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August 22, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 14 0
Cubs 2 4 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 8 14 0
Cubs 2 4 2

Gene Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .240
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 3 25
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 9 0
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Wrigley Field - August 22, 1969
Out
Larry Dierker
Johnny Edwards
Curt Blefary
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Jesus Alou
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Gene Oliver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 8 14 0 10
Chicago Cubs 2 4 2 5
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Dick Selma
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 19,897
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Banks strikes out.
Top 9 Dierker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller scores.
Top 9 Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller moves to third.
Top 9 Don Nottebart now pitching. Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn tags and scores. Miller tags and moves to second.
Top 9 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Top 9 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Morgan goes all the way around to score. Wynn moves to second.
Top 9 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Oliver fires to third and picks off Edwards.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader scores. Edwards moves to third.
Top 8 Dierker bunts towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Top 8 Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 8 Phil Regan now pitching. Rader hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Willie Smith pinch hits for Rich Nye. Smith strikes out.
Bottom 7 Qualls hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Qualls for the out.
Top 7 Blefary 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 7 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Miller moves to second.
Top 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou moves to third.
Top 7 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to third.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Rich Nye now pitching. Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Miller scores.
Top 6 Menke bunts towards the mound. Selma fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Selma. Miller moves to third.
Top 6 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kessinger is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Dierker trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Oliver who tags Dierker, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 5 Morgan strikes out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Dierker moves to second.
Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dierker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Selma hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Menke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Qualls hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blefary hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Miller strikes out.
Top 3 Wynn strikes out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Selma hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Qualls hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hickman throws the ball in to Kessinger who tags Alou trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rader scores. Edwards scores.
Top 2 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Rader moves to third. Edwards moves to second.
Top 2 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 2 Rader takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to second.
Top 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Santo scores. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to third. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Santo takes first base on ball four. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Miller takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou strikes out.