Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 109
Played on Tuesday, August 5, 1969 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 16 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 7 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kessinger ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Beckert 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 Williams lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Santo 3b 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 Banks 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 12 0 Hundley c 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 Hickman rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Young cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Hands p 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 Regan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 41 5 16 3 0 6 27 10 FIELDING - PB: Hundley (6). BATTING - 2B: Hundley (12,off Lemaster); Hickman 2 (5,off Lemaster 2); Beckert (15,off Lemaster); Young (11,off Lemaster); Banks (12,off Blasingame). GDP: Banks (11,off Lemaster); Williams (14,off Guinn). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Hickman (1,3rd base off Lemaster/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Valdespino lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Morgan 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 Blefary 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 9 1 Menke ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Miller rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Martinez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Edwards c 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 Lemaster p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Womack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Guinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 2 5 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Rader-Morgan-Blefary, Blefary-Menke. E: Rader (18). BATTING - 2B: Morgan 2 (10,off Hands 2). HR: Miller (3,8th inning off Regan 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hands W(13-8) 6.2 6 1 1 5 3 0 31 Regan SV(13) 2.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 1 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Regan 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemaster L(8-11) 5.1 11 4 4 0 2 0 26 Womack 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Blasingame 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 9 Guinn 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 16 5 5 0 6 0 41 WP: Womack (6). Inherited Runners - Scored: Womack 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Stan Landes Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 26041 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. Kessinger ss Valdespino lf 2. Beckert 2b Morgan 2b 3. Williams lf Wynn cf 4. Santo 3b Blefary 1b 5. Banks 1b Menke ss 6. Hundley c Miller rf 7. Hickman rf Rader 3b 8. Young cf Edwards c 9. Hands p Lemaster p CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Beckert popped to third in foul territory; Williams reached on an error by Rader [Williams to first]; Santo flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Valdespino walked; Morgan forced Valdespino (second to shortstop); Hundley allowed a passed ball [Morgan to second]; Wynn walked; Blefary struck out; Menke flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Banks grounded out (third to first); Hundley doubled to left; Hickman doubled to left [Hundley scored]; Young struck out; Hands singled to center [Hickman scored]; Kessinger singled to left [Hands to second]; Beckert flied to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Miller grounded out (second to first); Rader popped to first in foul territory; Edwards walked; Lemaster forced Edwards (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Williams singled to center; Santo singled to right [Williams to third]; Banks grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams scored, Santo out at second]; Hundley flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Valdespino singled to center; Morgan doubled to left [Valdespino to third]; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Blefary struck out; Menke lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Hickman doubled to left; Hickman stole third; Young grounded out (pitcher to first); Hands struck out; Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Rader flied to center; Edwards flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Beckert doubled to center; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); Santo singled to left [Beckert out at home (left to catcher)]; Banks flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Lemaster grounded out (third to first); Valdespino grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan doubled to right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Astros 0. CUBS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Hundley singled to left; Doug Rader left with muscle strain in neck; Hickman popped to first in foul territory; Young doubled to left [Hundley to third]; WOMACK REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); Womack threw a wild pitch [Hundley scored, Young to third]; Hands struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Blefary flied to center; Menke walked; Miller flied to left; Martinez singled to right [Menke to third]; Edwards singled to right [Menke scored, Martinez to third]; GOTAY BATTED FOR WOMACK; Gotay flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, Astros 1. CUBS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED GOTAY (PITCHING); Beckert lined to third; Williams singled to center; Santo struck out; Banks doubled to center [Williams scored]; Hundley flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Valdespino grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied to right; Wynn walked; Blefary singled to right [Wynn to third]; REGAN REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1. CUBS 8TH: Hickman was called out on strikes; Young singled to center; Regan forced Young (pitcher to shortstop); Kessinger forced Regan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Miller homered; Martinez grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); GEIGER BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Geiger struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. CUBS 9TH: GUINN REPLACED GEIGER (PITCHING); Beckert singled to right; Williams grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Beckert out at second]; Santo singled to left; Banks struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Valdespino grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 5, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 5 16 0 9 Astros 2 7 1 10
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