Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 3 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 112
Played on Saturday, August 9, 1969 (N) at Astrodome
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 2 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 9 2
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sutherland 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Fairly cf,1b 5 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 Staub rf 5 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 Jones lf 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 Bailey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 Radatz p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Laboy 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Brand c 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 Wine ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Robertson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 McGinn p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Cline ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wicker pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 42 3 10 3 0 9 32 11 FIELDING - E: Jones (8), Brand (5). BATTING - 2B: Fairly 2 (11,off Dierker,off Billingham). GDP: Brand (4,off Dierker); Bailey (8,off Dierker). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Valdespino lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Alou ph,lf 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 7 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Menke ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 Blefary 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 Miller rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 Rader 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 Edwards c 5 0 1 1 0 1 8 0 Dierker p 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 39 5 9 4 7 11 33 17 FIELDING - DP: 3. Menke-Morgan-Blefary, Rader-Morgan-Blefary, Rader-Blefary. E: Menke 2 (20). BATTING - HR: Morgan (13,11th inning off Radatz 1 on 2 out). SH: Morgan (6,off McGinn). IBB: Menke (8,by McGinn). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Valdespino (1,2nd base off Robertson/Brand). CS: Menke (7,2nd base by McGinn/Brand).
PITCHING
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Robertson 4.1 6 2 2 3 4 0 22 McGinn 2.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 10 Radatz L(0-3) 3.2 2 2 2 2 6 1 15 Totals 10.2 9 5 5 7 11 1 47 WP: McGinn (8). IBB: McGinn (5,Menke). Inherited Runners - Scored: McGinn 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker 7.1 5 2 2 0 7 0 28 Blasingame 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 Gladding 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Billingham W(5-6) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 11 10 3 3 0 9 0 42 WP: Dierker (6). Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 1-0; Gladding 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 34220 Starting Lineups: Montreal Expos Houston Astros 1. Sutherland 2b Valdespino lf 2. Fairly cf Morgan 2b 3. Staub rf Wynn cf 4. Jones lf Menke ss 5. Bailey 1b Blefary 1b 6. Laboy 3b Miller rf 7. Brand c Rader 3b 8. Wine ss Edwards c 9. Robertson p Dierker p EXPOS 1ST: 34,220 persons attended the Al Hirt concert; most of them stayed for the game on the single-admission ticket; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Fairly struck out; Staub singled; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Valdespino grounded out (second to first); Morgan struck out; Wynn walked; Menke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 2ND: Bailey reached on an error by Menke [Bailey to first]; Laboy forced Bailey (shortstop to second); Brand grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Laboy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Blefary grounded out (first to pitcher); Miller singled; Rader flied out to left; Edwards flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 3RD: Wine grounded out (second to first); Robertson was called out on strikes; Sutherland flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker struck out; Valdespino singled; Valdespino stole second [Valdespino to third (error by Brand)]; Morgan was called out on strikes; Wynn walked; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 4TH: Fairly flied out to left; Staub struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Jones struck out; Bailey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Blefary made an out to second; Miller singled; Rader singled [Miller to second]; Edwards singled [Miller scored, Rader to second]; Dierker singled [Rader scored, Edwards to third (error by Jones)]; Valdespino reached on a fielder's choice [Edwards out at home (second to catcher), Dierker to second]; Morgan flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. EXPOS 5TH: Laboy flied out to center; Brand grounded out (second to first); Wine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn flied out to center; Menke walked; MCGINN REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Menke was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); Blefary struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 2. EXPOS 6TH: McGinn singled; Sutherland lined to shortstop; Fairly doubled [McGinn to third]; Staub singled [McGinn scored, Fairly to third]; Jones singled [Fairly scored, Staub to second]; Bailey grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jones out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Miller walked; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller to second]; Edwards grounded out (second to first) [Miller to third]; McGinn threw a wild pitch [Miller scored]; Dierker grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 3. EXPOS 7TH: Laboy flied out to right; Brand flied out to left; Wine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: ALOU BATTED FOR VALDESPINO; Alou singled; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Alou to second]; Wynn flied out to left [Alou to third]; Menke was walked intentionally; Blefary flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 3. EXPOS 8TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CLINE BATTED FOR MCGINN; Cline reached on an error by Menke [Cline to first]; WICKER RAN FOR CLINE; Sutherland forced Wicker (shortstop to second); BLASINGAME REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Fairly singled to right [Sutherland out at third (right to first to third)]; Gary Sutherland rounded 3B too far; Staub singled [Fairly to second]; Jones singled [Fairly scored, Staub to second]; GLADDING REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Bailey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: RADATZ REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); FAIRLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WICKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Miller grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to right; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. EXPOS 9TH: Laboy grounded out (second to first); Brand grounded out (second to first); Wine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: GEIGER BATTED FOR GLADDING; Geiger struck out; Alou walked; Morgan walked [Alou to second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; Menke forced Alou (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. EXPOS 10TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED GEIGER (PITCHING); Wicker struck out; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Fairly doubled; Staub was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: Blefary popped to third in foul territory; Miller struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. EXPOS 11TH: Jones flied out to left; Radatz singled; Laboy lined into a double play (third to first) [Radatz out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; Billingham was called out on strikes; Alou singled; Morgan homered [Alou scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Expos 3 10 2 6 Astros 5 9 2 10
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