Cubs @ Cardinals
July 6, 1969

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 10 0
Cardinals 4 9 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 10 0
Cardinals 4 9 1

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .296
OBP .250 .361
At Bats 4 351
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 39

Joe Hoerner Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 8
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Busch Stadium - July 6, 1969
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Strikeout
Joe Hoerner
Tim McCarver
Bill White
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Steve Huntz
Lou Brock
Vic Davalillo
Vada Pinson
Don Kessinger
Paul Popovich
Nate Oliver

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 10 0 8
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Carlton
Losing Pitcher Bill Hands
Save Joe Hoerner
Game Winning RBI Tim McCarver
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Phil Regan. Joe Hoerner now pitching. Nate Oliver pinch runs for Willie Smith. Popovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 9 Willie Smith pinch hits for Don Young. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Banks scores.
Top 9 Al Spangler pinch hits for Jim Hickman. Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Santo scores. Banks moves to third.
Top 9 Hundley strikes out.
Top 9 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Julian Javier now playing second base. There's a wild pitch. Santo moves to third. Banks moves to second.
Top 9 Banks takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Top 9 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Huntz hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gagliano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Bottom 8 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 8 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carlton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Carlton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Phil Regan now pitching. Huntz 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 Ken Rudolph pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Rudolph hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hickman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. Davalillo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards first. White scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beckert for the out.
Top 5 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aguirre is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Beckert scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Huntz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. McCarver scores. Gagliano moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. McCarver moves to second.
Bottom 4 Shannon hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarver takes first base on ball four. White moves to second.
Bottom 4 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hickman hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Santo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Davalillo bunts towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton juggles the ball. That's an error on Carlton. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hands hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hands fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Huntz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gagliano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Shannon strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. White goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Young hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to home to get Banks. Hundley moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Banks moves to third.
Top 2 Banks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Carlton fires to first and picks off Santo.
Top 2 Santo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock 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 1 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.