October 14, 1969 World Series Game 3 at Shea Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1969 World Series Game 3
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

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 56,335

Tuesday, October 14, 1969
Time of Game: 2:23

Orioles

Earl Weaver

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

W: G Gentry (1-0), L: J Palmer (0-1), S: N Ryan (1)

Mets

Gil Hodges

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   3   0   0   0    2   2  .182  .853         2   0   
P Blair CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .237         0   0   
F Robinson RF                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .111  .444         7   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .606         5   1   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .166         0   1   
E Hendricks C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         6   0   
D Johnson 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         1   3   
M Belanger SS                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .125  .425         2   0   
J Palmer P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D May PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0                     0   0   
  D Leonhard P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Dalrymple PH              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  C Salmon PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    7   7                    24   6

BATTING

TB: B Powell 2; F Robinson; C Dalrymple.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Palmer (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .091  .531         6   0   HR
W Garrett 3B                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .667         1   0   SH
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166         0   0   
A Shamsky RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  A Weis 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.125         0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  R Gaspar RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250         7   0   HR
J Grote C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .273  .697         7   0   2B
B Harrelson SS                3   1   1   0    1   2  .222  .639         3   5   
G Gentry P                    3   0   1   2    0   2  .333 1.000         0   0   2B
  N Ryan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   5   6   5    5   6                    27   6

BATTING

2B: J Grote (1, off J Palmer); G Gentry (1, off J Palmer).

HR: E Kranepool (1, off D Leonhard; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); T Agee (1, off J Palmer; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: W Garrett (1, off D Leonhard).

TB: T Agee 4; E Kranepool 4; G Gentry 2; J Grote 2; K Boswell; B Harrelson.

RBI: G Gentry 2 (2); J Grote (1); E Kranepool (1); T Agee (1).

2-out RBI: G Gentry 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Harrelson (1st base by J Palmer).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Palmer, L (0-1)           6     5   4   4    4   5   1   6.00   27     -       6-7     47    - 
D Leonhard                  2     1   1   1    1   1   1   4.50    8     -       0-4          0-0
Totals                      8     6   5   5    5   6   2          35     -       6-11         0-0

New York Mets              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
G Gentry, W (1-0)           6.2   3   0   0    5   4   0   0.00   28     -       6-10    67    - 
N Ryan, S (1)               2.1   1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   10     -       0-4          3-0
Totals                      9     4   0   0    7   7   0          38     -       6-14         3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Palmer (0; B Harrelson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 56,335.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             New York Mets                        
1. D Buford             LF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. P Blair              CF    2. W Garrett            3B 
3. F Robinson           RF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. B Powell             1B    4. A Shamsky            RF 
5. B Robinson           3B    5. K Boswell            2B 
6. E Hendricks          C     6. E Kranepool          1B 
7. D Johnson            2B    7. J Grote              C  
8. M Belanger           SS    8. B Harrelson          SS 
9. J Palmer             P     9. G Gentry             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---     D Buford        Strikeout
   O      ---     P Blair         Flyball: CF
          ---     F Robinson      Walk
   O      1--     B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   R      ---     T Agee          Home Run (Deep CF)
   O      ---     W Garrett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---     A Shamsky       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     E Hendricks     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     D Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     E Kranepool     Popfly: SS
          ---     J Grote         Walk
          1--     B Harrelson     Single to CF; Grote to 2B
   RR     12-     G Gentry        Double (Deep CF-RF); Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
   O      -2-     T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     J Palmer        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     D Buford        Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
          ---     W Garrett       Walk
   O      1--     C Jones         Strikeout
   O      1--     A Shamsky       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garrett to 2B
   O      -2-     K Boswell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     P Blair         Strikeout Looking
          ---     F Robinson      Single to LF
          1--     B Powell        Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3     B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      1-3     E Hendricks     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     B Harrelson     Walk
          1--     G Gentry        Harrelson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Harrelson to 2B
   O      -2-     " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     J Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     T Agee          Lineout: SS
          ---     W Garrett       Walk
   O      1--     C Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     D Buford        Strikeout
   O      ---     P Blair         Popfly: SS
          ---     F Robinson      Walk
          1--     B Powell        Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3     B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
          ---     K Boswell       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B
   R      -2-     J Grote         Double to LF (LF Line); Boswell Scores
   O      -2-     B Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     G Gentry        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     E Hendricks     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---     D Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---     M Belanger      Walk
                  Dave May pinch hits for Jim Palmer batting 9th
          1--     D May           Walk; Belanger to 2B
          12-     D Buford        Walk; Belanger to 3B; May to 2B
                  Nolan Ryan replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th
   O      123     P Blair         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Leonhard facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Leonhard replaces Dave May pitching and batting 9th
          ---     T Agee          Walk
   O      1--     W Garrett       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Agee to 2B
   O      -2-     C Jones         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-     A Shamsky       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
                  Al Weis replaces Art Shamsky playing 2B batting 4th; Rod Gaspar replaces Ken Boswell playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     F Robinson      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---     B Powell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Leonhard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     R Gaspar        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      ---     E Kranepool     Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---     J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     B Harrelson     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     E Hendricks     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     D Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---     M Belanger      Walk
                  Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Dave Leonhard batting 9th
          1--     C Dalrymple     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Belanger to 2B
                  Chico Salmon pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple batting 9th
          12-     D Buford        Walk; Belanger to 3B; Salmon to 2B
   O      123     P Blair         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 5.

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