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Miley BB CD 1969 Cubs-Mets 7/9
Called by Ralph Kiner  Bob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson

This is the Mets' Miracle season and on this night, against the first-place Chicago Cubs, Tom Seaver enters the ninth inning with a perfect game.

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New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0

Game Played on Wednesday, July 9, 1969 (N) at Shea Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  3
NY N 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 4 8 0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Williams lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Spangler rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
Hundley c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Qualls cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Holtzman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abernathy p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
W. Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0 0 11 24 8
FIELDING - 
E: Kessinger (6), Beckert (11), Santo (13).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 1.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Agee cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Pfeil 2b,3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 0
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Charles 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Garrett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Gaspar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 0
Weis ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Seaver p 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 4 27 6
BATTING - 
2B: Pfeil (3,off Holtzman); Agee (13,off Holtzman); Charles (6,off Abernathy).
3B: Agee (3,off Holtzman).
HR: Jones (10,7th inning off Abernathy 0 on 1 out).
SH: Seaver (2,off Abernathy).
IBB: Jones (8,by Abernathy).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Holtzman L(10-5) 1.1 4 3 1 0 2 0 10
Abernathy 6.2 4 1 1 2 2 1 27
Totals 8 8 4 2 2 4 1 37
IBB: Abernathy (7,Jones).
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Seaver W(14-3) 9 1 0 0 0 11 0 28
Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford