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BAL  5
SEP  1

BOS  4
KCR  2

(11)
CLE  8
CAL  3

OAK  5
@DET  3

WSA  1
@MIN  0

NYY  3
CHW  2

ATL  3
PIT  1
CHC 14
CIN  8

STL  6
@HOU  3

LAD  4
MON  2

NYM  5
@SDP  3

SFG  4
PHI  0

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 17,049

Friday, June 6, 1969
Time of Game: 2:14
Pirates
1
25-26
Lost 3
3rd, 10½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Braves          0  0  0   1  1  0   1  0  X    3  7  0
W: Phil Niekro (8-4), L: Dock Ellis (3-6)
Braves
3
30-19
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .342  .840              3   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .340  .922              0   2   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .329  .911             11   1   
R Clemente RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .816              2   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .337  .780              4   1   
J Pagan LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .657              1   0   
G Alley 2B-SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .565              1   6   
F Patek SS                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .579              0   0   
  J Martinez 2B               3   1   2   0    0   0  .217  .435              2   3   
D Ellis P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .267              0   0   SH
  C Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .344  .858              0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.500              0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125              0   0   
Totals                       33   1   7   0    0   7                         24  13
Batting Events
SH: D Ellis (2, off P Niekro).
TB: J Martinez 2; M Alou 2; W Stargell 2; R Clemente.
RBI: M Alou (19).
2-out RBI: M Alou.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Martinez-W Stargell; W Stargell-G Alley-W Stargell.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: M Sanguillen (1st base by P Niekro).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Lum CF                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .254  .722              3   0   2B
S Jackson SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .291  .725              0   4   
H Aaron RF                    2   1   1   1    2   0  .350 1.141              2   0   HR,IW
O Cepeda 1B                   2   0   0   1    2   0  .256  .841              7   0   
F Millan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .730              4   0   GDP
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   1   
  C Boyer 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .689              0   0   
T Aaron LF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .812              3   0   CS
B Didier C                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .204  .503              7   1   GDP
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .328              0   1   SH
Totals                       27   3   7   0    7   2                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: M Lum (3, off D Ellis).
HR: H Aaron (14, off D Ellis; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: P Niekro (4, off B Dal Canton).
IBB: H Aaron (10, by B Dal Canton).
TB: H Aaron 4; M Lum 3; S Jackson 2; T Aaron 2.
GIDP: B Didier (2); F Millan (4).
RBI: M Lum (8); H Aaron (29); O Cepeda (32).
2-out RBI: M Lum; O Cepeda.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
PB: B Didier (9).
Baserunning Events
CS: T Aaron (1, 2nd base by C Hartenstein/M Sanguillen).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellis, L (3-6)               6     6   2   2    3   1   1   4.89   25     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 6     50    -     1.19   0.00
B Dal Canton                   0.2   0   1   1    4   0   0   3.41    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.41  -0.11
C Hartenstein                  1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.88    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          3-0    0.47   0.04
Totals                         8     7   3   3    7   2   1          35     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 7          3-0 
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, W (8-4)              9     7   1   1    0   7   0   1.86   34     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 7     76    -     1.20   0.43
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 7           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Dal Canton (4; H Aaron).
Pickoffs: P Niekro (1; M Sanguillen, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 17,049.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph.

Lineups

   Pittsburgh Pirates                        Atlanta Braves                               
1. Matty Alou                   CF       1. Mike Lum                     CF
2. Richie Hebner                3B       2. Sonny Jackson                SS
3. Willie Stargell              1B       3. Hank Aaron                   RF
4. Roberto Clemente             RF       4. Orlando Cepeda               1B
5. Manny Sanguillen              C       5. Felix Millan                 2B
6. Jose Pagan                   LF       6. Darrell Evans                3B
7. Gene Alley                   2B       7. Tommie Aaron                 LF
8. Freddie Patek                SS       8. Bob Didier                    C
9. Dock Ellis                    P       9. Phil Niekro                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 123 OO -14% 50% 0-0 ATL F. Millan D. Ellis Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b4 0 --- R 14% 56% 0-1 ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis Home Run
b5 2 --3 R 14% 69% 1-1 ATL M. Lum D. Ellis Single to CF; Aaron Scores
t6 1 1-3 O 13% 69% 1-2 PIT J. Pagan P. Niekro Sanguillen Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t3 2 -2- R -12% 39% 0-0 PIT M. Alou P. Niekro Single to RF; Martinez Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT M. Alou P. Niekro Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner P. Niekro Popfly: 3B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell P. Niekro Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
Jose Martinez replaces Freddie Patek (SS) playing 2B batting 8th; Gene Alley moves from 2B to SS
b1 0 --- 6% 61% 0-0 ATL M. Lum D. Ellis Double to CF
b1 0 -2- 7% 68% 0-0 ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis Single to CF; Lum to 3B
b1 0 1-3 O -9% 58% 0-0 ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis Fielder's Choice 3B; Lum out at Hm/3B-C; Jackson to 2B
b1 1 12- 6% 64% 0-0 ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis Walk; Jackson to 3B; Aaron to 2B
b1 1 123 OO -14% 50% 0-0 ATL F. Millan D. Ellis Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente P. Niekro Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen P. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 PIT J. Pagan P. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 ATL D. Evans D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 ATL T. Aaron D. Ellis Single to LF
b2 1 1-- OO -5% 50% 0-0 ATL B. Didier D. Ellis Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT G. Alley P. Niekro Strikeout
t3 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 PIT J. Martinez P. Niekro Single to LF
t3 1 1-- O 2% 52% 0-0 PIT D. Ellis P. Niekro Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 2B
t3 2 -2- R -12% 39% 0-0 PIT M. Alou P. Niekro Single to RF; Martinez Scores; Alou to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t3 2 -2- O 3% 42% 1-0 PIT R. Hebner P. Niekro Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -3% 40% 0-1 ATL P. Niekro D. Ellis Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 38% 0-1 ATL M. Lum D. Ellis Flyball: LF
b3 2 --- O -1% 37% 0-1 ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 39% 1-0 PIT W. Stargell P. Niekro Strikeout
t4 1 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 PIT R. Clemente P. Niekro Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- -1% 39% 1-0 PIT M. Sanguillen P. Niekro Strikeout, Passed Ball; Sanguillen to 1B
t4 2 1-- O 2% 41% 1-0 PIT J. Pagan P. Niekro Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- R 14% 56% 0-1 ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis Home Run
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 1-1 ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis Lineout: CF
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 ATL F. Millan D. Ellis Popfly: C
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 ATL D. Evans D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 PIT G. Alley P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- -3% 50% 1-1 PIT J. Martinez P. Niekro Single to CF
t5 1 1-- O 4% 53% 1-1 PIT D. Ellis P. Niekro Strikeout
t5 2 1-- -3% 51% 1-1 PIT M. Alou P. Niekro Single to CF; Martinez to 2B
t5 2 12- O 6% 56% 1-1 PIT R. Hebner P. Niekro Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 1-1 ATL T. Aaron D. Ellis Walk
b5 0 1-- O -2% 59% 1-1 ATL B. Didier D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B; Aaron to 2B
b5 1 -2- O -4% 55% 1-1 ATL P. Niekro D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B; Aaron to 3B
b5 2 --3 R 14% 69% 1-1 ATL M. Lum D. Ellis Single to CF; Aaron Scores
b5 2 1-- 2% 71% 2-1 ATL S. Jackson D. Ellis Single to SS; Lum to 2B
b5 2 12- 2% 74% 2-1 ATL H. Aaron D. Ellis Walk; Lum to 3B; Jackson to 2B
b5 2 123 O -6% 67% 2-1 ATL O. Cepeda D. Ellis Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- -6% 61% 1-2 PIT W. Stargell P. Niekro Single to 2B
t6 0 1-- -9% 52% 1-2 PIT R. Clemente P. Niekro Single to LF; Stargell to 2B
t6 0 12- O 4% 56% 1-2 PIT M. Sanguillen P. Niekro Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stargell to 3B
t6 1 1-3 O 13% 69% 1-2 PIT J. Pagan P. Niekro Sanguillen Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 2 --3 O 6% 75% 1-2 PIT J. Pagan P. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-1 ATL F. Millan D. Ellis Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -1% 72% 2-1 ATL D. Evans D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -1% 71% 2-1 ATL T. Aaron D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
Clete Boyer replaces Darrell Evans playing 3B batting 6th
t7 0 --- O 4% 75% 1-2 PIT G. Alley P. Niekro Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 3% 78% 1-2 PIT J. Martinez P. Niekro Popfly: 1B
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Dock Ellis (P) batting 9th
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 1-2 PIT C. Taylor P. Niekro Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Bruce Dal Canton facing 8-9-1
Bruce Dal Canton replaces Carl Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- 3% 83% 2-1 ATL B. Didier B. Dal Canton Walk
b7 0 1-- O -1% 82% 2-1 ATL P. Niekro B. Dal Canton Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Didier to 2B
b7 1 -2- O -2% 79% 2-1 ATL M. Lum B. Dal Canton Groundout: SS-1B; Didier to 3B
b7 2 --3 1% 80% 2-1 ATL S. Jackson B. Dal Canton Walk
b7 2 1-3 1% 81% 2-1 ATL H. Aaron B. Dal Canton Intentional Walk; Jackson to 2B
Chuck Hartenstein replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 9th
b7 2 123 R 9% 90% 2-1 ATL O. Cepeda B. Dal Canton Walk; Didier Scores; Jackson to 3B; Aaron to 2B
b7 2 123 O -3% 88% 3-1 ATL F. Millan C. Hartenstein Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 3% 91% 1-3 PIT M. Alou P. Niekro Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 2% 93% 1-3 PIT R. Hebner P. Niekro Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- -2% 91% 1-3 PIT W. Stargell P. Niekro Single to RF
t8 2 1-- O 3% 94% 1-3 PIT R. Clemente P. Niekro Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Chuck Hartenstein facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O -0% 94% 3-1 ATL C. Boyer C. Hartenstein Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- 1% 95% 3-1 ATL T. Aaron C. Hartenstein Single to LF
b8 1 1-- O -1% 94% 3-1 ATL B. Didier C. Hartenstein Aaron Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 2 --- O -0% 93% 3-1 ATL B. Didier C. Hartenstein Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
t9 0 --- O 3% 97% 1-3 PIT M. Sanguillen P. Niekro Popfly: 2B
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 1-3 PIT J. Pagan P. Niekro Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 1-3 PIT G. Alley P. Niekro Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Braves 3.

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