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The Orioles attempted to come back in Game 4 by sending the game into extra innings, but it wasn't enough as the Mets prevailed in the bottom of the tenth. The Orioles, in an attempt to send the series back to Baltimore, jumped out to an early 3–0 lead, however the Mets scored five unanswered runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to ...
The Orioles offense only managed four extra-base hits off Mets pitching in the five-game series, all in the first and last games. The Mets won despite below-average performances from Jerry Grote, who went 4-for-19, Tommie Agee, who went 3-for-18, Cleon Jones, who went 3-for-19, Bud Harrelson, who went 3-for-17 and Ed Charles, who went 2-for-15.
Ronald Alan Swoboda (born June 30, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player and television sports color commentator.He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1965 through 1973, most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the Miracle Mets when they rose from being perennial losers to defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 ...
In 18 seasons with the Mets, Kranepool's 1,418 hits were the third-most in Mets history. He also collected 614 RBI — fifth-most in franchise history — to go along with 118 home runs and 536 runs.
Ed Kranepool, one of the last of the original New York Mets, died on Sunday of cardiac arrest at his home in Boca Raton.He was 79. Kranepool was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, playing for them ...
It featured the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Minnesota Twins, with the Orioles winning the series 3–0 and advancing to the 1969 World Series, where they would lose to the New York Mets in five games. The Orioles and Twins would meet again the following year, with similar results.
Over the years, I’ve had 100,000 people tell me they were there in the last game, Oct. 16, 1969. The ballpark (Shea Stadium) held just 53,000. But it doesn’t make a difference.
The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city. [1] The list encompasses the major honours won by Swansea City, records set by the club, their managers and their players, and details of their performance in European competition.