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CAL  3
OAK  2
(10)		 DET  2
BAL  0
 KCR  5
CHW  4
(12)		 MIN  4
SEP  1
 CLE  6
@NYY  2
 WSA  7
BOS  6
 SDP  4
@ATL  3
 HOU  4
@CIN  0
 MON  3
NYM  2
 STL  9
@PIT  3
 LAD  5
@SFG  0
Standings at end of play this day

Forbes Field, Attendance: 7,043

 Thursday, May 1, 1969, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:08
Cardinals
9
10-12
Won 2
3rd, 5½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  1  0   0  3  3    9 11  2
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    3  6  3
W: Nelson Briles (1-2), L: Bob Veale (2-3)
 Pirates
3
13-9
Lost 2
2nd, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .208  .560              3   0   
J Javier 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .542              2   3   2B,CS
C Flood CF                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .607              5   0   SF,SH
J Torre 1B                    3   3   1   1    2   0  .250  .813             10   0   
M Shannon 3B                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .270  .687              0   2   
T McCarver C                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .268  .722              6   0   
J Hicks RF                    3   0   1   2    0   2  .250 1.000              0   0   3B
  V Pinson PH-RF              1   1   1   3    0   0  .301  .837              0   0   2B,SF
D Maxvill SS                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .197  .617              1   5   
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .200              0   2   SH
Totals                       36   9  11   0    4   7                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: V Pinson (6, off B Dal Canton); J Javier (2, off J Shellenback).
3B: J Hicks (1, off B Veale).
SF: C Flood (1, off B Veale); V Pinson (2, off J Shellenback).
SH: C Flood (2, off J Shellenback); N Briles (1, off B Veale).
TB: J Javier 3; J Hicks 3; M Shannon 2; T McCarver 2; V Pinson 2; C Flood; J Torre; D Maxvill.
RBI: V Pinson 3 (11); J Hicks 2 (2); J Torre (14); C Flood (4); M Shannon (13); D Maxvill (8).
2-out RBI: J Hicks 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Briles-D Maxvill-J Torre.
E: M Shannon (4); J Javier (6).
Baserunning Events
CS: J Javier (1, 2nd base by B Veale/M Sanguillen).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .387  .904              3   0   
R Hebner 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .339  .833              1   3   2·2B,GDP
W Stargell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .893              0   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .867              7   1   
A Oliver RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .704              4   0   
B Mazeroski 2B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .500              1   1   
  J Martinez 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
B Robertson 1B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .173  .491              9   1   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .579              1   2   
B Veale P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Hartenstein P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              0   1   
  G Kolb PH                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Taylor PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.100              0   0   
  J Shellenback P             0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   0    1   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: R Hebner 2 (4, 2 off N Briles).
TB: R Hebner 4; A Oliver; C Taylor; M Sanguillen; M Alou.
GIDP: R Hebner (1).
RBI: A Oliver (6).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: J Shellenback (1); F Patek (2); J Martinez (1).

Pitching Stats

St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles, W (1-2)              9     6   3   1    1   6   0   6.67   34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6     72    -     0.82   0.23
Totals                         9     6   3   1    1   6   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6           -  
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, L (2-3)               5     5   3   2    3   4   0   5.47   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 5     48    -     0.96  -0.17
C Hartenstein                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.82    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.95   0.06
B Dal Canton                   2     3   3   3    1   1   0   2.45   10     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 3          0-0    0.88  -0.15
J Shellenback                  1     3   3   1    0   0   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   9   6    4   7   0          44     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1·11          2-0
B Veale faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: N Briles (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 7,043.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Matty Alou                   CF
2. Julian Javier                2B       2. Richie Hebner                3B
3. Curt Flood                   CF       3. Willie Stargell              LF
4. Joe Torre                    1B       4. Manny Sanguillen              C
5. Mike Shannon                 3B       5. Al Oliver                    RF
6. Tim McCarver                  C       6. Bill Mazeroski               2B
7. Jim Hicks                    RF       7. Bob Robertson                1B
8. Dal Maxvill                  SS       8. Freddie Patek                SS
9. Nelson Briles                 P       9. Bob Veale                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 2 12- RR 25% 74% 0-0 STL J. Hicks B. Veale Triple to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver Scores
b6 1 1-- RR -19% 66% 0-3 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Double to LF; Kolb Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Hebner Scores/No RBI/unER
t8 1 1-3 RR 11% 95% 3-2 STL V. Pinson B. Dal Canton Double to LF; Torre Scores; McCarver Scores
t8 1 1-- 6% 83% 3-2 STL T. McCarver B. Dal Canton Single to RF; Torre to 3B
b3 1 1-- OO 6% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-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, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Veale Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL J. Javier B. Veale Flyball: CF
t1 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Single to RF
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 STL J. Torre B. Veale Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- -4% 43% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Double to LF
b1 1 -2- O 3% 46% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Flyball: CF; Hebner to 3B
b1 2 --3 O 4% 50% 0-0 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Flyball: 1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 STL J. Hicks B. Veale Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 PIT A. Oliver N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 PIT B. Mazeroski N. Briles Walk
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 PIT F. Patek N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Veale Walk
t3 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL N. Briles B. Veale Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
t3 1 -2- O -4% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Veale Lineout: SS
t3 2 -2- O -4% 45% 0-0 STL J. Javier B. Veale Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 PIT B. Veale N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 0-0 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Single to CF
b3 1 1-- OO 6% 50% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Strikeout
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 STL J. Torre B. Veale Walk
t4 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Strikeout Looking
t4 2 1-- 2% 49% 0-0 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Walk; Torre to 2B
t4 2 12- RR 25% 74% 0-0 STL J. Hicks B. Veale Triple to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver Scores
t4 2 --3 O -3% 71% 2-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Popfly: 2B
b4 1 --- O 2% 76% 0-2 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 1% 77% 0-2 PIT A. Oliver N. Briles Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
Jose Martinez replaces Bill Mazeroski playing 2B batting 6th
t5 0 --- O -2% 76% 2-0 STL N. Briles B. Veale Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- 2% 77% 2-0 STL L. Brock B. Veale Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brock to 1B
t5 1 1-- 5% 82% 2-0 STL J. Javier B. Veale Single to CF; Brock to 3B
t5 1 1-3 1% 84% 2-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Javier Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4
t5 1 -23 RO 1% 85% 2-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores/unER
t5 2 -2- O -2% 83% 3-0 STL J. Torre B. Veale Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 2% 86% 0-3 PIT J. Martinez N. Briles Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 87% 0-3 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 88% 0-3 PIT F. Patek N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- 2% 90% 3-0 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Single to LF
t6 0 1-- 2% 92% 3-0 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Single to RF; Shannon to 2B
Chuck Hartenstein replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 12- O -2% 90% 3-0 STL J. Hicks C. Hartenstein Strikeout
t6 1 12- O -1% 88% 3-0 STL D. Maxvill C. Hartenstein Groundout: P-1B; Shannon to 3B; McCarver to 2B
t6 2 -23 O -2% 86% 3-0 STL N. Briles C. Hartenstein Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein (P) batting 9th
b6 0 --- -5% 82% 0-3 PIT G. Kolb N. Briles Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Kolb to 1B
b6 0 1-- O 4% 86% 0-3 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Flyball: LF
b6 1 1-- RR -19% 66% 0-3 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Double to LF; Kolb Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Hebner Scores/No RBI/unER
b6 1 --- O 3% 69% 2-3 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Strikeout
b6 2 --- O 2% 71% 2-3 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Briles Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
Bruce Dal Canton replaces Gary Kolb (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -2% 69% 3-2 STL L. Brock B. Dal Canton Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O -2% 67% 3-2 STL J. Javier B. Dal Canton Popfly: 3B
t7 2 --- O -1% 66% 3-2 STL C. Flood B. Dal Canton Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 5% 71% 2-3 PIT A. Oliver N. Briles Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O 3% 74% 2-3 PIT J. Martinez N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 76% 2-3 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Bruce Dal Canton facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- 3% 80% 3-2 STL J. Torre B. Dal Canton Walk
t8 0 1-- O -3% 77% 3-2 STL M. Shannon B. Dal Canton Popfly: 1B
t8 1 1-- 6% 83% 3-2 STL T. McCarver B. Dal Canton Single to RF; Torre to 3B
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Jim Hicks (RF) batting 7th
t8 1 1-3 RR 11% 95% 3-2 STL V. Pinson B. Dal Canton Double to LF; Torre Scores; McCarver Scores
t8 1 -2- R 3% 97% 5-2 STL D. Maxvill B. Dal Canton Single to CF; Pinson Scores
t8 1 1-- O -0% 97% 6-2 STL N. Briles B. Dal Canton Strikeout
t8 2 1-- O -0% 96% 6-2 STL L. Brock B. Dal Canton Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
Vada Pinson moves from PH to RF
b8 0 --- O 1% 98% 2-6 PIT F. Patek N. Briles Groundout: P-1B
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- -2% 96% 2-6 PIT C. Taylor N. Briles Single to CF
b8 1 1-- O 1% 98% 2-6 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B; Taylor to 2B
b8 2 -2- O 1% 99% 2-6 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Jim Shellenback facing 2-3-4
Jim Shellenback replaces Carl Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- 0% 99% 6-2 STL J. Javier J. Shellenback Double to LF
t9 0 -2- 0% 100% 6-2 STL C. Flood J. Shellenback Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Javier to 3B; Flood to 1B
t9 0 1-3 R 0% 100% 6-2 STL J. Torre J. Shellenback Single to RF; Javier Scores; Flood to 3B
t9 0 1-3 R 0% 100% 7-2 STL M. Shannon J. Shellenback Single to RF; Flood Scores/unER; Torre to 3B
t9 0 1-3 O 0% 100% 8-2 STL T. McCarver J. Shellenback Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1 1-3 RO 0% 100% 8-2 STL V. Pinson J. Shellenback Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Torre Scores/unER
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 9-2 STL D. Maxvill J. Shellenback Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Strikeout
b9 1 --- -0% 100% 2-9 PIT M. Sanguillen N. Briles Single to CF
b9 1 1-- 0% 100% 2-9 PIT A. Oliver N. Briles Wild Pitch; Sanguillen to 2B
b9 1 -2- R -0% 100% 2-9 PIT A. Oliver N. Briles Single to LF; Sanguillen Scores
b9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 3-9 PIT J. Martinez N. Briles Flyball: CF
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 3-9 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 3.

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