April 17, 1969 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
@BOS 5 DET 7
@CLE 6 NYY 7
WSA 3
(10) WSA 5
@NYY 2 ATL 9
@HOU 3 MON 7
@PHI 0 PIT 4
NYM 0 SFG 5
SDP 4 CHC 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 11,350

Thursday, April 17, 1969, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Cubs

9-1

Won 5

1st

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

W: B Hands (2-0), L: D Giusti (1-1), S: P Regan (1)

Cardinals

4-6

Lost 2

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kessinger SS                3   2   0   0    1   0  .317  .822    0    3   6   SB
A Spangler RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .294  .662    0    2   0   CS
B Williams LF                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .341  .928    0    2   0   2B
R Santo 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .717    0    0   1   
E Banks 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .727    0   11   0   
R Hundley C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .728    0    5   0   
J Qualls 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   2   
D Young CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .929    0    4   0   
B Hands P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Williams (6, off D Giusti).

TB: A Spangler 2; R Hundley 2; B Williams 2; D Young; E Banks.

RBI: B Williams 2 (8); A Spangler (3).

2-out RBI: B Williams 2; A Spangler.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Qualls-D Kessinger-E Banks; D Kessinger-E Banks.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Kessinger (2, 2nd base off D Giusti/J Torre).

CS: A Spangler (1, 2nd base by D Giusti/J Torre).

St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hague LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    3   0   
C Flood CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .706    0    4   0   
V Pinson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .828    0    2   0   
J Torre C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .754    0    2   1   
B White 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   10   2   2·GDP
M Shannon 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .693    0    0   2   
S Huntz 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .822    0    4   4   
D Giusti P                    1   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.350    0    1   4   
  R Willis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T McCarver PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .411    0    0   0   
  G Waslewski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    5   4                    27  13

BATTING

TB: M Shannon 2; D Giusti; J Torre.

GIDP: B White 2 (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hands, W (2-0)               8     3   0   0    5   4   0   0.38   31     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 3     75    -     1.22   0.48
P Regan, S (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.91   0.08
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 4          1-0

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
D Giusti, L (1-1)              7.2   7   3   3    2   1   0   1.62   31     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7     52    -     0.86   0.04
R Willis                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.62   0.01
G Waslewski                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.84    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   1   0          35     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 7          2-0

B Hands faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Giusti (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tony Venzon.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 11,350.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 58° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St.Louis Cardinals                   
1. D Kessinger          SS    1. J Hague              LF 
2. A Spangler           RF    2. C Flood              CF 
3. B Williams           LF    3. V Pinson             RF 
4. R Santo              3B    4. J Torre              C  
5. E Banks              1B    5. B White              1B 
6. R Hundley            C     6. M Shannon            3B 
7. J Qualls             2B    7. S Huntz              2B 
8. D Young              CF    8. D Maxvill            SS 
9. B Hands              P     9. D Giusti             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-1  12-      18%  94% B Williams      D Giusti        Double to CF; Kessinger Scores; Spangler Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      11%  60% A Spangler      D Giusti        Single to LF; Kessinger Scores
   b 9   0  3-0  1--       7% 100% B White         P Regan         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   1  1-0  1--       7%  65% B White         B Hands         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 5   2  1-0  12-       7%  67% J Hague         B Hands         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Giusti facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Spangler      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Hague         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  C Flood         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Giusti facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Santo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  E Banks         Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  R Hundley       Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  J Qualls        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Torre         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  B White         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Young         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Hands         Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hands to 1B
   O      1--      47%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  A Spangler      Kessinger Steals 2B
   R      -2-      60%  " "             Single to LF; Kessinger Scores
   O      1--      58%  B Williams      Spangler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  S Huntz         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      57%  D Maxvill       Walk
          1--      53%  D Giusti        Walk; Maxvill to 2B
   O      12-      58%  J Hague         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      63%  C Flood         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      60%  R Santo         Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      61%  E Banks         Single to CF
          1--      63%  R Hundley       Single to 3B; Banks to 2B
   O      12-      59%  J Qualls        Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  V Pinson        Strikeout
          ---      58%  J Torre         Single to 3B
   OO     1--      65%  B White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  D Young         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      61%  B Hands         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  M Shannon       Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  S Huntz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      64%  D Maxvill       Strikeout
          1--      61%  D Giusti        Single to 3B; Shannon to 2B
   O      12-      67%  J Hague         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  A Spangler      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Santo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  C Flood         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  J Torre         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  E Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  J Qualls        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Hands facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  B White         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      74%  M Shannon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  S Huntz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  D Young         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  B Hands         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      74%  D Kessinger     Walk
          1--      76%  A Spangler      Single to CF; Kessinger to 2B
   RR     12-      94%  B Williams      Double to CF; Kessinger Scores; Spangler Scores
          -2-      94%  R Santo         Wild Pitch; Williams to 3B
                  Ron Willis replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
          --3      94%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      93%  E Banks         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Hands facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  D Maxvill       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Ron Willis batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  T McCarver      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  J Hague         Walk
          1--      93%  C Flood         Walk; Hague to 2B
   O      12-      97%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Waslewski facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Waslewski replaces Tim McCarver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Qualls        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  J Torre         Walk
                  Phil Regan replaces Bill Hands pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  B White         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      99%  M Shannon       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  S Huntz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Cardinals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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