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Scores
Standings
SEP
@BAL		2
7
KCR
@BOS		3
4
CAL
@CLE		4
1		 
(10)
OAK
@DET		0
2
WSA
@MIN		2
4
CHW
@NYY		3
6
CIN
@CHC		6
3
MON
@LAD		3
7
ATL
@PIT		1
0
NYM
@SDP		4
1
PHI
@SFG		7
8		 
(10)
HOU
@STL		5
1		 
(10)
Wednesday, August 27, 1969 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 21,310, Time of Game: 2:30
Astros
5
68-60
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 3 GB
 at Cardinals
1
70-59
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
W: Tom Griffin (9-6)
L: Bob Gibson (16-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   4    5  8  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0    1  7  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .758 0.055 1.12 0.126 -0.070 1.3 4 5
Jesus Alou LF-RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 .220 .555 -0.028 1.30 0.123 -0.151 1.3 4 0 CS
Jim Wynn CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .264 .938 -0.079 0.90 0.000 -0.079 -1.0 4 0 SF
Norm Miller RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 .733 -0.008 1.44 0.082 -0.090 -0.4 0 0
   Leon McFadden PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185 .424 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Gary Geiger LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Curt Blefary 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .265 .778 0.046 1.49 0.141 -0.095 0.0 11 1 CS
Denis Menke SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .786 -0.166 1.45 0.000 -0.166 -1.0 1 1
Doug Rader 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .261 .728 0.245 1.98 0.326 -0.081 0.9 0 3 2B
Johnny Edwards C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 .664 -0.057 0.86 0.001 -0.058 -0.2 6 0 IW
Tom Griffin P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .184 .581 -0.055 0.75 0.000 -0.055 -0.4 0 2
   Sandy Valdespino PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 .603 0.026 1.62 0.026 0.000 -0.0 SF
   Fred Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 8 4 2 10 .229 .514 -0.021 1.27 0.825 -0.845 0.5 30 12
2B: D Rader (24, off B Gibson).
SF: S Valdespino (1, off B Gibson); J Wynn (4, off B Gibson).
IBB: J Edwards (9, by B Gibson).
TB: J Alou 3; J Morgan 2; D Rader 2; N Miller; C Blefary.
RBI: D Rader (69); S Valdespino (12); J Alou (25); J Wynn (72).
2-out RBI: J Alou.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Blefary-J Morgan.
Baserunning
CS: C Blefary (6, 2nd base by B Gibson/T McCarver); J Alou (3, 2nd base by B Gibson/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .296 .781 -0.055 1.17 0.065 -0.121 -0.3 1 0 2B
Curt Flood CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .290 .713 0.251 1.31 0.270 -0.019 1.1 4 0 2B
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .697 -0.206 1.69 0.000 -0.206 -1.4 2 0
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .813 -0.178 1.69 0.000 -0.178 -1.1 4 1
Tim McCarver C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .702 -0.014 0.93 0.034 -0.048 -0.1 9 2
   Dave Ricketts C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .653 0.075 2.21 0.075 0.000 0.4 2 0
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .699 -0.196 1.55 0.028 -0.224 -0.9 1 0
Julian Javier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .785 -0.120 1.31 0.000 -0.120 -0.7 3 2
Dal Maxvill SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 .170 .486 -0.007 1.26 0.056 -0.063 -0.1 3 1
   Bill White PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .613 0.019 0.38 0.019 0.000 0.4
Bob Gibson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .553 -0.071 1.39 0.000 -0.071 -0.5 1 1 SH
   Vic Davalillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .514 -0.019 0.84 0.000 -0.019 -0.3
Team Totals 35 1 7 1 2 6 .200 .500 -0.521 1.36 0.547 -1.069 -3.5 30 7
2B: C Flood (26, off T Griffin); L Brock (29, off T Griffin).
SH: B Gibson (4, off T Griffin).
TB: C Flood 4; L Brock 2; B White; T McCarver; D Maxvill.
RBI: C Flood (42).
2-out RBI: C Flood.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: D Maxvill (17).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (9-6) 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 3.45 34 74 0.505 1.46 3.1
Fred Gladding, S (27) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.23 4 0 0 0.015 0.46 0.5
Team Totals 10 7 1 1 2 6 0 0.90 38 74 0 0 0.520 1.27 3.5

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Gibson, L (16-9) 10 8 5 3 2 10 0 2.23 39 68 0.020 1.27 -0.5
Team Totals 10 8 5 3 2 10 0 2.70 39 68 0.020 1.36 -0.5
Balks: None.
WP: T Griffin (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Gibson (6; J Edwards).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 21,310.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Joe Morgan 2B 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Jesus Alou LF 2 Curt Flood CF
3 Jim 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 Tom Griffin P 9 Bob Gibson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 1-1 1 12- R HOU D. Rader B. Gibson 33% 91% Double to RF; McFadden Scores; Blefary to 3B
b9 1-1 0 1-- OO STL M. Shannon T. Griffin 17% 47% Double Play: Popfly: 1B-2B
b5 0-1 2 --3 R STL C. Flood T. Griffin -16% 45% Double to LF; Maxvill Scores
t10 1-1 0 1-- HOU C. Blefary B. Gibson 12% 70% Walk; McFadden to 2B
t10 1-1 0 12- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson -12% 58% Strikeout

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson 4% 54% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- HOU J. Alou B. Gibson 9% 63% Single to RF; Morgan to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -1% 62% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morgan Scores; Alou to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- O HOU N. Miller B. Gibson -3% 59% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 -2- O HOU C. Blefary B. Gibson -3% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL L. Brock T. Griffin -7% 50% Double to CF
b1 0-1 0 -2- O STL C. Flood T. Griffin 1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B; Brock to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 O STL V. Pinson T. Griffin 6% 57% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-1 2 --3 O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 4% 61% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson -2% 59% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Rader B. Gibson -1% 58% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Edwards B. Gibson -1% 57% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL T. McCarver T. Griffin 2% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- STL M. Shannon T. Griffin -3% 57% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- O STL J. Javier T. Griffin 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B; Shannon to 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- O STL D. Maxvill T. Griffin 4% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU T. Griffin B. Gibson -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson -1% 59% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- HOU J. Alou B. Gibson 1% 60% Single to LF
t3 1-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -2% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Griffin 3% 60% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 2% 62% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- STL C. Flood T. Griffin -2% 61% Single to RF
b3 0-1 2 1-- O STL V. Pinson T. Griffin 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O HOU N. Miller B. Gibson -2% 61% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- HOU C. Blefary B. Gibson 2% 64% Single to CF
t4 1-0 1 1-- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson -4% 60% Blefary Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 1-0 2 --- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson -1% 59% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- STL T. McCarver T. Griffin -3% 58% Single to RF
b4 0-1 1 1-- O STL M. Shannon T. Griffin 4% 62% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 1-- O STL J. Javier T. Griffin 3% 65% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader B. Gibson -2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-0 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards B. Gibson -2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-0 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin B. Gibson -1% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- STL D. Maxvill T. Griffin -6% 55% Single to RF
b5 0-1 0 1-- O STL B. Gibson T. Griffin 3% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 5% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B; Maxvill to 3B
b5 0-1 2 --3 R STL C. Flood T. Griffin -16% 45% Double to LF; Maxvill Scores
b5 1-1 2 -2- O STL V. Pinson T. Griffin 5% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
t6 1-1 0 --- HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson 5% 55% Single to LF
t6 1-1 0 1-- O HOU J. Alou B. Gibson -5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-1 1 1-- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -6% 44% Alou Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 1-1 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -2% 43% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 3% 46% Flyball: LF
b6 1-1 1 --- O STL T. McCarver T. Griffin 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b6 1-1 2 --- O STL M. Shannon T. Griffin 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t7 1-1 0 --- O HOU N. Miller B. Gibson -4% 46% Strikeout
t7 1-1 1 --- O HOU C. Blefary B. Gibson -3% 44% Popfly: 2B
t7 1-1 2 --- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson -2% 42% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b7 1-1 0 --- O STL J. Javier T. Griffin 4% 45% Flyball: CF
b7 1-1 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Griffin 3% 48% Strikeout
b7 1-1 2 --- O STL B. Gibson T. Griffin 2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 7-8-9
t8 1-1 0 --- O HOU D. Rader B. Gibson -4% 46% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-1 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards B. Gibson -3% 42% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-1 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin B. Gibson -2% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b8 1-1 0 --- O STL L. Brock T. Griffin 4% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-1 1 --- STL C. Flood T. Griffin -5% 40% Single to LF
b8 1-1 1 1-- STL V. Pinson T. Griffin -5% 35% Wild Pitch; Flood to 2B
b8 1-1 1 -2- O STL V. Pinson T. Griffin 7% 42% Popfly: 2B
b8 1-1 2 -2- O STL J. Torre T. Griffin 8% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 1-2-3
Dave Ricketts replaces Tim McCarver playing C batting 5th
t9 1-1 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson -6% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-1 1 --- O HOU J. Alou B. Gibson -4% 40% Strikeout
t9 1-1 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -3% 37% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
b9 1-1 0 --- STL D. Ricketts T. Griffin -7% 30% Walk
b9 1-1 0 1-- OO STL M. Shannon T. Griffin 17% 47% Double Play: Popfly: 1B-2B
b9 1-1 2 --- O STL J. Javier T. Griffin 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Bob Gibson facing 4-5-6
t10 1-1 0 --- HOU N. Miller B. Gibson 8% 58% Single to RF
Leon McFadden pinch runs for Norm Miller (RF) batting 4th
t10 1-1 0 1-- HOU C. Blefary B. Gibson 12% 70% Walk; McFadden to 2B
t10 1-1 0 12- O HOU D. Menke B. Gibson -12% 58% Strikeout
t10 1-1 1 12- R HOU D. Rader B. Gibson 33% 91% Double to RF; McFadden Scores; Blefary to 3B
t10 2-1 1 -23 HOU J. Edwards B. Gibson 0% 91% Intentional Walk
Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Tom Griffin (P) batting 9th
t10 2-1 1 123 RO HOU S. Valdespino B. Gibson 3% 93% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Blefary Scores; Rader to 3B
t10 3-1 2 1-3 R HOU J. Morgan B. Gibson 4% 97% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rader Scores/No RBI/unER; Edwards to 2B; Morgan to 1B
t10 4-1 2 12- R HOU J. Alou B. Gibson 2% 99% Single to CF; Edwards Scores/unER; Morgan to 3B
t10 5-1 2 1-3 O HOU J. Wynn B. Gibson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Fred Gladding facing 8-9-1
Fred Gladding replaces Sandy Valdespino (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Gary Geiger replaces Leon McFadden (PR) playing LF batting 4th
Jesus Alou moves from LF to RF
Bill White pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b10 1-5 0 --- STL B. White F. Gladding -2% 97% Single to LF
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Bob Gibson (P) batting 9th
b10 1-5 0 1-- O STL V. Davalillo F. Gladding 2% 98% Popfly: 2B
b10 1-5 1 1-- O STL L. Brock F. Gladding 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
b10 1-5 2 1-- O STL C. Flood F. Gladding 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

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