Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 2
Regular Season Game 125
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Sunday, August 24, 1969 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 CHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 Wynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Miller rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Blefary 1b 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 2 Menke ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Rader 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 Edwards c 4 1 2 1 0 1 10 1 Wilson p 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 10 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Edwards-Rader-Blefary. E: Rader (21). BATTING - 2B: Miller (15,off Johnson). HR: Edwards (4,5th inning off Johnson 0 on 0 out). GDP: Menke (9,off Johnson). IBB: Blefary (7,by Johnson). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Miller (4,2nd base off Johnson/Hundley).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Beckert 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Williams lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 Santo 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 Banks 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 Hickman rf,cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 Hundley c 3 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Spangler ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Aguirre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Popovich ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 N. Oliver pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Selma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Smith ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Nye pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 2 4 10 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Santo-Beckert-Banks, Williams-Kessinger. PB: Hundley (7). BATTING - 2B: Williams (27,off Wilson); Hickman (7,off Wilson). GDP: Williams (15,off Wilson). IBB: Hundley (7,by Wilson). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(16-8) 9 6 2 2 4 10 0 37 IBB: Wilson (7,Hundley).
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnson L(0-2) 5.1 6 3 3 4 7 1 25 Aguirre 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Selma 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 10 1 36 WP: Johnson (1), Selma (5). IBB: Johnson (2,Blefary). Inherited Runners - Scored: Aguirre 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 40439 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. Wilson p Johnson p ASTROS 1ST: Alou struck out; Morgan singled to shortstop; Hundley allowed a passed ball [Morgan to second]; Wynn struck out; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams doubled to left; Santo singled to center [Williams scored]; Banks walked [Santo to second]; Hickman doubled to left [Santo scored, Banks to third]; Hundley was walked intentionally; Young struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 2ND: Blefary walked; Menke popped to third; Rader singled to center [Blefary to third, Rader to second (on throw to 3b)]; Edwards struck out; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 2ND: Johnson was called out on strikes; Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 3RD: Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. CUBS 3RD: Williams popped to third in foul territory; Santo struck out; Banks popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 2. ASTROS 4TH: Miller doubled to right; Blefary singled to center [Miller scored]; Menke grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blefary out at second]; Rader flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. CUBS 4TH: Hickman singled to left; Hundley struck out; Young struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 2. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards homered; Wilson flied to center; Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger singled to left; Beckert flied to left; Williams struck out; Santo popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn struck out; Miller singled to left; Miller stole second; Blefary was walked intentionally; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Miller to third, Blefary to second]; Menke walked; Rader walked [Miller scored, Blefary to third, Menke to second]; AGUIRRE REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Edwards hit into a double play (left to shortstop) [Menke out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 6TH: Banks singled to third; Hickman struck out; Hundley forced Banks (third to second); SPANGLER BATTED FOR YOUNG; Spangler grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 7TH: HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SPANGLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wilson lined to left; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 7TH: POPOVICH BATTED FOR AGUIRRE; Popovich walked; N. OLIVER RAN FOR POPOVICH; Kessinger flied out to left; Beckert reached on an error by Rader [N. Oliver to second, Beckert to first]; Williams grounded into a double play (catcher to third to first) [N. Oliver out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 8TH: SELMA REPLACED N. OLIVER (PITCHING); Wynn was called out on strikes; Miller struck out; Blefary popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 8TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Banks popped to third; Hickman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. ASTROS 9TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards singled to center; Selma threw a wild pitch [Edwards to second]; Wilson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. CUBS 9TH: Hundley struck out; Spangler flied to left; W. SMITH BATTED FOR SELMA; W. Smith walked; NYE RAN FOR W. SMITH; Kessinger flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 7 1 6 Cubs 2 6 0 8
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