AMAZIN'
THE MIRACLE METS
50th ANNIVERSARY
Game #52: Tuesday, June 10, 1969 - BR.
New York Mets @ San Francisco Giants
Candlestick Park
Tommie Agee and Cleon Jones Power Don Cardwell to Victory Over Giants
The Amazins did it again ... winning Tuesday's series opener at Candlestick Park against the San Francisco Giants, and thus extending their franchise record setting winning streak to eleven straight games.
Hard luck starter Don Cardwell this time was the beneficiary of 13 Mets hits and nine runs en route to only his second victory of the season. However most know his 3.05 ERA is far more indicative of his performance than six losses on his record for he has pitched quite well through eleven starts to date. On this day he allowed four earned runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts through 8.1 innings pitched. After limiting the Giants to just one run through the first eight, Cardwell was chased from the box in the ninth by home runs from Willie McCovey and Jack Hiatt.
For the Giants however, it was too little too late. The Mets bats had their way against starter Mike McCormick, and relievers Ron Herbel and Ray Sadecki. In the bottom of the fourth, Tommie Agee's home run tied the game at one. Agee batted 4 for 5 and would hit his second home run of the game leading off the ninth. Cleon Jones hit his eighth home run in the seventh. Jerry Grote was 3 for 4 with a double and a run batted in.
Ron Taylor earned his fifth save.
FINAL
Mets 9
Giants 4
The Mets are now six games above the .500 mark. But despite an eleven game win streak, the first place Cubs since May 28 have yielded but two games in the standings to the second place Mets, whom remain seven games out of first. The Cubs presently own a National League best 37-17 record. On the same day the Mets embarked on their eleven game march, the Cubs likewise went on to win seven straight games.
- Mets Record: 29-23 (.557)
- N.L. East: 2nd; 7 GB
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