Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 9
Regular Season Game 124
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, August 24, 1969 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 17 1 CHI N 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 4 x - 10 12 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Geiger lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 2 Wynn cf 3 3 3 3 2 0 3 0 Miller rf 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 Blefary 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 Menke ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 Rader 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Edwards c 4 0 3 1 1 0 6 0 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ray p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Womack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valdespino ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 41 9 17 9 4 4 24 8 FIELDING - E: Alou (9). BATTING - 2B: Morgan (12,off Jenkins). HR: Wynn 2 (28,1st inning off Jenkins 1 on 1 out,3rd inning off Jenkins 0 on 0 out). SH: Billingham (1,off Jenkins). IBB: Wynn (11,by Nye). Team LOB: 10.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Beckert 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 5 Williams lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 Santo 3b 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 3 Banks 1b 4 2 3 3 1 0 13 1 Hickman rf 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 Hundley c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 G. Oliver c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Popovich ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Regan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aguirre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Jenkins p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nye p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Selma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spangler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nottebart p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rudolph c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 10 12 9 5 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Williams-Banks. BATTING - 2B: Williams (26,off Gladding). 3B: Williams (10,off Ray). HR: Banks 2 (19,2nd inning off Billingham 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Gladding 1 on 2 out); Hickman (14,2nd inning off Billingham 0 on 0 out). HBP: Young (4,by Ray). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham 3 5 3 3 0 2 2 14 Ray 3.1 4 3 3 3 3 0 18 Womack 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 Gladding L(2-5) 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 6 Totals 8 12 10 10 5 6 3 42 Billingham faced 2 batters in the 4th inning Womack faced 1 batter in the 8th inning HBP: Ray (2,Young). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-1; Womack 2-1; Gladding 1-1. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jenkins 3.2 8 6 6 1 2 2 20 Nye 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 Abernathy 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Selma 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 Nottebart 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Regan W(12-5) 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 Aguirre SV(1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 17 9 9 4 4 2 46 IBB: Nye (4,Wynn). Inherited Runners - Scored: Nye 2-2; Abernathy 2-1; Aguirre 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 3:22 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Alou lf Kessinger ss 2. Morgan 2b Beckert 2b 3. Wynn cf Williams lf 4. Miller rf Santo 3b 5. Blefary 1b Banks 1b 6. Menke ss Hickman rf 7. Rader 3b Hundley c 8. Edwards c Young cf 9. Billingham p Jenkins p ASTROS 1ST: Alou was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to left; Wynn homered [Morgan scored]; Miller walked; Blefary singled to center [Miller to second]; Menke flied to center; Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied to center; Beckert struck out; Williams singled to right; Santo lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards singled to center; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Edwards to second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks homered; Hickman homered; Hundley flied to left; Young was called out on strikes; Jenkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn homered; Miller grounded out (second to first); Blefary flied to right; Menke flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Kessinger lined to left; Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Billingham singled to right; Alou singled to right [Billingham to second]; Morgan singled to right [Billingham scored, Alou to third, Morgan to second (on throw)]; NYE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Wynn was walked intentionally; Miller singled to center [Alou scored, Morgan scored, Wynn to second]; Blefary singled to right [Wynn scored, Miller to second]; ABERNATHY REPLACED NYE (PITCHING); Menke singled to center [Miller scored, Blefary to third]; Rader popped to second; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Santo singled to center; Banks singled to right [Santo to second]; RAY REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Hickman singled to left [Santo scored, Banks to second]; Hundley was called out on strikes; Young was hit by a pitch [Banks to third, Hickman to second]; W. SMITH BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; W. Smith was called out on strikes; Kessinger popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 3. ASTROS 5TH: SELMA REPLACED W. SMITH (PITCHING); G. OLIVER REPLACED HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); Edwards walked; Ray struck out; Alou grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to second]; Morgan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 3. CUBS 5TH: Beckert lined to second; Williams flied to center; Santo singled to left; Banks forced Santo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 3. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Wynn was picked off first (pitcher to first); Miller struck out; Blefary popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Hickman walked; G. Oliver popped to third; Young was called out on strikes; SPANGLER BATTED FOR SELMA; Spangler flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 3. ASTROS 7TH: NOTTEBART REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Menke singled to left; Rader forced Menke (second to shortstop); Edwards singled to center [Rader to second]; Ray grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third, Edwards to second]; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 3. CUBS 7TH: Kessinger flied to left; Beckert singled to center; Williams tripled to left [Beckert scored, Williams scored (error by Alou) (no RBI)]; Santo walked; Banks walked [Santo to second]; WOMACK REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Hickman walked [Santo to third, Banks to second]; POPOVICH BATTED FOR G. OLIVER; Popovich forced Hickman (second to shortstop) [Santo scored, Banks to third]; Young forced Popovich (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 6. ASTROS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED POPOVICH (PITCHING); RUDOLPH REPLACED NOTTEBART (PLAYING C ); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled to second; Miller hit into a double play (left to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 6. CUBS 8TH: GEIGER REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); Rudolph walked; GLADDING REPLACED WOMACK (PITCHING); Kessinger forced Rudolph (second to shortstop); Beckert struck out; Williams doubled to left [Kessinger scored]; Santo singled to right [Williams scored]; Banks homered [Santo scored]; Hickman grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cubs 10. ASTROS 9TH: Blefary singled to right; Menke singled to center [Blefary to second]; Rader flied to center; Edwards singled to left [Blefary scored, Menke to second]; VALDESPINO BATTED FOR GLADDING; AGUIRRE REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); GOTAY BATTED FOR VALDESPINO; Gotay flied to left; GERONIMO RAN FOR EDWARDS; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GEIGER; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Cubs 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 9 17 1 10 Cubs 10 12 0 8
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