June 26, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 29,473

Thursday, June 26, 1969, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Pirates

36-36

Lost 5

3rd, 11 GB

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

W: P Regan (9-5), L: B Dal Canton (5-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cubs

47-25

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .365  .881    0    2   0   
J Jeter LF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .333  .733    0    3   0   
R Clemente RF                 5   1   1   2    0   0  .325  .947    0    2   0   HR,GDP
W Stargell 1B                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .343  .952    0   10   1   HR,IW
  J Martinez PR-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .621    0    1   0   
M Sanguillen C                5   1   2   1    0   0  .344  .815    0    5   0   HR
R Hebner 3B-1B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .824    0    1   3   HBP,SH
B Mazeroski 2B                3   0   1   0    2   1  .225  .583    0    0   3   IW
F Patek SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .590    0    3   3   GDP
D Ellis P                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .107  .245    0    1   2   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .083         0   0   
  J Gibbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.069         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  11   4    4   5                    29  12

BATTING

HR: R Clemente (10, off T Abernathy; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); W Stargell (11, off D Selma; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Sanguillen (2, off D Selma; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: R Hebner (4, off P Regan).

IBB: W Stargell (6, by D Selma); B Mazeroski (3, by P Regan).

HBP: R Hebner (4, by P Regan).

TB: M Sanguillen 5; W Stargell 5; R Clemente 4; J Jeter 2; M Alou 2; B Mazeroski; R Hebner.

GIDP: F Patek (4); R Clemente (9).

RBI: R Clemente 2 (45); W Stargell (40); M Sanguillen (19).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Patek-R Hebner; B Mazeroski-F Patek-W Stargell.

E: F Patek (12); J Martinez (5).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .749    0    1   6   
N Oliver 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .179  .553    0    4   5   
B Williams RF-LF              4   2   2   1    0   0  .296  .835    0    1   1   HR,HBP
R Santo 3B                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .306  .943    0    1   2   HR
E Banks 1B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .271  .769    0   12   1   
W Smith LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .891    0    1   0   GDP
  D Young PR-CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .696    0    0   0   
K Rudolph C                   4   2   1   2    1   1  .176  .675    0    7   1   HR
R Bladt CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    0    2   0   
  A Spangler PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .707         0   0   
  J Hickman PH-RF             2   1   1   2    0   0  .218  .657    0    0   0   HR,GDP
D Selma P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .388    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000         0   0   
  P Regan P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .100    0    1   0   
Totals                       40   7  11   7    3   4                    30  16

BATTING

HR: R Santo (14, off D Ellis; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); K Rudolph (1, off D Ellis; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Williams (9, off D Ellis; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Hickman (3, off B Dal Canton; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: B Williams (1, by J Gibbon).

TB: B Williams 5; R Santo 5; J Hickman 4; K Rudolph 4; E Banks 2; D Kessinger; D Selma; W Smith.

GIDP: W Smith (2); J Hickman (1).

RBI: K Rudolph 2 (3); J Hickman 2 (16); R Santo 2 (62); B Williams (41).

2-out RBI: K Rudolph 2; J Hickman 2; B Williams.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kessinger-N Oliver-E Banks 2.

E: B Williams (6).

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                        7     9   5   5    1   3   3   4.09   31     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 8     41    -     1.21  -0.41
C Hartenstein                  0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.36    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.88  -0.14
J Gibbon                       1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.35    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.37   0.28
B Dal Canton, L (5-2)          1     1   2   2    1   1   1   3.47    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-0    2.50  -0.25
Totals                         9.2  11   7   7    3   4   4          44     -       ·  ·     14·10· 2·10          4-0

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Selma                        7     8   4   4    2   5   2   3.83   29     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 2· 8     48    -     1.18  -0.04
T Abernathy                    0     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.23    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.66  -0.31
P Regan, W (9-5)               3     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.41   13     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 1          1-0    1.94   0.33
Totals                        10    11   5   5    4   5   3          44     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 2·11          2-1

D Ellis faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
D Selma faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
T Abernathy faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Selma (2; W Stargell); P Regan (9; B Mazeroski).

HBP: J Gibbon (2; B Williams); P Regan (1; R Hebner).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 29,473.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 28mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Chicago Cubs                         
1. M Alou               CF    1. D Kessinger          SS 
2. J Jeter              LF    2. N Oliver             2B 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. B Williams           RF 
4. W Stargell           1B    4. R Santo              3B 
5. M Sanguillen         C     5. E Banks              1B 
6. R Hebner             3B    6. W Smith              LF 
7. B Mazeroski          2B    7. K Rudolph            C  
8. F Patek              SS    8. R Bladt              CF 
9. D Ellis              P     9. D Selma              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  5-5  1--      43% 100% J Hickman       B Dal Canton    Home Run; Rudolph Scores
   b 8   0  5-3  1--      36%  61% R Santo         D Ellis         Home Run; Williams Scores
   t 8   0  3-3  1--     -30%  14% R Clemente      T Abernathy     Home Run; Jeter Scores
   b 6   2  3-1  --3      28%  52% K Rudolph       D Ellis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Santo Scores
   b 8   1  5-5  1-3     -25%  50% J Hickman       J Gibbon        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  M Alou          Single to CF
          1--      38%  J Jeter         Single to LF; Alou to 3B
   ROO    1-3      44%  R Clemente      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alou Scores
   O      ---      45%  W Stargell      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 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     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  N Oliver        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      51%  B Williams      Home Run
          ---      52%  R Santo         Single to CF
          1--      54%  E Banks         Single to LF; Santo to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Selma facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
          1--      41%  R Hebner        Single to CF; Sanguillen to 2B
   O      12-      46%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
   O      12-      51%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  D Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  K Rudolph       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  R Bladt         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  D Selma         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Selma facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  M Alou          Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  J Jeter         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      52%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-1B; Alou to 2B
          -2-      51%  W Stargell      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      56%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  N Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Selma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Mazeroski     Walk
   OO     1--      56%  F Patek         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  E Banks         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Banks to 1B
   O      1--      56%  W Smith         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      53%  K Rudolph       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Bladt         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Selma facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Ellis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  J Jeter         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  D Selma         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  N Oliver        Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cubs 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Selma facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      36%  W Stargell      Home Run
   R      ---      24%  M Sanguillen    Home Run
   O      ---      25%  R Hebner        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      26%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
          ---      32%  R Santo         Walk
          1--      41%  E Banks         Single to CF; Santo to 2B
   OO     12-      24%  W Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Santo to 3B
   RR     --3      52%  K Rudolph       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Santo Scores
   O      ---      50%  R Bladt         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Selma facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  F Patek         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      57%  D Ellis         Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 3-3, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  D Selma         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  N Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cubs 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Selma facing 2-3-4
          ---      43%  J Jeter         Single to CF
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Dick Selma pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--      14%  R Clemente      Home Run; Jeter Scores
          ---      12%  W Stargell      Single to RF
                  Phil Regan replaces Ted Abernathy pitching and batting 9th; Jose Martinez pinch runs for Willie Stargell batting 4th
          1--       9%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Martinez to 2B; Sanguillen to 1B
   O      12-       9%  R Hebner        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
          -23       9%  B Mazeroski     Intentional Walk
   O      123      13%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Sanguillen to 3B; Mazeroski to 2B; Patek to 1B
   O      123      17%  D Ellis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 3-5, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
                  Richie Hebner moves to 1B; Jose Martinez moves to 3B
          ---      25%  B Williams      Single to CF
   RR     1--      61%  R Santo         Home Run; Williams Scores
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  E Banks         Lineout: 3B
          ---      61%  W Smith         Single to RF
                  Don Young pinch runs for Willie Smith batting 6th
          1--      75%  K Rudolph       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Young to 3B; Rudolph to 1B
                  Joe Gibbon replaces Chuck Hartenstein pitching and batting 9th; Jim Hickman pinch hits for Al Spangler batting 8th; Al Spangler pinch hits for Rick Bladt batting 8th
   OO     1-3      50%  J Hickman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Williams moves to LF; Don Young moves to CF; Jim Hickman moves to RF
   O      ---      56%  M Alou          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  J Jeter         Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Clemente      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  J Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      58%  P Regan         Lineout: P
   O      ---      54%  D Kessinger     Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  N Oliver        Walk
          1--      61%  B Williams      Hit By Pitch; Oliver to 2B
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Joe Gibbon pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      50%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      56%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: C
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      57%  B Mazeroski     Single to LF; Hebner out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      1--      64%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Young         Strikeout
          ---      57%  K Rudolph       Walk
   RR     1--     100%  J Hickman       Home Run; Rudolph Scores
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cubs 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation