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

Forbes Field, Attendance: 13,666

 Friday, July 18, 1969, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:12
Cardinals
1
49-47
Lost 1
3rd, 10½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  7  1
Pirates         2  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  0
W: Dock Ellis (6-10), L: Bob Gibson (11-8)
 Pirates
4
46-48
Won 1
4th, 12½ GB

Batting Stats

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .801              0   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .695              2   1   
V Pinson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .759              0   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .841              8   1   
T McCarver C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .718             10   0   HBP
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .692              0   2   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .746              2   0   
S Huntz SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .529              1   3   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .513              0   0   
  D Giusti P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .569              0   2   
B Gibson P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .559              0   1   
  B White PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .583              0   0   GDP
  D Maxvill SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .165  .494              1   1   
Totals                       32   1   7   0    1   5                         24  11
Batting Events
HBP: T McCarver (1, by D Ellis).
TB: C Flood; T McCarver; J Torre; M Shannon; V Pinson; J Javier; L Brock.
GIDP: B White (3).
RBI: J Torre (60).
2-out RBI: J Torre.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
PB: T McCarver (12).
E: T McCarver (9).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .353  .842              0   0   CS
C Taylor 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .365  .984              8   3   2B
W Stargell LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .351  .978              3   0   
R Clemente RF                 4   1   1   3    0   1  .336  .963              1   0   HR
R Hebner 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .309  .826              0   0   2B
M Sanguillen C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .339  .797              5   0   IW
G Alley 2B                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .477              2   2   
  J Martinez 2B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .545              3   1   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .586              2   5   
D Ellis P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .105  .233              3   1   
Totals                       28   4   6   0    4   8                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: R Hebner (19, off B Gibson); C Taylor (5, off B Gibson).
HR: R Clemente (14, off B Gibson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: M Sanguillen (2, by B Gibson).
TB: R Clemente 4; C Taylor 3; R Hebner 2; W Stargell; M Alou.
RBI: R Clemente 3 (63).
2-out RBI: R Clemente 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Martinez-C Taylor; G Alley-C Taylor.
Baserunning Events
CS: M Alou (5, 2nd base by D Giusti POCS).

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
B Gibson, L (11-8)             6     5   4   4    4   7   1   2.46   26     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5     49    -     0.67  -0.21
D Giusti                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.73    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         8     6   4   4    4   8   1          32     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 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
D Ellis, W (6-10)              9     7   1   1    1   5   0   4.23   34     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 7     73    -     0.83   0.30
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: B Gibson (2).
HBP: D Ellis (3; T McCarver).
IBB: B Gibson (4; M Sanguillen).
Pickoffs: D Giusti (3; M Alou, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 13,666.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   St.Louis Cardinals                        Pittsburgh Pirates                           
1. Lou Brock                    LF       1. Matty Alou                   CF
2. Curt Flood                   CF       2. Carl Taylor                  1B
3. Vada Pinson                  RF       3. Willie Stargell              LF
4. Joe Torre                    1B       4. Roberto Clemente             RF
5. Tim McCarver                  C       5. Richie Hebner                3B
6. Mike Shannon                 3B       6. Manny Sanguillen              C
7. Julian Javier                2B       7. Gene Alley                   2B
8. Steve Huntz                  SS       8. Freddie Patek                SS
9. Bob Gibson                    P       9. Dock Ellis                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 2 -2- RR 13% 90% 2-0 PIT R. Clemente B. Gibson Home Run; Taylor Scores
t1 1 1-3 OO 12% 55% 0-0 STL J. Torre D. Ellis Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b1 0 1-- 11% 69% 0-0 PIT C. Taylor B. Gibson Double to RF; Alou to 3B
b1 2 1-3 R 8% 74% 1-0 PIT M. Sanguillen B. Gibson Wild Pitch; Taylor Scores; Hebner to 2B
t1 1 1-- -7% 43% 0-0 STL V. Pinson D. Ellis Single to CF; Flood to 3B

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' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock D. Ellis Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 STL C. Flood D. Ellis Single to RF
t1 1 1-- -7% 43% 0-0 STL V. Pinson D. Ellis Single to CF; Flood to 3B
t1 1 1-3 OO 12% 55% 0-0 STL J. Torre D. Ellis Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 PIT M. Alou B. Gibson Walk
b1 0 1-- 11% 69% 0-0 PIT C. Taylor B. Gibson Double to RF; Alou to 3B
b1 0 -23 O -5% 63% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Strikeout
b1 1 -23 RO 1% 64% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente B. Gibson Groundout: P-1B; Alou Scores; Taylor to 3B
b1 2 --3 1% 65% 1-0 PIT R. Hebner B. Gibson Walk
b1 2 1-3 R 8% 74% 1-0 PIT M. Sanguillen B. Gibson Wild Pitch; Taylor Scores; Hebner to 2B
b1 2 -2- O -2% 71% 2-0 PIT M. Sanguillen B. Gibson Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -4% 68% 0-2 STL T. McCarver D. Ellis Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O 4% 71% 0-2 STL M. Shannon D. Ellis Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 1 1-- O 3% 74% 0-2 STL J. Javier D. Ellis Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 2 1-- O 2% 76% 0-2 STL S. Huntz D. Ellis Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 75% 2-0 PIT G. Alley B. Gibson Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 PIT F. Patek B. Gibson Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 PIT D. Ellis B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 STL B. Gibson D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 STL L. Brock D. Ellis Foul Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 STL C. Flood D. Ellis Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 0% 78% 2-0 PIT M. Alou B. Gibson E2 on Foul Ball
b3 0 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 PIT M. Alou B. Gibson Popfly: SS
b3 1 --- 2% 78% 2-0 PIT C. Taylor B. Gibson Walk
b3 1 1-- 1% 79% 2-0 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Passed Ball; Taylor to 2B
b3 1 -2- O -2% 77% 2-0 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Strikeout
b3 2 -2- RR 13% 90% 2-0 PIT R. Clemente B. Gibson Home Run; Taylor Scores
b3 2 --- O -0% 89% 4-0 PIT R. Hebner B. Gibson Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
Jose Martinez replaces Gene Alley playing 2B batting 7th
t4 0 --- O 2% 91% 0-4 STL V. Pinson D. Ellis Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O 1% 92% 0-4 STL J. Torre D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- -1% 91% 0-4 STL T. McCarver D. Ellis Hit By Pitch
t4 2 1-- O 1% 93% 0-4 STL M. Shannon D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-0 PIT M. Sanguillen B. Gibson Foul Flyball: C
b4 1 --- O -0% 92% 4-0 PIT J. Martinez B. Gibson Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-0 PIT F. Patek B. Gibson Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-4 STL J. Javier D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-4 STL S. Huntz D. Ellis Strikeout Looking
t5 2 --- O 1% 94% 0-4 STL B. Gibson D. Ellis Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -0% 94% 4-0 PIT D. Ellis B. Gibson Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O -0% 94% 4-0 PIT M. Alou B. Gibson Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O -0% 93% 4-0 PIT C. Taylor B. Gibson Single to CF; Taylor out at 2B/CF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- -3% 91% 0-4 STL L. Brock D. Ellis Single to CF
t6 0 1-- O 2% 93% 0-4 STL C. Flood D. Ellis Lineout: 2B
t6 1 1-- O 1% 94% 0-4 STL V. Pinson D. Ellis Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brock to 2B
t6 2 -2- R -5% 90% 0-4 STL J. Torre D. Ellis Single to RF; Brock Scores; Torre to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t6 2 -2- -1% 88% 1-4 STL T. McCarver D. Ellis Walk
t6 2 12- O 4% 92% 1-4 STL M. Shannon D. Ellis Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- 1% 93% 4-1 PIT W. Stargell B. Gibson Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O -1% 92% 4-1 PIT R. Clemente B. Gibson Strikeout
b6 1 1-- 3% 95% 4-1 PIT R. Hebner B. Gibson Double to RF; Stargell to 3B
b6 1 -23 0% 95% 4-1 PIT M. Sanguillen B. Gibson Intentional Walk
b6 1 123 O -2% 93% 4-1 PIT J. Martinez B. Gibson Strikeout
b6 2 123 O -2% 91% 4-1 PIT F. Patek B. Gibson Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- -4% 87% 1-4 STL J. Javier D. Ellis Single to RF
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Huntz (SS) batting 8th
t7 0 1-- O 4% 91% 1-4 STL V. Davalillo D. Ellis Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Bill White pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
t7 1 1-- OO 4% 95% 1-4 STL B. White D. Ellis Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 9-1-2
Dave Giusti replaces Vic Davalillo (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Dal Maxvill replaces Bill White (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-1 PIT D. Ellis D. Giusti Strikeout
b7 1 --- 0% 95% 4-1 PIT M. Alou D. Giusti Single to LF
b7 1 1-- O -1% 94% 4-1 PIT C. Taylor D. Giusti Alou Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b7 2 --- O -0% 94% 4-1 PIT C. Taylor D. Giusti Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 2% 96% 1-4 STL L. Brock D. Ellis Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-4 STL C. Flood D. Ellis Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 1% 98% 1-4 STL V. Pinson D. Ellis Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- O -0% 98% 4-1 PIT W. Stargell D. Giusti Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 97% 4-1 PIT R. Clemente D. Giusti Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O -0% 97% 4-1 PIT R. Hebner D. Giusti Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 1-4 STL J. Torre D. Ellis Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 1-4 STL T. McCarver D. Ellis Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2 --- -1% 99% 1-4 STL M. Shannon D. Ellis Single to RF
t9 2 1-- O 1% 100% 1-4 STL J. Javier D. Ellis Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.

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