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SEP  2
@BAL  1
 BOS  4
KCR  1
 CAL  8
@CLE  4
 OAK  8
@DET  6
 DET  9
OAK  6
 MIN  6
WSA  4
 CHW  3
@NYY  2
(10)		 CIN  8
@CHC  7
 LAD  6
MON  0
 ATL  6
@PIT  4
 NYM  8
@SDP  4
 NYM  3
@SDP  0
 SFG 13
PHI  4
 STL  1
HOU  0
 HOU  4
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Busch Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

 Tuesday, August 26, 1969, 5:30PM
Time of Game: 1:56
Astros
0
66-60
Lost 1
5th, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  2  0
W: Nelson Briles (13-11), L: Larry Dierker (16-10)
 Cardinals
1
70-57
Won 1
3rd, 8 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .546              2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .766              0   4   SB
J Wynn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .266  .947              3   0   
N Miller RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .739              1   0   
C Blefary 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .769             10   0   GDP
D Menke SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .797              0   1   
D Rader 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .719              1   0   
J Edwards C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .669              7   0   2B
L Dierker P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .373              0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .625              0   0   
  J Bouton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    3   4                         24   6
Batting Events
2B: J Edwards (18, off N Briles).
TB: J Edwards 2; J Morgan; D Rader; N Miller.
GIDP: C Blefary (8).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Morgan (34, 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                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .790              1   0   
C Flood CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .695              0   0   
V Pinson RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .695              2   0   
J Torre 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .820             14   2   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .700              4   0   
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .704              1   2   
J Javier 2B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .304  .801              2   5   HR
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .484              2   4   
N Briles P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .117  .339              1   2   
Totals                       26   1   2   0    0   7                         27  15
Batting Events
HR: J Javier (10, off L Dierker; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Javier 4; L Brock.
RBI: J Javier (35).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Torre-D Maxvill.

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, L (16-10)           7     2   1   1    0   6   1   2.50   23     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 2     75    -     0.67   0.18
J Bouton                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     2   1   1    0   7   1          26     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 2           -  
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 (13-11)            9     4   0   0    3   4   0   3.78   33     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 4     80    -     1.65   0.71
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Jesus Alou                   LF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Joe Morgan                   2B       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Jimmy Wynn                   CF       3. Vada Pinson                  RF
4. Norm Miller                  RF       4. Joe Torre                    1B
5. Curt Blefary                 1B       5. Tim McCarver                  C
6. Denis Menke                  SS       6. Mike Shannon                 3B
7. Doug Rader                   3B       7. Julian Javier                2B
8. Johnny Edwards                C       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Larry Dierker                 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
t9 1 12- O 14% 87% 0-1 HOU C. Blefary N. Briles Flyball: LF
t9 2 12- O 13% 100% 0-1 HOU D. Menke N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0 --- R 12% 68% 0-0 STL J. Javier L. Dierker Home Run
t9 1 1-- -11% 73% 0-1 HOU N. Miller N. Briles Single to LF; Wynn to 2B
t8 1 --- -10% 71% 0-1 HOU J. Edwards N. Briles Double to RF

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Alou N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan N. Briles Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 STL L. Brock L. Dierker Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 STL C. Flood L. Dierker Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL V. Pinson L. Dierker Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU N. Miller N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 HOU C. Blefary N. Briles Walk
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 HOU D. Menke N. Briles Popfly: SS
t2 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 HOU D. Rader N. Briles Single to CF; Blefary to 2B
t2 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Edwards N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 STL J. Torre L. Dierker Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 STL T. McCarver L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 STL M. Shannon L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU L. Dierker N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 HOU J. Alou N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- R 12% 68% 0-0 STL J. Javier L. Dierker Home Run
b3 0 --- O -2% 66% 1-0 STL D. Maxvill L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 STL N. Briles L. Dierker Strikeout
b3 2 --- 1% 65% 1-0 STL L. Brock L. Dierker Single
b3 2 1-- O -2% 63% 1-0 STL C. Flood L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 0-1 HOU J. Wynn N. Briles Popfly: 2B
t4 1 --- -3% 63% 0-1 HOU N. Miller N. Briles Walk
t4 1 1-- OO 6% 69% 0-1 HOU C. Blefary N. Briles Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 STL V. Pinson L. Dierker Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O -1% 66% 1-0 STL J. Torre L. Dierker Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O -1% 65% 1-0 STL T. McCarver L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O 3% 68% 0-1 HOU D. Menke N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 70% 0-1 HOU D. Rader N. Briles Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 72% 0-1 HOU J. Edwards N. Briles Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O -2% 70% 1-0 STL M. Shannon L. Dierker Popfly: 3B
b5 1 --- O -1% 68% 1-0 STL J. Javier L. Dierker Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -1% 67% 1-0 STL D. Maxvill L. Dierker Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 4% 71% 0-1 HOU L. Dierker N. Briles Popfly: 2B
t6 1 --- O 2% 73% 0-1 HOU J. Alou N. Briles Groundout: P-2B-1B
t6 2 --- -2% 71% 0-1 HOU J. Morgan N. Briles Single to CF
t6 2 1-- -2% 70% 0-1 HOU J. Wynn N. Briles Morgan Steals 2B
t6 2 -2- O 5% 75% 0-1 HOU J. Wynn N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O -2% 73% 1-0 STL N. Briles L. Dierker Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -1% 72% 1-0 STL L. Brock L. Dierker Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O -1% 71% 1-0 STL C. Flood L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 4% 75% 0-1 HOU N. Miller N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 78% 0-1 HOU C. Blefary N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 0-1 HOU D. Menke N. Briles Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 1-0 STL V. Pinson L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O -1% 77% 1-0 STL J. Torre L. Dierker Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- O -1% 76% 1-0 STL T. McCarver L. Dierker Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 5% 81% 0-1 HOU D. Rader N. Briles Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1 --- -10% 71% 0-1 HOU J. Edwards N. Briles Double to RF
Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th
t8 1 -2- O 8% 80% 0-1 HOU S. Valdespino N. Briles Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 2 -2- O 8% 88% 0-1 HOU J. Alou N. Briles Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Jim Bouton facing 6-7-8
Jim Bouton replaces Sandy Valdespino (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 1-0 STL M. Shannon J. Bouton Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- O -1% 86% 1-0 STL J. Javier J. Bouton Popfly: 1B
b8 2 --- O -1% 85% 1-0 STL D. Maxvill J. Bouton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- O 7% 92% 0-1 HOU J. Morgan N. Briles Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- -8% 84% 0-1 HOU J. Wynn N. Briles Walk
t9 1 1-- -11% 73% 0-1 HOU N. Miller N. Briles Single to LF; Wynn to 2B
t9 1 12- O 14% 87% 0-1 HOU C. Blefary N. Briles Flyball: LF
t9 2 12- O 13% 100% 0-1 HOU D. Menke N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

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