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Cardinals
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 16, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 16, 1969 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Britton |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 24,731 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Paul Pryor |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felipe Alou | Center Fielder |
| Tony Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Bob Didier | Catcher |
| Gil Garrido | Shortstop |
| Jim Britton | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 16, 1969
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Britton
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Britton
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Flood reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Britton
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Britton
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron. Torre reaches second base with a double. Flood scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Britton
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Aaron is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Britton
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Britton
Javier hits a popup towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Britton
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gibson
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Gibson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Britton
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Britton
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Britton
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Gibson
Didier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. Gibson
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Britton vs. Gibson
Britton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Britton
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Britton
Torre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Britton
McCarver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Britton
Shannon hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Britton
Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Javier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Britton
Maxvill bunts in front of the plate. Didier fields it and throws to first for the out. Javier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gibson vs. Britton
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Britton
Brock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gibson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Gibson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Didier vs. Gibson
Didier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. Gibson
Garrido hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Britton
Flood hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Britton
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Britton
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Gibson
Mike Lum pinch hits for Jim Britton.
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Neibauer
Gary Neibauer now pitching.
McCarver hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Neibauer
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Neibauer
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Gibson
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Gibson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Millan for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Neibauer
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Neibauer
Gibson bunts towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Millan covering, for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Neibauer
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flood vs. Neibauer
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Neibauer
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxvill scores. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Neibauer
Torre takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarver vs. Stone
George Stone now pitching. Bob Aspromonte now playing second base.
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Pinson scores. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shannon vs. Stone
Shannon takes first base on ball four. McCarver moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Javier vs. Stone
Javier hits a line drive into center field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Torre scores. McCarver scores. Shannon goes all the way around to score. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Stone
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Didier vs. Gibson
Didier hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Didier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrido vs. Gibson
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Gibson
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Didier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gibson
Gonzalez 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
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Stone
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Stone
Brock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Stone
Flood hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Stone
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Gibson
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Gibson
Cepeda hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Gibson
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Gibson
Tito Francona pinch hits for George Stone.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1969 -- St.Louis at Atlanta (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 1 1 0 Alou F, cf 4 0 1 1
Flood C, cf 5 1 1 0 Gonzalez T, lf 4 0 1 0
Pinson V, rf 5 1 1 1 Aaron H, rf 3 0 1 0
Torre J, 1b 3 2 2 2 Cepeda O, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver T, c 4 1 1 2 Boyer C, 3b 4 0 1 0
Shannon M, 3b 3 1 0 0 Millan F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Javier J, 2b 4 0 2 2 Stone G, p 0 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 2 1 0 0 Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 0 0 0 Didier B, c 3 1 1 0
Garrido G, ss 3 0 0 0
Britton J, p 1 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
Neibauer G, p 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, 2b 1 0 0 0
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33 8 8 7 32 1 5 1
St.Louis 100 100 060 -- 8
Atlanta 000 000 010 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Britton J (L) 6.0 4 2 2 0 5
Neibauer G 1.2 1 4 4 3 0
Stone G 1.1 3 2 1 1 1
E -- Torre J, Alou F
LOB -- St.Louis 4, Atlanta 5
2B -- Torre J, Javier J, Didier B
3B -- Flood C
HR -- Torre J
CS -- Aaron H
SH -- Maxvill D, Gibson B
T -- 2:15
A -- 24731
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