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BAL  5
DET  2
 NYY 11
@CLE  3
 OAK  6
@MIN  4
 STL  3
@CHC  2
 SDP  4
@HOU  1
 CIN  8
@LAD  7
 PHI  7
@MON  1
 SFG  5
ATL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 11,656

 Thursday, April 24, 1969, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:21
Cardinals
3
6-9
Won 1
4th, 4½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  3
Cubs            2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  3  0
W: Dave Giusti (2-1), L: Ken Holtzman (2-1)
 Cubs
2
11-5
Lost 4
1st

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .141  .373              1   0   
J Javier 2B                   5   2   4   0    0   1  .295  .672              0   1   2B
C Flood CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .601              5   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .821             10   1   GDP
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .237  .647              0   4   
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .232  .564              6   0   
V Pinson RF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .835              0   0   SF
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .673              5   6   
D Giusti P                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .873              0   1   
Totals                       34   3   9   0    4   6                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: J Javier (1, off K Holtzman).
SF: V Pinson (1, off K Holtzman).
TB: J Javier 5; T McCarver; J Torre; V Pinson; M Shannon; D Maxvill.
GIDP: J Torre (1).
RBI: M Shannon (8); V Pinson (5); T McCarver (6).
2-out RBI: M Shannon.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: M Shannon (2); D Maxvill (2); J Javier (5).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .709              0   0   
G Beckert 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .603              5   5   
B Williams LF                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .324  .830              0   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .164  .679              0   3   CS
E Banks 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .283  .712              9   0   SF
R Hundley C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .259  .711              6   0   
A Spangler RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .774              2   0   
D Young CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .771              5   0   2B
K Holtzman P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   2   
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .273 1.061              0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       31   2   3   0    2   6                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Young (3, off D Giusti).
SF: E Banks (2, off D Giusti).
TB: D Young 2; D Kessinger; R Hundley.
RBI: R Hundley (7); E Banks (14).
2-out RBI: R Hundley.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Santo-G Beckert-E Banks.
Baserunning Events
CS: R Santo (2, 3rd base by D Giusti POCS).

Pitching Stats

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Giusti, W (2-1)              9     3   2   2    2   6   0   1.75   34     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 2     77    -     1.62   0.64
Totals                         9     3   2   2    2   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 2           -  
Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman, L (2-1)            7     7   3   3    4   4   0   2.61   31     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 7     51    -     1.16   0.04
H Aguirre                      0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.80   0.01
T Abernathy                    1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.88   0.08
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 8          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Giusti (2; R Santo, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 11,656.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 50° F, Sunny.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Chicago Cubs                                 
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Don Kessinger                SS
2. Julian Javier                2B       2. Glenn Beckert                2B
3. Curt Flood                   CF       3. Billy Williams               LF
4. Joe Torre                    1B       4. Ron Santo                    3B
5. Mike Shannon                 3B       5. Ernie Banks                  1B
6. Tim McCarver                  C       6. Randy Hundley                 C
7. Vada Pinson                  RF       7. Al Spangler                  RF
8. Dal Maxvill                  SS       8. Don Young                    CF
9. Dave Giusti                   P       9. Ken Holtzman                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 1 123 R 10% 61% 1-2 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Single to LF; Javier Scores; Torre to 3B; Shannon to 2B
b9 2 1-- O 10% 100% 2-3 CHC A. Spangler D. Giusti Flyball: CF
b1 2 12- R -10% 36% 1-1 CHC R. Hundley D. Giusti Single to LF; Williams Scores; Santo to 2B
t1 2 1-3 R 9% 59% 0-0 STL M. Shannon K. Holtzman Single to RF; Javier Scores; Torre to 2B
b9 0 --- O 9% 88% 2-3 CHC R. Santo D. Giusti Strikeout

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, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Single to RF
t1 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 STL C. Flood K. Holtzman Strikeout
t1 2 1-- 3% 50% 0-0 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Single to RF; Javier to 3B
t1 2 1-3 R 9% 59% 0-0 STL M. Shannon K. Holtzman Single to RF; Javier Scores; Torre to 2B
t1 2 12- O -4% 55% 1-0 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -6% 49% 0-1 CHC D. Kessinger D. Giusti Single to 3B/Bunt; Kessinger to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b1 0 -2- -3% 46% 0-1 CHC G. Beckert D. Giusti Walk
b1 0 12- O 3% 49% 0-1 CHC B. Williams D. Giusti Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kessinger to 3B; Williams to 1B
b1 1 1-3 -4% 45% 0-1 CHC R. Santo D. Giusti Walk; Williams to 2B
b1 1 123 RO 1% 46% 0-1 CHC E. Banks D. Giusti Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kessinger Scores
b1 2 12- R -10% 36% 1-1 CHC R. Hundley D. Giusti Single to LF; Williams Scores; Santo to 2B
b1 2 12- O 4% 40% 2-1 CHC A. Spangler D. Giusti Santo Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS-3B-SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -3% 37% 1-2 STL V. Pinson K. Holtzman Groundout: P-1B
t2 1 --- 3% 40% 1-2 STL D. Maxvill K. Holtzman Walk
t2 1 1-- O -3% 37% 1-2 STL D. Giusti K. Holtzman Popfly: 2B
t2 2 1-- O -2% 34% 1-2 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 2% 36% 2-1 CHC A. Spangler D. Giusti Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 38% 2-1 CHC D. Young D. Giusti Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 39% 2-1 CHC K. Holtzman D. Giusti Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 7% 46% 1-2 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Double to LF
t3 0 -2- O -5% 41% 1-2 STL C. Flood K. Holtzman Lineout: 2B
t3 1 -2- 3% 43% 1-2 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Walk
t3 1 12- 7% 50% 1-2 STL M. Shannon K. Holtzman Walk; Javier to 3B; Torre to 2B
t3 1 123 R 10% 61% 1-2 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Single to LF; Javier Scores; Torre to 3B; Shannon to 2B
t3 1 123 RO 0% 61% 2-2 STL V. Pinson K. Holtzman Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores; Shannon to 3B
t3 2 1-3 O -5% 56% 3-2 STL D. Maxvill K. Holtzman Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 2-3 CHC D. Kessinger D. Giusti Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 2-3 CHC G. Beckert D. Giusti Flyball: LF
b3 2 --- O 1% 62% 2-3 CHC B. Williams D. Giusti Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- O -2% 60% 3-2 STL D. Giusti K. Holtzman Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O -2% 58% 3-2 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- 1% 60% 3-2 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Single to RF
t4 2 1-- O -3% 57% 3-2 STL C. Flood K. Holtzman Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 2-3 CHC R. Santo D. Giusti Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 2% 62% 2-3 CHC E. Banks D. Giusti Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O 1% 64% 2-3 CHC R. Hundley D. Giusti Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -3% 61% 3-2 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O -2% 60% 3-2 STL M. Shannon K. Holtzman Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O -1% 59% 3-2 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 62% 2-3 CHC A. Spangler D. Giusti Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 64% 2-3 CHC D. Young D. Giusti Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O 2% 66% 2-3 CHC K. Holtzman D. Giusti Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O -3% 63% 3-2 STL V. Pinson K. Holtzman Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -2% 62% 3-2 STL D. Maxvill K. Holtzman Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- 1% 63% 3-2 STL D. Giusti K. Holtzman Walk
t6 2 1-- O -3% 60% 3-2 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4% 64% 2-3 CHC D. Kessinger D. Giusti Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- -4% 60% 2-3 CHC G. Beckert D. Giusti Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b6 1 1-- -6% 54% 2-3 CHC B. Williams D. Giusti Fielder's Choice P; Beckert to 2B; Williams to 1B
b6 1 12- O 8% 62% 2-3 CHC R. Santo D. Giusti Flyball: CF
b6 2 12- O 8% 69% 2-3 CHC E. Banks D. Giusti Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- 4% 73% 3-2 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Single to LF
t7 0 1-- O -4% 69% 3-2 STL C. Flood K. Holtzman Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 1 1-- OO -6% 64% 3-2 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 5% 69% 2-3 CHC R. Hundley D. Giusti Popfly: 1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 72% 2-3 CHC A. Spangler D. Giusti Popfly: SS
b7 2 --- -5% 67% 2-3 CHC D. Young D. Giusti Double to LF
Willie Smith pinch hits for Ken Holtzman (P) batting 9th
b7 2 -2- O 7% 75% 2-3 CHC W. Smith D. Giusti Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Hank Aguirre facing 5-6-7
Hank Aguirre replaces Willie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -2% 72% 3-2 STL M. Shannon H. Aguirre Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O -2% 70% 3-2 STL T. McCarver H. Aguirre Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- 1% 72% 3-2 STL V. Pinson H. Aguirre Single to 1B/Bunt
t8 2 1-- 2% 74% 3-2 STL D. Maxvill H. Aguirre Single to SS; Pinson to 2B
Ted Abernathy replaces Hank Aguirre pitching and batting 9th
t8 2 12- O -4% 69% 3-2 STL D. Giusti T. Abernathy Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 6% 76% 2-3 CHC D. Kessinger D. Giusti Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 5% 80% 2-3 CHC G. Beckert D. Giusti Popfly: SS
b8 2 --- O 3% 83% 2-3 CHC B. Williams D. Giusti Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cubs' Ted Abernathy facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O -2% 82% 3-2 STL L. Brock T. Abernathy Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 81% 3-2 STL J. Javier T. Abernathy Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- O -1% 80% 3-2 STL C. Flood T. Abernathy Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 9% 88% 2-3 CHC R. Santo D. Giusti Strikeout
b9 1 --- O 7% 95% 2-3 CHC E. Banks D. Giusti Strikeout
b9 2 --- -5% 90% 2-3 CHC R. Hundley D. Giusti Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hundley to 1B
b9 2 1-- O 10% 100% 2-3 CHC A. Spangler D. Giusti Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Cubs 2.

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