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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on August 27, 1969 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,310 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1969
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores. Alou tags and moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Gibson
Blefary is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Brock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Griffin
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Griffin
Pinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Griffin
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Griffin
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Griffin
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Griffin
Maxvill strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gibson
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Griffin
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Griffin
Flood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Griffin
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Gibson
Blefary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Gibson
There goes Blefary. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Griffin
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Griffin
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Griffin
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gibson
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Griffin
Maxvill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Griffin
Gibson bunts towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maxvill moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flood vs. Griffin
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Flood reaches second base with a double. Maxvill scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Griffin
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Gibson
There goes Alou. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Griffin
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Griffin
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Gibson
Blefary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Griffin
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Griffin
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Griffin
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Gibson
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Griffin
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Griffin
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Griffin
There's a wild pitch. Flood moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Griffin
Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Griffin
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gibson
Dave Ricketts now catching.
Morgan 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ricketts vs. Griffin
Ricketts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Griffin
Shannon hits a popup towards first. Blefary catches it and throws to Morgan, who tags Ricketts for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Griffin
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gibson
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Gibson
Leon McFadden pinch runs for Norm Miller.
Blefary takes first base on ball four. McFadden moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Gibson
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Gibson
Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Rader reaches second base with a double. McFadden scores. Blefary moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Gibson
Edwards is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valdespino vs. Gibson
Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Valdespino hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blefary tags and scores. Rader tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Gibson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Rader scores. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Gibson
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Morgan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Gibson
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gladding
Gary Geiger now playing left field. Jesus Alou now playing right field. Fred Gladding now pitching. Bill White pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Gladding
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Davalillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Gladding
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Gladding
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1969 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Morgan J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0
Alou J, lf-rf 5 0 3 1 Flood C, cf 5 0 3 1
Wynn J, cf 4 0 0 1 Pinson V, rf 4 0 0 0
Miller N, rf 4 0 1 0 Torre J, 1b 4 0 0 0
McFadden L, pr 0 1 0 0 McCarver T, c 3 0 1 0
Geiger G, lf 0 0 0 0 Ricketts D, c 0 0 0 0
Blefary C, 1b 3 1 1 0 Shannon M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Menke D, ss 4 0 0 0 Javier J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Maxvill D, ss 3 1 1 0
Edwards J, c 3 1 0 0 White B, ph 1 0 1 0
Griffin T, p 3 0 0 0 Gibson B, p 2 0 0 0
Valdespino S, ph 0 0 0 1 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 4 35 1 7 1
Houston 100 000 000 4 -- 5
St.Louis 000 010 000 0 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5
Gladding F (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 10.0 8 5 3 2 10
E -- Maxvill D
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 4, St.Louis 7
2B -- Brock L, Flood C, Rader D
CS -- Blefary C, Alou J
SH -- Gibson B
SF -- Wynn J, Valdespino S
WP -- Griffin T
T -- 2:30
A -- 21310
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