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August 23, 1969

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Astros 5 7 2
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Astros 5 8 2
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Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .258
OBP .250 .335
At Bats 3 430
Hits 1 111
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 1 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 48
RBI’s 3 67

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 23, 1969
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Single
Ken Holtzman
Randy Hundley
Ernie Banks
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Don Young
Jim Hickman
Doug Rader
Jesus Alou
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beckert scores. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. Kessinger scores. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Williams takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to third. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Holtzman scores. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Holtzman moves to second.
Bottom 8 Holtzman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Young strikes out.
Top 8 Miller strikes out.
Top 8 Edwards 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 8 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santo is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert moves to third.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Fred Gladding now pitching. Norm Miller now playing right field. Jesus Alou now playing left field. Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Martinez 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 is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Top 7 There goes Morgan. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 7 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Holtzman strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Young moves to second.
Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hickman strikes out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Griffin is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Blefary strikes out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Menke strikes out.
Top 5 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Rader reaches second base with a double. Griffin scores. Alou scores. Wynn moves to third.
Top 5 Wynn is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Alou moves to second.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to third.
Top 5 Griffin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Griffin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kessinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Holtzman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley moves to third.
Bottom 4 Young strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hundley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blefary strikes out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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 third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 3 Beckert takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Griffin tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Griffin moves to second.
Top 3 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Edwards tags and scores.
Top 3 Griffin bunts towards third. Santo fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Santo. Blefary scores. Edwards moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Edwards is hit by the pitch. Blefary moves to second.
Top 3 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Young strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hundley bunts towards the mound. Griffin picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Griffin. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martinez 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 2 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan strikes out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.