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July 4, 1969

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Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .295
OBP .500 .362
At Bats 4 342
Hits 2 101
• Singles 1 71
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 39

Bob Gibson Season Stats

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10 5 0
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Busch Stadium - July 4, 1969
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Single
Bob Gibson
Tim McCarver
Joe Torre
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Vada Pinson
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop. Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Steve Huntz. Davalillo strikes out.
Bottom 9 Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Qualls hits a line drive towards short. Huntz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gibson strikes out.
Top 8 Smith strikes out.
Top 8 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon juggles the ball. That's an error on Shannon. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Huntz hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Shannon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Beckert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jenkins is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Qualls hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hundley bunts towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. Spangler moves to second.
Top 7 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beckert moves to third.
Top 6 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Huntz hits a fly ball into right field. Spangler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jenkins bunts towards the mound. Gibson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Qualls hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Javier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Shannon is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. Pinson moves to third. Torre moves to second.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to home to get Flood. Pinson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brock scores. Flood moves to third.
Bottom 4 Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 4 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Spangler hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gibson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Huntz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Javier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Beckert hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger tags and scores.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood who is chasing the ball. Kessinger reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Jenkins strikes out.
Bottom 2 Shannon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a line drive into center field. Qualls settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Qualls hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spangler takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Flood strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Brock. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Brock bunts towards first. Smith fields the ball and throws to Jenkins covering. Safe.
Top 1 Santo strikes out.
Top 1 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Beckert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.