Braves @ Cardinals
August 23, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 3 1
Cardinals 1 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 3 1
Cardinals 1 5 2

Tim McCarver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .333 .335
At Bats 3 421
Hits 1 111
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 47

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 11 1
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Busch Stadium - August 23, 1969
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Out
Phil Niekro
Bob Didier
Orlando Cepeda
Felix Millan
Clete Boyer
Gil Garrido
Mike Lum
Felipe Alou
Hank Aaron
Tim McCarver
Vic Davalillo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 3 3 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals 1 5 2 4
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Steve Carlton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Orlando Cepeda
Attendance 40,427
Time of Game 2 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCarver hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Didier for a passed ball. Davalillo moves to third.
Bottom 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davalillo moves to second.
Bottom 9 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Steve Huntz now playing shortstop. Garrido hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brock strikes out.
Bottom 8 Julian Javier pinch hits for Steve Carlton. Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyer. Shannon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bill White pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gagliano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Lum now playing left field. Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Boyer is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Millan scores. Aaron scores. Carty moves to third. Cepeda moves to second.
Top 8 Carty is walked intentionally.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Millan moves to third. Aaron moves to second.
Top 8 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton juggles the ball. That's an error on Carlton. Millan moves to second.
Top 8 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Alou reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 McCarver hits a popup towards short. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pinson strikes out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garrido takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carlton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Carlton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Maxvill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carty takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gagliano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cepeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McCarver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Didier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Niekro strikes out.
Top 5 Garrido strikes out.
Bottom 4 Torre strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davalillo strikes out.
Top 4 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aaron takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores.
Bottom 2 There goes McCarver. The throw from Didier and he is safe. McCarver steals second.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Didier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cepeda scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cepeda takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Carty hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Millan tags and scores. Aaron tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill misplays the ball. That's an error on Maxvill. Millan moves to third.
Top 1 Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.