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Standings
BOS
@BAL		7
8
KCR
@CAL		4
11
MIN
@CHW		2
3
DET
@CLE		4
1
SEP
@OAK		9
4
NYY
@WSA		1
6
SFG
@ATL		4
8
SDP
@CIN		2
1
LAD
@HOU		1
8
MON
@NYM		2
3		 
(12)
MON
@NYM		1
7
CHC
@PHI		2
6
STL
@PIT		11
2
STL
@PIT		2
1
Wednesday, September 10, 1969 9:02PM
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 11,898, Time of Game: 2:13
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
2
77-65
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
 at Pirates
1
75-64
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 8 GB
W: Mike Torrez (8-4)
L: Bo Belinsky (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 .781 -0.051 0.53 0.011 -0.062 -0.6 1 0 CS
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .292 .723 0.021 0.36 0.041 -0.021 0.1 2 0 2B
Julian Javier 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .772 0.005 0.77 0.050 -0.045 -0.1 1 5
Joe Torre 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .290 .825 0.000 0.82 0.032 -0.032 -0.1 12 0
Mike Shannon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .696 -0.098 0.91 0.000 -0.098 -1.0 0 1
Tim McCarver C 2 0 1 1 1 0 .266 .706 0.073 1.23 0.177 -0.104 0.6 6 1 2B,CS
Byron Browne RF 1 0 0 1 1 0 .222 .566 0.081 1.53 0.092 -0.011 0.9 2 0
   Vic Davalillo PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .550 -0.009 0.39 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 1 0
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .478 -0.066 0.90 0.000 -0.066 -0.9 1 5
Mike Torrez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .088 .232 -0.032 0.64 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 1
   Joe Hoerner P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.010 0.42 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 1 0
   Mudcat Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .483 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 4 2 3 8 .138 .426 -0.086 0.79 0.403 -0.490 -2.0 27 13
2B: T McCarver (20, off J Gibbon); C Flood (31, off B Belinsky).
TB: T McCarver 2; C Flood 2; J Javier; L Brock.
RBI: T McCarver (49); B Browne (5).
2-out RBI: B Browne; T McCarver.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Javier-D Maxvill-J Torre.
E: L Brock (12).
Baserunning
CS: T McCarver (9, Home by J Gibbon/J May); L Brock (12, 2nd base by S Blass/J May).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matty Alou CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 .769 -0.053 1.18 0.039 -0.091 -0.1 1 0
Gene Alley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .678 -0.097 1.02 0.000 -0.097 -0.7 1 2
Willie Stargell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .974 -0.179 1.61 0.000 -0.179 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Carl Taylor RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .364 .927 -0.112 1.69 0.044 -0.157 -0.7 2 0
   Freddie Patek SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .617 -0.058 2.44 0.000 -0.058 -0.1 1 2
Al Oliver 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .285 .785 0.180 1.29 0.196 -0.016 0.7 11 0
Richie Hebner 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .304 .814 0.044 1.02 0.054 -0.010 0.3 0 1
   Roberto Clemente PH-RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 .341 .947 0.058 3.30 0.058 0.000 0.3 0 0 IW
Jose Martinez SS-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .644 -0.328 3.34 0.000 -0.328 -1.5 0 2
Jerry May C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .229 .642 0.062 1.55 0.138 -0.075 0.5 10 1 HR
Bo Belinsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Gibbon P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.011 0.44 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 1
   Jose Pagan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .748 -0.033 1.34 0.000 -0.033 -0.2
   Steve Blass P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .576 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Sanguillen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .779 -0.060 2.44 0.000 -0.060 -0.2
   Chuck Hartenstein P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .205 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 3 6 .194 .555 -0.587 1.73 0.529 -1.115 -3.0 27 9
HR: J May (6, off J Hoerner; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: R Clemente (12, by M Grant).
TB: J May 4; A Oliver 3; R Clemente; M Alou.
GIDP: W Stargell (9).
RBI: J May (22).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: C Taylor (7).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Torrez, W (8-4) 6.1 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.96 23 71 0.261 1.15 2.3
Joe Hoerner, H (1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.10 9 2 0 0.192 2.27 0.4
Mudcat Grant, S (6) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.34 2 1 0 0.134 5.67 0.3
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 6 1 1.00 34 71 3 0 0.587 0.79 3.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bo Belinsky, L (0-2) 0.2 2 2 2 3 0 0 3.29 7 37 -0.220 1.85 -2.3
Joe Gibbon 5.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.15 16 3 0 0.223 0.58 2.9
Steve Blass 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.63 6 0 0 0.052 0.39 0.9
Chuck Hartenstein 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.65 3 0 0 0.032 0.44 0.4
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 3 8 0 2.00 32 37 3 0 0.087 1.73 2.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Hoerner (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Grant (9; R Clemente).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Tony Venzon.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 11,898.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Matty Alou CF
2 Curt Flood CF 2 Gene Alley 2B
3 Julian Javier 2B 3 Willie Stargell LF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Carl Taylor RF
5 Mike Shannon 3B 5 Al Oliver 1B
6 Tim McCarver C 6 Richie Hebner 3B
7 Byron Browne RF 7 Jose Martinez SS
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Jerry May C
9 Mike Torrez P 9 Bo Belinsky P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-2 2 12- O PIT J. Martinez M. Grant 16% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-2 0 --- R PIT J. May J. Hoerner -14% 72% Home Run
b7 0-2 1 12- O PIT R. Clemente J. Hoerner 10% 83% Wild Pitch; Taylor out at Hm/C-P; Oliver to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 R STL T. McCarver B. Belinsky 10% 63% Walk; Flood Scores; Javier to 3B; Torre to 2B
b9 1-2 2 --- PIT A. Oliver J. Hoerner -9% 87% Single to LF; Oliver to 2B/Adv on E7

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bo Belinsky facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock B. Belinsky -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- STL C. Flood B. Belinsky 4% 52% Double to LF
t1 0-0 1 -2- STL J. Javier B. Belinsky 5% 57% Single to LF; Flood to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 STL J. Torre B. Belinsky 3% 60% Walk; Javier to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 O STL M. Shannon B. Belinsky -8% 53% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 123 R STL T. McCarver B. Belinsky 10% 63% Walk; Flood Scores; Javier to 3B; Torre to 2B
t1 1-0 2 123 R STL B. Browne B. Belinsky 9% 72% Walk; Javier Scores; Torre to 3B; McCarver to 2B
Joe Gibbon replaces Bo Belinsky pitching and batting 9th
t1 2-0 2 123 O STL D. Maxvill J. Gibbon -5% 67% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- PIT M. Alou M. Torrez -4% 63% Single
b1 0-2 0 1-- O PIT G. Alley M. Torrez 4% 67% Flyball: RF
b1 0-2 1 1-- OO PIT W. Stargell M. Torrez 5% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
t2 2-0 0 --- O STL M. Torrez J. Gibbon -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. Gibbon -1% 69% Groundout: P-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood J. Gibbon -1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O PIT C. Taylor M. Torrez 2% 70% Strikeout
b2 0-2 1 --- O PIT A. Oliver M. Torrez 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O PIT R. Hebner M. Torrez 1% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. Gibbon -2% 71% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre J. Gibbon -1% 70% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon J. Gibbon -1% 70% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O PIT J. Martinez M. Torrez 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O PIT J. May M. Torrez 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 2 --- O PIT J. Gibbon M. Torrez 1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- STL T. McCarver J. Gibbon 8% 82% Double to RF; McCarver to 3B/Adv on E9
t4 2-0 0 --3 O STL B. Browne J. Gibbon -9% 73% McCarver Caught Stealing Hm (C)
t4 2-0 1 --- O STL B. Browne J. Gibbon -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. Gibbon -1% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- O PIT M. Alou M. Torrez 3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O PIT G. Alley M. Torrez 2% 76% Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 2 --- O PIT W. Stargell M. Torrez 1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- O STL M. Torrez J. Gibbon -2% 76% Strikeout
t5 2-0 1 --- O STL L. Brock J. Gibbon -1% 74% Strikeout
t5 2-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood J. Gibbon -1% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
b5 0-2 0 --- O PIT C. Taylor M. Torrez 3% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- PIT A. Oliver M. Torrez -4% 73% Single to RF
b5 0-2 1 1-- PIT R. Hebner M. Torrez -5% 68% Walk; Oliver to 2B
b5 0-2 1 12- O PIT J. Martinez M. Torrez 6% 74% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-2 2 12- O PIT J. May M. Torrez 6% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Joe Gibbon facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Javier J. Gibbon -1% 78% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 2-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre J. Gibbon -1% 77% Flyball: LF
t6 2-0 2 --- O STL M. Shannon J. Gibbon -1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
Jose Pagan pinch hits for Joe Gibbon (P) batting 9th
b6 0-2 0 --- O PIT J. Pagan M. Torrez 3% 80% Strikeout
b6 0-2 1 --- O PIT M. Alou M. Torrez 2% 82% Groundout: P-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O PIT G. Alley M. Torrez 1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 6-7-8
Steve Blass replaces Jose Pagan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver S. Blass -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Byron Browne (RF) batting 7th
t7 2-0 1 --- O STL V. Davalillo S. Blass -1% 81% Lineout: 2B
t7 2-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill S. Blass -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
Vic Davalillo moves from PH to RF
b7 0-2 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell M. Torrez 4% 84% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-2 1 --- PIT C. Taylor M. Torrez -4% 80% Walk
b7 0-2 1 1-- PIT A. Oliver M. Torrez -7% 73% Single to LF; Taylor to 2B
Joe Hoerner replaces Mike Torrez pitching and batting 9th
Roberto Clemente pinch hits for Richie Hebner (3B) batting 6th
b7 0-2 1 12- O PIT R. Clemente J. Hoerner 10% 83% Wild Pitch; Taylor out at Hm/C-P; Oliver to 2B
b7 0-2 2 -2- PIT R. Clemente J. Hoerner -3% 80% Single; Oliver to 3B
b7 0-2 2 1-3 O PIT J. Martinez J. Hoerner 8% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Steve Blass facing 9-1-2
Jose Martinez moves from SS to 3B
Freddie Patek replaces Carl Taylor (RF) playing SS batting 4th
Roberto Clemente moves from PH to RF
t8 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Hoerner S. Blass -1% 87% Strikeout
t8 2-0 1 --- STL L. Brock S. Blass 1% 88% Single to RF
t8 2-0 1 1-- O STL C. Flood S. Blass -2% 86% Brock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 2-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood S. Blass -1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 8-9-1
b8 0-2 0 --- R PIT J. May J. Hoerner -14% 72% Home Run
Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Steve Blass (P) batting 9th
b8 1-2 0 --- O PIT M. Sanguillen J. Hoerner 6% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-2 1 --- O PIT M. Alou J. Hoerner 4% 82% Flyball: RF
b8 1-2 2 --- O PIT G. Alley J. Hoerner 3% 85% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Chuck Hartenstein facing 3-4-5
Chuck Hartenstein replaces Manny Sanguillen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-1 0 --- O STL J. Javier C. Hartenstein -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-1 1 --- O STL J. Torre C. Hartenstein -1% 83% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-1 2 --- O STL M. Shannon C. Hartenstein -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 3-4-5
b9 1-2 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell J. Hoerner 8% 90% Popfly: 2B
b9 1-2 1 --- O PIT F. Patek J. Hoerner 6% 96% Flyball: CF
b9 1-2 2 --- PIT A. Oliver J. Hoerner -9% 87% Single to LF; Oliver to 2B/Adv on E7
Mudcat Grant replaces Joe Hoerner pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-2 2 -2- PIT R. Clemente M. Grant -3% 84% Intentional Walk
b9 1-2 2 12- O PIT J. Martinez M. Grant 16% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.

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