Cardinals @ Cubs
June 27, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 6 0
Cubs 1 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 3 6 0
Cubs 1 10 0

Paul Popovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .272
OBP .500 .339
At Bats 4 114
Hits 2 31
• Singles 2 27
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 11

Steve Carlton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 0
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Wrigley Field - June 27, 1969
Steve Carlton
Tim McCarver
Joe Torre
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Vada Pinson
Paul Popovich
Don Kessinger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 3 6 0 5
Chicago Cubs 1 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mike Shannon
Attendance 29,224
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Popovich strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Gene Oliver pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 9 Young is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Randy Hundley now catching. Shannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Randy Hundley pinch hits for Ken Rudolph. Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks strikes out. McCarver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Banks out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Pinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Brock reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores. Carlton moves to third.
Top 8 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carlton takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Maxvill bunts in front of the plate. Rudolph fields it and throws to first for the out. McCarver moves to second.
Top 8 Phil Regan now pitching. McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nate Oliver pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Oliver bunts towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second.
Bottom 7 Young bunts towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Shannon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Shannon reaches third base with a triple. Torre goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Pinson moves to second.
Top 7 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rudolph is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Carlton bunts towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Popovich hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Holtzman strikes out.
Top 5 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Rudolph hits a line drive into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman takes first base on ball four. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 4 Banks is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brock hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Flood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Popovich scores. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Pinson throws the ball in to McCarver, who tags Williams, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Popovich moves to third.
Bottom 3 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Holtzman strikes out.
Top 3 Carlton is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Maxvill hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCarver strikes out.
Bottom 2 Young is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Rudolph strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Popovich strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock strikes out.
Top 1 Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.