Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 110
Played on Wednesday, August 6, 1969 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 6 0 HOU N 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 3
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Banks 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 Hundley c 4 0 2 0 0 1 9 1 Hickman rf 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 Qualls cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Popovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Nye p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 W. Smith ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 N. Oliver pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Selma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 6 3 1 7 27 6 BATTING - SF: Hickman (3,off Billingham). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Hickman (2,Home off Billingham/Edwards); Qualls (2,2nd base off Billingham/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Menke ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 Blefary 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 Martinez 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Edwards c 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 Billingham p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 4 6 4 3 9 27 11 FIELDING - E: Wynn (5), Martinez 2 (8). BATTING - 2B: Martinez (4,off Nye); Blefary (23,off Selma). 3B: Edwards (6,off Nye). HR: Alou (3,3rd inning off Nye 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Wynn (5,2nd base by Nye/Hundley).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nye W(3-5) 6 5 4 4 3 5 1 26 Selma SV(1) 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 Totals 9 6 4 4 3 9 1 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham L(4-6) 7 6 5 2 1 6 0 29 Gladding 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 6 5 2 1 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 29449 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Alou lf 2. Beckert 2b Morgan 2b 3. Williams lf Wynn cf 4. Santo 3b Menke ss 5. Banks 1b Blefary 1b 6. Hundley c Martinez 3b 7. Hickman rf Miller rf 8. Qualls cf Edwards c 9. Nye p Billingham p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied to left; Beckert struck out; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou popped to third; Morgan flied to center; Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Santo grounded out (third to first); Banks singled to center; Hundley was called out on strikes; Hickman reached on an error by Martinez [Banks to third, Hickman to first]; Qualls singled to third [Banks scored (unearned), Hickman to third (error by Martinez)]; Hickman stole home and Qualls stole second; Nye was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Blefary grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Miller flied to left; Edwards singled to left; Billingham was called out on strikes; Alou homered [Edwards scored]; Morgan struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 2. CUBS 4TH: Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks singled to left; Hundley singled to right [Banks to third]; Hickman out on a sacrifice fly to center [Banks scored]; Qualls grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn flied to left; Menke walked; Blefary flied to right; Martinez doubled to center [Menke scored]; Miller flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. CUBS 5TH: Nye grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards tripled to right; Billingham struck out; Alou reached on a fielder's choice [Edwards scored]; Morgan flied to right in foul territory; Wynn was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 6TH: Williams flied to left; Santo was called out on strikes; Banks flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Menke popped to first; Blefary walked; Martinez singled to left [Blefary to second]; Miller struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 4. CUBS 7TH: Hundley singled to left; Hickman forced Hundley (shortstop to second); POPOVICH BATTED FOR QUALLS; Popovich lined to second; W. SMITH BATTED FOR NYE; W. Smith walked [Hickman to second]; N. OLIVER RAN FOR W. SMITH; Kessinger singled to left [Hickman scored, N. Oliver scored (error by Wynn) (unearned), Kessinger to third]; Beckert flied to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: SELMA REPLACED N. OLIVER (PITCHING); YOUNG REPLACED POPOVICH (PLAYING CF); VALDESPINO BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Valdespino struck out; Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. CUBS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED VALDESPINO (PITCHING); Williams was called out on strikes; Santo grounded out (second to first); Banks popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn struck out; Menke struck out; Blefary doubled to right; Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. CUBS 9TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Hickman flied to center; Young grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: Miller flied to center; Edwards flied to center; GEIGER BATTED FOR GLADDING; Geiger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 5 6 0 3 Astros 4 6 3 5
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