April 26, 1969 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 6
@BAL 5
(10) MIN 12
@CHW 1 WSA 8
@CLE 1 BOS 7
@DET 4 SEP 6
OAK 3 ATL 6
@LAD 4 CHC 9
@NYM 3 STL 10
@PHI 4 PIT 4
MON 3 SDP 5
CIN 2 SFG 2
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 16,252

Saturday, April 26, 1969
Time of Game: 2:29

Cubs

13-5

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  1   3  0  2   0  1  0    9 13  1
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  8  3

W: B Hands (3-1), L: D Cardwell (0-3)

Mets

6-10

Lost 2

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                5   1   3   1    1   0  .284  .777    0    1   4   
A Spangler RF                 5   3   3   0    0   0  .348  .839    0    1   0   2B
  A Phillips CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    1   0   
B Williams LF                 5   2   1   0    1   1  .300  .771    0    1   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   1   2   3    2   0  .197  .781    0    1   2   
E Banks 1B                    3   0   2   2    0   0  .288  .726    0   12   0   HBP,SH
R Hundley C                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .273  .726    0    7   0   2B,SF
D Young CF-RF                 5   1   0   0    0   2  .232  .677    0    2   0   
N Oliver 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   4   
B Hands P                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .083    0    0   2   SH
Totals                       39   9  13   8    5   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Spangler (4, off D Cardwell); R Hundley (1, off D Cardwell).

SF: R Hundley (1, off A Jackson).

SH: E Banks (2, off T McGraw); B Hands (4, off D Cardwell).

HBP: E Banks (2, by A Jackson).

TB: A Spangler 4; R Hundley 3; D Kessinger 3; E Banks 2; R Santo 2; B Williams.

RBI: R Santo 3 (11); R Hundley 2 (9); E Banks 2 (16); D Kessinger (9).

2-out RBI: E Banks 2; R Santo 2; D Kessinger; R Hundley.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Oliver-D Kessinger-E Banks.

E: B Williams (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   1   2   0    0   0  .234  .631    0    2   0   2B
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Gaspar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .563    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Boswell 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .743    0    4   2   GDP
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .179  .431    0    2   0   
C Jones LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .426 1.019    0    3   0   
E Kranepool 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .789    0    5   0   
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .324  .834    0    1   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .229  .561    0    7   0   
K Collins 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .492    0    2   4   
D Cardwell P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  A Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Garrett PH-SS             2   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .962    0    1   0   2B
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Harrelson (3, off B Hands); W Garrett (2, off B Hands).

TB: B Harrelson 3; W Garrett 2; J Grote 2; K Boswell; E Kranepool; C Jones.

GIDP: K Boswell (3).

RBI: E Kranepool (11); A Otis (1); K Boswell (3).

2-out RBI: E Kranepool.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Cardwell (1); C Jones (1); K Collins (1).

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
B Hands, W (3-1)               9     8   3   2    1   7   0   1.83   35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 7     67    -     0.40   0.18
Totals                         9     8   3   2    1   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 7           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cardwell, L (0-3)            3.1   7   5   4    1   1   0   2.79   19     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 7     28    -     0.90  -0.20
A Jackson                      2.2   4   3   3    2   3   0   9.53   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 3          2-2    0.44  -0.11
T McGraw                       2     1   1   1    2   2   0   2.16    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.00
R Taylor                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.48    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   9   8    5   7   0          48     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Jackson (1; E Banks).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 16,252.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. A Spangler           RF    2. K Boswell            2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. A Otis               CF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. C Jones              LF 
5. E Banks              1B    5. E Kranepool          1B 
6. R Hundley            C     6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. D Young              CF    7. J Grote              C  
8. N Oliver             2B    8. K Collins            3B 
9. B Hands              P     9. D Cardwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  -2-      10%  70% D Kessinger     D Cardwell      Single to CF; Young Scores/unER; Kessinger to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  58% R Santo         D Cardwell      Single to LF; Spangler Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  1--      10%  80% R Hundley       D Cardwell      Double to LF; Williams Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% K Boswell       B Hands         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   2  0-4  123       6%  96% E Banks         A Jackson       Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; Spangler Scores; Santo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  A Spangler      Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      58%  R Santo         Single to LF; Spangler Scores
          1--      60%  E Banks         Single to LF; Santo to 2B
   O      12-      56%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  B Harrelson     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      60%  K Boswell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Cardwell facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  D Young         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      61%  N Oliver        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      60%  B Hands         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Young to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  D Kessinger     Single to CF; Young Scores/unER; Kessinger to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      68%  A Spangler      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  C Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  E Kranepool     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Cardwell facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  B Williams      Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  R Santo         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      71%  E Banks         Popfly: 2B
   R      1--      80%  R Hundley       Double to LF; Williams Scores
   O      -2-      78%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  K Collins       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      83%  D Cardwell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Cardwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  N Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  B Hands         Walk
          1--      85%  D Kessinger     Single to CF; Hands to 2B
                  Al Jackson replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th
          12-      88%  A Spangler      Single to 3B/Bunt; Hands to 3B; Kessinger to 2B
   O      123      84%  B Williams      Strikeout
   R      123      90%  R Santo         Walk; Hands Scores; Kessinger to 3B; Spangler to 2B
   RR     123      96%  E Banks         Single to LF; Kessinger Scores; Spangler Scores; Santo to 2B
   O      12-      95%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  B Harrelson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  K Boswell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Young         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  N Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  B Hands         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  C Jones         Walk
   O      1--      96%  E Kranepool     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
          1--      96%  J Grote         Single to LF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      98%  K Collins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 6, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-0, Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  A Spangler      Single to LF
          1--      98%  B Williams      Walk; Spangler to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Santo         Single to LF; Spangler Scores; Williams to 2B
          12-      99%  E Banks         Hit By Pitch; Williams to 3B; Santo to 2B
   R      123     100%  R Hundley       Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores; Santo to 3B; Banks to 2B; Hundley to 1B
   O      123      99%  D Young         Strikeout
   O      123      99%  N Oliver        Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-8, Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Al Jackson batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Garrett       Double to RF
          -2-      98%  B Harrelson     Double to RF; Garrett to 3B
   RO     -23      98%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Garrett Scores; Harrelson to 3B
   RO     --3      98%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-1B; Harrelson Scores
          ---      98%  C Jones         Single to LF; Jones to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -2-      96%  E Kranepool     Single to CF; Jones Scores/unER
   O      1--      97%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tug McGraw facing 9-1-2
                  Tug McGraw replaces Bud Harrelson pitching and batting 1st; Wayne Garrett moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  B Hands         Strikeout
          ---      97%  D Kessinger     Walk
   O      1--      97%  A Spangler      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-8, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
                  Adolfo Phillips replaces Al Spangler playing CF batting 2nd; Don Young moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  K Collins       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Garrett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 8, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tug McGraw facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      99%  E Banks         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Santo to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  R Hundley       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Santo Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      1--      99%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  N Oliver        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-9, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
                  Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  R Gaspar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  K Boswell       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  A Otis          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--     100%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-3, Ron Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Taylor replaces Rod Gaspar pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  B Hands         Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Kessinger     Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  A Phillips      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-9, Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Grote         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  K Collins       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Mets 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation