April 11, 1969 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 4
@BAL 0 CAL 5
MIN 3 BOS 2
@CLE 1
(16) NYY 9
@DET 4 OAK 5
KCR 0 SEP 7
CHW 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 CHC 1
MON 0
(12) LAD 9
@HOU 3 STL 6
@NYM 5 PIT 7
PHI 1 SFG 8
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 7,281

Friday, April 11, 1969, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Expos

1-3

Lost 3

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  1

W: T Abernathy (1-0), L: C Sembera (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cubs

4-0

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .564    0    4   2   SB
M Mota CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .619    0    4   0   2B
R Staub RF                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .286 1.286    0    3   0   IW
M Jones LF                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .412 1.062    0    3   0   2B,GDP
B Bailey 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .812    0   11   2   
J Bateman C                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .652    0    6   0   
C Laboy 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.494    0    1   5   2B
G Sutherland 2B               5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   5   
C Morton P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  T Cline PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  C Sembera P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D McGinn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 5.000         0   0   
Totals                       43   0   7   0    3   4                    35  16

BATTING

2B: M Jones (3, off J Niekro); M Mota (1, off J Niekro); C Laboy (4, off J Niekro).

IBB: R Staub (2, by T Abernathy).

TB: M Jones 4; C Laboy 3; M Mota 2; B Bailey.

GIDP: M Jones (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

E: J Bateman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wills (2, 2nd base off T Abernathy/R Hundley).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   1   0   0    2   0  .294  .762    0    5   6   SB
G Beckert 2B                  5   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .818    0    0   9   
B Williams LF                 6   0   3   1    0   0  .421 1.108    0    0   0   SB
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .294 1.015    0    1   1   
E Banks 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.035    0   18   2   
R Hundley C                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .694    0    5   0   
A Spangler RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .788    0    1   0   SH
D Young CF                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .793    0    3   0   
  J Qualls PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   0   
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   4   SH
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.667    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   2   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   1   7   1    6   4                    36  24

BATTING

SH: J Niekro (1, off C Morton); A Spangler (1, off C Morton).

TB: B Williams 3; D Young 2; G Beckert; R Hundley.

RBI: B Williams (3).

2-out RBI: B Williams.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Beckert-D Kessinger-E Banks.

E: A Spangler (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Williams (1, 2nd base off C Morton/J Bateman); D Kessinger (1, 2nd base off C Sembera/J Bateman).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Morton                       9     6   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   36     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1· 6     75    -     1.65   0.69
C Sembera, L (0-1)             2.2   0   1   1    3   1   0   2.25   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.44   0.28
D McGinn                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   8.10    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    4.84  -0.36
Totals                        11.2   7   1   1    6   4   0          48     -       ·  ·     17·13· 2· 6          2-1

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro                       9     7   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   35     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 0· 7     74    -     1.37   0.69
T Abernathy, W (1-0)           3     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.52   0.42
Totals                        12     7   0   0    3   4   0          46     -       ·  ·     22·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Abernathy (1; R Staub).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 7,281.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Wills              SS    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. M Mota               CF    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. R Staub              RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. M Jones              LF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. B Bailey             1B    5. E Banks              1B 
6. J Bateman            C     6. R Hundley            C  
7. C Laboy              3B    7. A Spangler           RF 
8. G Sutherland         2B    8. D Young              CF 
9. C Morton             P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  0-0  -23      36% 100% B Williams      D McGinn        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kessinger Scores; Beckert to 3B
   t 8   0  0-0  1--      15%  58% M Jones         J Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--     -13%  32% B Bailey        J Niekro        Single to LF; Jones to 3B
   t 6   0  0-0  1-3      13%  45% J Bateman       J Niekro        Fielder's Choice P; Jones out at Hm/P-3B; Bailey to 2B; Bateman to 1B
   b 6   0  0-0  1--      13%  75% B Williams      C Morton        Single to RF; Beckert to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  M Mota          Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  R Staub         Popfly: SS
          -2-      50%  M Jones         Single to 3B; Mota to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  C Laboy         Double to LF
          -2-      41%  G Sutherland    Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Laboy to 3B; Sutherland to 2B
   O      -23      50%  C Morton        Fielder's Choice P; Laboy out at Hm/P-2B-C; Sutherland to 3B; Morton to 1B
   O      1-3      55%  M Wills         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  E Banks         Walk
   O      1--      52%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  A Spangler      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  M Jones         Double to LF
   O      -2-      56%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  D Young         Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  J Niekro        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      53%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Laboy         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B; Laboy to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  C Morton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      53%  E Banks         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Mota          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  D Young         Single to 3B
   O      1--      55%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Kessinger     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  M Jones         Single to RF
          1--      32%  B Bailey        Single to LF; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  J Bateman       Fielder's Choice P; Jones out at Hm/P-3B; Bailey to 2B; Bateman to 1B
   O      12-      51%  C Laboy         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      58%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
          ---      63%  G Beckert       Single to LF
          1--      75%  B Williams      Single to RF; Beckert to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  R Santo         Fielder's Choice 3B; Beckert out at Hm/3B-C; Williams to 2B; Santo to 1B
   O      12-      56%  E Banks         Foul Flyball: 1B
          12-      60%  R Hundley       Single to 3B; Williams to 3B; Santo to 2B
   O      123      50%  A Spangler      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  C Morton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  M Mota          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  D Young         Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  J Niekro        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  R Staub         Walk
   OO     1--      58%  M Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Bailey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      56%  G Beckert       Lineout: SS
          ---      61%  B Williams      Single to CF
          1--      65%  R Santo         Williams Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  J Bateman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  C Laboy         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      64%  G Sutherland    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Morton facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  R Hundley       Walk
   O      1--      70%  A Spangler      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hundley to 2B
                  Jim Qualls pinch hits for Don Young batting 8th
   O      -2-      61%  J Qualls        Strikeout
                  Willie Smith pinch hits for Joe Niekro batting 9th
   O      -2-      50%  W Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Abernathy facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Willie Smith pitching and batting 9th; Jim Qualls moves to CF; Ty Cline pinch hits for Carl Morton batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  T Cline         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  M Wills         Walk
          1--      44%  M Mota          Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      52%  R Staub         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      64%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carroll Sembera facing 1-2-3
                  Carroll Sembera replaces Ty Cline pitching and batting 9th
          ---      71%  D Kessinger     Walk
   O      1--      64%  G Beckert       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      57%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 11th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      56%  B Bailey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      61%  J Bateman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  C Laboy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carroll Sembera facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Spangler      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 12th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      56%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      61%  C Sembera       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 12th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Carroll Sembera facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  J Qualls        Flyball: LF
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  J Hickman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  D Kessinger     Walk
          1--      63%  G Beckert       Kessinger Steals 2B; Kessinger to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      64%  " "             Walk
                  Dan McGinn replaces Carroll Sembera pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      64%  B Williams      Defensive Indifference; Beckert to 2B
   R      -23     100%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kessinger Scores; Beckert to 3B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cubs 1.

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