April 15, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
@BOS 5 CLE 3
DET 2
(10) NYY 8
WSA 2 MIN 5
@OAK 4 CHC 7
PIT 4 CIN 11
SFG 10
(12) HOU 4
ATL 2 LAD 14
SDP 0 STL 4
@MON 3 NYM 6
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 4,362

Tuesday, April 15, 1969, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Pirates

5-3

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4 11  0
Cubs            1  2  0   3  0  0   1  0  X    7  8  1

W: H Aguirre (1-0), L: D Ellis (1-1), S: T Abernathy (1)

Cubs

7-1

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .736    0    6   0   
R Hebner 3B                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .346  .760    0    1   2   
  R Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  B Robertson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .473    0    0   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   2   3    1   0  .214  .624    0    1   0   HR,IW
W Stargell LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.127    0    1   0   
A Oliver 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .353  .774    0    7   2   
B Mazeroski 2B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .152  .353    0    0   1   
J May C                       3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .846    0    4   0   
  J Martinez PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
F Patek SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .720    0    2   2   
  M Sanguillen PH-C           1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
D Ellis P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  G Kolb PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Pagan PH-3B               2   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .546    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   4  11   3    4   2                    24   9

BATTING

HR: R Clemente (1, off J Niekro; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: R Clemente (1, by H Aguirre).

TB: R Clemente 5; A Oliver 2; F Patek; J Pagan; B Mazeroski; D Ellis; M Sanguillen; B Robertson; J May.

RBI: R Clemente 3 (6).

2-out RBI: R Clemente.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Oliver-F Patek.

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .799    0    4   7   2B
G Beckert 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .353  .777    0    5   4   SF
B Williams LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .371 1.021    0    2   0   HR,GDP
R Santo 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .214  .818    0    1   1   
E Banks 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .818    0    9   2   
R Hundley C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .591    0    2   0   
J Hickman RF                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .063  .174    0    0   0   SF
D Young CF                    2   2   1   2    1   1  .348 1.009    0    3   0   HR
J Niekro P                    2   0   1   2    0   1  .250  .750    0    1   1   2B
  H Aguirre P                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       29   7   8   7    2   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Niekro (1, off D Ellis); D Kessinger (5, off R Kline).

HR: B Williams (1, off D Ellis; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Young (1, off D Ellis; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: G Beckert (1, off R Kline); J Hickman (1, off D Ellis).

TB: B Williams 4; D Young 4; J Niekro 2; D Kessinger 2; H Aguirre; G Beckert; R Hundley; E Banks.

GIDP: B Williams (3).

RBI: J Niekro 2 (2); D Young 2 (5); B Williams (6); G Beckert (5); J Hickman (1).

2-out RBI: J Niekro 2; D Young 2; B Williams.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Young (2).

PITCHING

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 (1-1)               3.2   6   6   6    2   2   2   5.68   18     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 6     25    -     0.78  -0.34
B Dal Canton                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.27   0.01
C Hartenstein                  2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.06
R Kline                        2     2   1   1    0   1   0   0.93    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.35  -0.04
Totals                         8     8   7   7    2   4   2          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 8          1-0

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                       4.1   5   4   3    3   0   1   2.03   21     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 0· 5     36    -     0.90  -0.12
H Aguirre, W (1-0)             3     3   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 3          1-0    1.51   0.20
T Abernathy, S (1)             1.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          2-0    1.85   0.13
Totals                         9    11   4   3    4   2   1          42     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 0·11          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: H Aguirre (1).

IBB: H Aguirre (1; R Clemente).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 4,362.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 55° F, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Alou               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. G Beckert            2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. R Santo              3B 
5. A Oliver             1B    5. E Banks              1B 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. R Hundley            C  
7. J May                C     7. J Hickman            RF 
8. F Patek              SS    8. D Young              CF 
9. D Ellis              P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-1  1--      20%  72% D Young         D Ellis         Home Run; Banks Scores
   t 5   1  6-1  123     -17%  70% R Clemente      J Niekro        Single to CF; Patek Scores; Kolb Scores; Hebner Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Clemente to 3B
   b 1   2  1-0  ---      10%  51% B Williams      D Ellis         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  ---     -10%  44% R Clemente      J Niekro        Home Run
   t 8   1  7-4  123       9%  89% J Pagan         T Abernathy     Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      44%  R Clemente      Home Run
   O      ---      45%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  G Beckert       Lineout: SS
   R      ---      51%  B Williams      Home Run
   O      ---      50%  R Santo         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  J May           Walk
   O      1--      55%  F Patek         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  E Banks         Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  R Hundley       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      52%  J Hickman       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      72%  D Young         Home Run; Banks Scores
   O      ---      71%  J Niekro        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
          ---      67%  D Ellis         Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      77%  R Clemente      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  G Beckert       Single to CF
   OO     1--      73%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      76%  B Mazeroski     Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  J May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      79%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
          1--      83%  R Hundley       Single to LF; Santo to 3B
   RO     1-3      85%  J Hickman       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Santo Scores
          1--      86%  D Young         Walk; Hundley to 2B
   RR     12-      94%  J Niekro        Double to CF; Hundley Scores; Young Scores
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      94%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-P
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 6.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      92%  F Patek         Single to RF
                  Gary Kolb pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton batting 9th
          1--      88%  G Kolb          Walk; Patek to 2B
   O      12-      91%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
          12-      87%  R Hebner        Walk; Patek to 3B; Kolb to 2B
   RRR    123      70%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Patek Scores; Kolb Scores; Hebner Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Clemente to 3B
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      77%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
   O      --3      81%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Chuck Hartenstein facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Gary Kolb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  R Santo         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Hank Aguirre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      83%  J May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Chuck Hartenstein facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  J Hickman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Hank Aguirre facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Pagan pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein batting 9th
          ---      76%  J Pagan         Single to LF
          1--      73%  M Alou          Wild Pitch; Pagan to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  Ron Davis pinch hits for Richie Hebner batting 2nd
   O      -2-      84%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      82%  R Clemente      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      89%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ron Kline facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Kline replaces Ron Davis pitching and batting 2nd; Jose Pagan moves to 3B
   O      ---      88%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  H Aguirre       Single to CF
          1--      93%  D Kessinger     Double to LF; Aguirre to 3B
   RO     -23      94%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Aguirre Scores
   O      -2-      93%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Hank Aguirre facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  A Oliver        Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  B Mazeroski     Popfly: 2B
          1--      88%  J May           Single to CF; Oliver to 2B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Hank Aguirre pitching and batting 9th; Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 8th; Jose Martinez pinch runs for Jerry May batting 7th
          12-      80%  M Sanguillen    Single to SS; Oliver to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123      89%  J Pagan         Strikeout
   O      123      97%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 7-4, Ron Kline facing 4-5-6
                  Manny Sanguillen moves to C; Jose Martinez moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-7, Ted Abernathy facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Robertson pinch hits for Ron Kline batting 2nd
          ---      93%  B Robertson     Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  W Stargell      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cubs 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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