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CAL  7
SEP  3
 KCR  4
MIN  3
(17)		 CHW  3
@OAK  0
 WSA  6
NYY  4
 ATL  4
SFG  1
 CHC 11
PHI  3
 CIN  3
LAD  1
 NYM  9
MON  5
 SDP  2
HOU  0
 PIT  6
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 10,739

 Wednesday, April 9, 1969, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:10
Pirates
6
2-0
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  1    6 12  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
W: Bob Veale (1-0), L: Nelson Briles (0-1)
 Cardinals
1
0-2
Lost 2
5th, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .500 1.000              2   0   SB
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.071              0   0   SH
R Clemente RF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .545              1   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .556 1.600              3   0   2B,GDP
B Robertson 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .200              7   0   GDP
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200              4   4   
J May C                       4   1   1   1    0   1  .300 1.000             10   1   HR
F Patek SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .600              0   6   
B Veale P                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   SH
Totals                       36   6  12   0    1   2                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: W Stargell (1, off N Briles).
HR: J May (1, off G Waslewski; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: R Hebner (2, off N Briles); B Veale (1, off N Briles).
TB: J May 4; W Stargell 3; M Alou 3; R Clemente 2; R Hebner 2; F Patek; B Robertson.
GIDP: B Robertson (1); W Stargell (1).
RBI: M Alou 2 (4); B Robertson (1); W Stargell (2); J May (1); R Clemente (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. F Patek-B Mazeroski-B Robertson 2.
E: F Patek (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: M Alou (1, 2nd base off N Briles/T McCarver).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .100  .200              2   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400              4   0   CS
V Pinson RF                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .333 1.067              3   1   3B
J Torre 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000             13   1   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .125  .347              0   2   
T McCarver C                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .400  .900              3   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250              1   6   
D Maxvill SS                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .900              1   2   GDP
N Briles P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  M Torrez P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   GDP
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Waslewski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
Totals                       31   1   6   0    3   9                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: T McCarver (1, off B Veale).
3B: V Pinson (1, off B Veale).
TB: T McCarver 4; V Pinson 3; C Flood; J Javier.
GIDP: M Torrez (1); D Maxvill (1).
RBI: M Shannon (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Shannon-J Javier-J Torre; J Torre-D Maxvill-J Torre.
E: J Javier 2 (2).
Baserunning Events
CS: C Flood (1, 2nd base by B Veale/J May).

Pitching Stats

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, W (1-0)               9     6   1   1    3   9   0   1.00   34     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6     77    -     0.75   0.21
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   9   0          34     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6           -  
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, L (0-1)              4.1   8   5   3    1   1   0   6.23   22     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 7     31    -     1.07  -0.35
M Torrez                       3.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 1          2-0    0.23   0.06
G Waslewski                    1     3   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   4    1   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0·11          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 10,739.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 0 --- -12% 60% 0-2 STL V. Pinson B. Veale Triple to RF
t4 1 -2- R 11% 76% 1-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Single to RF; Stargell Scores; Robertson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 0 1-- 11% 79% 2-1 PIT B. Veale N. Briles Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Patek to 3B; Veale to 2B
t1 1 12- OO -9% 45% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t4 0 -2- 8% 66% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Briles Single to SS; Hebner 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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Single to CF
t1 0 1-- 3% 56% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Alou Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- 3% 59% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Walk
t1 0 12- O -5% 54% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Briles Flyball: CF
t1 1 12- OO -9% 45% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Veale Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Single to RF
b1 1 1-- O 4% 49% 0-0 STL V. Pinson B. Veale Flood Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL V. Pinson B. Veale Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 PIT B. Mazeroski N. Briles Flyball: RF
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 PIT J. May N. Briles Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL J. Torre B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Strikeout
b2 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Single to RF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 STL J. Javier B. Veale Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 PIT F. Patek N. Briles Flyball: 1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 PIT B. Veale N. Briles Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 STL D. Maxvill B. Veale Walk
b3 0 1-- O 4% 44% 0-0 STL N. Briles B. Veale Flyball: CF
b3 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock B. Veale Strikeout
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 STL C. Flood B. Veale Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- 8% 58% 0-0 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hebner to 2B
t4 0 -2- 8% 66% 0-0 PIT R. Clemente N. Briles Single to SS; Hebner to 3B
t4 0 1-3 RO -0% 66% 0-0 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Double to RF; Hebner Scores/unER; Clemente out at Hm/RF-2B-C
t4 1 -2- R 11% 76% 1-0 PIT B. Robertson N. Briles Single to RF; Stargell Scores; Robertson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 1 -2- O -2% 74% 2-0 PIT B. Mazeroski N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B; Robertson to 3B
t4 2 --3 O -3% 71% 2-0 PIT J. May N. Briles Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- -12% 60% 0-2 STL V. Pinson B. Veale Triple to RF
b4 0 --3 O 6% 66% 0-2 STL J. Torre B. Veale Strikeout
b4 1 --3 RO -2% 64% 0-2 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B; Pinson Scores
b4 2 --- O 1% 65% 1-2 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- 4% 69% 2-1 PIT F. Patek N. Briles Single to 3B/Bunt
t5 0 1-- 11% 79% 2-1 PIT B. Veale N. Briles Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Patek to 3B; Veale to 2B
t5 0 -23 RR 8% 87% 2-1 PIT M. Alou N. Briles Single to CF; Patek Scores; Veale Scores/unER
t5 0 1-- O -1% 86% 4-1 PIT R. Hebner N. Briles Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
t5 1 -2- R 5% 91% 4-1 PIT R. Clemente N. Briles Single to CF; Alou Scores
t5 1 1-- 2% 93% 5-1 PIT W. Stargell N. Briles Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
Mike Torrez replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
t5 1 1-3 OO -4% 90% 5-1 PIT B. Robertson M. Torrez Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 2% 91% 1-5 STL J. Javier B. Veale Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- -2% 89% 1-5 STL D. Maxvill B. Veale Walk
b5 1 1-- OO 4% 93% 1-5 STL M. Torrez B. Veale Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-1 PIT B. Mazeroski M. Torrez Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-1 PIT J. May M. Torrez Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- O -0% 92% 5-1 PIT F. Patek M. Torrez Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 2% 94% 1-5 STL L. Brock B. Veale Strikeout Looking
b6 1 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 STL C. Flood B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- -1% 94% 1-5 STL V. Pinson B. Veale Walk
b6 2 1-- O 2% 95% 1-5 STL J. Torre B. Veale Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -1% 95% 5-1 PIT B. Veale M. Torrez Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 94% 5-1 PIT M. Alou M. Torrez Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- 0% 95% 5-1 PIT R. Hebner M. Torrez Single to CF
t7 2 1-- O -0% 94% 5-1 PIT R. Clemente M. Torrez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 2% 96% 1-5 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- -3% 93% 1-5 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Double to RF
b7 1 -2- -4% 90% 1-5 STL J. Javier B. Veale Single to LF; McCarver to 3B
b7 1 1-3 OO 7% 97% 1-5 STL D. Maxvill B. Veale Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 PIT W. Stargell M. Torrez Strikeout
t8 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 PIT B. Robertson M. Torrez Flyball: 1B
t8 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-1 PIT B. Mazeroski M. Torrez Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Mike Torrez (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-5 STL P. Gagliano B. Veale Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 1% 99% 1-5 STL L. Brock B. Veale Strikeout
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 1-5 STL C. Flood B. Veale Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Gary Waslewski facing 7-8-9
Gary Waslewski replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- R 1% 100% 5-1 PIT J. May G. Waslewski Home Run
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-1 PIT F. Patek G. Waslewski Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 PIT B. Veale G. Waslewski Groundout: P-1B
t9 2 --- 0% 100% 6-1 PIT M. Alou G. Waslewski Single to CF
t9 2 1-- 0% 100% 6-1 PIT R. Hebner G. Waslewski Single to LF; Alou to 2B
t9 2 12- O -0% 99% 6-1 PIT R. Clemente G. Waslewski Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 STL V. Pinson B. Veale Strikeout
b9 1 --- -0% 99% 1-6 STL J. Torre B. Veale Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Torre to 1B
b9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 1-6 STL M. Shannon B. Veale Flyball: LF
b9 2 1-- -0% 100% 1-6 STL T. McCarver B. Veale Single to LF; Torre to 2B
b9 2 12- O 0% 100% 1-6 STL J. Javier B. Veale Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

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