Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 9, 1969
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 9, 1969 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Veale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,739 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: John Kibler 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Al Barlick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Robertson | First Baseman |
| Bill Mazeroski | Second Baseman |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Bob Veale | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Pirates
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 9, 1969
Top 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Briles
There goes Alou. The throw from McCarver and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Briles
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Veale
There goes Flood. The throw from May and he is out, Mazeroski applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Briles
Robertson hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Briles
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Veale
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Briles
Patek hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Briles
Veale hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briles vs. Veale
Briles hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Veale
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Briles
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Stargell reaches second base with a double. Hebner scores. There goes Clemente trying to get to home. Pinson throws the ball in to Javier who relays the ball to McCarver, who tags Clemente, who came all the way from first, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Briles
Robertson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stargell scores. Robertson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazeroski vs. Briles
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robertson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Briles
May hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente who is chasing the ball. Pinson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Veale
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mazeroski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Briles
Patek bunts towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veale vs. Briles
Veale bunts towards the right side of the infield. Javier misplays the ball. That's an error on Javier. Patek moves to third. Veale moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alou vs. Briles
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Veale scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Briles
Hebner bunts towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clemente vs. Briles
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Briles
Stargell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Torrez
Mike Torrez now pitching.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Veale
Javier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torrez vs. Veale
Torrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Torrez
Mazeroski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Torrez
May hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Torrez
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Veale
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Torrez
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Torrez
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Torrez
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Torrez
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clemente. McCarver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxvill vs. Veale
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stargell vs. Torrez
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Torrez
Robertson hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazeroski vs. Torrez
Mazeroski hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Veale
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Mike Torrez.
Gagliano is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Veale
Brock strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Veale
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Pirates, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Waslewski
Gary Waslewski now pitching.
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Waslewski
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veale vs. Waslewski
Veale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Waslewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Waslewski
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Waslewski
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Waslewski
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Veale
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Veale
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Veale
Shannon hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Veale
McCarver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Javier vs. Veale
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/9/1969 -- Pittsburgh at St.Louis (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Alou M, cf 5 1 3 2 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner R, 3b 3 1 2 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0
Clemente R, rf 5 0 2 1 Pinson V, rf 3 1 1 0
Stargell W, lf 4 1 2 1 Torre J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robertson B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 0 1
Mazeroski B, 2b 4 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 0 3 0
May J, c 4 1 1 1 Javier J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 Maxvill D, ss 1 0 0 0
Veale B, p 3 1 0 0 Briles N, p 1 0 0 0
Torrez M, p 1 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
Waslewski G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 12 6 31 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 000 230 001 -- 6
St.Louis 000 100 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Veale B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 9
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N (L) 4.1 8 5 3 1 1
Torrez M 3.2 1 0 0 0 1
Waslewski G 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Javier J 2, Patek F
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, St.Louis 6
2B -- Stargell W, McCarver T
3B -- Pinson V
HR -- May J
SB -- Alou M
CS -- Flood C
SH -- Veale B, Hebner R
T -- 2:10
A -- 10739
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
