FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BROOKLYN DODGERS AT NEW YORK METS
09/13/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BROOKLYN DODGERS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1132 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Dodgers (61-81) 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
New York Mets (89-53) 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 X 6 8 1
Puckett belts 2 home runs, Mets Move to 89-53
New York center fielder Kirby Puckett played a vital role in his team's 6-5 triumph over Brooklyn. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for New York. The winner was New York reliever Severino Gonzalez, now 1-0. The loser was Tex Shirley. New York leads the American League Up by 6½ games.

Puckett had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-2 curveball from Tex Shirley, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Mets a 6-5 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Puckett.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Puckett. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Wong SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .225 11 56
B. Holt 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .319 5 53
W. Mays RF, CF 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 .291 23 90
Y. Grandal C 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .231 8 50
K. Bell 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .258 12 63
M. Maldonado DH 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .209 10 36
M. Bordick 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .251 3 21
L. Milledge LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .221 0 9
B. Bean CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .211 0 21
   a-D. Ortmeier PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 12 49
Totals 34 5 9 5 6 10 25      
a - D. Ortmeier pinch hit for B. Bean in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Mays (23, 1st Inning off M. Garza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Mays 4 , M. Bordick 2 , K. Bell , L. Milledge , Y. Grandal 3 , B. Holt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mays , M. Bordick , K. Bell , L. Milledge 2
Sac Bunt: B. Holt 2
Sac Fly: M. Maldonado
Hit by Pitch: L. Milledge
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wong-Bordick-Holt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Puckett CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .319 15 60
B. Elliott RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255 13 53
   a-C. Ross RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 12
L. Johnson DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264 20 77
E. Karros 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 29 86
J. Willingham C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 19 63
P. Clark 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .276 18 63
M. Byrd LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .319 7 25
B. Mattick 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 0 1
C. Schilling SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .143 1 15
Totals 31 6 8 6 1 5 8      
a - C. Ross substituted for B. Elliott in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Clark (15, 2nd Inning off P. Nastu, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Johnson (19, 1st Inning off P. Nastu, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Byrd (7, 5th Inning off P. Nastu, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Puckett 2 (15, 5th Inning off P. Nastu, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Shirley, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Clark 3 , M. Byrd 4 , L. Johnson 2 , B. Elliott , C. Schilling , K. Puckett 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Willingham , C. Schilling
GIDP: L. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: B. Elliott
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: P. Clark (13)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Nastu 6.1 6 4 4 1 4 2 90 65 6.34   
T. Shirley L (6-6), BS (8) 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 21 12 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nastu 48
Batters Faced: P. Nastu 26, T. Shirley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nastu 6-9, T. Shirley 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nastu 90-65, T. Shirley 21-12
Hit Batsmen: T. Shirley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Garza 5.2 4 2 2 3 5 1 96 57 4.17   
T. Stoddard H (6) 0.2 1 3 1 2 1 0 22 10 3.16   
S. Gonzalez W (1-0), BS (1) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 8 0.00   
A. Hrabosky H (9) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 17 1.99   
S. Stewart SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Garza 55
Batters Faced: M. Garza 25, T. Stoddard 6, S. Gonzalez 4, A. Hrabosky 6, S. Stewart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Garza 5-7, T. Stoddard 1-0, S. Gonzalez 0-1, A. Hrabosky 1-0, S. Stewart 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Garza 96-57, T. Stoddard 22-10, S. Gonzalez 13-8, A. Hrabosky 29-17, S. Stewart 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stoddard 2-0 , S. Gonzalez 3-2 , A. Hrabosky 1-0 , S. Stewart 1-0
WP: M. Garza
Hit Batsmen: M. Garza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kirby Puckett
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 39776
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