Amazin' Date 7/10/1969: Cubs Salvage Series Finale at Shea

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

AMAZIN'

THE MIRACLE METS

50th ANNIVERSARY

Game #82: Thursday, July 10, 1969 - BR
Chicago Cubs @ New York Mets
Shea Stadium

Chicago salvages a victory in the series finale at Shea and end the Mets winning streak at seven.  The Cubs reclaim a game in the standings and now lead the second place Mets by 4.5 games.  Tommie Agee opens the scoring with a lead-off home run off Cubs starter Bill Hands.  Ernie Banks ties the game in the fourth, but Ed Kranepool puts the Mets back out in front in the bottom half of the frame with his 34th RBI of the season.  However, Mets starter Gary Gentry's effort comes undone in the fifth when Chicago strikes for five including a Ron Santo home run en route to a 6-2 victory at Shea.

Gentry fails to make it through the fifth, surrendering six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks through 4.1 innings pitched.  Cal Koonce and Don Cardwell join for 4.2 innings of scoreless, three-hit relief.  Chicago's Bill Hands goes the distance for his tenth victory of the season.  He limits the Mets to just three hits.

• Mets Record: 47-35 (.573)
• N.L. East: 2nd; 4.5 GB