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June 5, 1969

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 10 0
Astros 11 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 6 10 0
Astros 11 13 0

Tim McCarver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .250 .363
At Bats 3 170
Hits 1 51
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 2 22

Jack Billingham Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 1
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Astrodome - June 5, 1969
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Out
Jack Billingham
Johnny Edwards
Curt Blefary
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Gary Geiger
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Tim McCarver
Bill White
Curt Flood

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 6 10 0 8
Houston Astros 11 13 0 10
Winning Pitcher Dooley Womack
Losing Pitcher Mike Torrez
Save Jack Billingham
Game Winning RBI Jesus Alou
Attendance 20,471
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCarver hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Billingham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jack Billingham now pitching. Torre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bill White pinch hits for Ron Willis. White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Flood moves to third.
Top 9 Flood takes first base on ball four. Davalillo moves to second.
Top 9 Brock strikes out.
Top 9 Gary Geiger now playing left field. Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gladding strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Edwards scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by McCarver for a passed ball. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Menke goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Ron Willis now pitching. Rader strikes out.
Bottom 8 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a popup towards the mound. Hoerner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Steve Huntz now playing shortstop. Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Joe Hague pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Hague strikes out.
Top 8 Javier hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Shannon hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCarver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. McCarver reaches second base with a double. Torre goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Blefary hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gladding strikes out.
Bottom 7 Joe Hoerner now pitching. Vic Davalillo now playing right field. Alou is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gladding scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.
Top 7 Fred Gladding now pitching. Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to second for the out. Maxvill moves to third.
Top 7 Brock strikes out.
Top 7 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Chuck Taylor. Skip Guinn now pitching. Davalillo takes first base on ball four. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 7 Maxvill takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chuck Taylor now pitching. Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Javier strikes out.
Top 6 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Womack covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Womack hits a popup in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Miller scores. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 5 Edwards takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dennis Ribant now pitching. Menke hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Miller takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to third. Wynn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground for an out.
Top 5 Dooley Womack now pitching. Flood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marty Martinez pinch hits for Danny Coombs. Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Edwards takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Danny Coombs now pitching. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Torrez bunts towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 4 Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Javier takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torre tags and scores.
Top 4 Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Torre reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Rader is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 There goes Menke. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Menke steals second.
Bottom 3 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 There goes Morgan. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pinson hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock scores.
Top 3 Brock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Brock reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Torrez strikes out.
Top 3 Maxvill strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Javier strikes out.
Top 2 Shannon strikes out.
Top 2 McCarver 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 1 Rader is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Miller reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blefary is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Miller 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. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Flood hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Brock steals second.
Top 1 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.