April 12, 1969 Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 28,599

Saturday, April 12, 1969, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Expos

2-3

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: M Grant (1-0), L: F Jenkins (0-1), S: C Sembera (2)

Cubs

4-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bosch CF                    5   2   4   1    0   0  .571 1.285    0    3   0   2B
M Wills SS                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .273  .724    0    1   0   
  B Wine SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Staub RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .333 1.389    0    1   0   3B,2B
M Jones LF                    3   0   0   2    0   1  .350  .891    0    4   0   SF
B Bailey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .668    0    7   1   GDP
J Bateman C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .535    0    6   1   
C Laboy 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .450 1.300    0    0   5   
G Sutherland 2B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .042  .125    0    4   2   2B
M Grant P                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .200  .400    0    1   1   
  C Sembera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  12   7    0   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Staub (2, off F Jenkins); G Sutherland (1, off R Nye); D Bosch (1, off R Nye).

3B: R Staub (1, off F Jenkins).

SF: M Jones (1, off R Nye).

TB: D Bosch 5; R Staub 5; M Wills 3; G Sutherland 2; M Grant; C Laboy.

GIDP: B Bailey (1).

RBI: M Jones 2 (4); R Staub 2 (5); M Grant (1); D Bosch (1); M Wills (3).

2-out RBI: D Bosch; M Grant.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Laboy-G Sutherland-B Bailey.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .714    0    3   6   
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .364  .849    0    0   4   
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .391 1.005    0    3   0   
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .828    0    0   4   GDP
E Banks 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .939    0   15   0   
R Hundley C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .554    0    4   1   
A Spangler RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    1   0   
D Young CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .769    0    1   1   
F Jenkins P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  R Nye P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.833    0    0   0   
  G Ross P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Qualls PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    0   3                    27  18

BATTING

TB: G Beckert 2; D Kessinger; J Qualls; D Young; E Banks; B Williams.

GIDP: R Santo (1).

RBI: B Williams (4); E Banks (7); G Beckert (3).

2-out RBI: E Banks.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

FIELDING

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

E: E Banks (2).

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
M Grant, W (1-0)               8     6   3   3    0   3   0   5.79   30     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 6     61    -     0.32   0.16
C Sembera, S (2)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.43   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 7          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
F Jenkins, L (0-1)             2     7   5   5    0   1   0   9.00   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 6     23    -     1.03  -0.31
R Nye                          4     4   2   2    0   1   0   4.50   16     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 4          1-1    0.19  -0.00
G Ross                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
H Aguirre                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   7    0   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 0·11          1-1

M Grant faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
F Jenkins faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 28,599.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Bosch              CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. M Wills              SS    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. M Grant              P     9. F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3      10%  72% R Staub         F Jenkins       Double to RF; Bosch Scores; Wills to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  62% M Wills         F Jenkins       Single to RF; Bosch to 3B
   t 3   0  0-3  1--       9%  90% R Staub         F Jenkins       Triple to LF; Wills Scores
   t 1   0  0-2  12-      -8%  68% B Bailey        F Jenkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Staub to 3B
   t 2   2  0-2  -2-       6%  75% D Bosch         F Jenkins       Single to CF; Laboy Scores; Bosch out at 2B/CF-C-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D Bosch         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      62%  M Wills         Single to RF; Bosch to 3B
   R      1-3      72%  R Staub         Double to RF; Bosch Scores; Wills to 3B
   R      -23      75%  M Jones         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Wills Scores; Jones to 1B
   OO     12-      68%  B Bailey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Staub to 3B
   O      --3      65%  J Bateman       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  C Laboy         Single to SS
   O      1--      71%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B; Laboy to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  M Grant         Strikeout
   RO     -2-      75%  D Bosch         Single to CF; Laboy Scores; Bosch out at 2B/CF-C-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  E Banks         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      79%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  M Wills         Single to RF
   R      1--      90%  R Staub         Triple to LF; Wills Scores
                  Rich Nye replaces Fergie Jenkins pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3      90%  M Jones         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Staub Scores
   O      ---      89%  B Bailey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Bateman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  A Spangler      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  D Young         Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  R Nye           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rich Nye facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  C Laboy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  M Grant         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  G Beckert       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      94%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 5, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rich Nye facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  D Bosch         Double to LF
   R      -2-      97%  M Wills         Single to CF; Bosch Scores
   O      1--      97%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  M Jones         Groundout: SS-1B; Wills to 3B
   O      --3      95%  B Bailey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-6, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Hundley       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rich Nye facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Bateman       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Laboy         Popfly: SS
          ---      97%  G Sutherland    Double to RF
   R      -2-      98%  M Grant         Single to CF; Sutherland Scores
   O      1--      98%  D Bosch         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  A Spangler      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      98%  D Young         Single to LF
                  Willie Smith pinch hits for Rich Nye batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  W Smith         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      99%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Gary Ross facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Ross replaces Willie Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Wine replaces Maury Wills playing SS batting 2nd
          ---      98%  G Beckert       Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  E Banks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Gary Ross facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  B Bailey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Laboy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  R Hundley       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 7-0, Hank Aguirre facing 8-9-1
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Gary Ross pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Grant         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Bosch         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  B Wine          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-7, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Qualls pinch hits for Hank Aguirre batting 9th
          ---     100%  J Qualls        Single to CF
          1--      99%  D Kessinger     Single to RF; Qualls to 2B
   R      12-      98%  G Beckert       Single to CF; Qualls Scores; Kessinger to 2B
   R      12-      96%  B Williams      Single to CF; Kessinger Scores; Beckert to 2B
                  Carroll Sembera replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-     100%  R Santo         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Beckert to 3B
   R      --3      99%  E Banks         Single to CF; Beckert Scores
   O      1--     100%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cubs 3.

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