is out, Boswell applying the tag.
Top 5 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with McAndrew covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Swoboda hits a line drive towards third. Santo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Santo takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 4 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Beckert hits a line drive towards the mound. McAndrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Gaspar hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McAndrew takes first base on ball four. Kranepool moves to second.
Bottom 3 Weis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Nye hits a line drive towards short. Weis catches it and throws to first to double up Phillips.
Top 3 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Gaspar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Charles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Gaspar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.