May 1, 1969 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
OAK 2
(10) DET 2
BAL 0 KCR 5
CHW 4
(12) MIN 4
SEP 1 CLE 6
@NYY 2 WSA 7
BOS 6 SDP 4
@ATL 3 HOU 4
@CIN 0 MON 3
NYM 2 STL 9
@PIT 3 LAD 5
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 4,042

Thursday, May 1, 1969
Time of Game: 2:32

Astros

5-20

Won 1

6th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  2  0   0  1  0    4  9  1
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  2

W: D Wilson (2-3), L: J Merritt (1-2)

Reds

9-12

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .679    0    1   0   SH,GDP
J Alou LF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .466    0    1   0   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   1   0    1   2  .237  .656    0    4   0   
D Rader 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .228  .645    0    2   1   HR
D Menke SS                    4   0   2   2    1   1  .333  .932    0    1   0   2B
N Miller RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .687    0    2   0   
C Blefary 1B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .665    0    2   0   3B
D Bryant C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .534    0   14   0   
D Wilson P                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .071  .247    0    0   0   HBP,SF
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4   6                    27   1

BATTING

2B: D Menke (3, off J Merritt).

3B: C Blefary (2, off C Carroll).

HR: D Rader (2, off J Merritt; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Wilson (1, off C Carroll).

SH: J Morgan (1, off J Merritt).

HBP: D Wilson (2, by J Merritt).

TB: C Blefary 4; D Rader 4; D Menke 3; D Bryant 2; J Morgan; J Wynn.

GIDP: J Morgan (2).

RBI: D Menke 2 (14); D Wilson (1); D Rader (15).

2-out RBI: D Menke 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Bryant (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose CF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .306  .875    0    6   0   
B Tolan RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .784    0    0   0   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .830    0    2   0   
T Perez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .330  .883    0    0   0   
J Bench C                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .247  .752    0    9   0   SB,HBP
F Whitfield 1B                2   0   0   0    2   2  .200  .533    0    6   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .690    0    3   3   
D Chaney SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .542    0    1   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.100         0   1   
  J Stewart PH-SS             0   0   0   0    1   0  .111  .555    0    0   0   
J Merritt P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   1   
  C Ruiz SS                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .606    0    0   1   
  J Beauchamp PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Noriega P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   0   0   0    6  13                    27   6

BATTING

HBP: J Bench (1, by D Wilson).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ruiz-T Helms-F Whitfield.

E: T Helms (4); B Tolan (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bench (1, 2nd base off D Wilson/D Bryant).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wilson, W (2-3)              9     0   0   0    6  13   0   3.46   34     -       ·  ·      1·13· 0· 0     94    -     0.88   0.41
Totals                         9     0   0   0    6  13   0          34     -       ·  ·      1·13· 0· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Merritt, L (1-2)             5.2   6   3   3    3   3   1   5.00   28     -       ·  ·      4·10· 1· 6     45    -     1.08  -0.10
C Carroll                      2.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   2.74    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 3          2-0    0.37   0.01
J Noriega                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Merritt (1; D Wilson); D Wilson (3; J Bench).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 4,042.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. J Morgan             2B    1. P Rose               CF 
2. J Alou               LF    2. B Tolan              RF 
3. J Wynn               CF    3. A Johnson            LF 
4. D Rader              3B    4. T Perez              3B 
5. D Menke              SS    5. J Bench              C  
6. N Miller             RF    6. F Whitfield          1B 
7. C Blefary            1B    7. T Helms              2B 
8. D Bryant             C     8. D Chaney             SS 
9. D Wilson             P     9. J Merritt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  12-      20%  84% D Menke         J Merritt       Double to LF; Morgan Scores; Wynn Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  ---      13%  63% D Rader         J Merritt       Home Run
   t 4   1  0-1  1-3      -7%  63% D Bryant        J Merritt       Strikeout
   t 4   1  0-1  1--       7%  70% C Blefary       J Merritt       Single to RF; Menke to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 4   2  0-1  1-3      -5%  58% D Wilson        J Merritt       Popfly: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Tolan         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  D Menke         Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  N Miller        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      49%  C Blefary       Walk; Miller to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Bryant        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  J Bench         Walk
          1--      43%  F Whitfield     Bench Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  T Helms         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  D Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      52%  J Morgan        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  J Alou          Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      45%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Chaney        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      49%  J Merritt       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  P Rose          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      63%  D Rader         Home Run
          ---      67%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--      63%  N Miller        Lineout: 2B
          1--      70%  C Blefary       Single to RF; Menke to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      1-3      63%  D Bryant        Strikeout
   O      1-3      58%  D Wilson        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Wilson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  B Tolan         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      63%  A Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  T Perez         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      65%  J Alou          Foul Flyball: C
          1--      68%  J Wynn          Single to LF; Morgan to 2B
   O      12-      64%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
   RR     12-      84%  D Menke         Double to LF; Morgan Scores; Wynn Scores
   O      -2-      82%  N Miller        Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Wilson facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  J Bench         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      82%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      87%  D Chaney        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  C Blefary       Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  D Bryant        Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  D Wilson        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
          1--      87%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Bryant to 2B
                  Clay Carroll replaces Darrel Chaney pitching and batting 8th; Chico Ruiz replaces Jim Merritt playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  J Alou          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  C Ruiz          Strikeout Looking
          ---      85%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      88%  B Tolan         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      90%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  J Wynn          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  D Menke         Single to SS
   O      1--      88%  N Miller        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  J Bench         Strikeout
          ---      91%  F Whitfield     Walk
   O      1--      94%  T Helms         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Clay Carroll facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  C Blefary       Triple to CF
          --3      97%  D Bryant        Single to SS; Blefary stays at 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Blefary Scores
   OO     1--      96%  J Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Wilson facing 8-9-1
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 8th
          ---      93%  J Stewart       Walk
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Chico Ruiz batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  J Beauchamp     Strikeout
          1--      96%  P Rose          E2 on Foul Ball
          1--      93%  " "             Walk; Stewart to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      99%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, John Noriega facing 2-3-4
                  John Noriega replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th; Jimmy Stewart moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  J Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  D Menke         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  F Whitfield     Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Helms         Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation