AMAZIN'
THE MIRACLE METS
50th ANNIVERSARY
Game #46: Monday, June 2, 1969 - BR
Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets
Shea Stadium
Gil Hodges Has Mets Playing .500 Baseball in June for First Time in Team History.
Just when the Mets achieve par with an 18-18 record through mid May, they turn right around and lose five in a row. But as they enter the month of June, the Mets are suddenly in the midst of a season high five game winning streak, and more importantly have climbed back up to par with a 23-23 record to date. Monday's victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers also marks the latest point in any season during the Mets now eight years of existence in which they've been at the .500 mark. While some on the team found this reason for minor celebration, Tom Seaver was having none of it to the point of discouraging any sense of accomplishment.
On that note, Seaver's stable mate Jerry Koosman has pitched superbly since returning from the disabled list. Monday night's series opener against the Dodgers was no different. Making only his seventh start of the season, Koosman limited the former Brooklyn Bums to just one earned run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts through nine complete innings for only his second victory of the season. The Mets in turn would provided Koosman with all the run support he would need in the fourth inning. With Cleon Jones and Ed Charles on base, Jerry Grote singled home Jones, and Al Weis doubled home Charles for a 2-0 Mets lead. Dodgers starter Claude Osteen lasted seven innings, allowing the two runs on seven hits and three walks in earning his fourth loss of the season against seven wins. Right fielder Bill Russell connected on a solo home run off Koosman in the eight, but the Dodgers would score no more as the Mets closed out a 2-1 final margin of victory.
- Mets Record: 23-23 (.500)
- N.L.. East: 3rd; 8.5 GB
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