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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

1969-07-12 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 17950 · 2:20

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 6th. Ray Washburn earned the win. Roberto Clemente went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ray Washburn L: Steve Blass SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Tony Venzon · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matty Alou	5	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Taylor	3	1	3	1	2	0
Roberto Clemente	5	1	1	2	0	0
Jose Pagan	4	0	2	0	0	1
Richie Hebner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Alley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry May	4	0	2	0	0	0
Freddie Patek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Blass	3	1	1	0	0	0
Al Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	4	2	1	0	1	0
Curt Flood	5	0	1	0	0	1
Vada Pinson	4	1	2	1	0	0
Joe Torre	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tim McCarver	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Shannon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Julian Javier	2	1	1	1	1	0
Steve Huntz	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jim Ellis	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ray Washburn	2	0	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Blass	5.2	9	3	3
Lou Marone	2.1	1	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Ellis	3.2	7	1	0
Ray Washburn	5.1	4	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matty Alou: 9
Carl Taylor: S8
Roberto Clemente: 54(1)/FO
Jose Pagan: S7.1-2
Richie Hebner: 8

Bot 1

Lou Brock: W
Curt Flood: WP.1-2#
Curt Flood: K
Vada Pinson: T8.2-H
Joe Torre: 9/SF.3-H
Tim McCarver: 53

Top 2

Gene Alley: S9
Jerry May: S9.1-2
Freddie Patek: 5/P
Steve Blass: 3/FL
Matty Alou: 5(2)/G/FO

Bot 2

Mike Shannon: K
Julian Javier: W
Steve Huntz: S8.1-3
Jim Ellis: FC/SH.3-H;1-2
Lou Brock: 8
Curt Flood: 8

Top 3

Carl Taylor: W
Roberto Clemente: 9
Jose Pagan: S8.1-2
Richie Hebner: 6/P
Gene Alley: 8

Bot 3

Vada Pinson: 31
Joe Torre: S7
Tim McCarver: 6/P
Mike Shannon: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Jerry May: 8
Freddie Patek: 63
Steve Blass: S8
Matty Alou: S8.1-2
Carl Taylor: S8.2-H;1-3
Roberto Clemente: 53

Bot 4

Julian Javier: S8
Steve Huntz: W.1-2
Ray Washburn: 1(B)4(1)/DP
Lou Brock: 43

Top 5

Jose Pagan: K/C
Richie Hebner: 3
Gene Alley: 63

Bot 5

Curt Flood: 9
Vada Pinson: S7
Joe Torre: 9
Tim McCarver: 6/L

Top 6

Jerry May: S8
Freddie Patek: 7
Steve Blass: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Mike Shannon: T7
Julian Javier: 8/SF.3-H
Steve Huntz: S8
Ray Washburn: K
Lou Brock: S8.1-3
Curt Flood: S/G46.3-3;1-2
Vada Pinson: E5.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1XH(32)

Top 7

Matty Alou: 5/P
Carl Taylor: S7
Roberto Clemente: HR/9.1-H
Jose Pagan: 6/L
Richie Hebner: K

Bot 7

Joe Torre: 7
Tim McCarver: S7
Mike Shannon: 4(1)/FO
Julian Javier: 2/FL

Top 8

Gene Alley: 13
Jerry May: 43
Freddie Patek: 13

Bot 8

Steve Huntz: 43
Ray Washburn: W
Lou Brock: 8
Curt Flood: 9

Top 9

Al Oliver: 7
Matty Alou: 3
Carl Taylor: W
Roberto Clemente: 46(1)/FO