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Scores
Standings
MIN
@BOS		8
6
BAL
@CAL		10
0
NYY
@KCR		5
1
CLE
@OAK		3
0
DET
@SEP		5
3
CHW
@WSA		1
3
ATL
@CHC		0
3
SDP
@MON		5
4
SFG
@NYM		0
1		 
(14)
LAD
@PHI		2
0
HOU
@PIT		1
5
CIN
@STL		8
4
Tuesday, August 19, 1969 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 37,514, Time of Game: 2:00
Braves
0
66-58
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
 at Cubs
3
77-45
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Ken Holtzman (14-7)
L: Phil Niekro (16-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  0
Cubs            3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  5  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Felipe Alou CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .693 -0.078 0.74 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 2 0
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .658 -0.058 0.56 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 1 2
Hank Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 1.050 -0.053 0.52 0.000 -0.053 -0.6 0 0
Rico Carty LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .339 .950 -0.003 0.59 0.027 -0.030 -0.1 2 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .759 -0.067 0.90 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 9 1
Clete Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .704 -0.045 0.55 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 2 2
Bob Didier C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .638 -0.032 0.70 0.012 -0.045 -0.4 6 0
Gil Garrido SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .514 -0.011 0.63 0.024 -0.035 -0.1 1 3
Phil Niekro P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .348 -0.051 1.02 0.000 -0.051 -0.5 1 2
   Tommie Aaron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .673 -0.007 0.26 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Gary Neibauer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .100 -0.405 0.66 0.063 -0.469 -4.6 24 10
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 .736 0.016 0.47 0.040 -0.024 -0.2 2 3
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .298 .677 0.062 0.59 0.086 -0.025 0.2 0 7
Billy Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .836 -0.075 0.56 0.000 -0.075 -1.2 3 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .300 .913 0.168 0.57 0.181 -0.013 1.7 1 2 HR
Ernie Banks 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .722 -0.024 0.31 0.000 -0.024 -0.5 12 0
Jim Hickman RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .745 -0.020 0.25 0.000 -0.020 -0.5 6 0
Bill Heath C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .156 .597 -0.012 0.29 0.006 -0.018 -0.1 0 0
   Gene Oliver C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Young CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .230 .690 0.011 0.33 0.021 -0.010 0.4 3 0
Ken Holtzman P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .273 -0.032 0.45 0.000 -0.032 -0.9 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 5 3 2 4 .172 .502 0.094 0.44 0.334 -0.241 -1.1 27 12
HR: R Santo (25, off P Niekro; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: R Santo 4; D Kessinger 2; D Young; G Beckert.
RBI: R Santo 3 (97).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, L (16-11) 7 5 3 3 2 4 1 2.67 28 57 -0.102 0.48 0.6
Gary Neibauer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78 3 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 3 3 2 4 1 3.38 31 57 0 0 -0.095 0.66 1.1

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Holtzman, W (14-7) 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.12 30 84 0.405 0.66 4.6
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 30 84 0.405 0.44 4.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 37,514.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Felipe Alou CF 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Felix Millan 2B 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Hank Aaron RF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Rico Carty LF 4 Ron Santo 3B
5 Orlando Cepeda 1B 5 Ernie Banks 1B
6 Clete Boyer 3B 6 Jim Hickman RF
7 Bob Didier C 7 Bill Heath C
8 Gil Garrido SS 8 Don Young CF
9 Phil Niekro P 9 Ken Holtzman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RRR CHC R. Santo P. Niekro 18% 79% Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro 9% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Kessinger to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O CHC B. Williams P. Niekro -6% 61% Strikeout
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro 3% 58% Single to 3B (Line Drive)
t7 0-3 1 1-- O ATL O. Cepeda K. Holtzman 3% 92% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O ATL F. Alou K. Holtzman 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O ATL F. Millan K. Holtzman 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Holtzman 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro 3% 58% Single to 3B (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro 9% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive); Kessinger to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 O CHC B. Williams P. Niekro -6% 61% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RRR CHC R. Santo P. Niekro 18% 79% Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores
b1 3-0 1 --- O CHC E. Banks P. Niekro -1% 78% Strikeout
b1 3-0 2 --- O CHC J. Hickman P. Niekro -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O ATL R. Carty K. Holtzman 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- O ATL O. Cepeda K. Holtzman 1% 81% Flyball: LF
t2 0-3 2 --- O ATL C. Boyer K. Holtzman 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- O CHC B. Heath P. Niekro -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-0 1 --- CHC D. Young P. Niekro 1% 82% Walk
b2 3-0 1 1-- O CHC K. Holtzman P. Niekro -1% 81% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 3-0 2 1-- O CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro -1% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- O ATL B. Didier K. Holtzman 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- ATL G. Garrido K. Holtzman -2% 79% Walk
t3 0-3 1 1-- O ATL P. Niekro K. Holtzman 3% 82% Flyball: RF
t3 0-3 2 1-- O ATL F. Alou K. Holtzman 2% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- O CHC B. Williams P. Niekro -1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 3-0 2 --- O CHC R. Santo P. Niekro -1% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O ATL F. Millan K. Holtzman 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Holtzman 1% 85% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-3 2 --- O ATL R. Carty K. Holtzman 1% 86% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- O CHC E. Banks P. Niekro -1% 85% Strikeout
b4 3-0 1 --- O CHC J. Hickman P. Niekro -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- O CHC B. Heath P. Niekro -1% 84% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- O ATL O. Cepeda K. Holtzman 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- O ATL C. Boyer K. Holtzman 2% 88% Popfly: SS
t5 0-3 2 --- ATL B. Didier K. Holtzman -1% 86% Walk
t5 0-3 2 1-- O ATL G. Garrido K. Holtzman 2% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
b5 3-0 0 --- O CHC D. Young P. Niekro -1% 88% Foul Flyball: C
b5 3-0 1 --- O CHC K. Holtzman P. Niekro -1% 87% Popfly: 2B
b5 3-0 2 --- CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro 1% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b5 3-0 2 1-- O CHC G. Beckert P. Niekro -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- O ATL P. Niekro K. Holtzman 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- O ATL F. Alou K. Holtzman 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 2 --- O ATL F. Millan K. Holtzman 1% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
b6 3-0 0 --- O CHC B. Williams P. Niekro -1% 90% Foul Flyball: C
b6 3-0 1 --- O CHC R. Santo P. Niekro -1% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 3-0 2 --- O CHC E. Banks P. Niekro -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Holtzman 2% 92% Flyball: LF
t7 0-3 1 --- ATL R. Carty K. Holtzman -3% 89% Walk
t7 0-3 1 1-- O ATL O. Cepeda K. Holtzman 3% 92% Flyball: CF
t7 0-3 2 1-- O ATL C. Boyer K. Holtzman 2% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b7 3-0 0 --- O CHC J. Hickman P. Niekro -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 3-0 1 --- CHC B. Heath P. Niekro 1% 94% Walk
b7 3-0 1 1-- CHC D. Young P. Niekro 1% 95% Single to LF; Heath to 2B
b7 3-0 1 12- O CHC K. Holtzman P. Niekro -1% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
b7 3-0 2 12- O CHC D. Kessinger P. Niekro -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
t8 0-3 0 --- O ATL B. Didier K. Holtzman 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-3 1 --- O ATL G. Garrido K. Holtzman 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
Gene Oliver replaces Bill Heath playing C batting 7th
Tommie Aaron pinch hits for Phil Niekro (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 2 --- O ATL T. Aaron K. Holtzman 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Braves' Gary Neibauer facing 2-3-4
Gary Neibauer replaces Tommie Aaron (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert G. Neibauer -0% 97% Lineout: 3B
b8 3-0 1 --- O CHC B. Williams G. Neibauer -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-0 2 --- O CHC R. Santo G. Neibauer -0% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
t9 0-3 0 --- O ATL F. Alou K. Holtzman 2% 99% Popfly: SS
t9 0-3 1 --- O ATL F. Millan K. Holtzman 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-3 2 --- O ATL H. Aaron K. Holtzman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cubs 3.

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