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MIN  3
@BAL  2
(13)		 DET  7
@CHW  6
 CLE  4
KCR  1
 NYY  2
OAK  1
 WSA  6
SEP  5
 CIN  4
PHI  0
 HOU  5
MON  0
 CHC  7
@LAD  0
 PIT  6
@SDP  3
 STL  3
@SFG  0
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 12,686

 Tuesday, May 20, 1969
Time of Game: 2:22
Expos
0
11-22
Lost 5
6th, 11½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  3
Astros          2  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  X    5  8  0
W: Larry Dierker (6-4), L: Mudcat Grant (1-5)
 Astros
5
16-24
Won 3
5th, 11 GB

Batting Stats

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Bosch CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .470              2   0   
M Wills SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .449              1   4   
R Staub RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .310  .974              1   0   
M Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .358 1.026              0   0   
T Cline 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .451             10   1   
C Laboy 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .314  .883              0   0   
J Bateman C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .215  .632              6   1   2B
G Sutherland 2B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .472              3   5   
M Grant P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250              0   1   
  F Wicker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522              0   0   
  M Wegener P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .452              0   0   
  S Shea P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  D Clendenon PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .667              0   0   
  C Sembera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    2   7                        *23  12
   * - Team recorded 24 outs, but 1 was by an unrecorded fielder
Batting Events
2B: J Bateman (1, off L Dierker).
TB: J Bateman 3; G Sutherland; R Staub.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Wills-J Bateman-T Cline.
E: M Wills 2 (7); J Bateman (4).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Blefary 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .700              9   0   
J Morgan 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .660              0   3   
J Wynn CF                     1   3   1   0    3   0  .230  .798              3   0   
N Miller RF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .288  .769              1   0   3B,2B
D Menke SS                    3   0   2   3    1   1  .336  .919              1   5   3B
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .621              1   0   GDP
J Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .515              2   0   
J Edwards C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .191  .467              9   0   
L Dierker P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .161  .355              1   1   SH
Totals                       31   5   8   0    6   3                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: N Miller (8, off M Grant).
3B: N Miller (2, off M Wegener); D Menke (1, off M Grant).
SH: L Dierker (4, off S Shea).
TB: N Miller 5; D Menke 4; J Edwards 2; J Wynn; C Blefary.
GIDP: D Rader (7).
RBI: D Menke 3 (21); N Miller (15).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 16.

Pitching Stats

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant, L (1-5)               4     5   4   2    2   0   0   4.35   20     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 5     38    -     0.88  -0.24
M Wegener                      0     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.45    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.32  -0.04
S Shea                         3     1   0   0    3   2   0   1.69   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.15   0.02
C Sembera                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.81    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   3    6   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 8          1-0
M Wegener faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, W (6-4)             9     4   0   0    2   7   0   3.00   32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 4     84    -     0.58   0.25
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   7   0          32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 12,686.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

   Montreal Expos                            Houston Astros                               
1. Don Bosch                    CF       1. Curt Blefary                 1B
2. Maury Wills                  SS       2. Joe Morgan                   2B
3. Rusty Staub                  RF       3. Jimmy Wynn                   CF
4. Mack Jones                   LF       4. Norm Miller                  RF
5. Ty Cline                     1B       5. Denis Menke                  SS
6. Coco Laboy                   3B       6. Doug Rader                   3B
7. John Bateman                  C       7. Jesus Alou                   LF
8. Gary Sutherland              2B       8. Johnny Edwards                C
9. Mudcat Grant                  P       9. Larry Dierker                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 123 RR 16% 81% 0-0 HOU D. Menke M. Grant Single to RF; Blefary Scores/unER; Wynn Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
t5 0 1-3 O 9% 90% 0-4 MON M. Grant L. Dierker Baserunner Out Advancing; Bateman out at Hm/C; Sutherland to 2B
b3 0 -23 RR 7% 94% 2-0 HOU D. Menke M. Grant Triple to CF; Wynn Scores; Miller Scores
b3 0 1-- 7% 87% 2-0 HOU N. Miller M. Grant Double; Wynn to 3B
b1 1 12- 6% 65% 0-0 HOU N. Miller M. Grant Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Blefary to 3B; Wynn to 2B; Miller to 1B

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, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 MON D. Bosch L. Dierker Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 MON M. Wills L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 MON R. Staub L. Dierker Single to LF
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 MON M. Jones L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 HOU C. Blefary M. Grant Walk
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan M. Grant Flyball: RF
b1 1 1-- 4% 58% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn M. Grant Walk; Blefary to 2B
b1 1 12- 6% 65% 0-0 HOU N. Miller M. Grant Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Blefary to 3B; Wynn to 2B; Miller to 1B
b1 1 123 RR 16% 81% 0-0 HOU D. Menke M. Grant Single to RF; Blefary Scores/unER; Wynn Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
b1 1 -23 O -6% 75% 2-0 HOU D. Rader M. Grant Fielder's Choice SS; Miller out at Hm/SS-C; Menke to 3B
b1 2 1-3 O -3% 71% 2-0 HOU J. Alou M. Grant Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 MON T. Cline L. Dierker Flyball: 3B
t2 1 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 MON C. Laboy L. Dierker Strikeout
t2 2 --- -1% 74% 0-2 MON J. Bateman L. Dierker Single to CF
t2 2 1-- O 2% 76% 0-2 MON G. Sutherland L. Dierker Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Expos' Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- 2% 79% 2-0 HOU J. Edwards M. Grant Single to LF
b2 0 1-- O -1% 78% 2-0 HOU L. Dierker M. Grant Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B; Dierker to 2B/Adv on E6
b2 1 -2- O -2% 75% 2-0 HOU C. Blefary M. Grant Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 -2- O -2% 73% 2-0 HOU J. Morgan M. Grant Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 MON M. Grant L. Dierker Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 MON D. Bosch L. Dierker Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 MON M. Wills L. Dierker Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Expos' Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- 2% 80% 2-0 HOU J. Wynn M. Grant Single to LF
b3 0 1-- 7% 87% 2-0 HOU N. Miller M. Grant Double; Wynn to 3B
b3 0 -23 RR 7% 94% 2-0 HOU D. Menke M. Grant Triple to CF; Wynn Scores; Miller Scores
b3 0 --3 O -1% 93% 4-0 HOU D. Rader M. Grant Flyball: 1B
b3 1 --3 O -2% 90% 4-0 HOU J. Alou M. Grant Fielder's Choice 1B; Menke out at Hm/1B-C
b3 2 1-- O -1% 89% 4-0 HOU J. Edwards M. Grant Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- -3% 87% 0-4 MON R. Staub L. Dierker Walk
t4 0 1-- O 3% 89% 0-4 MON M. Jones L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 1 1-- O 2% 91% 0-4 MON T. Cline L. Dierker Flyball: CF
t4 2 1-- O 1% 93% 0-4 MON C. Laboy L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Expos' Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-0 HOU L. Dierker M. Grant Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O -0% 92% 4-0 HOU C. Blefary M. Grant Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-0 HOU J. Morgan M. Grant Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -4% 87% 0-4 MON J. Bateman L. Dierker Double to CF
t5 0 -2- -6% 81% 0-4 MON G. Sutherland L. Dierker Single to LF; Bateman to 3B
t5 0 1-3 O 9% 90% 0-4 MON M. Grant L. Dierker Baserunner Out Advancing; Bateman out at Hm/C; Sutherland to 2B
Floyd Wicker pinch hits for Mudcat Grant (P) batting 9th
t5 1 -2- O 2% 93% 0-4 MON F. Wicker L. Dierker Strikeout
t5 2 -2- O 2% 94% 0-4 MON D. Bosch L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Expos' Mike Wegener facing 3-4-5
Mike Wegener replaces Floyd Wicker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 0 --- 1% 95% 4-0 HOU J. Wynn M. Wegener Walk
b5 0 1-- R 3% 98% 4-0 HOU N. Miller M. Wegener Triple; Wynn Scores
Steve Shea replaces Mike Wegener pitching and batting 9th
b5 0 --3 O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU D. Menke S. Shea Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --3 O -1% 97% 5-0 HOU D. Rader S. Shea Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --3 O -0% 96% 5-0 HOU J. Alou S. Shea Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 MON M. Wills L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O 0% 98% 0-5 MON R. Staub L. Dierker Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-5 MON M. Jones L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Expos' Steve Shea facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- 0% 98% 5-0 HOU J. Edwards S. Shea Single
b6 0 1-- O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU L. Dierker S. Shea Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
b6 1 -2- O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU C. Blefary S. Shea Groundout: 2B-1B; Edwards to 3B
b6 2 --3 O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU J. Morgan S. Shea Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-5 MON T. Cline L. Dierker Strikeout
t7 1 --- -1% 97% 0-5 MON C. Laboy L. Dierker Walk
t7 1 1-- O 1% 98% 0-5 MON J. Bateman L. Dierker Flyball: LF
t7 2 1-- O 0% 99% 0-5 MON G. Sutherland L. Dierker Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Expos' Steve Shea facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- 0% 99% 5-0 HOU J. Wynn S. Shea Walk
b7 0 1-- 0% 99% 5-0 HOU N. Miller S. Shea Walk; Wynn to 2B
b7 0 12- 0% 100% 5-0 HOU D. Menke S. Shea Walk; Wynn to 3B; Miller to 2B
b7 0 123 OO -1% 99% 5-0 HOU D. Rader S. Shea Ground Ball Double Play: SS-C-1B; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
b7 2 -23 O -0% 99% 5-0 HOU J. Alou S. Shea Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
Donn Clendenon pinch hits for Steve Shea (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 MON D. Clendenon L. Dierker Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 MON D. Bosch L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 MON M. Wills L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Expos' Carroll Sembera facing 8-9-1
Carroll Sembera replaces Donn Clendenon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 5-0 HOU J. Edwards C. Sembera Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 100% 5-0 HOU L. Dierker C. Sembera Strikeout
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 5-0 HOU C. Blefary C. Sembera Single to CF
b8 2 1-- O -0% 100% 5-0 HOU J. Morgan C. Sembera Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 MON R. Staub L. Dierker Groundout: P unassisted
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 MON M. Jones L. Dierker Foul Flyball: C
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 MON T. Cline L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

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