| October 12, 1969--Minneapolis--The Fall Classic is named so, in part, because it creates unlikely heroes. Whether it be a mediocre pitcher tossing a perfect game, or a so-so second baseman reaching immortality with a game winning blast, a clutch play in the World Series can make a man famous.
Vic Davalillo became just that in Sunday's second game as he came off the bench to belt a three run homer that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning as St. Louis went on to win the game, 6-4. Billy Martin had intentionally walked Julian Javier to bring up weak hitting shortstop Dal Maxvill, which triggered Cardinals' manager Red Schoendist to call on Davalillo, who swings from the left side. Martin countered with lefty Tom Hall to replace his starter, Dean Chance, who was held responsible for the pair of men on base. Schoendist elected to forego a counterpunch and Davalillo rewarded his confidence with one crack of the bat. Jim Grant was perfect in relief for three innings to save the game for starter Steve Carlton, who was rescued from defeat and awarded a victory despite giving up four runs in six innings of work. Harmon Killebrew homered for the first time in the postseason to give the Twins their advantage. St. Louis now heads home to Busch Stadium for the next three games with a 2-0 lead. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1969 St. Louis Cardinals At 1969 Minnesota Twins 10/12/1969
Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
L.Brock LF 5 1 1 0 .375 C.Tovar CF 4 2 2 0 .261
C.Flood CF 4 0 1 1 .190 R.Carew 2B 4 1 3 0 .360
V.Pinson RF 4 0 0 0 .238 H.Killebrew 3B 3 1 1 3 .200
J.Torre 1B 4 0 0 0 .368 T.Oliva RF 4 0 2 1 .375
E-B.White 1B 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Allison LF 4 0 1 0 .167
T.McCarver C 4 2 3 0 .474 R.Reese 1B 4 0 1 0 .318
M.Shannon 3B 4 0 0 0 .250 L.Cardenas SS 3 0 0 0 .053
J.Javier 2B 2 2 0 0 .176 D.Woodson P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Maxvill SS 1 0 0 0 .400 F-T.Uhlaender PH 1 0 1 0 .333
A-V.Davalillo PH 1 1 1 31.000 G.Mitterwald C 3 0 0 0 .200
D-S.Huntz SS 1 0 0 0 .000 G-G.Nettles PH 1 0 0 0 .000
S.Carlton P 2 0 1 2 .200 D.Chance P 2 0 0 0 .000
B-P.Gagliano PH 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Hall P 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Grant P 1 0 0 0 .000 C-R.Renick SS 1 0 0 0 .000
H-J.Roseboro PH 1 0 0 0 .200
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Totals 34 6 7 6 Totals 35 4 11 4
A-Pinch Hit For Maxvill In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Hall In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Davalillo In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Torre In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Woodson In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Mitterwald In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Renick In 9th Inning
Cardinals....... 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 7 0
Twins........... 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Cardinals (5-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Carlton WIN(2-0) 6 8 4 4 1 4 1 105 3.07
J.Grant SAVE(2nd) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 43 0.00
Totals 9 11 4 4 1 6 1
Twins (3-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Chance 6 1/3 3 4 4 3 2 0 83 2.51
T.Hall LOSS(0-1) BS(1st) 0 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 11 10.80
D.Woodson 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 36 0.00
Totals 9 7 6 6 3 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 39,062 DATE- Sunday, October 12th 1969 TIME- Day
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 4 Twins: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Twins: 0
DOUBLES- L.Brock(1st), T.McCarver-2(2nd), R.Carew(3rd)
HOME RUNS- V.Davalillo(1st), H.Killebrew(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Tovar(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Tovar
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Killebrew
WALKS- J.Javier-2, D.Maxvill, C.Tovar
STRIKE OUTS- J.Torre, M.Shannon, J.Javier, S.Carlton, J.Grant, H.Killebrew,
B.Allison, R.Reese, G.Mitterwald, G.Nettles, R.Renick
GIDP- R.Reese
Tim McCarver hit 2 doubles at Metropolitan Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the Minnesota Twins 6 to 4.
St. Louis had 4 runs cross the plate in the top of the 7th inning with the
help of 4 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Vic Davalillo who
silenced Metropolitan Stadium as he clubbed a three-run home run (his 1st of
the season). St. Louis won despite being out-hit by Minnesota 11 hits to 7.
Steve Carlton(2-0) went 6 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. Carlton was
helped out by Jim Grant who recorded his 2nd save. Tom Hall(0-1) was charged
with the loss in relief.
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Red Schoendienst said after the game. 'Carlton did not have
command of his pitches most of the afternoon, but he proved he really knew
how to pitch!'
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