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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1969-09-14 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · 10 innings · Att: 43764 · 85°F, sunny · 2:13

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Bob Gibson earned the win. Lou Brock went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Gibson L: Ken Holtzman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Frank Dezelan · 2B: Shag Crawford · 3B: Chris Pelekoudas · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Beckert	4	1	0	0	1	1
Billy Williams	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ron Santo	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Hall	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Hickman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Randy Hundley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Holtzman	4	0	2	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	5	1	1	1	0	1
Curt Flood	3	1	1	0	1	0
Julian Javier	4	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Torre	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tim McCarver	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Shannon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Byron Browne	2	0	1	0	2	0
Dal Maxvill	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Gibson	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	9.1	7	4	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	10.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Kessinger: 8/F
Glenn Beckert: 6/L
Billy Williams: 7/F

Bot 1

Lou Brock: 7
Curt Flood: W
Julian Javier: D7.1-H
Joe Torre: 63
Tim McCarver: 53

Top 2

Ron Santo: 63
Ernie Banks: 53
Jimmie Hall: 43

Bot 2

Mike Shannon: 7/F
Byron Browne: W
Dal Maxvill: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Jim Hickman: 53
Randy Hundley: S8
Ken Holtzman: K/BF
Don Kessinger: 8/F

Bot 3

Bob Gibson: 63
Lou Brock: K/C
Curt Flood: S9
Julian Javier: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Glenn Beckert: W
Billy Williams: 8/F
Ron Santo: S8.1-3
Ernie Banks: K
Jimmie Hall: D9.3-H;1-3
Jim Hickman: W
Randy Hundley: K

Bot 4

Joe Torre: 9/F
Tim McCarver: D7.B-3(E7)
Mike Shannon: K
Byron Browne: W
Dal Maxvill: W.1-2
Bob Gibson: 63

Top 5

Ken Holtzman: S9
Don Kessinger: 14/SH.1-2
Glenn Beckert: 9/F
Billy Williams: IW
Ron Santo: K

Bot 5

Lou Brock: 13
Curt Flood: 7/F
Julian Javier: 9/F

Top 6

Ernie Banks: 7/F
Jimmie Hall: S7
Jim Hickman: 64(1)/FO
Randy Hundley: 63

Bot 6

Joe Torre: 3/P
Tim McCarver: 43
Mike Shannon: S8
Byron Browne: S8.1-3
Dal Maxvill: 9/F

Top 7

Ken Holtzman: 53
Don Kessinger: 6/P
Glenn Beckert: 6/P

Bot 7

Bob Gibson: 6/L
Lou Brock: 3/G
Curt Flood: 7/F

Top 8

Billy Williams: 43
Ron Santo: 53
Ernie Banks: 5/L

Bot 8

Julian Javier: 8/F
Joe Torre: 53
Tim McCarver: S9.BX2(96)

Top 9

Jimmie Hall: 31
Jim Hickman: S8
Randy Hundley: 9/F
Ken Holtzman: S8.1-2
Don Kessinger: 31

Bot 9

Mike Shannon: 63
Byron Browne: 63
Dal Maxvill: 43

Top 10

Glenn Beckert: K
Billy Williams: 6/P
Ron Santo: 9/F

Bot 10

Bob Gibson: 53
Lou Brock: HR/9