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April 15, 1969

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Bottom 6	R	H	E
Pirates	4	5	0
Cubs	6	6	1

Bottom 6	R	H	E
Pirates	4	5	0
Cubs	6	6	1

Jim Hickman Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.067
OBP	.000	.118
At Bats	1	15
Hits	0	1
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	1	1

Chuck Hartenstein Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	1

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Wrigley Field - April 15, 1969

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Strikeout

Chuck Hartenstein

Jerry May

Al Oliver

Bill Mazeroski

Richie Hebner

Freddie Patek

Willie Stargell

Matty Alou

Roberto Clemente

Jim Hickman

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Hickman strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Mazeroski hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartenstein fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Chuck Hartenstein now pitching. Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Stargell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Clemente hits a line drive into center field. Young picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Young. Patek scores. Kolb scores. Hebner goes all the way around to score. Clemente moves to third.

Top 5 Hebner takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to third. Kolb moves to second.

Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gary Kolb pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton. Kolb takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second.

Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Bruce Dal Canton now pitching. Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first, with Dal Canton covering, for the out.

Bottom 4 Niekro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Hundley scores. Young goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 4 Young takes first base on ball four. Hundley moves to second.

Bottom 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo tags and scores.

Bottom 4 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Santo moves to third.

Bottom 4 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Santo takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Mazeroski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.

Top 4 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Beckert for the double play.

Bottom 3 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Niekro is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 May takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Santo strikes out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Clemente hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.

Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Pirates @ Cubs
April 15, 1969