Mets 5, Orioles 0 — Box Score & Recap (10/14/1969)

 

NY Daily News Front Page, 10/15/1969

Final: Mets 5, Orioles 0

Player of the Game: Tommie Agee

The New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-0, at Shea Stadium on Tuesday, October 14, 1969. Tommie Agee went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI to lead the way. Gary Gentry (1-0) earned the win; Jim Palmer took the loss; Nolan Ryan Jr. (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
NYM	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	5	6	0

Baltimore Orioles Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Don Buford LF	3	0	0	0	2	2	.240
Paul Blair CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.259
Frank Robinson RF	2	0	1	0	2	0	.238
Boog Powell 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.333
Brooks Robinson 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.308
Elrod Hendricks C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Davey Johnson 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Mark Belanger SS	2	0	0	0	2	0	.217
Jim Palmer P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dave May PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Dave Leonhard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Clay Dalrymple PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
Chico Salmon PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	0	4	0	7	7

BATTING
TB: Dalrymple; Powell 2; Robinson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blair 4; Robinson; Hendricks.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Palmer (1, pickoff).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Tommie Agee CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	.240
Wayne Garrett 3B	1	0	0	0	2	1	.357
Cleon Jones LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.269
Art Shamsky RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.389
Al Weis 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Ken Boswell 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Rod Gaspar RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ed Kranepool 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Jerry Grote C	3	1	1	1	1	0	.217
Bud Harrelson SS	3	1	1	0	1	2	.200
Gary Gentry P	3	0	1	2	0	2	.333
Nolan Ryan Jr. P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Totals	29	5	6	5	5	6

BATTING
2B: Gentry (1, Palmer); Grote (2, Palmer).
HR: Agee (3, 1st inning off Palmer, 0 on, 0 out); Kranepool (1, 8th inning off Leonhard, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Agee 4; Boswell; Gentry 2; Grote 2; Harrelson; Kranepool 4.
RBI: Agee (5); Gentry 2 (2); Grote (2); Kranepool (2).
2-out RBI: Gentry 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Agee; Shamsky; Gentry 2; Boswell.
SAC: Garrett.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

Baltimore Orioles Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jim Palmer (L)	6.0	5	4	4	4	5	3.60
Dave Leonhard	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	4.50

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Gary Gentry (W)	6.2	3	0	0	5	4	2.08
Nolan Ryan Jr. (SV)	2.1	1	0	0	2	3	1.93

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Buford	Gentry	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Garrett	Palmer	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Jones	Palmer	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Blair	Gentry	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Robinson	Gentry	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Gentry	Palmer	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Buford	Gentry	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Harrelson	Palmer	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Gentry	Palmer	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Powell	Ryan Jr.	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Robinson	Ryan Jr.	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Harrelson	Leonhard	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Blair	Ryan Jr.	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B1: Tommie Agee hits a home run (1). (BAL 0, NYM 1)

B2: Gary Gentry doubles (1). Jerry Grote scores. Bud Harrelson scores. (BAL 0, NYM 3)

B6: Jerry Grote doubles (1) on a to left fielder Don Buford. Ken Boswell scores. (BAL 0, NYM 4)

B8: Ed Kranepool hits a home run (1). (BAL 0, NYM 5)

Statcast

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Jim Palmer	15
Gary Gentry	12
Nolan Ryan Jr.	9
Dave Leonhard	3

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

Groundouts-flyouts: Palmer 1-2; Leonhard 1-2; Gentry 0-3; Ryan Jr. 0-1.
Batters faced: Palmer 27; Leonhard 8; Gentry 28; Ryan Jr. 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Ryan Jr. 3-0.
Umpires: RF: Frank Secory.
First pitch: 12:00 PM.
T: 2:23.
Att: 56,335.
Venue: Shea Stadium.
October 14, 1969

Game Highlights

Tommie Agee's big game

Stengel interviewed in Game 3

Nolan Ryan saves Gm. 3

Rockefeller on Mets

BB Moments: Agee Gets It Done

Kranepool makes catch by dugout

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