FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BRONX YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/04/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BRONX YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 640 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bronx Yankees (39-40) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (39-41) 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 X 9 14 0
Cardinals Stymie Bronx, Take 9-1 Win
Behind a solid performance from third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Bronx Yankees, 9-1. Alfonzo went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Cardinals. John Lackey was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 1 run on 5 hits, with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts. The losing streak for Bronx has now reached 4 games.

Alfonzo had a key at-bat for St. Louis early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and gave St. Louis an early 2-0 lead.

"If it's down the middle," said Alfonzo, "you might as well hit it."
BRONX BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .342 7 26
T. Lawless 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .198 0 11
S. Musial DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 7 39
G. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .311 11 42
J. Branson 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .240 12 40
M. Schmidt 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .227 12 31
J. Realmuto C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .240 1 17
O. Brown LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250 0 10
D. Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 1 11
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 3 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: S. Musial , R. Smith , M. Schmidt , J. Realmuto 2 , T. Lawless
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Branson , D. Cruz 2
GIDP: J. Branson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Realmuto (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Walker (Concepcion at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Pettis CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .246 0 22
W. Boggs 2B, 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .278 3 38
A. Pujols 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .264 10 36
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .277 10 35
   b-B. Bartley PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 0 0
R. Colavito RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .265 10 39
Y. Gurriel DH 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .269 10 52
P. Lowrey LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .285 0 11
   a-A. Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 7
E. Wedge C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 4 17
D. Concepcion SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .201 8 22
Totals 36 9 14 9 3 9 17      
a - A. Jones substituted for P. Lowrey in the 8th
b - B. Bartley pinch hit for E. Alfonzo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Colavito (14, 4th Inning off D. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Alfonzo (10, 1st Inning off D. Palmer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Concepcion , P. Lowrey 3 , Y. Gurriel , E. Wedge 2 , R. Colavito 4 , E. Alfonzo 5 , A. Pujols , W. Boggs
2-out RBI: , E. Alfonzo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Colavito , G. Pettis
Sac Fly: D. Concepcion
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Concepcion-Boggs-Pujols)
BRONX PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Palmer L (6-8) 3.2 10 7 7 2 3 1 81 54 5.16   
B. Colon 2.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 46 29 4.56   
M. Williams 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 34 20 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Palmer 12
Batters Faced: D. Palmer 22, B. Colon 10, M. Williams 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Palmer 4-3, B. Colon 2-3, M. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Palmer 81-54, B. Colon 46-29, M. Williams 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Colon 2-0 , M. Williams 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lackey W (7-5) 8.0 5 1 1 4 3 0 125 78 3.28   
E. Whitson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lackey 67
Batters Faced: J. Lackey 32, E. Whitson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lackey 10-10, E. Whitson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lackey 125-78, E. Whitson 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgardo Alfonzo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 23723
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