FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BRONX YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/05/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BRONX YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 648 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bronx Yankees (40-40) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 0
St. Louis Cardinals (39-42) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Yankees Pull Even With 5-2 Victory
Bronx starter Jim Hickey had a strong outing against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 5-2 win. Hickey, now 7-6, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 0, walking 2, and allowing 2 earned runs. The Yankees bumped their record to 40-40 with this latest triumph.

It could have been a different outcome for Bronx, had it not been for Jeff Branson, the 28-year old second baseman . Branson contributed a 2-run single in the top of the eighth inning to put Bronx up, 5-2.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Branson told the Bronx Daily News.
BRONX BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 .227 13 32
B. Nieman LF 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .310 11 39
S. Musial DH 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 .236 7 39
G. Walker RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 .312 11 42
J. Branson 2B 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 .247 12 43
S. Gennett 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .251 14 45
O. Brown CF 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .256 0 10
W. Wietelmann SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .191 0 15
G. O'Halloran C 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .296 3 9
Totals 38 5 12 5 7 13 28      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Schmidt (13, 3rd Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 1 out) S. Gennett (14, 2nd Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Walker 2 , M. Schmidt 4 , J. Branson 3 , S. Gennett 4 , O. Brown 2 , B. Nieman 2 , W. Wietelmann
2-out RBI: J. Branson , S. Gennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , G. Walker , S. Gennett , O. Brown 2 , G. O'Halloran
Hit by Pitch: S. Musial
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Schmidt-Branson-Gennett, Schmidt-Branson-Gennett, Wietelmann-Branson-Gennett)
OF assists: 1 (Brown (d'Arnaud at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Pettis CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .247 0 22
W. Boggs 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 3 38
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .263 11 38
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .284 10 35
R. Colavito RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 10 39
Y. Gurriel DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 10 52
P. Lowrey LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 0 11
T. d'Arnaud C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .211 3 8
D. Concepcion SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 8 22
   a-S. Ohtani PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 3 17
   b-Y. Betancourt SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
Totals 31 2 8 2 2 1 10      
a - S. Ohtani pinch hit for D. Concepcion in the 7th
b - Y. Betancourt substituted for S. Ohtani in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Pujols (11, 4th Inning off J. Hickey, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. d'Arnaud , R. Colavito , E. Alfonzo 3 , A. Pujols 4 , G. Pettis , S. Ohtani
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Boggs
GIDP: Y. Gurriel 2 , R. Colavito
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Lowrey (Nieman at home))
BRONX PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hickey W (7-6) 7.1 7 2 2 2 0 1 93 53 2.55   
D. Mossi SV (16) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 13 4.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hickey 54
Batters Faced: J. Hickey 28, D. Mossi 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hickey 11-8, D. Mossi 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hickey 93-53, D. Mossi 15-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Correa L (4-8) 5.0 8 3 3 4 9 2 122 67 3.71   
F. Carpin 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 36 21 3.96   
B. Speece 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 44 27 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Correa 44
Batters Faced: E. Correa 26, F. Carpin 11, B. Speece 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Correa 2-3, F. Carpin 5-0, B. Speece 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Correa 122-67, F. Carpin 36-21, B. Speece 44-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Carpin 1-0 , B. Speece 1-1
WP: E. Correa
Hit Batsmen: F. Carpin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Hickey
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 26432
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