Astros @ Cubs
August 24, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 1
Cubs 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 1
Cubs 2 6 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .286
OBP .250 .343
At Bats 4 546
Hits 1 156
• Singles 1 115
• Doubles 0 34
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 49
RBI’s 0 50

Don Wilson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1969
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Out
Don Wilson
Johnny Edwards
Curt Blefary
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Jesus Alou
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
Don Kessinger
Rich Nye

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 1 6
Chicago Cubs 2 6 0 8
Winning Pitcher Don Wilson
Losing Pitcher Ken Johnson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Doug Rader
Attendance 40,439
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rich Nye pinch runs for Willie Smith. Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Willie Smith pinch hits for Dick Selma. Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hundley strikes out.
Top 9 Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to second.
Top 9 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blefary hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller strikes out.
Top 8 Dick Selma now pitching. Wynn is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 7 Nate Oliver pinch runs for Paul Popovich. Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Morgan strikes out.
Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jim Hickman now playing center field. Al Spangler now playing right field. Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Spangler pinch hits for Don Young. Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Hickman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Edwards hits a fly ball towards left. Williams catches it and throws to second to double up Menke.
Top 6 Rader takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Blefary moves to third. Menke moves to second.
Top 6 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to third. Blefary moves to second.
Top 6 Blefary is walked intentionally.
Top 6 There goes Miller. The throw from Hundley and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Santo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blefary settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morgan strikes out.
Top 5 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Edwards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Young strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Blefary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores.
Top 4 Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Miller reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Santo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan strikes out.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Beckert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Edwards strikes out.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary moves to third. Rader moves to second.
Top 2 Menke hits a popup towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blefary takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Young strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hundley is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Hickman reaches second base with a double. Santo scores. Banks moves to third.
Bottom 1 Banks takes first base on ball four. Santo moves to second.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Morgan moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Alou strikes out.