They're still amazin
Mets surge to 2-1 lead as Agee dazzles crowd
LAS VEGAS (UPI) — Odds-makers Tuesday made the New York Mets 3-2 favorites to win the World Series after the Mets' 5-0 victory over Baltimore in the third game.
However, Jimmie "The Greek" Snyder said Baltimore was an 11-10 favorite to win Wednesday's fourth game.
NEW YORK (UPI) — Centerfielder Tommie Agee led off the third game of the World Series with a homer and then electrified the celebrity-studded crowd with two of the greatest clutch catches in series history yesterday as the New York Mets amazed the Baltimore Orioles 5-0.
Rookie Gary Gentry, who hit a two-run double in the second inning, and Nolan Ryan stifled the
Orioles on four hits, but the spectacular catches by Agee, with two on in the fourth and the bases-loaded in the seventh, cut off at least five runs and saved the game.
The Mets now hold a 2-1 edge in the series and have their two aces, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman, ready to go in the fourth and fifth games of the series before their home fans at Shea Stadium Wednesday and Thursday. The Orioles will counter with Mike Cuellar and Dave McNally.
The game, the first series contest played in New York since 1964 and the first ever at Shea Stadium, attracted a sellout crowd of 56,335 on a gray, overcast afternoon. Included among the fans were such politicians and celebrities as Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, Mayor John Lindsay and Jackie Onassis and her children, Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr.
Also in the crowd was Joe Dimaggio, the former Yankee who had to remember the catch that
SERIES LOST
NEW YORK (UPI)—Members of the 1968 world champion Detroit Tigers received individual series shares of $10,936 and the losing St. Louis Cardinals players each got $7,078. Plans for the 1969 world series call for a $15,000-$10,000 split because of increased revenue from division playoffs.
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Young relief pitcher held the Orioles and combined with starter Gary Gentry for a four-hit shut out.
Al Gionfriddo made on him in the sixth game of the 1947 series at Yankee Stadium. The Agee catches, especially the second one, ranked in the same category with the Gionfriddo catch.
With two on and two out in the fourth, Oriole catcher Ellie Hendricks hit a drive to deep left center that looked like it was going over Agee's head. But the
fleet 27-year-old outfielder raced at top speed and reached out and snared the ball in the top of his glove's webbing at the 396-foot mark before hitting the wall.
That catch was memorable but the second one was more fantastic. With the based loaded and two out in the seventh, Paul Blair hit a shot to right center that would have normally cleared the bases.
Agee ran to the edge of the outfield grass and dove when he hit the outfield track in front of the fence. Skidding along the ground on his stomach, he kept his glove up and snagged the ball.
The Mets, who were 16-5 underdogs after losing the first game in Baltimore, now are playing the same kind of "incredible" ball they displayed all season and the Orioles, just like the National League teams during the regular season, probably can't believe it really happened.
It was fitting that Agee led off the last of the seventh and got a rousing ovation from the Met fans. Then, just to cap the fine day, he went back up against the left field wall and jumped up to catch Frank Robinson's drive leading off the eighth.
The Orioles, who won 109 games during the regular season, now have just 12 hits in three games off the Met pitchers. Frank Robinson and Paul Blair have only one each in the three games.
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