April 9, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
SEP 3 KCR 4
MIN 3
(17) CHW 3
@OAK 0 WSA 6
NYY 4 ATL 4
SFG 1 CHC 11
PHI 3 CIN 3
LAD 1 NYM 9
MON 5 SDP 2
HOU 0 PIT 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 10,739

Wednesday, April 9, 1969, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Pirates

2-0

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  1    6 12  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2

W: B Veale (1-0), L: N Briles (0-1)

Cardinals

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alou CF                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   SB
R Hebner 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.071    0    0   0   SH
R Clemente RF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .546    0    1   0   
W Stargell LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .556 1.600    0    3   0   2B,GDP
B Robertson 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .200    0    7   0   GDP
B Mazeroski 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    4   4   
J May C                       4   1   1   1    0   1  .300 1.000    0   10   1   HR
F Patek SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .600    0    0   6   
B Veale P                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       36   6  12   6    1   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: W Stargell (1, off N Briles).

HR: J May (1, off G Waslewski; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: R Hebner (2, off N Briles); B Veale (1, off N Briles).

TB: J May 4; W Stargell 3; M Alou 3; R Clemente 2; R Hebner 2; F Patek; B Robertson.

GIDP: B Robertson (1); W Stargell (1).

RBI: M Alou 2 (4); B Robertson (1); W Stargell (2); J May (1); R Clemente (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Patek-B Mazeroski-B Robertson 2.

E: F Patek (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alou (1, 2nd base off N Briles/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .100  .200    0    2   0   
C Flood CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    4   0   CS
V Pinson RF                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .333 1.067    0    3   1   3B
J Torre 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   13   1   
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .125  .347    0    0   2   
T McCarver C                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .400  .900    0    3   0   2B
J Javier 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    1   6   
D Maxvill SS                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .900    0    1   2   GDP
N Briles P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  M Torrez P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   GDP
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Waslewski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3   9                    27  15

BATTING

2B: T McCarver (1, off B Veale).

3B: V Pinson (1, off B Veale).

TB: T McCarver 4; V Pinson 3; C Flood; J Javier.

GIDP: M Torrez (1); D Maxvill (1).

RBI: M Shannon (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Shannon-J Javier-J Torre; J Torre-D Maxvill-J Torre.

E: J Javier 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Flood (1, 2nd base by B Veale/J May).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Veale, W (1-0)               9     6   1   1    3   9   0   1.00   34     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6     77    -     0.75   0.21
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   9   0          34     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6           -

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, L (0-1)              4.1   8   5   3    1   1   0   6.23   22     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 7     31    -     1.07  -0.35
M Torrez                       3.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 1          2-0    0.23   0.06
G Waslewski                    1     3   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   4    1   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Al Barlick.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 10,739.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. M Alou               CF    1. L Brock              LF 
2. R Hebner             3B    2. C Flood              CF 
3. R Clemente           RF    3. V Pinson             RF 
4. W Stargell           LF    4. J Torre              1B 
5. B Robertson          1B    5. M Shannon            3B 
6. B Mazeroski          2B    6. T McCarver           C  
7. J May                C     7. J Javier             2B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. B Veale              P     9. N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-0  ---     -12%  60% V Pinson        B Veale         Triple to RF
   t 4   1  0-1  -2-      11%  76% B Robertson     N Briles        Single to RF; Stargell Scores; Robertson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   0  1-2  1--      11%  79% B Veale         N Briles        Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Patek to 3B; Veale to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      -9%  45% W Stargell      N Briles        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 4   0  0-0  -2-       8%  66% R Clemente      N Briles        Single to SS; Hebner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Alou          Single to CF
          1--      56%  R Hebner        Alou Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      54%  R Clemente      Flyball: CF
   OO     12-      45%  W Stargell      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Brock         Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  C Flood         Single to RF
   O      1--      49%  V Pinson        Flood Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  J May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Torre         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Shannon       Strikeout
          ---      48%  T McCarver      Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Javier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  B Veale         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  M Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Veale facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  D Maxvill       Walk
   O      1--      44%  N Briles        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  R Hebner        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hebner to 2B
          -2-      66%  R Clemente      Single to SS; Hebner to 3B
   RO     1-3      66%  W Stargell      Double to RF; Hebner Scores/unER; Clemente out at Hm/RF-2B-C
   R      -2-      76%  B Robertson     Single to RF; Stargell Scores; Robertson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      74%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: 2B-1B; Robertson to 3B
   O      --3      71%  J May           Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  V Pinson        Triple to RF
   O      --3      66%  J Torre         Strikeout
   RO     --3      64%  M Shannon       Groundout: 2B-1B; Pinson Scores
   O      ---      65%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  F Patek         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      79%  B Veale         Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Patek to 3B; Veale to 2B
   RR     -23      87%  M Alou          Single to CF; Patek Scores; Veale Scores/unER
   O      1--      86%  R Hebner        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alou to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  R Clemente      Single to CF; Alou Scores
          1--      93%  W Stargell      Single to RF; Clemente to 3B
                  Mike Torrez replaces Nelson Briles pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1-3      90%  B Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Veale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  J Javier        Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  D Maxvill       Walk
   OO     1--      93%  M Torrez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  B Mazeroski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J May           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  F Patek         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  L Brock         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  C Flood         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  V Pinson        Walk
   O      1--      95%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  B Veale         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  R Hebner        Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  T McCarver      Double to RF
          -2-      89%  J Javier        Single to LF; McCarver to 3B
   OO     1-3      97%  D Maxvill       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  W Stargell      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Robertson     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  B Mazeroski     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Veale facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Mike Torrez batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  P Gagliano      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  L Brock         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Flood         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gary Waslewski facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Waslewski replaces Phil Gagliano pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      99%  J May           Home Run
   O      ---      99%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Veale         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  M Alou          Single to CF
          1--      99%  R Hebner        Single to LF; Alou to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Clemente      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  V Pinson        Strikeout
          ---      99%  J Torre         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Torre to 1B
   O      1--     100%  M Shannon       Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  T McCarver      Single to LF; Torre to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Javier        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation