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Expos
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 9, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, played on July 9, 1969 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 9, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Reed |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 9,372 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Ed Sudol |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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Adolfo Phillips | Center Fielder |
Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Mack Jones | Left Fielder |
Bob Bailey | First Baseman |
Coco Laboy | Third Baseman |
John Bateman | Catcher |
Bobby Wine | Shortstop |
Howie Reed | Pitcher |
Gene Mauch | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
Carl Taylor | First Baseman |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Jose Pagan | Left Fielder |
Jose Martinez | Second Baseman |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Dock Ellis | Pitcher |
Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 9, 1969
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Ellis
Sutherland strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a line drive into center field. Phillips picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Phillips. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Reed
There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Reed
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemente vs. Reed
Clemente is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hebner vs. Reed
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pagan vs. Reed
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Laboy fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou scores. Clemente moves to third. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Reed
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Reed
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Ellis
There goes Jones. The throw from May and he is out, Martinez applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Ellis
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Ellis
Laboy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Ellis
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Reed
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Reed
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Reed
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Ellis
Wine strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ellis
Reed is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Reed
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Reed
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagan vs. Reed
Pagan hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Ellis
Sutherland hits a fly ball into left field. Pagan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Ellis
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laboy vs. Ellis
Laboy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reed
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Reed
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sutherland fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Reed
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Ellis
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Ellis
Wine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ellis
Reed is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Reed
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Reed
Clemente hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Reed
Hebner is walked intentionally. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pagan vs. Reed
Pagan hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Ellis
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Ellis
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reed
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May hits a popup towards short. Wine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Reed
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Reed
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Laboy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ellis
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Ellis
Bailey takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Laboy vs. Ellis
Laboy hits a fly ball towards center. Alou catches it and throws to third to double up Jones. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Ellis
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Reed
Alou bunts towards the mound. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Reed
Taylor bunts towards first. Bailey scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutherland covering, for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Reed
There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Reed
Clemente hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Reed
Hebner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Reed
Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wine vs. Ellis
Wine hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ellis
Reed is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ellis
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Reed
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reed
May hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Reed
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Reed
Willie Stargell pinch hits for Dock Ellis.
Stargell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Patek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. McGinn
Steve Blass pinch runs for Willie Stargell. Dan McGinn now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Gibbon
Ron Davis now playing left field. Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Sutherland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Gibbon
Staub bunts towards the mound. Gibbon fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gibbon. Sutherland moves to third. Staub moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Gibbon
Jones hits a line drive for a double play. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Gibbon
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1969, game 2 -- Montreal at Pittsburgh (N) Montreal AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Phillips A, cf 4 0 0 0 Alou M, cf 5 2 3 0 Sutherland G, 2b 3 0 0 0 Taylor C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Staub R, rf 2 1 0 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 1 0 Jones M, lf 3 1 2 2 Hebner R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Bailey B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pagan J, lf 4 0 0 1 Laboy C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Davis R, lf 0 0 0 0 Bateman J, c 3 0 0 0 Martinez J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wine B, ss 3 0 0 0 May J, c 4 0 1 0 Reed H, p 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 2 0 McGinn D, p 0 0 0 0 Ellis D, p 3 0 0 0 Stargell W, ph 1 0 1 1 Blass S, pr 0 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 2 3 2 32 3 9 2 Montreal 000 200 000 -- 2 Pittsburgh 100 000 11x -- 3 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Reed H (L) 7.2 9 3 3 3 5 McGinn D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Ellis D (W) 8.0 3 2 2 2 9 Gibbon J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Phillips A, Bateman J, Gibbon J DP -- Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 10 2B -- Patek F, Stargell W HR -- Jones M CS -- Jones M SH -- Taylor C, Staub R HBP -- by Reed H (Clemente R), by Ellis D (Jones M) WP -- Reed H 2 T -- 2:14 A -- 9372
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