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MIN
@BAL		3
2		 
(13)
DET
@CHW		7
6
KCR
@CLE		1
4
OAK
@NYY		1
2
SEP
@WSA		5
6
PHI
@CIN		0
4
MON
@HOU		0
5
CHC
@LAD		7
0
PIT
@SDP		6
3
STL
@SFG		3
0
Tuesday, May 20, 1969
, Astrodome
Attendance: 12,686, Time of Game: 2:22
Expos
0
11-22
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
 at Astros
5
16-24
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
W: Larry Dierker (6-4)
L: Mudcat Grant (1-5)
 
                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

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Bosch CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .470 -0.057 0.56 0.000 -0.057 -0.8 2 0
Maury Wills SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .449 -0.034 0.35 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 1 4
Rusty Staub RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 .974 0.032 0.34 0.040 -0.008 0.1 1 0
Mack Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .358 1.026 -0.051 0.53 0.000 -0.051 -0.8 0 0
Ty Cline 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .140 .451 -0.049 0.51 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 10 1
Coco Laboy 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .314 .883 -0.020 0.46 0.008 -0.029 -0.1 0 0
John Bateman C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .215 .632 -0.046 0.80 0.053 -0.099 -0.7 6 1 2B
Gary Sutherland 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .198 .472 0.033 0.68 0.060 -0.027 0.3 3 5
Mudcat Grant P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .250 -0.024 0.97 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 1
   Floyd Wicker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .522 -0.023 0.85 0.000 -0.023 -0.3
   Mike Wegener P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Shea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Donn Clendenon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .667 -0.005 0.22 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Carroll Sembera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 2 7 .133 .354 -0.244 0.54 0.161 -0.406 -4.0 * 12
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: J Bateman (1, off L Dierker).
TB: J Bateman 3; G Sutherland; R Staub.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Wills-J Bateman-T Cline.
E: M Wills 2 (7); J Bateman (4).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Curt Blefary 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .700 0.007 0.39 0.036 -0.029 -0.3 9 0
Joe Morgan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .660 -0.062 0.51 0.000 -0.062 -1.3 0 3
Jim Wynn CF 1 3 1 0 3 0 .230 .798 0.068 0.50 0.068 0.000 1.5 3 0
Norm Miller RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .288 .769 0.163 0.82 0.163 0.000 3.9 1 0 3B,2B
Denis Menke SS 3 0 2 3 1 1 .336 .919 0.227 0.96 0.232 -0.005 3.7 1 5 3B
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .621 -0.087 0.48 0.000 -0.087 -3.6 1 0 GDP
Jesus Alou LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .515 -0.065 0.49 0.000 -0.065 -2.1 2 0
Johnny Edwards C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .191 .467 0.019 0.23 0.026 -0.007 0.3 9 0
Larry Dierker P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .355 -0.016 0.31 0.000 -0.016 -0.7 1 1 SH
Team Totals 31 5 8 4 6 3 .258 .798 0.254 0.52 0.525 -0.271 1.4 27 9
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.

Montreal Expos

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mudcat Grant, L (1-5) 4 5 4 2 2 0 0 4.35 20 38 -0.241 0.88 -2.2
Mike Wegener 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.45 2 0 0 -0.039 0.26 -1.9
Steve Shea 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 1.69 12 1 0 0.025 0.13 2.2
Carroll Sembera 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.81 4 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 5 3 6 3 0 3.38 38 38 1 0 -0.254 0.54 -1.4
M Wegener faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, W (6-4) 9 4 0 0 2 7 0 3.00 32 84 0.246 0.54 4.0
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 7 0 0.00 32 84 0.246 0.52 4.0
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.

Starting 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 Jim 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

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

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, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MON D. Bosch L. Dierker 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MON M. Wills L. Dierker 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- MON R. Staub L. Dierker -1% 52% Single to LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MON M. Jones L. Dierker 2% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Blefary M. Grant 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Morgan M. Grant -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- HOU J. Wynn M. Grant 4% 58% Walk; Blefary to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- HOU N. Miller M. Grant 6% 65% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Blefary to 3B; Wynn to 2B; Miller to 1B
b1 0-0 1 123 RR HOU D. Menke M. Grant 16% 81% Single to RF; Blefary Scores/unER; Wynn Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
b1 2-0 1 -23 O HOU D. Rader M. Grant -6% 75% Fielder's Choice SS; Miller out at Hm/SS-C; Menke to 3B
b1 2-0 2 1-3 O HOU J. Alou M. Grant -3% 72% 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 0-2 0 --- O MON T. Cline L. Dierker 2% 74% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-2 1 --- O MON C. Laboy L. Dierker 1% 75% Strikeout
t2 0-2 2 --- MON J. Bateman L. Dierker -1% 74% Single to CF
t2 0-2 2 1-- O MON G. Sutherland L. Dierker 2% 76% 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 2-0 0 --- HOU J. Edwards M. Grant 2% 79% Single to LF
b2 2-0 0 1-- O HOU L. Dierker M. Grant -1% 78% Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B; Dierker to 2B/Adv on E6
b2 2-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Blefary M. Grant -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Morgan M. Grant -2% 73% 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 0-2 0 --- O MON M. Grant L. Dierker 2% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O MON D. Bosch L. Dierker 2% 77% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 2 --- O MON M. Wills L. Dierker 1% 78% 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 2-0 0 --- HOU J. Wynn M. Grant 2% 80% Single to LF
b3 2-0 0 1-- HOU N. Miller M. Grant 7% 87% Double; Wynn to 3B
b3 2-0 0 -23 RR HOU D. Menke M. Grant 7% 94% Triple to CF; Wynn Scores; Miller Scores
b3 4-0 0 --3 O HOU D. Rader M. Grant -1% 93% Flyball: 1B
b3 4-0 1 --3 O HOU J. Alou M. Grant -2% 90% Fielder's Choice 1B; Menke out at Hm/1B-C
b3 4-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Edwards M. Grant -1% 90% 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 0-4 0 --- MON R. Staub L. Dierker -3% 87% Walk
t4 0-4 0 1-- O MON M. Jones L. Dierker 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-4 1 1-- O MON T. Cline L. Dierker 2% 91% Flyball: CF
t4 0-4 2 1-- O MON C. Laboy L. Dierker 1% 93% 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 4-0 0 --- O HOU L. Dierker M. Grant -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- O HOU C. Blefary M. Grant -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-0 2 --- O HOU J. Morgan M. Grant -0% 91% 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 0 --- MON J. Bateman L. Dierker -4% 87% Double to CF
t5 0-4 0 -2- MON G. Sutherland L. Dierker -6% 81% Single to LF; Bateman to 3B
t5 0-4 0 1-3 O MON M. Grant L. Dierker 9% 90% Baserunner Out Advancing; Bateman out at Hm/C; Sutherland to 2B
Floyd Wicker pinch hits for Mudcat Grant (P) batting 9th
t5 0-4 1 -2- O MON F. Wicker L. Dierker 2% 93% Strikeout
t5 0-4 2 -2- O MON D. Bosch L. Dierker 2% 94% 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 4-0 0 --- HOU J. Wynn M. Wegener 1% 95% Walk
b5 4-0 0 1-- R HOU N. Miller M. Wegener 3% 98% Triple; Wynn Scores
Steve Shea replaces Mike Wegener pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-0 0 --3 O HOU D. Menke S. Shea -1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b5 5-0 1 --3 O HOU D. Rader S. Shea -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-0 2 --3 O HOU J. Alou S. Shea -0% 96% 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 0-5 0 --- O MON M. Wills L. Dierker 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-5 1 --- O MON R. Staub L. Dierker 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-5 2 --- O MON M. Jones L. Dierker 0% 98% 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 5-0 0 --- HOU J. Edwards S. Shea 0% 98% Single
b6 5-0 0 1-- O HOU L. Dierker S. Shea -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
b6 5-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Blefary S. Shea -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Edwards to 3B
b6 5-0 2 --3 O HOU J. Morgan S. Shea -0% 98% 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 0-5 0 --- O MON T. Cline L. Dierker 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 0-5 1 --- MON C. Laboy L. Dierker -1% 97% Walk
t7 0-5 1 1-- O MON J. Bateman L. Dierker 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t7 0-5 2 1-- O MON G. Sutherland L. Dierker 1% 99% 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 5-0 0 --- HOU J. Wynn S. Shea 0% 99% Walk
b7 5-0 0 1-- HOU N. Miller S. Shea 0% 99% Walk; Wynn to 2B
b7 5-0 0 12- HOU D. Menke S. Shea 0% 100% Walk; Wynn to 3B; Miller to 2B
b7 5-0 0 123 OO HOU D. Rader S. Shea -1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-C-1B; Miller to 3B; Menke to 2B
b7 5-0 2 -23 O HOU J. Alou S. Shea -0% 99% 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 0-5 0 --- O MON D. Clendenon L. Dierker 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 0-5 1 --- O MON D. Bosch L. Dierker 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-5 2 --- O MON M. Wills L. Dierker 0% 100% 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 5-0 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards C. Sembera -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-0 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker C. Sembera -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 5-0 2 --- HOU C. Blefary C. Sembera 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 5-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Morgan C. Sembera -0% 100% 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 0-5 0 --- O MON R. Staub L. Dierker 0% 100% Groundout: P unassisted
t9 0-5 1 --- O MON M. Jones L. Dierker 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 0-5 2 --- O MON T. Cline L. Dierker 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 5.

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