June 25, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 11
@BAL 8 BOS 3
CLE 1 CLE 7
@BOS 3 MIN 3
@CAL 2 DET 6
NYY 1 OAK 3
KCR 1 SEP 3
CHW 1 ATL 5
LAD 3 CHC 5
PIT 2 CIN 4
SDP 0 HOU 3
SFG 2 STL 8
@MON 1 STL 8
@MON 3 PHI 6
@NYM 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 26,434

Wednesday, June 25, 1969, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:08

Pirates

36-35

Lost 4

3rd, 10 GB

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

W: F Jenkins (9-5), L: B Veale (4-8)

Cubs

46-25

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .365  .882    0    1   0   2B
R Hebner 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .823    0    0   3   HR
R Clemente RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .328  .944    0    1   0   
W Stargell 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .339  .933    0   12   0   
J Pagan LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .700    0    0   0   
J Martinez 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .631    0    3   4   
J May C                       3   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .603    0    5   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .605    0    2   3   
B Veale P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .033  .127    0    0   3   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   1   
  G Kolb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .410    0    0   0   
  L Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   2   2   1    1  10                    24  14

BATTING

2B: M Alou (26, off F Jenkins).

HR: R Hebner (4, off F Jenkins; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Hebner 4; M Alou 2.

RBI: R Hebner (30).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Patek-J Martinez-W Stargell.

E: F Patek (11); J Martinez (4).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                3   1   0   0    0   0  .291  .755    0    0   2   SH
N Oliver 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .593    0    1   2   SH
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .820    0    2   0   
R Santo 3B                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .303  .929    0    2   2   GDP
E Banks 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .268  .769    0    7   0   
R Hundley C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .301  .849    0    6   0   
  K Rudolph C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .445         4   0   
J Hickman RF                  1   0   1   1    1   0  .212  .620    0    1   0   3B
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .288  .913    0    0   0   
  D Young CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .701         0   0   
R Bladt CF-RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    4   0   
F Jenkins P                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .082  .307    0    0   0   
Totals                       25   5   3   3    5   5                    27   6

BATTING

3B: J Hickman (1, off B Veale).

SH: N Oliver (2, off B Veale); D Kessinger (4, off B Veale).

TB: J Hickman 3; E Banks; B Williams.

GIDP: R Santo (9).

RBI: B Williams (40); W Smith (13); J Hickman (14).

2-out RBI: J Hickman.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: F Jenkins (3).

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
B Veale, L (4-8)               5.1   3   5   3    5   3   0   3.94   24     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 2     44    -     0.89  -0.17
C Hartenstein                  1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.64  -0.06
L Walker                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.22    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     3   5   3    5   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 1· 2          3-2

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins, W (9-5)             9     2   2   1    1  10   1   2.72   31     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 2     86    -     0.86   0.28
Totals                         9     2   2   1    1  10   1          31     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Veale (4); F Jenkins (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 26,434.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Alou               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. N Oliver             2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. B Williams           LF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. J Pagan              LF    5. E Banks              1B 
6. J Martinez           2B    6. R Hundley            C  
7. J May                C     7. J Hickman            RF 
8. F Patek              SS    8. R Bladt              CF 
9. B Veale              P     9. F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      11%  65% J Hickman       B Veale         Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Santo Scores
   t 6   2  3-1  1-3      -9%  69% R Clemente      F Jenkins       Wild Pitch; Alou Scores/unER; Hebner to 2B
   b 6   1  2-3  123       8%  91% W Smith         C Hartenstein   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Santo Scores; Banks Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
   t 4   1  3-0  ---      -8%  76% R Hebner        F Jenkins       Home Run
   t 6   2  3-2  12-       7%  74% W Stargell      F Jenkins       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Alou          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  N Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Stargell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Martinez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      55%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  R Hundley       Groundout: P-1B; Santo to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  J Hickman       Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Santo Scores
   O      --3      61%  R Bladt         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  J May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      67%  B Veale         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  F Jenkins       Walk
          1--      75%  D Kessinger     Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Jenkins to 2B; Kessinger to 1B
   O      12-      75%  N Oliver        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Jenkins to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
   R      -23      80%  B Williams      Wild Pitch; Jenkins Scores; Kessinger to 3B
   R      --3      84%  " "             Single to LF; Kessinger Scores/unER
   OO     1--      81%  R Santo         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cubs 3.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   R      ---      76%  R Hebner        Home Run
   O      ---      78%  R Clemente      Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  W Stargell      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  R Hundley       Strikeout
          ---      77%  J Hickman       Walk
   O      1--      75%  R Bladt         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  J Pagan         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Martinez      Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  J May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  F Jenkins       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  D Kessinger     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      78%  N Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  B Veale         Strikeout
          ---      81%  M Alou          Double to LF
          -2-      78%  R Hebner        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Alou to 3B; Hebner to 1B
   R      1-3      69%  R Clemente      Wild Pitch; Alou Scores/unER; Hebner to 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      74%  W Stargell      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      74%  R Santo         Walk
          1--      77%  E Banks         Single to LF; Santo to 2B
          12-      82%  R Hundley       Walk; Santo to 3B; Banks to 2B
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th; Willie Smith pinch hits for Jim Hickman batting 7th
   RRO    123      91%  W Smith         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Santo Scores; Banks Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  R Bladt         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Rudolph replaces Randy Hundley playing C batting 6th; Don Young replaces Willie Smith playing CF batting 7th; Rick Bladt moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  J Pagan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  J May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chuck Hartenstein facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  F Jenkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  N Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  F Patek         Strikeout
                  Gary Kolb pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  G Kolb          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Alou          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Luke Walker facing 3-4-5
                  Luke Walker replaces Gary Kolb pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Santo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Fergie Jenkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  R Hebner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Clemente      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cubs 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation