October 11, 1969 World Series Game 1, Mets at Orioles

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1969 World Series Game 1
1969 postseason: WS: NYM-BAL / ALCS: BAL-MIN / NLCS: NYM-ATL

Game 1
BAL  4
NYM  1
Game 2
NYM  2
@BAL  1
Game 3
NYM  5
BAL  0
Game 4
NYM  2
BAL  1
(10) Game 5
NYM  5
BAL  3

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 50,429

Saturday, October 11, 1969
Time of Game: 2:13

Mets

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  6  1
Orioles         1  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  0

W: Mike Cuellar (1-0), L: Tom Seaver (1-1)

Orioles

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .278 1.017              4   0   GDP
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .741              0   1   
C Jones LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .389 1.088              1   0   
D Clendenon 1B                4   1   2   0    0   2  .500 1.250              9   1   2B
R Swoboda RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833              0   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   4   
J Grote C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .485              6   0   
A Weis 2B                     1   0   0   1    2   0  .000  .400              3   1   SF
T Seaver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Dyer PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Cardwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Gaspar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    4   8                         24   8

Batting Events

2B: D Clendenon (1, off M Cuellar).

SF: A Weis (1, off M Cuellar).

TB: D Clendenon 3; B Harrelson; J Grote; C Jones; R Swoboda.

GIDP: T Agee (1).

RBI: A Weis (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

Fielding Events

E: A Weis (1).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .333 1.040              2   0   HR,2B
P Blair CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.040              2   0   
F Robinson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .931              2   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .950             11   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .389  .833              0   6   
E Hendricks C                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .788              8   0   
D Johnson 2B                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .533              1   3   
M Belanger SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .833              1   3   
M Cuellar P                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .200  .400              0   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   4    2   6                         27  12

Batting Events

2B: D Buford (2, off T Seaver).

HR: D Buford (1, off T Seaver; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Buford 6; B Powell; E Hendricks; M Cuellar; M Belanger.

RBI: D Buford 2 (3); M Cuellar (1); M Belanger (2).

2-out RBI: M Cuellar; M Belanger; D Buford.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

Fielding Events

DP: 1. M Belanger-D Johnson-B Powell.

Baserunning Events

Pickoffs: P Blair (1st base by R Taylor).

Pitching Stats

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, L (1-1)              5     6   4   4    1   3   1   6.75   23     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 6     41    -     0.69  -0.18
D Cardwell                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
R Taylor                       2     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   4    2   6   1          32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 6           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Cuellar, W (1-0)             9     6   1   1    4   8   0   1.59   36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 6     75    -     0.95   0.34
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   8   0          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: R Taylor (1; P Blair, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Shag Crawford, LF - Lou DiMuro, RF - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 50,429.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Baltimore Orioles                            
1. Tommie Agee                  CF       1. Don Buford                   LF
2. Bud Harrelson                SS       2. Paul Blair                   CF
3. Cleon Jones                  LF       3. Frank Robinson               RF
4. Donn Clendenon               1B       4. Boog Powell                  1B
5. Ron Swoboda                  RF       5. Brooks Robinson              3B
6. Ed Charles                   3B       6. Ellie Hendricks               C
7. Jerry Grote                   C       7. Davey Johnson                2B
8. Al Weis                      2B       8. Mark Belanger                SS
9. Tom Seaver                    P       9. Mike Cuellar                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b4	2	12-	R	11%	80%	1-0	BAL	M. Belanger	T. Seaver	Single to RF; Hendricks Scores; Johnson to 3B
b1	0	---	R	10%	65%	0-0	BAL	D. Buford	T. Seaver	Home Run (Deep RF)
b4	2	1-3	R	7%	87%	2-0	BAL	M. Cuellar	T. Seaver	Single (LF-CF); Johnson Scores; Belanger to 2B
t3	1	1--	OO	6%	68%	0-1	NYM	T. Agee	M. Cuellar	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4	2	12-	R	5%	93%	3-0	BAL	D. Buford	T. Seaver	Double to RF (RF Line); Belanger Scores; Cuellar to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	2%	52%	0-0	NYM	T. Agee	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 3B-1B
t1	1	---	O	2%	54%	0-0	NYM	B. Harrelson	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 3B-1B
t1	2	---		-1%	52%	0-0	NYM	C. Jones	M. Cuellar	Single to CF
t1	2	1--	O	2%	55%	0-0	NYM	D. Clendenon	M. Cuellar	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	R	10%	65%	0-0	BAL	D. Buford	T. Seaver	Home Run (Deep RF)
b1	0	---	O	-2%	63%	1-0	BAL	P. Blair	T. Seaver	Strikeout
b1	1	---	O	-1%	62%	1-0	BAL	F. Robinson	T. Seaver	Strikeout
b1	2	---		1%	63%	1-0	BAL	B. Powell	T. Seaver	Single to RF
b1	2	1--	O	-2%	61%	1-0	BAL	B. Robinson	T. Seaver	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
t2	0	---	O	2%	64%	0-1	NYM	R. Swoboda	M. Cuellar	Strikeout
t2	1	---	O	2%	65%	0-1	NYM	E. Charles	M. Cuellar	Strikeout
t2	2	---	O	1%	66%	0-1	NYM	J. Grote	M. Cuellar	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b2	0	---	O	-2%	64%	1-0	BAL	E. Hendricks	T. Seaver	Popfly: 3B
b2	1	---	O	-1%	63%	1-0	BAL	D. Johnson	T. Seaver	Flyball: CF
b2	2	---	O	-1%	62%	1-0	BAL	M. Belanger	T. Seaver	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
t3	0	---		-4%	58%	0-1	NYM	A. Weis	M. Cuellar	Walk
t3	0	1--	O	4%	62%	0-1	NYM	T. Seaver	M. Cuellar	Strikeout
t3	1	1--	OO	6%	68%	0-1	NYM	T. Agee	M. Cuellar	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3	0	---	O	-2%	66%	1-0	BAL	M. Cuellar	T. Seaver	Strikeout
b3	1	---		2%	68%	1-0	BAL	D. Buford	T. Seaver	Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Buford to 1B
b3	1	1--	O	-2%	65%	1-0	BAL	P. Blair	T. Seaver	Flyball: LF
b3	2	1--	O	-2%	63%	1-0	BAL	F. Robinson	T. Seaver	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
t4	0	---	O	3%	66%	0-1	NYM	B. Harrelson	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 3B-1B
t4	1	---	O	2%	68%	0-1	NYM	C. Jones	M. Cuellar	Flyball: LF
t4	2	---		-3%	65%	0-1	NYM	D. Clendenon	M. Cuellar	Double (LF-CF)
t4	2	-2-	O	4%	69%	0-1	NYM	R. Swoboda	M. Cuellar	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b4	0	---	O	-2%	67%	1-0	BAL	B. Powell	T. Seaver	Groundout: SS-1B
b4	1	---	O	-1%	66%	1-0	BAL	B. Robinson	T. Seaver	Popfly: 2B
b4	2	---		1%	67%	1-0	BAL	E. Hendricks	T. Seaver	Single to RF
b4	2	1--		2%	69%	1-0	BAL	D. Johnson	T. Seaver	Walk; Hendricks to 2B
b4	2	12-	R	11%	80%	1-0	BAL	M. Belanger	T. Seaver	Single to RF; Hendricks Scores; Johnson to 3B
b4	2	1-3	R	7%	87%	2-0	BAL	M. Cuellar	T. Seaver	Single (LF-CF); Johnson Scores; Belanger to 2B
b4	2	12-	R	5%	93%	3-0	BAL	D. Buford	T. Seaver	Double to RF (RF Line); Belanger Scores; Cuellar to 3B
b4	2	-23	O	-2%	91%	4-0	BAL	P. Blair	T. Seaver	Groundout: 3B-1B
								3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
t5	0	---	O	2%	93%	0-4	NYM	E. Charles	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 3B-1B
t5	1	---	O	1%	93%	0-4	NYM	J. Grote	M. Cuellar	Flyball: RF
t5	2	---	O	1%	94%	0-4	NYM	A. Weis	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 3B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
b5	0	---	O	-1%	94%	4-0	BAL	F. Robinson	T. Seaver	Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b5	1	---	O	-0%	93%	4-0	BAL	B. Powell	T. Seaver	Groundout: 2B-1B
b5	2	---	O	-0%	93%	4-0	BAL	B. Robinson	T. Seaver	Lineout: 2B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
								Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th; Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
t6	0	---	O	2%	94%	0-4	NYM	D. Dyer	M. Cuellar	Groundout: SS-1B
t6	1	---	O	1%	95%	0-4	NYM	T. Agee	M. Cuellar	Strikeout Looking
t6	2	---		-1%	95%	0-4	NYM	B. Harrelson	M. Cuellar	Walk
t6	2	1--	O	1%	96%	0-4	NYM	C. Jones	M. Cuellar	Foul Flyball: 1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Don Cardwell facing 6-7-8
								Don Cardwell replaces Duffy Dyer (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Don Cardwell replaces Duffy Dyer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6	0	---	O	-0%	95%	4-0	BAL	E. Hendricks	D. Cardwell	Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6	1	---	O	-0%	95%	4-0	BAL	D. Johnson	D. Cardwell	Groundout: 3B-1B
b6	2	---	O	-0%	95%	4-0	BAL	M. Belanger	D. Cardwell	Foul Flyball: 1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
t7	0	---		-3%	92%	0-4	NYM	D. Clendenon	M. Cuellar	Single to CF
t7	0	1--		-5%	88%	0-4	NYM	R. Swoboda	M. Cuellar	Walk; Clendenon to 2B
t7	0	12-	O	4%	92%	0-4	NYM	E. Charles	M. Cuellar	Flyball: RF
t7	1	12-		-5%	87%	0-4	NYM	J. Grote	M. Cuellar	Single to LF; Clendenon to 3B; Swoboda to 2B
t7	1	123	RO	4%	91%	0-4	NYM	A. Weis	M. Cuellar	Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clendenon Scores
								Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Don Cardwell (P) batting 9th; Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Don Cardwell (P) batting 9th
t7	2	12-	O	4%	95%	1-4	NYM	R. Gaspar	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 3B-1B
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
								Ron Taylor replaces Rod Gaspar (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Ron Taylor replaces Rod Gaspar (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7	0	---	O	-0%	94%	4-1	BAL	M. Cuellar	R. Taylor	Strikeout
b7	1	---	O	-0%	94%	4-1	BAL	D. Buford	R. Taylor	Flyball: CF
b7	2	---		0%	94%	4-1	BAL	P. Blair	R. Taylor	Walk
b7	2	1--	O	-1%	94%	4-1	BAL	F. Robinson	R. Taylor	Blair Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Orioles 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
t8	0	---	O	2%	96%	1-4	NYM	T. Agee	M. Cuellar	Strikeout
t8	1	---		-2%	93%	1-4	NYM	B. Harrelson	M. Cuellar	Single to LF
t8	1	1--	O	3%	96%	1-4	NYM	C. Jones	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8	2	1--	O	2%	98%	1-4	NYM	D. Clendenon	M. Cuellar	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Ron Taylor facing 3-4-5
b8	0	---	O	-0%	97%	4-1	BAL	F. Robinson	R. Taylor	Strikeout
b8	1	---	O	-0%	97%	4-1	BAL	B. Powell	R. Taylor	Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8	2	---	O	-0%	97%	4-1	BAL	B. Robinson	R. Taylor	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
t9	0	---		-4%	93%	1-4	NYM	R. Swoboda	M. Cuellar	Single to P
t9	0	1--	O	3%	97%	1-4	NYM	E. Charles	M. Cuellar	Flyball: CF
t9	1	1--	O	2%	99%	1-4	NYM	J. Grote	M. Cuellar	Strikeout Looking
t9	2	1--		-2%	97%	1-4	NYM	A. Weis	M. Cuellar	Walk; Swoboda to 2B
								Art Shamsky pinch hits for Ron Taylor (P) batting 9th; Art Shamsky pinch hits for Ron Taylor (P) batting 9th
t9	2	12-	O	3%	100%	1-4	NYM	A. Shamsky	M. Cuellar	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Orioles 4.

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