July 9, 1969 Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 5
(10) DET 6
@BOS 5 CHW 5
OAK 3 KCR 4
@MIN 3 SEP 8
CAL 0 CAL 5
@SEP 0 WSA 3
CLE 0 LAD 3
ATL 1 NYM 4
CHC 0 PHI 7
STL 1 STL 5
@PHI 3 PIT 4
MON 3
(10) PIT 3
MON 2 CIN 4
@SDP 3 SFG 10
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 50,709

Wednesday, July 9, 1969
Time of Game: 2:02

Cubs

53-33

Lost 5

1st

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

W: T Seaver (14-3), L: K Holtzman (10-5)

Mets

47-34

Won 7

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .754    0    0   0   
G Beckert 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .678    0    2   3   
B Williams LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .821    0    3   0   
R Santo 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .912    0    0   4   
E Banks 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .764    0    9   0   
A Spangler RF                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .681    0    3   0   
R Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .826    0    4   1   
J Qualls CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .619    0    3   0   
K Holtzman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .348         0   0   
  T Abernathy P               2   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .715    0    0   0   
  W Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .929    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   1   0    0  11                    24   8

BATTING

TB: J Qualls.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: G Beckert (11); R Santo (13); D Kessinger (6).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .281  .827    0    2   0   3B,2B
B Pfeil 2B-3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .289  .693    0    0   0   2B
C Jones LF                    3   1   1   1    1   2  .352  .965    0    3   0   HR,IW
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .673    0    8   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .609    0    0   4   2B
  W Garrett 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .683         0   0   
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .610    0    3   0   
  R Gaspar RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .601         0   0   
J Grote C                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .599    0   11   0   
A Weis SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .198  .525    0    0   1   
T Seaver P                    2   0   1   1    1   1  .109  .356    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Pfeil (3, off K Holtzman); T Agee (13, off K Holtzman); E Charles (6, off T Abernathy).

3B: T Agee (3, off K Holtzman).

HR: C Jones (10, off T Abernathy; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: T Seaver (2, off T Abernathy).

IBB: C Jones (8, by T Abernathy).

TB: T Agee 5; C Jones 4; E Charles 2; B Pfeil 2; T Seaver; A Weis; R Swoboda.

RBI: T Agee (37); B Pfeil (2); T Seaver (3); C Jones (54).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

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, L (10-5)           1.1   4   3   1    0   2   0   3.52   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4     40    -     1.02  -0.28
T Abernathy                    6.2   4   1   1    2   2   1   2.67   27     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 4          2-0    0.38   0.12
Totals                         8     8   4   2    2   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 8          2-0

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
T Seaver, W (14-3)             9     1   0   0    0  11   0   2.46   28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 1     96    -     0.56   0.35
Totals                         9     1   0   0    0  11   0          28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Abernathy (7; C Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 50,709.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  New York Mets                        
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. T Agee               CF 
2. G Beckert            2B    2. B Pfeil              2B 
3. B Williams           LF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. E Banks              1B    5. E Charles            3B 
6. A Spangler           RF    6. R Swoboda            RF 
7. R Hundley            C     7. J Grote              C  
8. J Qualls             CF    8. A Weis               SS 
9. K Holtzman           P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-      11%  81% T Seaver        K Holtzman      Single to RF; Grote Scores/unER; Weis to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  64% T Agee          K Holtzman      Triple to RF
   b 2   1  0-2  1-3       7%  88% T Agee          K Holtzman      Double to RF; Weis Scores/unER; Seaver to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  --3       6%  70% B Pfeil         K Holtzman      Double to LF; Agee Scores
   b 2   1  0-3  -23      -4%  84% B Pfeil         T Abernathy     Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  T Agee          Triple to RF
   R      --3      70%  B Pfeil         Double to LF; Agee Scores
   O      -2-      67%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      64%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  R Santo         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  A Spangler      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  J Grote         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      69%  A Weis          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Grote to 2B
   R      12-      81%  T Seaver        Single to RF; Grote Scores/unER; Weis to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  T Agee          Double to RF; Weis Scores/unER; Seaver to 3B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      84%  B Pfeil         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -23      84%  C Jones         Intentional Walk
   O      123      81%  D Clendenon     Groundout: C-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  R Hundley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  J Qualls        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  T Abernathy     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  E Charles       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      83%  R Swoboda       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      83%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  D Kessinger     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  G Beckert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  A Weis          Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  T Seaver        Walk
   O      1--      86%  T Agee          Flyball: LF
          1--      87%  B Pfeil         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Seaver to 2B
   O      12-      85%  C Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  A Spangler      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  E Charles       Lineout: CF
          ---      89%  R Swoboda       Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Qualls        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  T Abernathy     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  A Weis          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      91%  T Seaver        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  T Agee          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  G Beckert       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Abernathy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  B Pfeil         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      97%  C Jones         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  E Charles       Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      97%  R Swoboda       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
                  Wayne Garrett replaces Ed Charles playing 2B batting 5th; Bobby Pfeil moves to 3B; Rod Gaspar replaces Ron Swoboda playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  R Santo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  E Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  A Spangler      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Grote         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  A Weis          Single to CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      99%  T Seaver        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Weis to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Hundley       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  J Qualls        Single to CF (LF-CF)
                  Willie Smith pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  W Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Kessinger     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Mets 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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