FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS
08/27/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1011 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (59-68) 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 7 15 1
New York Mets (83-44) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 6 8 0
Cardinals Prevail, 7-6, Over New York
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets, 7-6. Earning player of the game honors was third baseman Albert Pujols, who was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Ed Correa got the win, improving to 6-13. He held the Mets to 3 earned runs on 5 hits over 6.2 innings, while striking out 14 and walking 4. Frank Carpin earned his 6th save in 8 chances.

Pujols came through with some timely hitting for St. Louis. With the score 0-0 in the top of the fourth and no one down, Pujols hit a 0-2 screwball for a solo home run. His 20th home run of the season made it 1-0, St. Louis.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Pujols.

St. Louis is now 59-68.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Pettis CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .248 0 29
Y. Gurriel 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .280 16 77
A. Pujols 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .288 20 65
E. Alfonzo 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .314 21 71
K. Singleton DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .321 4 14
P. Lowrey LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .263 0 17
E. Wedge C 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 .246 4 26
D. Concepcion SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .214 9 38
A. Jones RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .176 1 9
Totals 40 7 15 7 5 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (17, 5th Inning off M. Haefner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (20, 4th Inning off M. Haefner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Concepcion , Y. Gurriel 2 , E. Wedge 3 , E. Alfonzo , A. Pujols 7 , A. Jones , G. Pettis 2 , K. Singleton 2
2-out RBI: D. Concepcion , E. Wedge , E. Alfonzo , A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Concepcion , Y. Gurriel , A. Jones 2
GIDP: E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Pettis (22)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Concepcion (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Puckett CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .317 12 49
B. Elliott RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .273 12 46
L. Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .265 18 72
E. Karros 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .275 26 77
P. Clark 3B 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 .280 17 59
J. Ramirez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 1 26
D. Davis LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .336 4 14
E. Kenna C 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 .248 2 12
E. Romero SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 3 27
Totals 35 6 8 6 4 15 13      
BATTING
Triples: D. Davis (1, 8th Inning off C. Leroux, 2 on, 1 out) E. Kenna (3, 5th Inning off E. Correa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Clark (17, 6th Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Davis 5 , P. Clark 4 , E. Kenna 3 , K. Puckett 2 , J. Ramirez
2-out RBI: P. Clark , K. Puckett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Johnson , E. Karros
Sac Fly: E. Kenna
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bedrosian-Romero-Karros)
OF assists: 1 (Puckett (Pettis at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Correa W (6-13) 6.2 5 3 3 4 14 1 124 78 4.00   
C. Leroux H (1) 1.1 3 3 1 0 1 0 30 18 5.87   
F. Carpin SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Correa 62
Batters Faced: E. Correa 29, C. Leroux 8, F. Carpin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Correa 2-4, C. Leroux 2-1, F. Carpin 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Correa 124-78, C. Leroux 30-18, F. Carpin 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Leroux 3-0 , F. Carpin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Haefner L (11-5) 4.2 9 6 6 2 3 1 104 62 3.89   
C. Bedrosian 3.0 5 1 1 0 3 0 40 28 4.18   
T. Stoddard 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3.00   
T. Butters 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 13 1.40   
A. Hrabosky 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 3 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haefner 23
Batters Faced: M. Haefner 25, C. Bedrosian 13, T. Stoddard 1, T. Butters 3, A. Hrabosky 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haefner 6-5, C. Bedrosian 3-2, T. Stoddard 0-0, T. Butters 0-1, A. Hrabosky 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haefner 104-62, C. Bedrosian 40-28, T. Stoddard 2-1, T. Butters 23-13, A. Hrabosky 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bedrosian 2-1 , T. Stoddard 2-0 , A. Hrabosky 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 39885
Special Notes: Ed Correa ties the St. Louis Cardinals regular season game record for strikeouts with 14.
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