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Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

1969-08-22 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 34636 · 2:08

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Atlanta Braves 4–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 3rd. Bob Gibson earned the win. Mike Shannon went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Gibson L: Gary Neibauer SV: (none)

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

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sonny Jackson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tony Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Aaron	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rico Carty	4	1	2	0	0	0
Orlando Cepeda	3	1	1	2	0	0
Clete Boyer	4	0	2	0	0	2
Felix Millan	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Didier	3	0	0	0	1	2
Milt Pappas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Neibauer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Lum	2	0	0	0	0	0
Felipe Alou	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	4	1	1	0	0	1
Vic Davalillo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vada Pinson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Torre	4	1	2	1	0	1
Tim McCarver	2	1	1	1	2	0
Mike Shannon	3	1	2	2	1	0
Phil Gagliano	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dal Maxvill	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Gibson	4	0	2	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Milt Pappas	2.2	6	0	1
Gary Neibauer	2.1	2	2	2
Cecil Upshaw	2.0	2	1	0
Paul Doyle	1.0	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	9.0	8	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sonny Jackson: 7/FL
Tony Gonzalez: K/C
Hank Aaron: K/C

Bot 1

Lou Brock: 43
Vic Davalillo: 8
Vada Pinson: S9
Joe Torre: S7.1-3
Tim McCarver: 8

Top 2

Rico Carty: S8
Orlando Cepeda: HR/9.1-H
Clete Boyer: D9
Felix Millan: 9/FL
Bob Didier: 31.2-3
Milt Pappas: 3/FL

Bot 2

Mike Shannon: T9
Phil Gagliano: 3/G
Dal Maxvill: 9
Bob Gibson: K

Top 3

Sonny Jackson: K
Tony Gonzalez: E5.B-2
Hank Aaron: 63
Rico Carty: 9

Bot 3

Lou Brock: S8
Vic Davalillo: 63.1-2
Vada Pinson: 43.2-3
Joe Torre: D9.3-H
Tim McCarver: D9.2-H
Mike Shannon: W
Phil Gagliano: 53

Top 4

Orlando Cepeda: 53
Clete Boyer: K
Felix Millan: S7
Bob Didier: SB2
Bob Didier: K/C

Bot 4

Dal Maxvill: 3/P
Bob Gibson: D7
Lou Brock: K
Vic Davalillo: 43

Top 5

Gary Neibauer: K/C
Sonny Jackson: S/BG
Tony Gonzalez: 6/P
Hank Aaron: 2/FL

Bot 5

Vada Pinson: 7
Joe Torre: K
Tim McCarver: W
Mike Shannon: HR/7.1-H
Phil Gagliano: 8

Top 6

Rico Carty: S/G
Orlando Cepeda: 64(1)3/GDP
Clete Boyer: S8
Felix Millan: S/G.1-2
Bob Didier: K

Bot 6

Dal Maxvill: 63
Bob Gibson: 9
Lou Brock: 63

Top 7

Mike Lum: 63
Sonny Jackson: 63
Tony Gonzalez: 63

Bot 7

Vic Davalillo: D8
Vada Pinson: S8.2-3
Joe Torre: 54(1)/FO
Tim McCarver: IW.1-2
Mike Shannon: 52(3)3/GDP

Top 8

Hank Aaron: 6/P
Rico Carty: 9
Felipe Alou: 8

Bot 8

Phil Gagliano: 53
Dal Maxvill: 8
Bob Gibson: S7
Lou Brock: POCS2(13)

Top 9

Clete Boyer: K
Felix Millan: 13
Bob Didier: W
Mike Lum: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Cepeda ejected by HP umpire Olsen after hitting into double play for complaining that pitcher was not coming to complete stop; complaint came as he ran past umpire on way to dugout

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