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September 2, 1969

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Cardinals 6 11 2
Astros 6 11 1
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Cardinals 6 11 2
Astros 7 12 1

Jesus Alou Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .222
OBP .200 .254
At Bats 5 343
Hits 1 76
• Singles 0 57
• Doubles 1 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 27

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 10 3
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Astrodome - September 2, 1969
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Single
Mudcat Grant
Joe Torre
Bill White
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Steve Huntz
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Vic Davalillo
Jesus Alou
Joe Morgan
Johnny Edwards

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 6 11 2 9
Houston Astros 7 12 1 9
Winning Pitcher Fred Gladding
Losing Pitcher Mudcat Grant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jesus Alou
Attendance 10,069
Time of Game 3 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Morgan moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 11 Hector Torres pinch hits for Fred Gladding. Torres strikes out.
Bottom 11 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier.
Top 11 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 11 Flood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Brock hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Steve Huntz now playing shortstop. Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Grant hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Gladding covering, for the out.
Top 10 Javier strikes out.
Bottom 9 Davis 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 9 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Shannon strikes out.
Top 9 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Fred Gladding now pitching. Davalillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 John Mayberry pinch hits for Jack Billingham. Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Menke is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second.
Top 8 Grant strikes out.
Top 8 Jack Billingham now pitching. Maxvill is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Blefary hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Wynn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Alou reaches second base with a double. Geronimo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Bob Watson. Morgan hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Watson pinch hits for Wade Blasingame. Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 White strikes out.
Top 7 Shannon takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 7 Jim Wynn now playing center field. Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tom Hilgendorf now pitching. Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Flood is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis 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 5 There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Gary Geiger pinch hits for Skip Guinn. Geiger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a line drive into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a line drive to left field. The ball gets by Brock. Flood fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Flood. Rader moves to second.
Top 5 Taylor strikes out.
Top 5 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 5 Javier takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to third. Shannon moves to second.
Top 5 Skip Guinn now pitching. White strikes out.
Top 5 Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Torre moves to second.
Top 5 Torre takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Davalillo moves to third.
Top 5 Davalillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Davalillo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jim Bouton now pitching. Taylor hits a popup towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Martinez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Marty Martinez pinch hits for Jim Ray. Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jim Ray now pitching. Maxvill strikes out.
Top 3 Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Javier reaches second base with a double. Torre scores. White goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 White takes first base on ball four. Torre moves to second.
Top 3 Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flood scores.
Top 3 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flood moves to third.
Top 3 Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Flood reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis 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 2 Brock strikes out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Taylor reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Maxvill strikes out.
Top 2 Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out.
Top 1 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Torre strikes out.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Brock scores. Flood goes all the way around to score. Davalillo moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Flood takes first base on ball four.
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.