October 14, 1969 World Series Game 3, Orioles at Mets

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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

                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: Gary Gentry (1-0), L: Jim Palmer (1-1), S: Nolan Ryan (1)

Mets

Batting Stats

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   3   0   0   0    2   2  .240  .807              2   0   
P Blair CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .778              0   0   
F Robinson RF                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .238  .884              7   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .866              5   1   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .654              0   1   
E Hendricks C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .583              6   0   
D Johnson 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .423              1   3   
M Belanger SS                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .217  .715              2   0   
J Palmer P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  D May PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500              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  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    7   7                         24   6

Batting Events

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

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Fielding Events

E: J Palmer (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .240  .961              6   0   HR
W Garrett 3B                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .357 1.214              1   0   SH
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .758              0   0   
A Shamsky RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .389  .778              1   0   
  A Weis 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .956              0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.108              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  .794              7   0   HR
J Grote C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .217  .584              7   0   2B
B Harrelson SS                3   1   1   0    1   2  .200  .683              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  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       29   5   6   5    5   6                         27   6

Batting Events

2B: J Grote (2, 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 (3, 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); T Agee (5); E Kranepool (2); J Grote (2).

2-out RBI: G Gentry 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

Baserunning Events

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

Pitching Stats

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Palmer, L (1-1)              6     5   4   4    4   5   1   3.60   27     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 4     47    -     0.54  -0.18
D Leonhard                     2     1   1   1    1   1   1   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   5    5   6   2          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 5           -

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
G Gentry, W (1-0)              6.2   3   0   0    5   4   0   2.08   28     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 3     67    -     0.79   0.24
N Ryan, S (1)                  2.1   1   0   0    2   3   0   1.93   10     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 0          3-0    0.41   0.08
Totals                         9     4   0   0    7   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      7·14· 1· 3          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

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

Other Info

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

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 56,335.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Baltimore Orioles                         New York Mets                                
1. Don Buford                   LF       1. Tommie Agee                  CF
2. Paul Blair                   CF       2. Wayne Garrett                3B
3. Frank Robinson               RF       3. Cleon Jones                  LF
4. Boog Powell                  1B       4. Art Shamsky                  RF
5. Brooks Robinson              3B       5. Ken Boswell                  2B
6. Ellie Hendricks               C       6. Ed Kranepool                 1B
7. Davey Johnson                2B       7. Jerry Grote                   C
8. Mark Belanger                SS       8. Bud Harrelson                SS
9. Jim Palmer                    P       9. Gary Gentry                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b2	2	12-	RR	17%	83%	1-0	NYM	G. Gentry	J. Palmer	Double (Deep CF-RF); Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
b1	0	---	R	10%	65%	0-0	NYM	T. Agee	J. Palmer	Home Run (Deep CF)
t4	1	1-3	O	6%	83%	0-3	BAL	B. Robinson	G. Gentry	Strikeout
t4	1	1--		-6%	76%	0-3	BAL	B. Powell	G. Gentry	Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
t7	2	123	O	5%	97%	0-4	BAL	P. Blair	N. Ryan	Lineout: CF (CF-RF)

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	2%	52%	0-0	BAL	D. Buford	G. Gentry	Strikeout
t1	1	---	O	2%	54%	0-0	BAL	P. Blair	G. Gentry	Flyball: CF
t1	2	---		-1%	52%	0-0	BAL	F. Robinson	G. Gentry	Walk
t1	2	1--	O	2%	55%	0-0	BAL	B. Powell	G. Gentry	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	R	10%	65%	0-0	NYM	T. Agee	J. Palmer	Home Run (Deep CF)
b1	0	---	O	-2%	63%	1-0	NYM	W. Garrett	J. Palmer	Strikeout Looking
b1	1	---	O	-1%	62%	1-0	NYM	C. Jones	J. Palmer	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1	2	---	O	-1%	61%	1-0	NYM	A. Shamsky	J. Palmer	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, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
t2	0	---	O	2%	63%	0-1	BAL	B. Robinson	G. Gentry	Groundout: SS-1B
t2	1	---	O	2%	65%	0-1	BAL	E. Hendricks	G. Gentry	Popfly: 3B
t2	2	---	O	1%	66%	0-1	BAL	D. Johnson	G. Gentry	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, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
b2	0	---	O	-2%	64%	1-0	NYM	K. Boswell	J. Palmer	Groundout: 1B-P
b2	1	---	O	-1%	63%	1-0	NYM	E. Kranepool	J. Palmer	Popfly: SS
b2	2	---		1%	64%	1-0	NYM	J. Grote	J. Palmer	Walk
b2	2	1--		2%	66%	1-0	NYM	B. Harrelson	J. Palmer	Single to CF; Grote to 2B
b2	2	12-	RR	17%	83%	1-0	NYM	G. Gentry	J. Palmer	Double (Deep CF-RF); Grote Scores; Harrelson Scores
b2	2	-2-	O	-2%	81%	3-0	NYM	T. Agee	J. Palmer	Groundout: 3B-1B
								2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
t3	0	---	O	2%	83%	0-3	BAL	M. Belanger	G. Gentry	Groundout: SS-1B
t3	1	---	O	1%	84%	0-3	BAL	J. Palmer	G. Gentry	Foul Flyball: 1B
t3	2	---	O	1%	85%	0-3	BAL	D. Buford	G. Gentry	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, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
b3	0	---		2%	87%	3-0	NYM	W. Garrett	J. Palmer	Walk
b3	0	1--	O	-2%	85%	3-0	NYM	C. Jones	J. Palmer	Strikeout
b3	1	1--	O	-1%	85%	3-0	NYM	A. Shamsky	J. Palmer	Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garrett to 2B
b3	2	-2-	O	-2%	83%	3-0	NYM	K. Boswell	J. Palmer	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
t4	0	---	O	2%	85%	0-3	BAL	P. Blair	G. Gentry	Strikeout Looking
t4	1	---		-2%	83%	0-3	BAL	F. Robinson	G. Gentry	Single to LF
t4	1	1--		-6%	76%	0-3	BAL	B. Powell	G. Gentry	Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
t4	1	1-3	O	6%	83%	0-3	BAL	B. Robinson	G. Gentry	Strikeout
t4	2	1-3	O	4%	87%	0-3	BAL	E. Hendricks	G. Gentry	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
b4	0	---	O	-1%	86%	3-0	NYM	E. Kranepool	J. Palmer	Flyball: RF
b4	1	---	O	-1%	86%	3-0	NYM	J. Grote	J. Palmer	Groundout: 2B-1B
b4	2	---		0%	86%	3-0	NYM	B. Harrelson	J. Palmer	Walk
b4	2	1--		1%	87%	3-0	NYM	G. Gentry	J. Palmer	Harrelson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Harrelson to 2B
b4	2	-2-	O	-2%	85%	3-0	NYM	G. Gentry	J. Palmer	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
t5	0	---	O	2%	87%	0-3	BAL	D. Johnson	G. Gentry	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	1	---	O	1%	89%	0-3	BAL	M. Belanger	G. Gentry	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	2	---	O	1%	90%	0-3	BAL	J. Palmer	G. Gentry	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b5	0	---	O	-1%	89%	3-0	NYM	T. Agee	J. Palmer	Lineout: SS
b5	1	---		1%	90%	3-0	NYM	W. Garrett	J. Palmer	Walk
b5	1	1--	O	-1%	89%	3-0	NYM	C. Jones	J. Palmer	Flyball: RF
b5	2	1--	O	-1%	88%	3-0	NYM	A. Shamsky	J. Palmer	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
t6	0	---	O	2%	90%	0-3	BAL	D. Buford	G. Gentry	Strikeout
t6	1	---	O	1%	91%	0-3	BAL	P. Blair	G. Gentry	Popfly: SS
t6	2	---		-1%	90%	0-3	BAL	F. Robinson	G. Gentry	Walk
t6	2	1--		-3%	87%	0-3	BAL	B. Powell	G. Gentry	Single to RF; Robinson to 3B
t6	2	1-3	O	5%	92%	0-3	BAL	B. Robinson	G. Gentry	Flyball: RF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
b6	0	---		1%	93%	3-0	NYM	K. Boswell	J. Palmer	Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b6	0	1--	O	-0%	93%	3-0	NYM	E. Kranepool	J. Palmer	Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B
b6	1	-2-	R	3%	96%	3-0	NYM	J. Grote	J. Palmer	Double to LF (LF Line); Boswell Scores
b6	1	-2-	O	-1%	96%	4-0	NYM	B. Harrelson	J. Palmer	Strikeout Looking
b6	2	-2-	O	-1%	95%	4-0	NYM	G. Gentry	J. Palmer	Strikeout
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Gary Gentry facing 6-7-8
t7	0	---	O	1%	96%	0-4	BAL	E. Hendricks	G. Gentry	Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t7	1	---	O	1%	97%	0-4	BAL	D. Johnson	G. Gentry	Flyball: CF
t7	2	---		-1%	96%	0-4	BAL	M. Belanger	G. Gentry	Walk
								Dave May pinch hits for Jim Palmer (P) batting 9th; Dave May pinch hits for Jim Palmer (P) batting 9th
t7	2	1--		-1%	95%	0-4	BAL	D. May	G. Gentry	Walk; Belanger to 2B
t7	2	12-		-3%	92%	0-4	BAL	D. Buford	G. Gentry	Walk; Belanger to 3B; May to 2B
								Nolan Ryan replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th; Nolan Ryan replaces Gary Gentry pitching and batting 9th
t7	2	123	O	5%	97%	0-4	BAL	P. Blair	N. Ryan	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, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 1-2-3
								Dave Leonhard replaces Dave May (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Dave Leonhard replaces Dave May (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7	0	---		0%	98%	4-0	NYM	T. Agee	D. Leonhard	Walk
b7	0	1--	O	-0%	98%	4-0	NYM	W. Garrett	D. Leonhard	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Agee to 2B
b7	1	-2-	O	-0%	97%	4-0	NYM	C. Jones	D. Leonhard	Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7	2	-2-	O	-0%	97%	4-0	NYM	A. Shamsky	D. Leonhard	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
								Al Weis replaces Art Shamsky (RF) playing 2B batting 4th; Al Weis replaces Art Shamsky (RF) playing 2B batting 4th; Rod Gaspar replaces Ken Boswell (2B) playing RF batting 5th; Rod Gaspar replaces Ken Boswell (2B) playing RF batting 5th
t8	0	---	O	1%	98%	0-4	BAL	F. Robinson	N. Ryan	Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8	1	---	O	1%	99%	0-4	BAL	B. Powell	N. Ryan	Strikeout Looking
t8	2	---	O	0%	99%	0-4	BAL	B. Robinson	N. Ryan	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 5-6-7
b8	0	---	O	-0%	99%	4-0	NYM	R. Gaspar	D. Leonhard	Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b8	1	---	R	1%	100%	4-0	NYM	E. Kranepool	D. Leonhard	Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b8	1	---	O	-0%	99%	5-0	NYM	J. Grote	D. Leonhard	Flyball: RF
b8	2	---	O	0%	99%	5-0	NYM	B. Harrelson	D. Leonhard	Strikeout
								1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 5.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
t9	0	---	O	0%	100%	0-5	BAL	E. Hendricks	N. Ryan	Flyball: RF
t9	1	---	O	0%	100%	0-5	BAL	D. Johnson	N. Ryan	Flyball: RF
t9	2	---		-0%	100%	0-5	BAL	M. Belanger	N. Ryan	Walk
								Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th; Clay Dalrymple pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th
t9	2	1--		-0%	100%	0-5	BAL	C. Dalrymple	N. Ryan	Single to CF (Ground Ball); Belanger to 2B
								Chico Salmon pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple (PH) batting 9th; Chico Salmon pinch runs for Clay Dalrymple (PH) batting 9th
t9	2	12-		-1%	99%	0-5	BAL	D. Buford	N. Ryan	Walk; Belanger to 3B; Salmon to 2B
t9	2	123	O	1%	100%	0-5	BAL	P. Blair	N. Ryan	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Mets 5.

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