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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1969-06-18 · Night game · Forbes Field · 10 innings · Att: 12198 · 64°F, night · 2:56

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 8th. Joe Gibbon earned the win. Roberto Clemente went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	10

W: Joe Gibbon L: Phil Regan SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	5	1	3	0	0	2
Paul Popovich	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Williams	4	1	2	0	1	0
Ron Santo	5	0	1	2	0	1
Willie Smith	3	0	0	0	1	1
Randy Hundley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Spangler	4	0	2	0	0	0
Don Young	3	0	1	0	1	2
Ken Holtzman	4	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	5	0	1	0	0	2
Carl Taylor	3	0	1	0	1	0
Roberto Clemente	5	2	3	2	0	2
Jose Pagan	5	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Sanguillen	5	0	1	0	0	2
Al Oliver	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jose Martinez	5	0	2	1	0	2
Freddie Patek	2	0	0	0	1	1
Dock Ellis	3	0	1	0	0	2
Richie Hebner	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Jeter	1	1	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	9.0	8	2	12
Phil Regan	0.2	2	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dock Ellis	9.0	9	3	7
Joe Gibbon	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: S7
Paul Popovich: 13.1-2
Billy Williams: 3/G.2-3
Ron Santo: 7

Bot 1

Matty Alou: 6/P
Carl Taylor: 63
Roberto Clemente: K/C

Top 2

Willie Smith: 7
Randy Hundley: K
Al Spangler: 5/FL

Bot 2

Jose Pagan: 8
Manny Sanguillen: D9
Al Oliver: S5.2-3
Jose Martinez: K
Freddie Patek: W.1-2
Dock Ellis: K/C

Top 3

Don Young: K/C
Ken Holtzman: 8
Don Kessinger: D7
Paul Popovich: 13

Bot 3

Matty Alou: S8
Carl Taylor: 16(1)/FO
Roberto Clemente: S9.1-2
Jose Pagan: 7
Manny Sanguillen: K

Top 4

Billy Williams: 8
Ron Santo: 3/G
Willie Smith: W
Randy Hundley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Al Oliver: K/C
Jose Martinez: K/C
Freddie Patek: 13

Top 5

Al Spangler: S9
Don Young: CS2(26)
Don Young: S8
Ken Holtzman: CS2(26)
Ken Holtzman: 6/L

Bot 5

Dock Ellis: S9
Matty Alou: K
Carl Taylor: S8.1-2
Roberto Clemente: K/C
Jose Pagan: 13

Top 6

Don Kessinger: K/C
Paul Popovich: 13
Billy Williams: S9
Ron Santo: K/C

Bot 6

Manny Sanguillen: 53
Al Oliver: 43
Jose Martinez: 8/F

Top 7

Willie Smith: 3/G
Randy Hundley: S8
Al Spangler: SB2
Al Spangler: 43.2-3
Don Young: IW
Ken Holtzman: SB2
Ken Holtzman: K

Bot 7

Freddie Patek: K/BF
Dock Ellis: K
Matty Alou: K/C

Top 8

Don Kessinger: S8
Paul Popovich: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Billy Williams: IW
Ron Santo: T8/L89D.2-H;1-H;BXH(52)
Willie Smith: K

Bot 8

Carl Taylor: W
Roberto Clemente: HR/L7D.1-H
Jose Pagan: 6/L
Manny Sanguillen: 63
Al Oliver: 63

Top 9

Randy Hundley: 8/F8D
Al Spangler: S9/G34
Don Young: K
Ken Holtzman: 6/P6M

Bot 9

Jose Martinez: S8/G
Freddie Patek: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
Richie Hebner: HP
Matty Alou: 14(1)/FO/G1.2-3;B-1
Johnny Jeter: DI.1-2
Johnny Jeter: K

Top 10

Don Kessinger: K
Paul Popovich: K23
Billy Williams: S8
Ron Santo: 9

Bot 10

Roberto Clemente: D9/L9LDW
Jose Pagan: 13/G1
Manny Sanguillen: K
Al Oliver: IW
Jose Martinez: S7/G56.2-H;1-2