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April 15, 1969

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Top 9	R	H	E
Pirates	4	11	0
Cubs	7	8	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Pirates	4	11	0
Cubs	7	8	1

Bill Mazeroski Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.156
OBP	.250	.176
At Bats	4	32
Hits	1	5
• Singles	1	4
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	2

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	0	0

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Wrigley Field - April 15, 1969

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Out

Ted Abernathy

Randy Hundley

Ernie Banks

Glenn Beckert

Ron Santo

Don Kessinger

Billy Williams

Don Young

Jim Hickman

Bill Mazeroski

Al Oliver

Willie Stargell

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	11	0	11
Chicago Cubs	7	8	1	2
Winning Pitcher	Hank Aguirre
Losing Pitcher	Dock Ellis
Save	Ted Abernathy
Game Winning RBI	Don Young
Attendance	4,362
Time of Game	2 hours 34 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stargell moves to second.

Top 9 Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 9 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 9 Bob Robertson pinch hits for Ron Kline. Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Manny Sanguillen now catching. Jose Martinez now playing shortstop. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Pagan strikes out.

Top 8 Manny Sanguillen pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Ted Abernathy now pitching. Jose Martinez pinch runs for Jerry May. Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to third. Martinez moves to second.

Top 8 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.

Top 8 Mazeroski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Kline covering, for the out.

Bottom 7 Beckert hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aguirre tags and scores.

Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Aguirre moves to third.

Bottom 7 Aguirre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Ron Kline now pitching. Jose Pagan now playing third base. Young is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Stargell strikes out.

Top 7 Clemente is walked intentionally.

Top 7 Ron Davis pinch hits for Richie Hebner. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Alou hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Pagan moves to second.

Top 7 Jose Pagan pinch hits for Chuck Hartenstein. Pagan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Hickman strikes out.

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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