Amazin' Date 8/2/1969: McAndrew and McGraw Join to Whitewash Braves

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

AMAZIN'

THE MIRACLE METS

50th ANNIVERSARY

Game #101: Saturday, August 2, 1969 - BR
Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets
Shea Stadium

METS TAKE SECOND STRAIGHT FROM N.L. WEST LEADING ATLANTA BRAVES

The dog days of summer are upon us.  A crowd of 37,000+ fans in attendance at Shea Stadium on Saturday night are either witness to lethargy, adroit pitching, or a little of both.  Jim McAndrew toes the rubber for New York and is opposed by Atlanta's Ron Reed.  Both duel to a scoreless tie through six.  In the bottom of the seventh Reed commits one of the cardinal sins of pitching: do not walk the lead-off batter.  Ron Swoboda takes his base and is promptly bunted successfully to second.  When Jerry Grote grounds to short, Swoboda runs behind the throw advancing to third.  Pinch hitting, Cleon Jones strokes a clean single up the middle scoring Swoboda with the lone run of the game.  Ron Reed yields the one run on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts through seven innings for the loss.  Hank Aaron triples of McAndrew in the first but is left stranded.  McAndrew goes on to complete seven scoreless innings of three hit ball with just two walks and seven strikeouts en rout to his third win of the season.  Tug McGraw closes out the Braves over final two frames completing the shutout and earning his sixth save.  Tom Seaver appears as a pinch runner.

• Mets Record: 57-44 (.564)
• N.L. East: 2nd; 6.5 GB