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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

1969-06-08 · Day game · Astrodome · 11 innings · Att: 25824 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:45

Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Larry Dierker earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9

W: Larry Dierker L: Ron Willis SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Ed Vargo · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Andy Olsen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	5	0	1	0	0	2
Curt Flood	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vada Pinson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Torre	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tim McCarver	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mike Shannon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Julian Javier	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dal Maxvill	2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Carlton	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Ricketts	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Huntz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hague	0	0	0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hector Torres	4	0	1	0	1	1
Marty Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Wynn	2	1	1	0	3	1
Doug Rader	4	0	1	1	1	2
Norm Miller	4	0	0	0	0	3
Julio Gotay	5	1	1	0	0	2
Jesus Alou	5	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Edwards	4	0	1	0	1	0
Larry Dierker	5	0	2	1	0	2
Don Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Carlton	10.0	6	6	12
Ron Willis	0.1	1	0	0
Joe Hoerner	0.0	2	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Dierker	11.0	5	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: T9
Curt Flood: 13
Vada Pinson: E3.B-1
Joe Torre: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Hector Torres: 8
Marty Martinez: 43
Jim Wynn: W
Doug Rader: SB2
Doug Rader: K

Top 2

Tim McCarver: T9
Mike Shannon: CSH(252)#
Mike Shannon: K
Julian Javier: 5/P

Bot 2

Norm Miller: K/C
Julio Gotay: 3
Jesus Alou: K

Top 3

Dal Maxvill: 8
Steve Carlton: K
Lou Brock: K

Bot 3

Johnny Edwards: E4.B-1
Larry Dierker: WP.1-2#
Larry Dierker: K
Hector Torres: W
Marty Martinez: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Curt Flood: 2/P
Vada Pinson: 43
Joe Torre: 13

Bot 4

Jim Wynn: D7
Doug Rader: D9.2-H
Norm Miller: FC1.2X3(15)
Julio Gotay: K/C
Jesus Alou: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Tim McCarver: 5/P
Mike Shannon: 6/P
Julian Javier: K

Bot 5

Johnny Edwards: W
Larry Dierker: K/C
Hector Torres: 7
Marty Martinez: S9.1X3(9E5);B-2(TH3)
Jim Wynn: IW
Doug Rader: K

Top 6

Dal Maxvill: 63
Steve Carlton: 13
Lou Brock: 8

Bot 6

Norm Miller: K/C
Julio Gotay: 6/P
Jesus Alou: 31

Top 7

Curt Flood: 8
Vada Pinson: S/G
Joe Torre: 63.1-2
Tim McCarver: S8.2-H
Mike Shannon: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Johnny Edwards: 8
Larry Dierker: 9
Hector Torres: K

Top 8

Mike Shannon: D7
Julian Javier: 14/SH.2-3
Dave Ricketts: 43
Steve Carlton: 43

Bot 8

Marty Martinez: 53
Jim Wynn: K
Doug Rader: W
Norm Miller: K/C

Top 9

Lou Brock: 63
Curt Flood: K
Vada Pinson: 43

Bot 9

Julio Gotay: K/C
Jesus Alou: S8
Johnny Edwards: 8
Larry Dierker: S9.1X3(8425)

Top 10

Joe Torre: W
Tim McCarver: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Mike Shannon: K

Bot 10

Hector Torres: S7
Marty Martinez: 24/SH.1-2
Jim Wynn: IW
Doug Rader: 13.2-3;1-2
Don Bryant: 63

Top 11

Julian Javier: 5/P
Steve Huntz: 9
Joe Hague: W
Lou Brock: K

Bot 11

Julio Gotay: S7
Jesus Alou: 9
Johnny Edwards: S7.1-2
Larry Dierker: S7.2-H;1-2