Pirates @ Cubs
September 5, 1969

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Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	1	2	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Pirates	4	3	0
Cubs	0	1	0

Steve Blass Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.214
OBP	.000	.225
At Bats	0	70
Hits	0	15
• Singles	0	14
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	5

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
16	8	0

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Wrigley Field - September 5, 1969

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Home Run

Ken Holtzman

Randy Hundley

Ernie Banks

Glenn Beckert

Paul Popovich

Don Kessinger

Billy Williams

Oscar Gamble

Jim Hickman

Steve Blass

Freddie Patek

Jose Pagan

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Blass hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Patek is walked intentionally.

Top 2 Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gamble. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores.

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

Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out. Clemente moves to second.

Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Williams reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Stargell is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Alou is called out on strikes.

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