{"id":4185,"date":"2025-11-04T19:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=4185"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:19:59","slug":"mets-eliminated-pirates-pitchers-combine-for-3-hitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballmaelstrom.com\/?p=4185","title":{"rendered":"Mets Eliminated! Pirates Pitchers Combine for 3-Hitter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 1969 New York Mets became the 1st team to be eliminated from the Best of the 1960s Tournament. The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff combined to shutout the Mets, allowing just 3 hits. This was after starter Bob Friend exited the game in the 3rd inning after being struck by a line drive off the bat of Tommie Agee. Joe Gibbon earned the win with 3 scoreless innings of relief, and Clem Labine pitched a perfect 9th for the save. The Mets nearly scored off Gibbon in the 7th when Art Shamsky walked and Ken Boswell doubled. With the infield drawn in, Ed Kranepool dribbled the 1st out in front of the plate, and Ron Swaboda hit a sharp grounder to 3rd. Jerry Grote walked, but Bud Harrelson grounded out to end the inning. Roy Face was originally slated to pitch the 9th for Pittsburgh, but wasn’t able to enter after straining a rib warming up. Tom Seaver pitched nearly as good for New York, holding Pittsburgh hitless until a triple by Roberto Clemente in the 5th. Seaver escaped that time, striking out Smoky Burgess and getting Don Hoak to pop out. He wasn’t as lucky in the 7th when Dick Stuart led off with a triple and scored on Clemente’s sacrifice fly for the only run of the game. Seaver allowed just 4 hits in 8 innings. With the 1-0 win, the Pirates advance to face 1968 St. Louis Cardinals, while the ’69 Mets head home. The Pirates didn’t allow a home run in any of the 4 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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