1969 MLB Playoffs (Replay Baseball)

ALCS (Minnesota vs. Baltimore)

Game 1 – Perry vs. Cuellar

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead on a Sacrifice Fly by Dave Johnson. The Twins took the lead in the 6th inning on a triple by Cardenas with runners on 1st and 2nd. In the ninth, after a rare play Strike Out - Passed Ball allowing Frank Robinson to reach first base  and a walk to Boog Powell, Perranoski was brought to shut the Orioles down. Unfortunately, Brooks Robinson didn't follow the script as he deposited a pitch over the centerfield wall for a 3 run dinger and the win, 4-3. Cuellar goes 8 innings and Leonhard gets the win in the 9th. Baltimore leads series 1-0

Game 2 – Boswell vs. McNally

 The Twins scored quickly on an error by Brooks Robinson and a double by Oliva but that was the only lead the Twins would hold as the O's scored on RBI singles by Powell and Johnson. Boswell was chased in the 5th inning as the Orioles sealed the game with 5 runs including a 3 run homer by Johnson and a solo dinger by Elrod Hendricks. McNally goes 7 innings and gets the win. 9-3. Baltimore leads series 2-0

Game 3 – Kaat vs. Palmer

This was a heartbreaker as the Orioles eliminate the Twins in 11 innings. With the score 6-5 Minnesota going into the top of the 8th inning,  Perranoski comes in and gives up a leadoff homerun to Boog Powell to tie the game, 6-6. With Tom Hall pitching in the 11th for Minnesota gets PH, Motton on a groundout. He then walks Buford to put the tying run on base. Then Paul Blair doubles to center to drive in Buford to give the O’s the lead, 7-6. Against Hardin in the bottom of the 11th, Cardenas leadoffs with a walk, Mitterwald foul outs out to Etchebarren for the first out. Allison singles to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Hardin then got Renick to flyout and Tovar to groundout to end the game and series, 7-6. Baltimore wins series 3-0

 

NLCS (New York vs. Atlanta)

Game 1 – Seaver vs. Niekro

The Mets start off with 3 runs in the top of the first on a single by Boswell, a walk by Cleon Jones and a three run homer by Art Shamsky. Carty homered off of Seaver in the second to make the score 3-1. The teams exchanged homeruns in the 7th, one by Grote and one by Cepeda as the Mets win 4-2. New York leads series 1-0

Game 2 – Koosman vs. Reed

Reed gives up 8 hits but holds the Mets to 1 run on a triple by Agee in the 5th. The Braves score 3 runs courtesy of a wild pitch, 2 walks and some sloppy play to defeat the Mets, 3-1. Series Tied 1-1

Game 3 – Gentry vs. Jarvis

The Mets again jump out to a 3 run lead in the 1st inning on an RBI single by Cleon Jones and a 2 run dinger by Art Shamsky. The Mets extend their lead to 4-0 on a solo shot by Tommie Agee in the 5th. In the 7th, Clete Boyer came up with runners on 1st and 2nd and hit a 3 run homer that the wind surely got a hold of (Replay Ball Park Effects). Tug McGraw came in to slam the door on the Braves, 4-3. New York leads series 2-1

Game 4 – Seaver vs. Niekro

This one was ALL Braves. Millan went 4 for 5 with a homerun and Alou and Cepeda both hit 2 run homers to give the Braves an easy win, 7-0. Series tied 2-2

Game 5 – Koosman vs. Reed

The game goes scoreless through 7 innings but the Mets did their damage in the 8th on a 2 run dinger by Tommie Agee to drive in Jerry Koosman who was pitching a gem. In the 8th inning, the Braves had runners on 1st and 2nd when McGraw came up to again, slam the door. Didier led off the 9th inning with a double but McGraw got Jackson, Gonzalez and Alou to give the Mets the win, 2-0. New York wins series 3-2

 

 

 

1969 World Series (New York vs. Baltimore)

Game 1 – Seaver vs. Cuellar

The Mets start off hitting as Tommie Agee opens with a triple to center. Boswell then singles to drive in Agee to give the Mets the lead, 1-0. The lead didn’t last long. Seaver got the first 2 batters but gave up a single to Frank Robinson and a double to Boog Powell for their first run. Then Brooks Robinson singled to centerfield but Agee nailed Powell at home to stop the bleeding. In the 3rd inning Bud Harrelson led off with a single and was sacrificed to 2nd by Seaver. Tommie Agee Agee then hit a 2 run homer to give the Mets a 3-1 lead. There the score stayed until the bottom of the 8th inning. Seaver got Blair to line to Shamsky in right. Seaver then surrendered back-to-back homeruns to Frank Robinson and Boog Powell to tie the score, 3-3. The score stayed 3-3 until the 16th. The Cuellar and the Orioles relief pitching were amazing, giving up only 2 hits, harmless singles, from the 4th through through the 16th inning. With Koonce on the mound, the Mets blew it. First, Koonce hit Buford who was then caught stealing. Blair singled and then Frank Robinson drove him in with a double. Orioles win 4-3 in 16 innings. Baltimore leads series 1-0

Game 2 – Koosman vs. McNally

This one was a pitching dual through 7 innings. The Orioles finally broke the tie with a couple of Ball Park singles (that could have been homeruns) and a Sac Fly by Mark Belanger. DiLauro took over for Koosman after he was removed for a pinch hitter in the top of the 8th. Buford was retired on a lineout but Blair walked and Frank Robinson singled to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Then DiLauro gave up a huge blast to Boog Powell to give the Orioles to ice the win, 4-0. Baltimore leads series 2-0

Game 3 –  Gentry vs. Palmer

The Mets get out of the shoot early with doubles by Agee and Boswell, a walk to Cleon Jones, a single by Shamsky and a Sac Fly by Garrett for a 2-0 lead. In the 2nd, with the bases loaded the mets get another run on a fielder’s choice by Cleon Jones to increase the lead to 3-0. In the 4th,  Blair led off with a homerun, Frank Robinson singled, Powell doubled, Brooks Robinson was intentionally walked and Dave Johnson doubled as the Orioles to tie the score, 3-3.  The O’s chased Gentry in the 5th as Brooks Robinson doubled in 2 runs. The O’s added one more in the 7th to make the score 6-3. The Mets added one of their own in the 7th but that’s as far as they would get. Orioles win 6-4. Baltimore leads series 3-0

Game 4 – Seaver vs. Cuellar

The O’s take an early lead on a homer by Powell in the 2nd inning. The Mets retaliated in the 2nd with a run of their own to tie the score, 1-1. The Mets just couldn’t get anything going. The Orioles scored a runs in the 4th, 5th and 9th as the Orioles win the series. The Mets really had no chance in the series. Baltimore wins series 4-0

 

Boog Powell is the 1969 World Series MVP going 8 for 20 with 2 doubles, 3 homeruns and 7 RBIs.