Pirates @ Cubs
September 5, 1969

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Pirates 9 11 0
Cubs 1 3 1
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Pirates 9 11 0
Cubs 1 3 1

Willie Smith Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .246
OBP .000 .335
At Bats 0 175
Hits 0 43
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 21

Steve Blass Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 2
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Wrigley Field - September 5, 1969
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Strikeout
Steve Blass
Manny Sanguillen
Al Oliver
Gene Alley
Jose Pagan
Freddie Patek
Willie Stargell
Matty Alou
Roberto Clemente
Willie Smith
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Willie Smith pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Smith strikes out. Sanguillen drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Smith out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gamble hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemente scores. Sanguillen moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy juggles the ball. That's an error on Abernathy. Alley scores. Clemente moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out. Blass scores. Alley moves to third.
Top 8 Stargell is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Blass moves to third. Alley moves to second.
Top 8 Alley takes first base on ball four. Blass moves to second.
Top 8 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hundley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Hickman strikes out.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Pagan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Abernathy covering, for the out.
Top 7 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kessinger hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stargell is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Alley hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou bunts towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. Blass moves to second.
Top 6 Blass hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to second.
Top 6 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Patek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Al Spangler pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Spangler hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Popovich hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pagan hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sanguillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stargell hits a fly ball into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Alley 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 4 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blass bunts towards third. Popovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pagan moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Top 4 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pagan moves to second.
Top 4 Pagan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into right field. Hickman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pagan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Holtzman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gamble is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Clemente takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stargell hits a fly ball into center field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Alley hits a fly ball into center field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hickman strikes out.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blass hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Patek is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Pagan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gamble. Pagan reaches second base with a double. Clemente scores.
Top 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanguillen for the out. Clemente moves to second.
Top 2 Clemente hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Banks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Alou. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stargell is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Alley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alou is called out on strikes.