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Scores
Standings
SEP
@BOS		9
6
WSA
@CHW		3
2		 
(10)
WSA
@CHW		3
2
BAL
@KCR		5
0
DET
@MIN		8
2
CAL
@NYY		1
3
CAL
@NYY		0
1
CHC
@HOU		5
6
PIT
@LAD		5
6
ATL
@MON		8
3		 
(8)
SFG
@PHI		8
9
STL
@SDP		6
5
Sunday, May 18, 1969 1:00PM
, San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 15,230, Time of Game: 2:41
Cardinals
6
16-19
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
 at Padres
5
16-23
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
W: Dave Giusti (3-4)
L: Gary Ross (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   2  1  0   1  1  0    6 12  1
Padres          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    5  8  4

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .230 .563 0.118 0.93 0.165 -0.047 1.4 1 0 SB
Phil Gagliano 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .559 0.020 0.55 0.066 -0.045 -0.4 3 3 2B
Curt Flood CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 .271 .653 0.023 0.64 0.051 -0.028 0.1 3 0
Joe Torre 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .276 .804 -0.056 0.94 0.044 -0.100 -0.5 7 0
Tim McCarver C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .278 .737 0.106 1.07 0.156 -0.051 0.7 7 1
Mike Shannon 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .606 -0.040 1.20 0.069 -0.109 -0.7 1 2
Joe Hague RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .174 .494 0.195 1.09 0.213 -0.018 1.3 4 0 2B
Dal Maxvill SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 .189 .569 0.030 0.92 0.040 -0.010 0.4 1 4 2B
Dave Giusti P 4 0 1 1 0 1 .235 .610 -0.106 1.23 0.032 -0.138 -0.2 0 0
   Ron Willis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Waslewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 12 5 4 3 .324 .796 0.290 0.93 0.836 -0.546 2.1 27 10
2B: J Hague (1, off G Ross); D Maxvill (4, off T Sisk); P Gagliano (1, off J Podres).
TB: L Brock 3; J Hague 2; J Torre 2; T McCarver 2; P Gagliano 2; D Maxvill 2; D Giusti; M Shannon.
RBI: J Hague 2 (3); D Giusti (1); T McCarver (14); L Brock (7).
2-out RBI: D Giusti; L Brock.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Gagliano-D Maxvill-J Torre.
PB: T McCarver (5).
E: D Maxvill (5).
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (12, 2nd base off T Sisk/C Cannizzaro).

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Dean SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .583 -0.095 0.91 0.000 -0.095 -0.8 3 4
   Ivan Murrell PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 .547 -0.019 2.35 0.000 -0.019 0.2 SF
   Billy McCool P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roberto Pena 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .216 .562 0.023 1.07 0.094 -0.071 0.3 3 1
Tony Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .254 .646 -0.108 1.56 0.029 -0.137 -0.5 4 0
Nate Colbert 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .309 1.000 0.035 1.40 0.112 -0.078 -0.1 7 0
Ollie Brown RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 .260 .748 0.093 1.90 0.216 -0.123 1.5 3 0
Ed Spiezio 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 .246 .669 0.050 1.66 0.122 -0.073 0.5 1 2 2B
Cito Gaston CF 5 1 1 1 0 4 .172 .486 -0.193 2.42 0.078 -0.272 -0.2 2 2 3B
Chris Cannizzaro C 2 1 2 1 2 0 .266 .728 0.248 1.08 0.248 0.000 1.8 4 0 3B
Gary Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.014 1.03 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Jack Baldschun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .497 -0.100 2.09 0.000 -0.100 -0.7 GDP
   Johnny Podres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .310 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Stahl PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .410 -0.042 1.81 0.000 -0.042 -0.3
   Tommie Sisk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Ferrara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .739 -0.087 2.66 0.000 -0.087 -0.5
   Jose Arcia SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .566 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 8 7 .242 .775 -0.209 1.57 0.899 -1.111 1.1 27 10
2B: E Spiezio (5, off D Giusti).
3B: C Gaston (2, off D Giusti); C Cannizzaro (1, off R Willis).
SF: I Murrell (1, off R Willis).
SH: G Ross (3, off D Giusti).
TB: C Cannizzaro 4; C Gaston 3; O Brown 2; E Spiezio 2; R Pena; N Colbert.
GIDP: B Davis (2).
RBI: O Brown 2 (21); C Cannizzaro (13); C Gaston (11); I Murrell (3).
2-out RBI: O Brown 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Gaston-R Pena.
E: E Spiezio (10); O Brown (2); C Gaston (3); C Cannizzaro (2).
Outfield Assists: C Gaston (L Brock at 2nd base); C Gaston (T McCarver at 2nd base).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Giusti, W (3-4) 7 7 4 3 6 5 0 3.04 34 48 0.035 1.18 -0.9
Ron Willis, H (2) 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.32 8 1 1 0.017 2.66 -0.6
Gary Waslewski, S (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.95 1 2 0 0.158 6.42 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 8 7 0 4.00 43 48 3 1 0.210 0.93 -1.1
D Giusti faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Ross, L (1-3) 3.1 4 3 2 3 0 0 3.90 17 39 -0.179 1.22 -1.4
Jack Baldschun 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.74 2 2 1 -0.004 2.37 0.1
Johnny Podres 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.24 8 0 0 -0.054 1.09 -0.1
Tommie Sisk 2 5 2 2 0 1 0 4.58 11 0 0 -0.083 0.28 -1.1
Billy McCool 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.29 3 0 0 0.031 0.43 0.4
Team Totals 9 12 6 5 4 3 0 5.00 41 39 2 1 -0.289 1.57 -2.1
Balks: None.
WP: G Ross (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 15,230.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         San Diego Padres
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Tommy Dean SS
2 Phil Gagliano 2B 2 Roberto Pena 2B
3 Curt Flood CF 3 Tony Gonzalez LF
4 Joe Torre 1B 4 Nate Colbert 1B
5 Tim McCarver C 5 Ollie Brown RF
6 Mike Shannon 3B 6 Ed Spiezio 3B
7 Joe Hague RF 7 Cito Gaston CF
8 Dal Maxvill SS 8 Chris Cannizzaro C
9 Dave Giusti P 9 Gary Ross P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-2 1 1-- R STL J. Hague G. Ross 20% 57% Double to RF; Shannon Scores; Hague to 3B/Adv on E5
b1 0-0 2 -23 RR SDP O. Brown D. Giusti -17% 27% Single to LF; Pena Scores; Colbert Scores/unER
b9 5-6 2 12- O SDP C. Gaston G. Waslewski 16% 100% Strikeout
b8 3-6 0 --3 R SDP C. Cannizzaro R. Willis -14% 72% Triple to RF; Gaston Scores
t5 3-2 1 12- R STL T. McCarver J. Podres 11% 80% Single to LF; Gagliano Scores; Flood to 2B

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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, Padres' Gary Ross facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Ross -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL P. Gagliano G. Ross -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood G. Ross -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SDP T. Dean D. Giusti 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- SDP R. Pena D. Giusti -2% 45% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O SDP T. Gonzalez D. Giusti 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- SDP N. Colbert D. Giusti -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- SDP O. Brown D. Giusti -2% 44% Passed Ball; Pena to 3B; Colbert to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -23 RR SDP O. Brown D. Giusti -17% 27% Single to LF; Pena Scores; Colbert Scores/unER
b1 2-0 2 1-- O SDP E. Spiezio D. Giusti 1% 28% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Padres' Gary Ross facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- STL J. Torre G. Ross 4% 32% Single to CF
t2 0-2 0 1-- O STL T. McCarver G. Ross -4% 29% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-2 1 1-- STL M. Shannon G. Ross 7% 35% Single to CF; McCarver to 3B
t2 0-2 1 1-3 RO STL J. Hague G. Ross 1% 37% Groundout: 1B unassisted; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 2B
t2 1-2 2 -2- STL D. Maxvill G. Ross 1% 38% Walk
t2 1-2 2 12- O STL D. Giusti G. Ross -5% 33% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O SDP C. Gaston D. Giusti 2% 35% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- SDP C. Cannizzaro D. Giusti -2% 33% Walk
b2 2-1 1 1-- O SDP G. Ross D. Giusti 1% 35% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cannizzaro to 2B
b2 2-1 2 -2- O SDP T. Dean D. Giusti 3% 37% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Gary Ross facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Ross -3% 35% Flyball: LF
t3 1-2 1 --- O STL P. Gagliano G. Ross -2% 33% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 2 --- STL C. Flood G. Ross 1% 35% Walk
t3 1-2 2 1-- STL J. Torre G. Ross 1% 36% Wild Pitch; Flood to 2B
t3 1-2 2 -2- O STL J. Torre G. Ross -4% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- O SDP R. Pena D. Giusti 2% 34% Flyball: LF
b3 2-1 1 --- O SDP T. Gonzalez D. Giusti 1% 35% Strikeout
b3 2-1 2 --- SDP N. Colbert D. Giusti -1% 34% Single to RF
b3 2-1 2 1-- SDP O. Brown D. Giusti -2% 32% Single to RF; Colbert to 3B
b3 2-1 2 1-3 SDP E. Spiezio D. Giusti -2% 30% Walk; Brown to 2B
b3 2-1 2 123 O SDP C. Gaston D. Giusti 6% 36% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Padres' Gary Ross facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- STL T. McCarver G. Ross 5% 41% Single to RF
t4 1-2 0 1-- O STL M. Shannon G. Ross -4% 37% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-2 1 1-- R STL J. Hague G. Ross 20% 57% Double to RF; Shannon Scores; Hague to 3B/Adv on E5
t4 2-2 1 --3 STL D. Maxvill G. Ross 2% 59% Walk
Jack Baldschun replaces Gary Ross pitching and batting 9th
t4 2-2 1 1-3 O STL D. Giusti J. Baldschun -8% 50% Strikeout
t4 2-2 2 1-3 RO STL L. Brock J. Baldschun 9% 59% Single to CF; Hague Scores/unER; Maxvill to 3B; Brock out at 2B/CF-SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
b4 2-3 0 --- SDP C. Cannizzaro D. Giusti -5% 54% Single to LF
Bill Davis pinch hits for Jack Baldschun (P) batting 9th
b4 2-3 0 1-- OO SDP B. Davis D. Giusti 10% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- O SDP T. Dean D. Giusti 1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Padres' Johnny Podres facing 2-3-4
Johnny Podres replaces Bill Davis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-2 0 --- STL P. Gagliano J. Podres 7% 72% Double to LF
t5 3-2 0 -2- STL C. Flood J. Podres 3% 75% Walk
t5 3-2 0 12- O STL J. Torre J. Podres -5% 69% Flyball: RF
t5 3-2 1 12- R STL T. McCarver J. Podres 11% 80% Single to LF; Gagliano Scores; Flood to 2B
t5 4-2 1 12- OO STL M. Shannon J. Podres -6% 74% Double Play: Flyball: CF; Flood to 3B; McCarver out at 2B/CF-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
b5 2-4 0 --- SDP R. Pena D. Giusti -5% 69% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pena to 1B
b5 2-4 0 1-- O SDP T. Gonzalez D. Giusti 3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena to 2B
b5 2-4 1 -2- O SDP N. Colbert D. Giusti 5% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2-4 2 -2- SDP O. Brown D. Giusti -2% 74% Walk
b5 2-4 2 12- O SDP E. Spiezio D. Giusti 6% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Padres' Johnny Podres facing 7-8-9
t6 4-2 0 --- O STL J. Hague J. Podres -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-2 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. Podres -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-2 2 --- O STL D. Giusti J. Podres -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
b6 2-4 0 --- O SDP C. Gaston D. Giusti 3% 80% Strikeout
b6 2-4 1 --- SDP C. Cannizzaro D. Giusti -4% 76% Walk
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Johnny Podres (P) batting 9th
b6 2-4 1 1-- O SDP L. Stahl D. Giusti 4% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 2-4 2 1-- O SDP T. Dean D. Giusti 3% 84% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Padres 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Padres' Tommie Sisk facing 1-2-3
Tommie Sisk replaces Larry Stahl (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 0 --- STL L. Brock T. Sisk 2% 86% Single to LF
t7 4-2 0 1-- R STL P. Gagliano T. Sisk 5% 91% Brock Steals 2B; Brock Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E8
t7 5-2 0 --- O STL P. Gagliano T. Sisk -1% 90% Foul Flyball: C
t7 5-2 1 --- O STL C. Flood T. Sisk -1% 90% Strikeout
t7 5-2 2 --- STL J. Torre T. Sisk 0% 90% Single to CF
t7 5-2 2 1-- O STL T. McCarver T. Sisk -1% 90% Foul Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
b7 2-5 0 --- O SDP R. Pena D. Giusti 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-5 1 --- SDP T. Gonzalez D. Giusti -3% 89% Walk
b7 2-5 1 1-- O SDP N. Colbert D. Giusti 3% 92% Flyball: CF
b7 2-5 2 1-- O SDP O. Brown D. Giusti 2% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Padres 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Padres' Tommie Sisk facing 6-7-8
t8 5-2 0 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Sisk -1% 94% Flyball: LF
t8 5-2 1 --- O STL J. Hague T. Sisk -0% 93% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 5-2 2 --- STL D. Maxvill T. Sisk 1% 94% Double to CF
t8 5-2 2 -2- R STL D. Giusti T. Sisk 3% 97% Single to LF; Maxvill Scores; Giusti to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 6-2 2 -2- STL L. Brock T. Sisk 0% 97% Single to RF; Giusti to 3B; Brock to 2B/Adv on E9
t8 6-2 2 -23 O STL P. Gagliano T. Sisk -1% 97% Popfly: SS
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Padres 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Dave Giusti facing 6-7-8
b8 2-6 0 --- SDP E. Spiezio D. Giusti -3% 93% Double to LF
b8 2-6 0 -2- R SDP C. Gaston D. Giusti -8% 86% Triple to CF; Spiezio Scores
Ron Willis replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-6 0 --3 R SDP C. Cannizzaro R. Willis -14% 72% Triple to RF; Gaston Scores
Al Ferrara pinch hits for Tommie Sisk (P) batting 9th
b8 4-6 0 --3 O SDP A. Ferrara R. Willis 9% 81% Strikeout
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Tommy Dean (SS) batting 1st
b8 4-6 1 --3 RO SDP I. Murrell R. Willis 2% 82% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cannizzaro Scores
b8 5-6 2 --- O SDP R. Pena R. Willis 3% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Padres 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Padres' Billy McCool facing 3-4-5
Billy McCool replaces Ivan Murrell (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Jose Arcia replaces Al Ferrara (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 6-5 0 --- O STL C. Flood B. McCool -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-5 1 --- O STL J. Torre B. McCool -1% 83% Flyball: RF
t9 6-5 2 --- O STL T. McCarver B. McCool -1% 82% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Padres 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Ron Willis facing 3-4-5
b9 5-6 0 --- O SDP T. Gonzalez R. Willis 8% 90% Popfly: 3B
b9 5-6 1 --- SDP N. Colbert R. Willis -9% 81% Walk
b9 5-6 1 1-- O SDP O. Brown R. Willis 10% 91% Flyball: RF
b9 5-6 2 1-- SDP E. Spiezio R. Willis -7% 84% Walk; Colbert to 2B
Gary Waslewski replaces Ron Willis pitching and batting 9th
b9 5-6 2 12- O SDP C. Gaston G. Waslewski 16% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Padres 5.

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