September 5, 1969 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
WSA 8 CAL 3
CHW 1 CLE 2
NYY 1 NYY 2
@CLE 0 BAL 8
@DET 4 OAK 5
MIN 4 SEP 5
KCR 4 PIT 9
@CHC 2 ATL 11
@CIN 2 HOU 2
SFG 0 NYM 5
PHI 1 PHI 4
@NYM 2 SDP 4
LAD 1 STL 1
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 21,920

Friday, September 5, 1969, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:02

Expos

41-96

Lost 3

6th, 42½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    1  5  0

W: N Briles (14-12), L: H Reed (6-5)

Cardinals

73-63

Won 1

4th, 10 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .703    0    0   0   
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .591    0    2   3   
R Staub RF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .293  .909    0    1   0   2B,SB
R Fairly 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .859    0   13   0   
M Jones LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .874    0    0   0   
C Laboy 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .736    0    2   2   HBP
R Brand C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .619    0    3   1   SH
  J Fairey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Wine SS                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .205  .520    0    1   3   IW
H Reed P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .133  .479    0    2   4   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   6                    24  13

BATTING

2B: R Staub (19, off N Briles).

SH: R Brand (4, off N Briles).

IBB: B Wine (4, by N Briles).

HBP: C Laboy (3, by N Briles).

TB: R Staub 3; B Wine.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 4. C Laboy-R Fairly; H Reed-R Fairly; B Wine-G Sutherland-R Fairly; G Sutherland-R Fairly.

E: R Fairly (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Staub (3, 2nd base off N Briles/J Torre).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .292  .774    0    3   0   
C Flood CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .722    0    3   0   
J Hague 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .463    0    8   0   
J Torre C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .819    0    7   1   
L Lee RF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
M Shannon 3B                  2   1   1   0    1   1  .264  .710    0    2   2   
J Javier 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .786    0    2   3   SH
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .171  .484    0    1   1   
N Briles P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .313    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       25   1   5   0    2   3                    27   7

BATTING

SH: J Javier (4, off H Reed).

TB: C Flood; J Torre; M Shannon; J Javier; D Maxvill.

GIDP: N Briles (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Reed, L (6-5)                8     5   1   0    2   3   0   4.80   28     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 5     71    -     1.30   0.18
Totals                         8     5   1   0    2   3   0          28     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 5           -

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 (14-12)            9     3   0   0    3   6   0   3.63   34     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 3     84    -     1.43   0.68
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: N Briles (7; B Wine).

HBP: N Briles (1; C Laboy).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 21,920.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. T Cline              CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. G Sutherland         2B    2. C Flood              CF 
3. R Staub              RF    3. J Hague              1B 
4. R Fairly             1B    4. J Torre              C  
5. M Jones              LF    5. L Lee                RF 
6. C Laboy              3B    6. M Shannon            3B 
7. R Brand              C     7. J Javier             2B 
8. B Wine               SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. H Reed               P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  0-0  1--      25%  91% J Javier        H Reed          Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Shannon Scores/No RBI/unER; Javier to 2B
   t 7   1  0-0  123      13%  46% H Reed          N Briles        Strikeout
   t 7   2  0-0  123      12%  58% T Cline         N Briles        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 5   1  0-0  12-     -11%  50% J Javier        H Reed          Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   t 7   0  0-0  1--      -9%  35% C Laboy         N Briles        Hit By Pitch; Jones to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Cline         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Sutherland    Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      51%  R Staub         Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  R Fairly        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Brock         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Hague         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  M Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Laboy         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Brand         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Lee           Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Shannon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Wine          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      54%  H Reed          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  T Cline         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  J Javier        Single to RF
   OO     1--      51%  D Maxvill       Double Play: Popfly: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  N Briles        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Staub         Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  L Brock         Walk
   O      1--      56%  C Flood         Popfly: SS
   OO     1--      50%  J Hague         Double Play: Popfly: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  C Laboy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  R Brand         Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  B Wine          Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  H Reed          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  J Torre         Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  L Lee           Flyball: RF
          1--      61%  M Shannon       Single to CF; Torre to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  J Javier        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Cline         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      56%  G Sutherland    Strikeout
          ---      54%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      52%  R Fairly        Staub Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  D Maxvill       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      52%  N Briles        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Brock         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  M Jones         Walk
          1--      35%  C Laboy         Hit By Pitch; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      35%  R Brand         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 3B; Laboy to 2B
          -23      34%  B Wine          Intentional Walk
   O      123      46%  H Reed          Strikeout
   O      123      58%  T Cline         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---      64%  C Flood         Single to RF
   O      1--      62%  J Hague         Groundout: 3B-1B; Flood to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B; Flood to 3B
   O      --3      50%  L Lee           Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  R Staub         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      60%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Howie Reed facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  M Shannon       Walk
   R      1--      91%  J Javier        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Shannon Scores/No RBI/unER; Javier to 2B
          -2-      94%  D Maxvill       Single to RF; Javier to 3B
   OO     1-3      87%  N Briles        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Javier stays at 3B
   O      --3      85%  L Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  M Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Laboy         Popfly: SS
                  Jim Fairey pinch hits for Ron Brand batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  J Fairey        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation