May 30, 1969 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
MIN 2 BAL 3
@CAL 1 NYY 6
@KCR 2 NYY 5
@KCR 4
(15) CLE 9
@OAK 2 OAK 5
CLE 1 DET 8
@SEP 5 WSA 5
CHW 4
(10) CHW 8
@WSA 5 CHC 2
ATL 0 SDP 3
@MON 2
(10) NYM 4
SFG 3 PHI 13
LAD 6 PIT 9
HOU 3 HOU 9
@PIT 6 CIN 4
@STL 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Forbes Field, Attendance: 18,381

Friday, May 30, 1969
Time of Game: 3:10

Astros

24-25

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  1  2   1  0  0   0  0  3    9 15  0
Pirates         4  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    6 15  1

W: J Billingham (4-2), L: C Hartenstein (2-1), S: F Gladding (10)

Pirates

23-23

Lost 1

2nd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Blefary 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .710    0    0   0   HBP
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   2   1    2   0  .227  .711    0    0   0   HR,CS
J Wynn CF                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .234  .868    0    0   0   
N Miller RF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .293  .790    0   16  15   2B
D Menke SS                    5   1   4   3    0   1  .351  .945    0    0   0   2B
D Rader 3B                    5   2   1   0    0   2  .237  .670    0    0   0   2B
J Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .522    0    0   0   GDP
  G Geiger PH-LF              0   1   0   0    1   0  .179  .528    0    0   0   IW
J Edwards C                   5   0   2   3    0   1  .209  .526    0   11   0   3B,GDP
T Griffin P                   2   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .635    0    0   0   HR
  W Blasingame P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Billingham P              1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  J Gotay PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .542    0    0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       40   9  15   9    5   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: N Miller (9, off B Moose); D Menke (8, off B Moose); D Rader (8, off C Hartenstein).

3B: J Edwards (1, off B Dal Canton).

HR: J Morgan (6, off B Dal Canton; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T Griffin (1, off B Moose; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

IBB: G Geiger (1, by C Hartenstein).

HBP: C Blefary (2, by B Moose).

TB: D Menke 5; J Morgan 5; T Griffin 4; J Edwards 4; N Miller 4; D Rader 2; J Alou; C Blefary.

GIDP: J Edwards (4); J Alou (3).

RBI: J Edwards 3 (11); D Menke 3 (30); J Morgan (13); T Griffin (4); J Gotay (3).

2-out RBI: D Menke 2; T Griffin; J Edwards.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Miller.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Morgan (6, 2nd base by B Moose/J May).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .345  .844    0    0   0   
G Alley SS                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .635    0    0   1   
R Hebner 3B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .918    0    0   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .329  .929    0    0   0   
A Oliver 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   2  .252  .707    0    0   0   
C Taylor RF                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .407 1.008    0   15  13   
  R Davis RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .580         4   4   
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   3   1    0   1  .236  .607    0    1   0   CS
J May C                       4   0   1   0    0   3  .248  .668    0    7   0   2B
B Moose P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .350    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              1   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.500    0    0   0   3B
  C Hartenstein P             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    0    0   0   
  L Marone P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   6  15   6    2  11                    27  18

BATTING

2B: J May (5, off T Griffin).

3B: B Dal Canton (1, off J Billingham).

TB: B Dal Canton 3; M Alou 3; B Mazeroski 3; J May 2; A Oliver 2; W Stargell 2; C Taylor; R Hebner; G Alley.

RBI: M Alou (17); B Mazeroski (14); C Taylor (6); W Stargell (28); A Oliver (19); R Hebner (18).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Taylor 2.

E: G Alley (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Mazeroski (1, 2nd base by J Billingham/J Edwards).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin                      2.1  10   4   4    1   4   0   3.88   18     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0·10     24    -     1.30  -0.47
W Blasingame                   1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   5.81    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          3-0    2.04   0.07
J Billingham, BS (3), W (4-2)  4.1   3   1   1    0   7   0   4.02   14     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3          1-0    1.36   0.20
F Gladding, S (10)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.83    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
Totals                         9    15   6   6    2  11   0          41     -       ·  ·     13· 0· 0·15          4-0

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 Moose                        2     5   5   5    2   2   1   4.48   14     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 5     26    -     0.92  -0.38
B Dal Canton                   3.1   4   1   1    2   3   1   3.21   15     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 4          1-1    1.10  -0.12
C Hartenstein, L (2-1)         3.1   6   3   3    1   2   0   2.33   16     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 0· 6          2-0    2.41  -0.16
L Marone                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   9    5   7   2          46     -       ·  ·     18· 0· 0·15          4-1

B Moose faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Hartenstein (1; G Geiger).

HBP: B Moose (3; C Blefary).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 18,381.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. C Blefary            1B    1. M Alou               CF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. G Alley              SS 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. R Hebner             3B 
4. N Miller             RF    4. W Stargell           LF 
5. D Menke              SS    5. A Oliver             1B 
6. D Rader              3B    6. C Taylor             RF 
7. J Alou               LF    7. B Mazeroski          2B 
8. J Edwards            C     8. J May                C  
9. T Griffin            P     9. B Moose              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  6-6  123      24%  96% J Edwards       C Hartenstein   Single to RF; Menke Scores; Rader Scores; Geiger to 3B
   t 9   1  6-6  1--      22%  72% D Rader         C Hartenstein   Double to RF; Menke to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      19%  69% D Menke         B Moose         Double; Wynn Scores; Miller Scores
   t 3   2  4-4  1--      14%  62% J Edwards       B Dal Canton    Triple; Rader Scores
   b 1   0  2-1  12-     -14%  32% W Stargell      T Griffin       Single; Alley Scores; Hebner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Moose facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Blefary       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      50%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      46%  J Wynn          Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
          ---      48%  " "             Walk
          1--      50%  N Miller        Single; Wynn to 3B
   RR     1-3      69%  D Menke         Double; Wynn Scores; Miller Scores
   O      -2-      67%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  M Alou          Single
          1--      53%  G Alley         Single; Alou to 3B
   R      1-3      46%  R Hebner        Single; Alou Scores; Alley to 2B
   R      12-      32%  W Stargell      Single; Alley Scores; Hebner to 3B
   R      1-3      27%  A Oliver        Single; Hebner Scores; Stargell to 2B
   O      12-      31%  C Taylor        Strikeout
   R      12-      21%  B Mazeroski     Single; Stargell Scores; Oliver to 3B
   O      1-3      25%  J May           Strikeout
   O      1-3      29%  B Moose         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 4.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Moose facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      26%  J Alou          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      25%  J Edwards       Strikeout
   R      ---      35%  T Griffin       Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
          ---      36%  C Blefary       Hit By Pitch
          1--      38%  J Morgan        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Blefary to 2B; Morgan to 1B
   O      12-      34%  J Wynn          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      31%  M Alou          Single
   O      1--      33%  G Alley         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      1--      36%  R Hebner        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          1--      33%  W Stargell      Single; Alou to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Moose facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  N Miller        Double
   R      -2-      54%  D Menke         Single; Miller Scores
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Bob Moose pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      50%  D Rader         Groundout: Unknown out on play/Forceout at 2B; Rader to 1B
   O      1--      47%  J Alou          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   R      1--      62%  J Edwards       Triple; Rader Scores
   O      --3      58%  T Griffin       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  C Taylor        Strikeout
          ---      57%  B Mazeroski     Single
          1--      47%  J May           Double; Mazeroski to 3B
          -23      45%  B Dal Canton    Walk
                  Wade Blasingame replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      54%  M Alou          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      123      64%  G Alley         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  C Blefary       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   R      ---      73%  J Morgan        Home Run
   O      ---      72%  J Wynn          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      73%  N Miller        Single
   O      1--      71%  D Menke         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Wade Blasingame facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  R Hebner        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      71%  W Stargell      Walk
          1--      66%  A Oliver        Single; Stargell to 2B
   RO     12-      60%  C Taylor        Single; Stargell Scores; Oliver to 3B; Taylor out at 2B/Unknown
                  Jack Billingham replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      65%  B Mazeroski     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Bruce Dal Canton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  D Rader         Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      66%  J Alou          Single
   OO     1--      60%  J Edwards       Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-6, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  J May           Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Dal Canton    Triple
   R      --3      43%  M Alou          Single; Dal Canton Scores
   OO     1--      50%  G Alley         Double Play: Groundout: RF out on play
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Bruce Dal Canton facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  J Billingham    Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Blefary       Strikeout
          1--      56%  J Morgan        Walk; Billingham to 2B
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      49%  J Wynn          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      12-      43%  N Miller        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  W Stargell      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Chuck Hartenstein facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  D Menke         Single
   O      1--      50%  D Rader         Strikeout
   OO     1--      42%  J Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: RF out on play
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  C Taylor        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      41%  B Mazeroski     Single
   O      1--      48%  J May           Mazeroski Caught Stealing 2B (Unknown)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Davis replaces Carl Taylor playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      45%  J Edwards       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      42%  J Billingham    Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      45%  C Blefary       Single
          1--      49%  J Morgan        Single; Blefary to 2B
   O      12-      40%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      44%  C Hartenstein   Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  M Alou          Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---      50%  G Alley         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Chuck Hartenstein facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  N Miller        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          ---      50%  D Menke         Single
          1--      72%  D Rader         Double to RF; Menke to 3B
                  Gary Geiger pinch hits for Jesus Alou batting 7th
          -23      72%  G Geiger        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      96%  J Edwards       Single to RF; Menke Scores; Rader Scores; Geiger to 3B
                  Julio Gotay pinch hits for Jack Billingham batting 9th
   RO     1-3      97%  J Gotay         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Geiger Scores; Gotay to 1B
                  Lou Marone replaces Chuck Hartenstein pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  C Blefary       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-9, Fred Gladding facing 3-4-5
                  Fred Gladding replaces Julio Gotay pitching and batting 9th; Gary Geiger moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  R Hebner        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---     100%  W Stargell      Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Pirates 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation