St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 24, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1969 at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Brock lf 5 0 0 0
Javier 2b 5 2 4 0
Flood cf 5 0 0 0
Torre 1b 3 1 1 0
Shannon 3b 3 0 1 1
McCarver c 4 0 1 1
Pinson rf 3 0 1 1
Maxvill ss 3 0 1 0
Giusti p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 1 0 0
Santo 3b 3 0 0 0
Banks 1b 3 0 0 1
Hundley c 4 0 1 1
Spangler rf 4 0 0 0
Young cf 3 0 1 0
Holtzman p 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 3 2
St. Louis 102 000 000393
Chicago 200 000 000230
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (2-1) 9.0 3 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman  L (2-1) 7.0 7 3 3 4 4
  Aguirre   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
6

  E–Javier (5), Shannon (2), Maxvill (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–St. Louis Javier (1,off Holtzman), Chicago Young (3,off Giusti).  SF–Pinson (1,off Holtzman); Banks (2,off Giusti).  CS–Santo (2,3rd base by Giusti/McCarver).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:21.  A–11,656.
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