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WSA  6
@BOS  2

BOS 11
WSA  4

CHW  4
CAL  3

BAL  9
@DET  3

KCR  6
SEP  4

MIN 13
OAK  1

CLE  4
@NYY  2

LAD  6
CIN  5

MON  6
@PHI  4

SDP  9
HOU  8

(12)
ATL  7
@SFG  1

STL  5
CHC  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 35,767

Saturday, July 5, 1969, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:30
Cubs
1
53-29
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   4  1  0   0  0  X    5 10  0
W: Nelson Briles (7-7), L: Ken Holtzman (10-4)
Cardinals
5
38-44
Won 1
4th, 15 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .775              3   2   
G Beckert 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .306  .693              0   4   
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .847              3   0   GDP
R Santo 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .302  .933              3   0   
W Smith 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .947              6   0   
A Spangler RF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .701              2   0   
R Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .830              6   0   
  K Rudolph C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .701              0   0   
J Qualls CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .580              1   1   
K Holtzman P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .140  .348              0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000              0   0   
  B Heath PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.038              0   0   
  D Lemonds P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  P Popovich PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .680              0   0   
  D Nottebart P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500              0   1   
Totals                       31   1   5   0    1   3                         24   9
Batting Events
TB: G Beckert 2; D Kessinger; K Holtzman; B Williams.
GIDP: B Williams (11).
RBI: R Santo (74).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Kessinger-R Hundley.
E: K Holtzman 2 (3).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .286  .766              2   0   2·SB
C Flood CF                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .277  .672              5   0   SB
V Pinson RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .750              2   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .814             10   0   2B
M Shannon 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .253  .667              0   1   
T McCarver C                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .284  .734              5   0   
J Javier 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .269  .694              0   5   2B
S Huntz SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .145  .494              3   1   
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .105  .334              0   1   
Totals                       33   5  10   0    4   5                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: J Torre (15, off T Abernathy); J Javier (14, off K Holtzman).
TB: M Shannon 2; L Brock 2; J Torre 2; T McCarver 2; J Javier 2; S Huntz; V Pinson.
RBI: S Huntz (6); T McCarver (33); J Javier (14); C Flood (26).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. S Huntz-J Torre.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Flood (3, 2nd base off D Lemonds/R Hundley); L Brock 2 (31, 2nd base off K Holtzman/R Hundley, 3rd base off D Lemonds/R Hundley).
Pickoffs: S Huntz (1st base by K Holtzman).

Pitching Stats

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman, L (10-4)           3.1   6   4   4    2   3   0   3.49   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 4     33    -     1.10  -0.20
T Abernathy                    1.2   3   1   1    0   2   0   2.76    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-1    0.36  -0.03
D Lemonds                      2     1   0   0    2   0   0   3.86    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.01
D Nottebart                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   5    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 8          2-1 
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, W (7-7)              9     5   1   1    1   3   0   4.38   32     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 5     75    -     0.54   0.28
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   3   0          32     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 5           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: K Holtzman (0; S Huntz, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 35,767.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 96° F, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Don Kessinger                SS       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Glenn Beckert                2B       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Billy Williams               LF       3. Vada Pinson                  RF
4. Ron Santo                    3B       4. Joe Torre                    1B
5. Willie Smith                 1B       5. Mike Shannon                 3B
6. Al Spangler                  RF       6. Tim McCarver                  C
7. Randy Hundley                 C       7. Julian Javier                2B
8. Jim Qualls                   CF       8. Steve Huntz                  SS
9. Ken Holtzman                  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- R 16% 82% 0-0 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Double to LF; Shannon Scores; McCarver to 3B
b4 0 1-- 7% 67% 0-0 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Single to RF; Shannon to 2B
b4 0 -23 R 6% 88% 1-0 STL S. Huntz K. Holtzman Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Javier to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O -6% 50% 0-0 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Flyball: CF
b1 1 12- O -4% 54% 0-0 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Popfly: 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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 STL C. Flood K. Holtzman Walk
b1 1 1-- 4% 58% 0-0 STL V. Pinson K. Holtzman Walk; Flood to 2B
b1 1 12- O -4% 54% 0-0 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Popfly: 3B
b1 2 12- O -4% 50% 0-0 STL M. Shannon K. Holtzman Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC W. Smith N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 CHC A. Spangler N. Briles Walk
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 CHC R. Hundley N. Briles Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL S. Huntz K. Holtzman Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC J. Qualls N. Briles Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 CHC K. Holtzman N. Briles Single to LF
t3 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Foul Flyball: SS
t3 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL N. Briles K. Holtzman Strikeout
b3 1 --- 3% 56% 0-0 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Single to 1B/Bunt
b3 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 STL C. Flood K. Holtzman Flyball: RF
b3 2 1-- 1% 54% 0-0 STL V. Pinson K. Holtzman Brock Steals 2B
b3 2 -2- 2% 56% 0-0 STL V. Pinson K. Holtzman Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Brock to 3B; Pinson to 1B
b3 2 1-3 O -6% 50% 0-0 STL J. Torre K. Holtzman Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 CHC W. Smith N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- 4% 60% 0-0 STL M. Shannon K. Holtzman Single to LF
b4 0 1-- 7% 67% 0-0 STL T. McCarver K. Holtzman Single to RF; Shannon to 2B
b4 0 12- R 16% 82% 0-0 STL J. Javier K. Holtzman Double to LF; Shannon Scores; McCarver to 3B
b4 0 -23 R 6% 88% 1-0 STL S. Huntz K. Holtzman Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Javier to 3B
b4 0 1-3 R 2% 90% 2-0 STL N. Briles K. Holtzman Huntz Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Javier Scores/No RBI; Huntz to 2B
b4 0 -2- O -2% 88% 3-0 STL N. Briles K. Holtzman Strikeout
b4 1 -2- 2% 90% 3-0 STL L. Brock K. Holtzman Single to 2B/Bunt; Huntz to 3B
Ted Abernathy replaces Ken Holtzman pitching and batting 9th
b4 1 1-3 RO 1% 92% 3-0 STL C. Flood T. Abernathy Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Huntz Scores
b4 2 1-- O -1% 91% 4-0 STL V. Pinson T. Abernathy Single to CF; Flood to 3B; Pinson out at 2B/CF-SS
4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-4 CHC A. Spangler N. Briles Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-4 CHC R. Hundley N. Briles Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 1% 94% 0-4 CHC J. Qualls N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cubs' Ted Abernathy facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- 1% 95% 4-0 STL J. Torre T. Abernathy Double to LF
b5 0 -2- O -0% 95% 4-0 STL M. Shannon T. Abernathy Groundout: 2B-1B; Torre to 3B
b5 1 --3 R 1% 97% 4-0 STL T. McCarver T. Abernathy Single to RF; Torre Scores
b5 1 1-- O -0% 96% 5-0 STL J. Javier T. Abernathy Strikeout
b5 2 1-- O -0% 96% 5-0 STL S. Huntz T. Abernathy Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Bill Heath pinch hits for Ted Abernathy (P) batting 9th
t6 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-5 CHC B. Heath N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- -1% 96% 0-5 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Single to LF
t6 1 1-- -3% 93% 0-5 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Single to CF; Kessinger to 3B
t6 1 1-3 OO 4% 98% 0-5 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Dave Lemonds facing 9-1-2
Dave Lemonds replaces Bill Heath (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- 0% 98% 5-0 STL N. Briles D. Lemonds Walk
b6 0 1-- 0% 99% 5-0 STL L. Brock D. Lemonds Walk; Briles to 2B
b6 0 12- O -0% 98% 5-0 STL C. Flood D. Lemonds Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Brock to 2B
b6 1 12- 0% 99% 5-0 STL V. Pinson D. Lemonds Brock Steals 3B; Flood Steals 2B
b6 1 -23 OO -1% 97% 5-0 STL V. Pinson D. Lemonds Fly Ball Double Play: SS-C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-5 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 CHC W. Smith N. Briles Popfly: SS
t7 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 CHC A. Spangler N. Briles Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Dave Lemonds facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 STL J. Torre D. Lemonds Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- 0% 99% 5-0 STL M. Shannon D. Lemonds Single to LF
b7 1 1-- O -0% 99% 5-0 STL T. McCarver D. Lemonds Flyball: LF
b7 2 1-- O -0% 99% 5-0 STL J. Javier D. Lemonds Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-5 CHC R. Hundley N. Briles Foul Flyball: C
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 CHC J. Qualls N. Briles Flyball: LF
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Dave Lemonds (P) batting 9th
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 CHC P. Popovich N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cubs' Don Nottebart facing 8-9-1
Don Nottebart replaces Paul Popovich (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Ken Rudolph replaces Randy Hundley playing C batting 7th
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 5-0 STL S. Huntz D. Nottebart Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 100% 5-0 STL N. Briles D. Nottebart Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 5-0 STL L. Brock D. Nottebart Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 CHC D. Kessinger N. Briles Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- -0% 100% 0-5 CHC G. Beckert N. Briles Single to CF
t9 1 1-- -1% 99% 0-5 CHC B. Williams N. Briles Single to RF; Beckert to 3B
t9 1 1-3 RO 1% 100% 0-5 CHC R. Santo N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B; Beckert Scores; Williams to 2B
t9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 1-5 CHC W. Smith N. Briles Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 5.

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