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Miley BB CD 1969 Cubs-Mets 9/8
Called by Lindsey Nelson  Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy

The Mets are just 1 1/2 games out of first place after Jerry Koosman beats the Cubs, 3-2.  Koosman strikes out 13 batters, including 4 of the final 5 men he faces.

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New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1969 (N) at Shea Stadium

CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
NY N 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 x - 3 5 0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 4
Beckert 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 2
Williams lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Santo 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Banks 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Hickman rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Young cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Rudolph ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hands p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bobb ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 13 24 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Beckert-Kessinger-Banks, Kessinger-Banks.
E: Kessinger (14).
BATTING - 
SF: Santo (12,off Koosman).
HBP: Santo (2,by Koosman).
Team LOB: 7.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Agee cf 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Clendenon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Shamsky lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
Gaspar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Weis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Koosman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3 2 5 27 8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harrelson-Boswell-Clendenon.
BATTING - 
2B: Agee (22,off Hands).
HR: Agee (26,3rd inning off Hands 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hands L(16-13) 8 5 3 3 2 5 1 30
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koosman W(13-9) 9 7 2 2 2 13 0 36
WP: Koosman (7).
HBP: Koosman (4,Santo).
Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory