FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT BROOKLYN DODGERS
07/27/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT BROOKLYN DODGERS
GAME ID: 790 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (59-39) 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 18 0
Brooklyn Dodgers (44-54) 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 7 15 1
Pirates Win at Brooklyn, 9-7
The Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted Willie Mays and the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-7. Mays was impressive in the loss. The Brooklyn right fielder was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The current losing streak for Brooklyn has reached 6 games.

The result might have been different for Pittsburgh, had it not been for Benji Gil. The shortstop produced a run-scoring walk in the top of the ninth inning to put the Pirates ahead, 9-7. For the game, Gil had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We're in a funk and we need to shake ourselves out of it," said Brooklyn manager Jason Spiegel.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Groth CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .269 8 44
B. Gil SS 5 2 2 3 1 0 3 .255 7 28
R. Hebner 3B 5 2 2 0 1 2 4 .289 14 49
W. Marshall DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .240 2 32
T. Conigliaro RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .235 6 33
T. Kluszewski 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .273 0 4
G. Brown LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272 4 13
G. Beckert 2B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .295 1 35
B. Shantz C 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .228 0 15
Totals 41 9 18 8 5 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Marshall 2 (8, 1st Inning off M. Smithson, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off B. Knackert, 1 on, 1 out) B. Gil (11, 4th Inning off M. Smithson, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Groth (19, 4th Inning off M. Smithson, 2 on, 0 outs) R. Hebner (14, 6th Inning off B. Knackert, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Kluszewski 2 , B. Shantz 2 , W. Marshall 4 , G. Beckert 3 , B. Gil 3 , G. Brown , T. Conigliaro 2 , J. Groth 3 , R. Hebner 3
2-out RBI: B. Gil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Marshall , G. Brown , R. Hebner
GIDP: B. Shantz
Sac Fly: T. Kluszewski
Hit by Pitch: J. Groth
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Beckert-Kluszewski)
PB: B. Shantz
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Wong SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 9 40
B. Holt 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .316 4 39
W. Mays RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 0 .299 16 59
Y. Grandal C 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .198 4 29
K. Bell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 8 41
D. Ortmeier LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .223 5 25
M. Maldonado DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .190 7 25
B. Bean CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .198 0 17
M. Bordick 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .255 1 14
Totals 41 7 15 6 0 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Mays (14, 6th Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Grandal 2 (8, 1st Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Mays (16, 7th Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Mays 7 , B. Bean , K. Bell , K. Wong , Y. Grandal 5 , D. Ortmeier 3 , M. Maldonado 2 , B. Holt
2-out RBI: Y. Grandal , M. Maldonado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bordick , B. Bean , K. Bell , B. Holt
GIDP: M. Maldonado
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Mays (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Wong-Bordick-Holt)
OF assists: 2 (Bean (Conigliaro at home), Bean (Kluszewski at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Brown W (9-9) 7.0 14 7 6 0 5 1 110 71 4.14   
D. Holmes SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 19 1.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 28
Batters Faced: H. Brown 34, D. Holmes 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 8-7, D. Holmes 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 110-71, D. Holmes 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Holmes 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Smithson L (1-7) 3.0 12 7 7 1 0 0 65 39 5.70   
B. Knackert 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 0 37 20 2.70   
S. Corbett 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 44 30 1.00   
T. Shirley 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Smithson 4
Batters Faced: M. Smithson 20, B. Knackert 10, S. Corbett 12, T. Shirley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Smithson 5-2, B. Knackert 3-1, S. Corbett 2-4, T. Shirley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Smithson 65-39, B. Knackert 37-20, S. Corbett 44-30, T. Shirley 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Knackert 1-1 , S. Corbett 1-1 , T. Shirley 1-1
WP: T. Shirley
Hit Batsmen: T. Shirley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Mays
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Roof closed, 73 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 15485
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