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Standings
CLE
@BAL		1
2
OAK
@CHW		12
4
KCR
@MIN		0
3
BOS
@NYY		3
5
BOS
@NYY		4
3
CAL
@SEP		1
4
CAL
@SEP		1
1		 
(10)
DET
@WSA		3
4
HOU
@ATL		3
4
SDP
@LAD		3
5
MON
@PHI		4
0
NYM
@PIT		1
0
NYM
@PIT		1
0
CIN
@SFG		0
1
CHC
@STL		5
1
Friday, September 12, 1969 8:00PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 31,717, Time of Game: 2:12
Cubs
5
85-60
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Cardinals
1
77-67
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 10 GB
W: Bill Hands (17-13)
L: Chuck Taylor (7-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  4  0    5  9  0
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .284 .727 0.190 1.51 0.211 -0.022 1.3 3 3 2B,SB
Glenn Beckert 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .305 .697 0.088 2.24 0.248 -0.160 0.0 0 3 SB,GDP
Billy Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .833 -0.184 1.44 0.000 -0.184 -1.6 0 0
Ron Santo 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .291 .880 0.091 1.30 0.132 -0.041 0.4 2 1 2B
Ernie Banks 1B 4 0 2 4 0 0 .254 .736 0.299 1.65 0.335 -0.036 3.0 10 1 2B
Jimmie Hall CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .626 -0.104 1.48 0.000 -0.104 -0.7 1 0
   Paul Popovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .664 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.3
   Oscar Gamble CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .611 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Hickman RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .758 -0.121 0.85 0.013 -0.134 -0.9 4 0 CS,GDP
Randy Hundley C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .757 -0.016 0.86 0.044 -0.060 -0.1 5 0
Bill Hands P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .084 .221 -0.009 1.16 0.048 -0.058 -0.2 1 3 SH
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 3 3 .281 .718 0.229 1.34 1.031 -0.804 0.9 27 11
2B: E Banks (16, off C Taylor); R Santo (17, off C Taylor); D Kessinger (38, off C Taylor).
SH: B Hands (11, off C Taylor).
TB: D Kessinger 3; E Banks 3; R Santo 2; G Beckert 2; B Hands; R Hundley.
GIDP: J Hickman (6); G Beckert (10).
RBI: E Banks 4 (98); G Beckert (36).
2-out RBI: E Banks 3.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Kessinger-E Banks 2.
Baserunning
SB: G Beckert (6, 2nd base off C Taylor/T McCarver); D Kessinger (10, 3rd base off C Taylor/T McCarver).
CS: J Hickman (1, 2nd base by C Taylor/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .297 .784 -0.044 1.40 0.062 -0.106 -0.3 4 0 SB
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .291 .720 -0.046 1.22 0.031 -0.077 -0.3 1 0
Vada Pinson RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .252 .678 -0.085 1.12 0.025 -0.110 -1.1 1 0 SF,GDP
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .813 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -0.7 9 0
Tim McCarver C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .705 0.003 0.51 0.039 -0.036 -0.1 3 1 2B
Mike Shannon 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .261 .705 0.020 0.62 0.051 -0.032 0.4 0 2
Julian Javier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 .766 -0.071 0.94 0.007 -0.078 -1.1 5 5 GDP,IW
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .168 .480 -0.001 1.25 0.057 -0.058 -0.2 4 3
   Vic Davalillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .547 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Chuck Taylor P 2 0 1 0 1 0 .171 .423 0.010 1.33 0.064 -0.054 0.4 0 1
   Joe Hoerner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 7 1 3 4 .226 .544 -0.270 0.96 0.336 -0.607 -3.1 27 12
2B: T McCarver (21, off B Hands).
SF: V Pinson (9, off B Hands).
IBB: J Javier (9, by B Hands).
TB: M Shannon 2; T McCarver 2; C Flood; C Taylor; L Brock; D Maxvill.
GIDP: J Javier (8); V Pinson (11).
RBI: V Pinson (62).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Maxvill-J Javier-J Torre 2.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (50, 2nd base off B Hands/R Hundley).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Hands, W (17-13) 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 2.52 35 70 0.270 0.96 3.1
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 35 70 0.270 1.34 3.1

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Taylor, L (7-3) 7.2 9 5 5 3 2 0 2.36 32 40 -0.237 1.49 -1.7
Joe Hoerner 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.02 4 1 0 0.007 0.07 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 3 0 5.00 36 40 1 0 -0.230 0.96 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Hands (7; J Javier).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 31,717.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting 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 Ernie Banks 1B 5 Tim McCarver C
6 Jimmie Hall CF 6 Mike Shannon 3B
7 Jim Hickman RF 7 Julian Javier 2B
8 Randy Hundley C 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Bill Hands P 9 Chuck Taylor P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-1 1 12- R CHC G. Beckert C. Taylor 22% 79% Single to LF; Hands Scores; Kessinger to 2B
t8 2-1 2 123 RRR CHC E. Banks C. Taylor 19% 97% Double to LF; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores; Santo Scores
t7 0-1 0 -2- R CHC E. Banks C. Taylor 15% 56% Single to RF; Santo Scores
t7 0-1 0 --- CHC R. Santo C. Taylor 12% 41% Double to LF
t3 0-1 1 12- OO CHC G. Beckert C. Taylor -10% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHC D. Kessinger C. Taylor -2% 48% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- CHC G. Beckert C. Taylor 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHC B. Williams C. Taylor -3% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Santo C. Taylor -2% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Hands -4% 42% Single to SS
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL C. Flood B. Hands -3% 39% Brock Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O STL C. Flood B. Hands 1% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brock to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO STL V. Pinson B. Hands -3% 38% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brock Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- O STL J. Torre B. Hands 1% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHC E. Banks C. Taylor -2% 36% Popfly: SS
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHC J. Hall C. Taylor -2% 35% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 2 --- CHC J. Hickman C. Taylor 1% 36% Walk
t2 0-1 2 1-- O CHC R. Hundley C. Taylor -2% 34% Hickman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Hands 2% 36% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- STL M. Shannon B. Hands -2% 33% Single to LF
b2 1-0 1 1-- O STL J. Javier B. Hands 2% 36% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 1-- O STL D. Maxvill B. Hands 2% 38% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- CHC R. Hundley C. Taylor 4% 42% Single to 3B/Bunt
t3 0-1 0 1-- O CHC B. Hands C. Taylor -2% 40% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hundley to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- CHC D. Kessinger C. Taylor 2% 43% Walk
t3 0-1 1 12- OO CHC G. Beckert C. Taylor -10% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- STL C. Taylor B. Hands -3% 29% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- O STL L. Brock B. Hands 3% 32% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 1-0 1 1-- STL C. Flood B. Hands -3% 29% Single to RF; Taylor to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- OO STL V. Pinson B. Hands 8% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O CHC B. Williams C. Taylor -3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O CHC R. Santo C. Taylor -2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- O CHC E. Banks C. Taylor -1% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre B. Hands 2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- STL T. McCarver B. Hands -4% 29% Double to CF
b4 1-0 1 -2- O STL M. Shannon B. Hands 3% 32% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 2 -2- STL J. Javier B. Hands -1% 31% Intentional Walk
b4 1-0 2 12- O STL D. Maxvill B. Hands 4% 35% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O CHC J. Hall C. Taylor -3% 32% Bunt Popfly: SS
t5 0-1 1 --- O CHC J. Hickman C. Taylor -2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 2 --- O CHC R. Hundley C. Taylor -1% 28% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
b5 1-0 0 --- STL C. Taylor B. Hands -3% 25% Single to RF
b5 1-0 0 1-- O STL L. Brock B. Hands 3% 28% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b5 1-0 1 1-- O STL C. Flood B. Hands 3% 31% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 1-- O STL V. Pinson B. Hands 2% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O CHC B. Hands C. Taylor -4% 29% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- CHC D. Kessinger C. Taylor 7% 36% Double to RF
t6 0-1 1 -2- O CHC G. Beckert C. Taylor -6% 30% Popfly: 2B
t6 0-1 2 -2- O CHC B. Williams C. Taylor -5% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre B. Hands 2% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Hands 1% 28% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 2 --- STL M. Shannon B. Hands -1% 27% Single to LF
b6 1-0 2 1-- O STL J. Javier B. Hands 2% 29% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- CHC R. Santo C. Taylor 12% 41% Double to LF
t7 0-1 0 -2- R CHC E. Banks C. Taylor 15% 56% Single to RF; Santo Scores
t7 1-1 0 1-- O CHC J. Hall C. Taylor -6% 50% Popfly: SS
t7 1-1 1 1-- OO CHC J. Hickman C. Taylor -9% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
b7 1-1 0 --- STL D. Maxvill B. Hands -6% 36% Single to LF
b7 1-1 0 1-- O STL C. Taylor B. Hands 5% 41% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-1 1 1-- O STL L. Brock B. Hands 5% 46% Strikeout
b7 1-1 2 1-- O STL C. Flood B. Hands 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Chuck Taylor facing 8-9-1
t8 1-1 0 --- O CHC R. Hundley C. Taylor -4% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-1 1 --- CHC B. Hands C. Taylor 5% 50% Single to LF
t8 1-1 1 1-- CHC D. Kessinger C. Taylor 7% 57% Single to 3B; Hands to 2B
t8 1-1 1 12- R CHC G. Beckert C. Taylor 22% 79% Single to LF; Hands Scores; Kessinger to 2B
t8 2-1 1 12- CHC B. Williams C. Taylor 5% 84% Kessinger Steals 3B; Beckert Steals 2B
t8 2-1 1 -23 O CHC B. Williams C. Taylor -8% 77% Strikeout
t8 2-1 2 -23 CHC R. Santo C. Taylor 1% 78% Walk
t8 2-1 2 123 RRR CHC E. Banks C. Taylor 19% 97% Double to LF; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores; Santo Scores
Joe Hoerner replaces Chuck Taylor pitching and batting 9th
Paul Popovich pinch hits for Jimmie Hall (CF) batting 6th
t8 5-1 2 -2- O CHC P. Popovich J. Hoerner -0% 96% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
Oscar Gamble replaces Paul Popovich (PH) playing CF batting 6th
b8 1-5 0 --- O STL V. Pinson B. Hands 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 1-5 1 --- O STL J. Torre B. Hands 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-5 2 --- O STL T. McCarver B. Hands 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 7-8-9
t9 5-1 0 --- O CHC J. Hickman J. Hoerner -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 5-1 1 --- O CHC R. Hundley J. Hoerner -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 5-1 2 --- O CHC B. Hands J. Hoerner -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Cubs' Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
b9 1-5 0 --- STL M. Shannon B. Hands -2% 97% Walk
b9 1-5 0 1-- OO STL J. Javier B. Hands 3% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b9 1-5 2 --- O STL V. Davalillo B. Hands 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Cardinals 1.

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