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Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 6, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 6, 1969 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Sadecki |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 17,442 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Bob Engel |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Jim Ray Hart | Left Fielder |
Bobby Etheridge | Third Baseman |
Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
Ray Sadecki | Pitcher |
Clyde King | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Jim Hicks | Right Fielder |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 6, 1969
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sadecki
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanier. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Sadecki
Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier scores. Flood moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Etheridge fields it and throws to second for the out. Flood scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Sadecki
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hicks vs. Sadecki
Hicks strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Gibson
Dietz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a popup in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etheridge vs. Gibson
Etheridge takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lanier vs. Gibson
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to home to get McCovey. Dietz moves to third. Etheridge moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sadecki vs. Gibson
Sadecki hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Sadecki
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Sadecki
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gibson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sadecki
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Sadecki
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a line drive towards short. Lanier catches it and throws to first to double up Flood. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Gibson
Dietz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etheridge vs. Gibson
Etheridge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Dave Marshall now playing right field. Bobby Bonds now playing center field.
Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Sadecki
McCarver hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hicks vs. Sadecki
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Etheridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxvill vs. Sadecki
Maxvill strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Gibson
Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadecki vs. Gibson
Sadecki hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hicks throws the ball in to Javier who relays the ball to Maxvill who tags Bonds trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Lanier trying to get to home. Hicks throws the ball in to McCarver who tags Lanier who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Sadecki
Gibson hits a fly ball into left field. Hart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sadecki
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Etheridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gibson
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Gibson
Dietz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Sadecki
Flood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Sadecki
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Sadecki
Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Sadecki
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hicks vs. Sadecki
Hicks hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxvill vs. Sadecki
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Gibson
Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etheridge vs. Gibson
Etheridge strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Gibson
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Sadecki
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Sadecki
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Sadecki
Javier hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Sadecki
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Herbel
Ron Herbel now pitching.
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Gibson
Don Mason pinch hits for Ron Herbel.
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Hicks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gibson
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Gibson
Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Gibbon
Joe Gibbon now pitching.
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Gibbon
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Gibbon
Hicks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Gibbon
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gibson
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Gibson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Gibson
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1969 -- San Francisco at St.Louis (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf-cf 4 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0 Hunt R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Javier J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mays W, cf 2 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 3 2 3 0 Marshall D, rf 2 0 0 0 Torre J, 1b 4 0 1 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 1 1 Dietz D, c 3 0 1 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 3 1 Hart J, lf 3 0 0 0 Hicks J, rf 3 0 0 0 Etheridge B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 3 0 1 0 Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 2 0 0 0 Herbel R, p 0 0 0 0 Mason D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gibbon J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 5 0 33 3 9 3 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis 200 001 00x -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Sadecki R (L) 6.2 9 3 1 1 4 Herbel R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Gibbon J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Gibson B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 8 E -- Lanier H DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- San Francisco 5, St.Louis 8 3B -- McCarver T T -- 2:02 A -- 17442
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