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Standings
NYY
@BOS		0
1		 
(14)
SEP
@CAL		1
3
BAL
@CLE		4
3		 
(11)
WSA
@DET		8
4
WSA
@DET		7
4
MIN
@KCR		2
1		 
(10)
CHW
@OAK		2
1
MON
@CHC		3
6
LAD
@CIN		2
7
ATL
@HOU		2
1
STL
@NYM		0
6
SFG
@SDP		2
3
Wednesday, September 24, 1969, 1:30PM
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 2,217, Time of Game: 2:04
Expos
3
52-105
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
6
90-67
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bill Hands (19-14)
L: Steve Renko (6-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3 10  2
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  5   0  0  X    6 10  0

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marv Staehle 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .417 1.212 0.026 0.72 0.073 -0.047 0.5 1 4 2B
Jim Fairey CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .229 .564 -0.076 0.90 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 0 0
Rusty Staub RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .302 .951 0.129 1.09 0.200 -0.071 1.7 2 0 3B,2B,CS
Ron Fairly 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .280 .843 0.094 1.07 0.171 -0.077 0.4 10 0 3B
   Howie Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mack Jones LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .266 .863 0.016 0.94 0.100 -0.084 0.6 0 0 2·2B
Coco Laboy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .715 -0.068 1.22 0.027 -0.096 -0.6 0 0
John Bateman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .576 -0.138 1.15 0.000 -0.138 -1.6 7 2
Bobby Wine SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .524 -0.033 0.97 0.033 -0.066 -0.6 2 4 GDP
   Kevin Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .648 -0.013 0.45 0.000 -0.013 -0.3
Steve Renko P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .465 -0.060 1.23 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 0 0
   Dan McGinn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .464 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ty Cline PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .661 -0.013 0.50 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 1 4 .294 .844 -0.136 0.99 0.604 -0.741 -1.6 24 11
2B: R Staub (26, off B Hands); M Jones 2 (22, 2 off B Hands); M Staehle (1, off B Hands).
3B: R Staub (5, off B Hands); R Fairly (6, off B Hands).
TB: R Staub 6; M Jones 4; R Fairly 4; M Staehle 2; B Wine; C Laboy.
GIDP: B Wine (10).
RBI: R Staub 2 (79); R Fairly (47).
2-out RBI: R Staub.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Bateman-B Wine; M Staehle-T Cline.
E: R Staub (9); M Staehle (1).
Baserunning
CS: R Staub (4, 2nd base by B Hands/R Hundley).
Pickoffs: R Fairly (1st base by B Hands).

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 .276 .707 0.093 1.15 0.144 -0.052 0.3 1 3 SB,CS
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .291 .666 0.142 1.50 0.181 -0.038 0.4 3 5 2B
Billy Williams LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .295 .833 0.061 1.10 0.117 -0.055 0.2 1 0
Ron Santo 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .291 .869 0.045 0.98 0.099 -0.054 0.4 1 6
Ernie Banks 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .251 .714 0.105 0.68 0.124 -0.020 2.1 14 0
Jim Hickman RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 .805 -0.043 0.63 0.012 -0.055 -0.7 0 0
Oscar Gamble CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .687 -0.064 0.60 0.000 -0.064 -0.9 3 0
Randy Hundley C 2 1 0 0 1 1 .262 .743 0.075 1.14 0.102 -0.027 0.4 4 1 SB
Bill Hands P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .097 .240 -0.052 0.81 0.004 -0.056 -0.3 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 10 5 1 6 .303 .657 0.362 0.95 0.783 -0.421 1.9 27 16
2B: G Beckert (22, off S Renko).
TB: E Banks 3; G Beckert 2; D Kessinger 2; B Hands; R Santo; J Hickman; B Williams.
RBI: E Banks (102); G Beckert (37); J Hickman (54); B Williams (91); R Santo (121).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Kessinger-G Beckert-E Banks.
Baserunning
SB: D Kessinger (11, 2nd base off S Renko/J Bateman); R Hundley (2, 3rd base off S Renko/J Bateman).
CS: D Kessinger (8, 2nd base by S Renko/J Bateman).

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Renko, L (6-7) 5 8 6 4 1 5 0 4.05 24 35 -0.392 1.26 -3.8
Dan McGinn 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95 7 1 0 0.023 0.17 1.4
Howie Reed 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.85 3 0 0 0.007 0.17 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 6 4 1 6 0 4.50 34 35 1 0 -0.362 0.99 -1.9
S Renko faced 6 batters in the 6th inning.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, W (19-14) 9 10 3 3 1 4 0 2.55 35 58 0.138 0.99 1.6
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 1 4 0 3.00 35 58 0.138 0.95 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Hands (2; R Fairly, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 2,217.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         Chicago Cubs
1 Marv Staehle 2B 1 Don Kessinger SS
2 Jim Fairey CF 2 Glenn Beckert 2B
3 Rusty Staub RF 3 Billy Williams LF
4 Ron Fairly 1B 4 Ron Santo 3B
5 Mack Jones LF 5 Ernie Banks 1B
6 Coco Laboy 3B 6 Jim Hickman RF
7 John Bateman C 7 Oscar Gamble CF
8 Bobby Wine SS 8 Randy Hundley C
9 Steve Renko P 9 Bill Hands P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-2 0 1-- CHC G. Beckert S. Renko 18% 64% Double to LF; Kessinger to 3B
b6 1-2 0 -23 R CHC B. Williams S. Renko 12% 75% Single to CF; Kessinger Scores/unER; Beckert to 3B
t6 1-1 1 --- MON R. Staub B. Hands -11% 42% Triple to CF
b6 2-2 0 1-3 R CHC R. Santo S. Renko 10% 85% Single to CF; Beckert Scores; Williams to 3B
b6 3-2 0 1-3 RR CHC E. Banks S. Renko 9% 95% Single to RF; Williams Scores; Santo Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Banks to 3B

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, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MON M. Staehle B. Hands -6% 44% Double to RF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O MON J. Fairey B. Hands 1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B; Staehle to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO MON R. Staub B. Hands -2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B; Staehle Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- O MON R. Fairly B. Hands 1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger S. Renko 4% 49% Single to RF
b1 0-1 0 1-- OO CHC G. Beckert S. Renko -8% 41% Double Play: Strikeout, Kessinger Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-1 2 --- O CHC B. Williams S. Renko -1% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- MON M. Jones B. Hands -6% 34% Double to RF
t2 1-0 0 -2- O MON C. Laboy B. Hands 1% 35% Flyball: CF; Jones to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 O MON J. Bateman B. Hands 5% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --3 O MON B. Wine B. Hands 4% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CHC R. Santo S. Renko -3% 42% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 --- CHC E. Banks S. Renko 3% 44% Single to RF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O CHC J. Hickman S. Renko -3% 41% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 1-- O CHC O. Gamble S. Renko -3% 39% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O MON S. Renko B. Hands 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O MON M. Staehle B. Hands 2% 43% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- O MON J. Fairey B. Hands 1% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- CHC R. Hundley S. Renko 4% 48% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- O CHC B. Hands S. Renko -4% 44% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b3 0-1 1 1-- CHC D. Kessinger S. Renko 4% 48% Single to LF; Hundley to 2B
b3 0-1 1 12- CHC G. Beckert S. Renko 6% 54% Hundley Steals 3B; Kessinger Steals 2B
b3 0-1 1 -23 RO CHC G. Beckert S. Renko 0% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hundley Scores; Kessinger to 3B
b3 1-1 2 --3 O CHC B. Williams S. Renko -4% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- MON R. Staub B. Hands -4% 46% Single to RF
t4 1-1 0 1-- O MON R. Fairly B. Hands 7% 53% Staub Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 1-1 1 --- MON R. Fairly B. Hands -8% 44% Triple to LF
t4 1-1 1 --3 O MON M. Jones B. Hands 7% 51% Strikeout
t4 1-1 2 --3 O MON C. Laboy B. Hands 5% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O CHC R. Santo S. Renko -3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-1 1 --- O CHC E. Banks S. Renko -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- O CHC J. Hickman S. Renko -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O MON J. Bateman B. Hands 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- MON B. Wine B. Hands -3% 50% Single to LF
t5 1-1 1 1-- O MON S. Renko B. Hands 4% 54% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 2 1-- O MON M. Staehle B. Hands 3% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O CHC O. Gamble S. Renko -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1-1 1 --- O CHC R. Hundley S. Renko -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O CHC B. Hands S. Renko -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O MON J. Fairey B. Hands 3% 53% Strikeout
t6 1-1 1 --- MON R. Staub B. Hands -11% 42% Triple to CF
t6 1-1 1 --3 R MON R. Fairly B. Hands -9% 34% Single to RF; Staub Scores
t6 2-1 1 1-- O MON M. Jones B. Hands 5% 38% Fairly Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 2-1 2 --- O MON M. Jones B. Hands 1% 40% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Expos' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
b6 1-2 0 --- CHC D. Kessinger S. Renko 6% 46% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Kessinger to 1B
b6 1-2 0 1-- CHC G. Beckert S. Renko 18% 64% Double to LF; Kessinger to 3B
b6 1-2 0 -23 R CHC B. Williams S. Renko 12% 75% Single to CF; Kessinger Scores/unER; Beckert to 3B
b6 2-2 0 1-3 R CHC R. Santo S. Renko 10% 85% Single to CF; Beckert Scores; Williams to 3B
b6 3-2 0 1-3 RR CHC E. Banks S. Renko 9% 95% Single to RF; Williams Scores; Santo Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Banks to 3B
b6 5-2 0 --3 R CHC J. Hickman S. Renko 1% 96% Single to CF; Banks Scores/unER
Dan McGinn replaces Steve Renko pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-2 0 1-- O CHC O. Gamble D. McGinn -1% 95% Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 6-2 1 1-- O CHC R. Hundley D. McGinn -1% 95% Strikeout
b6 6-2 2 1-- CHC B. Hands D. McGinn 0% 95% Single to LF; Gamble to 2B
b6 6-2 2 12- O CHC D. Kessinger D. McGinn -1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
5 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
t7 2-6 0 --- MON C. Laboy B. Hands -3% 91% Single to CF
t7 2-6 0 1-- O MON J. Bateman B. Hands 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2-6 1 1-- OO MON B. Wine B. Hands 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Expos' Dan McGinn facing 2-3-4
b7 6-2 0 --- O CHC G. Beckert D. McGinn -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-2 1 --- O CHC B. Williams D. McGinn -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-2 2 --- O CHC R. Santo D. McGinn -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cubs 6.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-6, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
Ty Cline pinch hits for Dan McGinn (P) batting 9th
t8 2-6 0 --- O MON T. Cline B. Hands 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 2-6 1 --- MON M. Staehle B. Hands -1% 96% Walk
t8 2-6 1 1-- O MON J. Fairey B. Hands 2% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 2-6 2 1-- R MON R. Staub B. Hands -3% 95% Double to CF; Fairey Scores
t8 3-6 2 -2- O MON R. Fairly B. Hands 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-3, Expos' Howie Reed facing 5-6-7
Howie Reed replaces Ron Fairly (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Ty Cline moves from PH to 1B
b8 6-3 0 --- CHC E. Banks H. Reed 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 6-3 0 1-- OO CHC J. Hickman H. Reed -1% 97% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b8 6-3 2 --- O CHC O. Gamble H. Reed -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 6.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
t9 3-6 0 --- MON M. Jones B. Hands -4% 92% Double to LF
t9 3-6 0 -2- O MON C. Laboy B. Hands 4% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-6 1 -2- O MON J. Bateman B. Hands 3% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Bobby Wine (SS) batting 8th
t9 3-6 2 -2- O MON K. Collins B. Hands 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cubs 6.

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