April 19, 1969 Chicago Cubs at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

SEP 5
@CHW 1 OAK 2
@KCR 1 MIN 6
CAL 5 WSA 7
BAL 5 ATL 4
@CIN 0 LAD 5
HOU 4 CHC 6
@MON 5
(11) PIT 8
@PHI 6 SFG 5
SDP 3 NYM 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 16,005

Saturday, April 19, 1969, 2:15PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Cubs

10-1

Won 6

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0  0   0  1    6 15  2
Expos           0  0  0   2  0  0   3  0  0   0  0    5  8  2

W: P Regan (3-0), L: D Shaw (1-2)

Expos

4-6

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                6   0   2   1    0   0  .319  .803    0    3   6   
G Beckert 2B                  6   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .695    0    1   8   
B Williams LF                 6   2   3   0    0   0  .360  .936    0    2   0   
R Santo 3B                    5   1   3   2    1   1  .231  .862    0    0   2   HR
E Banks 1B                    5   1   3   0    1   1  .311  .791    0   21   1   GDP
R Hundley C                   5   1   0   0    1   1  .262  .659    0    4   0   GDP
A Spangler RF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .750    0    0   0   
  J Hickman PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .317    0    0   0   
  A Phillips CF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Young CF-RF                 4   0   1   1    2   0  .324  .910    0    1   0   
K Holtzman P                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   SH
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
  C Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       46   6  15   6    6   5                    33  22

BATTING

HR: R Santo (3, off M Grant; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: K Holtzman (2, off M Grant).

TB: R Santo 6; B Williams 3; E Banks 3; A Spangler 2; D Kessinger 2; D Young; J Hickman.

GIDP: E Banks (2); R Hundley (2).

RBI: R Santo 2 (6); J Hickman (2); D Kessinger (7); D Young (6); K Holtzman (1).

2-out RBI: D Kessinger; J Hickman.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Kessinger-E Banks; E Banks-D Kessinger; D Kessinger-G Beckert-E Banks.

E: R Santo (3); D Young (3).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .441    0    0   5   
M Mota CF                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .817    0    2   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .324 1.252    0    1   1   
D Clendenon 1B                5   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   12   1   
C Laboy 3B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .415 1.089    0    0   4   2B
  D Hahn PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
M Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .368 1.115    0    7   0   SB,GDP
G Sutherland 2B               5   1   2   0    0   0  .114  .269    0    5   3   
J Bateman C                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .184  .637    0    6   0   HR
M Grant P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   1   
  R Brand PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   GDP
  C Sembera P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Cline PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .831    0    0   0   
  D Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       40   5   8   4    3   4                    33  15

BATTING

2B: C Laboy (6, off K Holtzman).

HR: J Bateman (2, off K Holtzman; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Bateman 4; C Laboy 3; M Mota 2; G Sutherland 2; M Jones.

GIDP: R Brand (1); M Jones (2).

RBI: J Bateman 3 (5); C Laboy (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Laboy-G Sutherland-D Clendenon; M Wills-G Sutherland-D Clendenon.

E: M Wills (2); C Laboy (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Jones (1, 2nd base off K Holtzman/R Hundley).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman                     6     5   5   4    3   1   1   2.25   26     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 5     42    -     1.16  -0.44
T Abernathy                    3     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.74   0.31
P Regan, W (3-0)               2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.14   0.31
Totals                        11     8   5   4    3   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     21· 5· 2· 8           -

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                        5    10   5   3    4   2   1   5.65   29     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0·10     29    -     1.50  -0.39
C Sembera                      4     3   0   0    1   2   0   1.00   15     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 3          0-0    1.06   0.27
D Shaw, L (1-2)                2     2   1   1    1   1   0   5.06    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.79  -0.19
Totals                        11    15   6   4    6   5   1          53     -       ·  ·     14·12· 1·15           -

K Holtzman faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: M Grant (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - (none), 3B - Andy Olsen.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 16,005.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 39° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Montreal Expos                       
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. M Wills              SS 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. M Mota               CF 
3. B Williams           LF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. E Banks              1B    5. C Laboy              3B 
6. R Hundley            C     6. M Jones              LF 
7. A Spangler           RF    7. G Sutherland         2B 
8. D Young              CF    8. J Bateman            C  
9. K Holtzman           P     9. M Grant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   2  5-5  12-      36%  84% J Hickman       D Shaw          Single to LF; Williams Scores; Banks to 2B
   b 7   0  5-2  1-3     -31%  42% J Bateman       K Holtzman      Home Run; Jones Scores; Sutherland Scores
   b11   0  6-5  1--      27%  96% M Jones         P Regan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 5   1  2-0  1--      23%  47% R Santo         M Grant         Home Run; Williams Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  123     -17%  45% E Banks         M Grant         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Beckert       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      45%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Mota          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  E Banks         Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  R Hundley       Strikeout
          1--      48%  A Spangler      Balk; Banks to 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
          12-      53%  D Young         Walk; Banks to 3B; Spangler to 2B
   O      123      45%  K Holtzman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Clendenon     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Laboy         Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  M Jones         Walk
          1--      47%  G Sutherland    Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  D Kessinger     Single to CF
          1--      60%  G Beckert       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kessinger to 2B; Beckert to 1B
   O      12-      58%  B Williams      Single to RF; Kessinger out at Hm/RF-C; Beckert to 3B
          1-3      61%  R Santo         Walk; Williams to 2B
   OO     123      45%  E Banks         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Bateman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Grant         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  A Spangler      Single to RF
          1--      55%  D Young         Single to LF; Spangler to 2B
   O      12-      51%  K Holtzman      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Spangler to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      -23      44%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  M Mota          Walk
   O      1--      42%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B; Mota to 2B
   R      -2-      30%  D Clendenon     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Mota Scores/No RBI; Clendenon to 1B
   R      1--      19%  C Laboy         Double to CF; Clendenon Scores/unER
   OO     -2-      23%  M Jones         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Expos 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      20%  G Beckert       Popfly: 2B
          ---      24%  B Williams      Single to CF
   RR     1--      47%  R Santo         Home Run; Williams Scores
          ---      50%  E Banks         Single to CF
          1--      55%  R Hundley       Walk; Banks to 2B
          12-      63%  A Spangler      Single to RF; Banks to 3B; Hundley to 2B
   R      123      75%  D Young         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Banks Scores; Hundley to 3B; Spangler to 2B; Young to 1B
   RO     123      78%  K Holtzman      Groundout: SS-1B; Hundley Scores/unER; Spangler to 3B; Young to 2B
   R      -23      85%  D Kessinger     Single to RF; Spangler Scores/unER; Young to 3B
   O      1-3      83%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
          ---      83%  J Bateman       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bateman to 1B
                  Ron Brand pinch hits for Mudcat Grant batting 9th
   OO     1--      88%  R Brand         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Carroll Sembera facing 3-4-5
                  Carroll Sembera replaces Ron Brand pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Williams      Lineout: 1B
          ---      88%  R Santo         Single to LF
          1--      91%  E Banks         Single to RF; Santo to 3B
   OO     1-3      86%  R Hundley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  M Wills         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  M Mota          Single to CF
          1--      81%  R Staub         Walk; Mota to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      12-      91%  C Laboy         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Carroll Sembera facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  A Spangler      Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  D Young         Walk
   O      1--      90%  K Holtzman      Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  M Jones         Single to RF
          1--      72%  G Sutherland    Single to RF; Jones to 3B
   RRR    1-3      42%  J Bateman       Home Run; Jones Scores; Sutherland Scores
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  C Sembera       Lineout: P
   O      ---      48%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Mota          Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Carroll Sembera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  R Santo         Single to LF
   O      1--      40%  E Banks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Ted Abernathy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Laboy         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Carroll Sembera facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  R Hundley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  A Spangler      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  D Young         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Ted Abernathy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      43%  M Jones         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      37%  G Sutherland    Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  J Bateman       Strikeout
                  Ty Cline pinch hits for Carroll Sembera batting 9th
   O      1--      50%  T Cline         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Top of the 10th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Shaw facing 9-1-2
                  Don Shaw replaces Ty Cline pitching and batting 9th; Charley Smith pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  C Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  G Beckert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 5-5, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Regan replaces Charley Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  M Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      37%  M Mota          Single to SS
   O      1--      40%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; Mota to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Expos 5.

Top of the 11th, Cubs Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Shaw facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  B Williams      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Santo         Strikeout
          1--      58%  E Banks         Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      48%  R Hundley       Flyball: LF
                  Jim Hickman pinch hits for Al Spangler batting 7th
   R      12-      84%  J Hickman       Single to LF; Williams Scores; Banks to 2B
   O      12-      82%  D Young         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Expos Batting, Behind 5-6, Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
                  Adolfo Phillips replaces Jim Hickman playing CF batting 7th; Don Young moves to RF
          ---      68%  C Laboy         Single to LF
                  Don Hahn pinch runs for Coco Laboy batting 5th
   OO     1--      96%  M Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Sutherland    Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Expos 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON196904190

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1969 > MON \| CHC > Apr 19, 1969, Cubs at Expos Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation