Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 123
Played on Saturday, August 23, 1969 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 2 CHI N 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 x - 11 13 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf,lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 Rader 3b 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 Menke ss 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 Martinez lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blefary 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 Griffin p 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 Miller rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 33 5 8 4 4 10 24 9 FIELDING - E: Morgan (16), Griffin (2). BATTING - 2B: Griffin (1,off Holtzman); Rader (23,off Holtzman); Edwards (17,off Holtzman). SH: Griffin (4,off Holtzman). SF: Alou (3,off Holtzman); Rader (2,off Holtzman). HBP: Edwards (2,by Holtzman). IBB: Wynn (10,by Holtzman); Menke (9,by Holtzman). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (33,2nd base off Holtzman/Hundley).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Beckert 2b 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 Williams lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Santo 3b 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 Banks 1b 5 1 2 2 0 2 8 1 Hickman rf 5 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 Hundley c 3 0 1 0 1 1 10 0 Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 Holtzman p 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 38 11 13 11 4 8 27 8 FIELDING - E: Santo (23). BATTING - 2B: Williams (25,off Gladding). HR: Santo (26,1st inning off Griffin 1 on 2 out); Banks (17,4th inning off Griffin 0 on 0 out); Hickman 2 (13,4th inning off Griffin 0 on 0 out,7th inning off Gladding 3 on 2 out). IBB: Santo (5,by Gladding). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin 6 6 4 2 2 5 3 27 Gladding L(2-4) 1.1 6 7 7 1 3 1 11 Blasingame 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 8 13 11 9 4 8 4 42 WP: Griffin (5). IBB: Gladding (6,Santo). Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 2-2. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holtzman W(15-7) 9 8 5 4 4 10 0 41 HBP: Holtzman (2,Edwards). IBB: Holtzman 2 (3,Wynn,Menke). Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Stan Landes Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 27665 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Alou rf Kessinger ss 2. Morgan 2b Beckert 2b 3. Wynn cf Williams lf 4. Rader 3b Santo 3b 5. Menke ss Banks 1b 6. Martinez lf Hickman rf 7. Blefary 1b Hundley c 8. Edwards c Young cf 9. Griffin p Holtzman p ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger lined to right; Beckert reached on an error by Morgan [Beckert to first]; Williams flied to right; Santo homered (unearned) [Beckert scored (unearned)]; Banks struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Menke flied to center; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Hickman flied to left; On a bunt Hundley singled to pitcher [Hundley to second (error by Griffin)]; Young struck out; Holtzman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 3RD: Blefary walked; Edwards was hit by a pitch [Blefary to second]; Griffin reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Blefary scored (error by Santo) (no RBI), Edwards to third]; Alou hit a sacrifice fly to center [Edwards scored]; Morgan singled to second [Griffin to second]; Wynn singled to left [Griffin to third, Morgan to second]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffin scored (unearned)]; Menke was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger popped to third; Beckert walked; Williams grounded out (third to first) [Beckert to second]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 4TH: Martinez flied to center; Blefary struck out; Edwards popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Banks homered; Hickman homered; Hundley walked; Young struck out; Holtzman singled to center [Hundley to third]; Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Beckert forced Holtzman (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 5TH: Griffin doubled to left; Alou singled to shortstop [Griffin to third]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffin stayed at third, Alou to second]; Wynn was walked intentionally; Rader doubled to left [Griffin scored, Alou scored, Wynn to third]; Menke struck out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 5TH: Williams lined to right; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Banks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. ASTROS 6TH: Blefary struck out; Edwards doubled to left; Griffin was called out on strikes; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 6TH: Hickman struck out; Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first); Young singled to left; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Young to second]; Holtzman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Wynn was called out on strikes; Rader flied to center; Menke was walked intentionally; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: GLADDING REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); MILLER REPLACED GRIFFIN (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kessinger singled to center; Beckert forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Williams doubled to center [Beckert to third]; Santo was walked intentionally; Banks struck out; Hickman homered [Beckert scored, Williams scored, Santo scored]; Hundley struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 8. ASTROS 8TH: Blefary grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards grounded out (second to first); Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 8. CUBS 8TH: Young struck out; Holtzman singled to center; Kessinger singled to third [Holtzman to second]; Beckert singled to left [Holtzman scored, Kessinger to second]; BLASINGAME REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Williams walked [Kessinger to third, Beckert to second]; Santo forced Williams (third to second) [Kessinger scored, Beckert to third]; Banks singled to left [Beckert scored, Santo to second]; Hickman flied to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 11. ASTROS 9TH: Alou singled to right; Morgan flied to center; Wynn flied to center; Rader singled to left [Alou to second]; Menke struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cubs 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 8 2 9 Cubs 11 13 1 7
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