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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		3
8
SEP
@CAL		4
5
BAL
@CLE		1
3
MIN
@KCR		6
2
CHW
@OAK		3
4
CHW
@OAK		3
5
MON
@CHC		7
3
LAD
@CIN		3
6
LAD
@CIN		2
5
ATL
@HOU		10
2
STL
@NYM		2
3		 
(11)
PHI
@PIT		4
3
SFG
@SDP		4
5
Tuesday, September 23, 1969
, Crosley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:26
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Dodgers
3
82-72
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Reds
6
83-70
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
W: Jim Merritt (17-8)
L: Claude Osteen (19-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    3  7  1
Reds            1  1  1   3  0  0   0  0  X    6 14  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Maury Wills SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .675 -0.029 0.61 0.011 -0.040 -0.1 0 3
   Al McBean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Miller PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .211 .566 0.018 0.12 0.018 0.000 1.0 HR
   Joe Moeller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Manny Mota LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .320 .757 0.011 0.45 0.038 -0.027 0.5 0 0
Willie Davis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .316 .825 -0.068 0.74 0.022 -0.090 -1.4 0 0 2B
Andy Kosco RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .245 .698 0.051 0.72 0.094 -0.044 0.3 3 0
Wes Parker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .794 -0.045 0.43 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 10 1
Jim Lefebvre 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .229 .685 -0.022 0.40 0.016 -0.037 0.5 0 3 HR
Ted Sizemore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .672 -0.027 0.36 0.000 -0.027 -0.4 5 2
Jeff Torborg C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .466 -0.014 0.28 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 2 1
   Bill Russell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .643 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   Bob Stinson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Claude Osteen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .507 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   Ray Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Billy Grabarkewitz PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .301 -0.016 0.32 0.000 -0.016 -0.4 1 3
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 0 3 .212 .636 -0.179 0.51 0.199 -0.378 -1.3 24 14
2B: W Davis (20, off J Merritt).
HR: J Miller (1, off J Merritt; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Lefebvre (4, off J Merritt; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Miller 4; J Lefebvre 4; W Davis 2; M Mota 2; M Wills; A Kosco.
RBI: J Lefebvre (38); A Kosco (71); J Miller (1).
2-out RBI: J Lefebvre; A Kosco; J Miller.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Sizemore-B Grabarkewitz-W Parker; M Wills-T Sizemore-W Parker.
E: A McBean (1).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .342 .930 0.151 0.93 0.156 -0.005 1.7 3 0
Tommy Helms 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .246 .564 -0.067 1.06 0.097 -0.164 0.0 2 1 2B,GDP
Lee May 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .281 .871 0.035 0.60 0.064 -0.029 0.1 13 0
Tony Perez 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .302 .891 0.174 0.66 0.200 -0.026 0.8 0 2 2B
Johnny Bench C 3 0 1 2 0 0 .293 .828 0.010 0.75 0.044 -0.034 0.5 3 1 2B,SF
Alex Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .814 -0.073 0.58 0.003 -0.076 -1.1 5 0
   Jimmy Stewart LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .694 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Savage CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .227 .701 0.011 0.48 0.038 -0.026 0.9 0 0
Woody Woodward SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .657 0.005 0.55 0.038 -0.033 -1.4 1 3 GDP
Jim Merritt P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .145 .390 0.074 0.66 0.079 -0.005 0.5 0 2 2·SH
Team Totals 36 6 14 6 1 4 .389 .867 0.320 0.71 0.719 -0.398 2.2 27 9
2B: T Helms (15, off C Osteen); T Perez (30, off C Osteen); J Bench (21, off R Lamb).
SF: J Bench (7, off C Osteen).
SH: J Merritt 2 (15, 1 off R Lamb, 1 off C Osteen).
TB: P Rose 3; T Helms 3; T Perez 3; L May 2; J Bench 2; A Johnson; J Merritt; W Woodward; T Savage.
GIDP: W Woodward (7); T Helms (19).
RBI: J Bench 2 (84); P Rose (78); L May (106); T Helms (34); T Perez (114).
2-out RBI: T Perez; J Bench.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. L May.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Claude Osteen, L (19-15) 3.1 8 6 6 1 0 0 2.73 20 19 -0.307 1.21 -3.5
Ray Lamb 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 8 2 2 -0.029 0.33 -0.1
Al McBean 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.07 7 0 0 0.010 0.10 1.0
Joe Moeller 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.33 5 0 0 0.006 0.16 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 6 6 1 4 0 6.75 40 19 2 2 -0.320 0.51 -2.2

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, W (17-8) 9 7 3 3 0 3 2 4.32 33 64 0.180 0.51 1.3
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 0 3 2 3.00 33 64 0.180 0.71 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         Cincinnati Reds
1 Maury Wills SS 1 Pete Rose RF
2 Manny Mota LF 2 Tommy Helms 2B
3 Willie Davis CF 3 Lee May 1B
4 Andy Kosco RF 4 Tony Perez 3B
5 Wes Parker 1B 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Jim Lefebvre 3B 6 Alex Johnson LF
7 Ted Sizemore 2B 7 Ted Savage CF
8 Jeff Torborg C 8 Woody Woodward SS
9 Claude Osteen P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-1 1 123 OO CIN T. Helms C. Osteen -13% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 -2- R CIN T. Perez C. Osteen 11% 53% Single to LF; Rose Scores; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t1 0-0 2 -2- R LAD A. Kosco J. Merritt -9% 42% Single to LF; Davis Scores
b3 2-1 0 1-- CIN T. Perez C. Osteen 9% 80% Double to CF; May to 3B
b2 1-1 1 123 R CIN P. Rose C. Osteen 9% 74% Fielder's Choice ; Savage Scores; Woodward to 3B; Merritt to 2B; Rose to 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O LAD M. Wills J. Merritt 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O LAD M. Mota J. Merritt 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- LAD W. Davis J. Merritt -2% 52% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- R LAD A. Kosco J. Merritt -9% 42% Single to LF; Davis Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- O LAD W. Parker J. Merritt 2% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CIN P. Rose C. Osteen 4% 48% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CIN T. Helms C. Osteen -4% 44% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 1-- O CIN L. May C. Osteen -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B; Rose to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- R CIN T. Perez C. Osteen 11% 53% Single to LF; Rose Scores; Perez to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 1-1 2 -2- O CIN J. Bench C. Osteen -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre J. Merritt 2% 52% Groundout: C-1B
t2 1-1 1 --- O LAD T. Sizemore J. Merritt 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 1-1 2 --- O LAD J. Torborg J. Merritt 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Dodgers' Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson C. Osteen -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- CIN T. Savage C. Osteen 3% 55% Walk
b2 1-1 1 1-- CIN W. Woodward C. Osteen 4% 59% Single to LF; Savage to 2B
b2 1-1 1 12- CIN J. Merritt C. Osteen 6% 65% Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Savage to 3B; Woodward to 2B; Merritt to 1B
b2 1-1 1 123 R CIN P. Rose C. Osteen 9% 74% Fielder's Choice ; Savage Scores; Woodward to 3B; Merritt to 2B; Rose to 1B
b2 2-1 1 123 OO CIN T. Helms C. Osteen -13% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O LAD C. Osteen J. Merritt 3% 64% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- O LAD M. Wills J. Merritt 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O LAD M. Mota J. Merritt 1% 67% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Claude Osteen facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- CIN L. May C. Osteen 3% 71% Single to RF
b3 2-1 0 1-- CIN T. Perez C. Osteen 9% 80% Double to CF; May to 3B
b3 2-1 0 -23 RO CIN J. Bench C. Osteen 1% 81% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; May Scores; Perez to 3B
b3 3-1 1 --3 O CIN A. Johnson C. Osteen -4% 77% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 3-1 2 --3 O CIN T. Savage C. Osteen -3% 74% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- O LAD W. Davis J. Merritt 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t4 1-3 1 --- O LAD A. Kosco J. Merritt 2% 78% Lineout: LF
t4 1-3 2 --- O LAD W. Parker J. Merritt 1% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dodgers' Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- O CIN W. Woodward C. Osteen -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- CIN J. Merritt C. Osteen 2% 80% Single to CF
b4 3-1 1 1-- CIN P. Rose C. Osteen 2% 82% Single to LF; Merritt to 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- R CIN T. Helms C. Osteen 9% 91% Double to LF; Merritt Scores; Rose to 3B
Ray Lamb replaces Claude Osteen pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-1 1 -23 R CIN L. May R. Lamb 3% 94% Single to 3B; Rose Scores; Helms to 3B
b4 5-1 1 1-3 O CIN T. Perez R. Lamb -2% 92% Strikeout
b4 5-1 2 1-3 R CIN J. Bench R. Lamb 3% 95% Double to CF; Helms Scores; May to 3B
b4 6-1 2 -23 O CIN A. Johnson R. Lamb -1% 94% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t5 1-6 0 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre J. Merritt 1% 95% Flyball: RF
t5 1-6 1 --- O LAD T. Sizemore J. Merritt 1% 96% Popfly: SS
t5 1-6 2 --- O LAD J. Torborg J. Merritt 0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dodgers' Ray Lamb facing 7-8-9
b5 6-1 0 --- CIN T. Savage R. Lamb 0% 97% Single to CF
b5 6-1 0 1-- O CIN W. Woodward R. Lamb -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 6-1 1 1-- O CIN J. Merritt R. Lamb -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B
b5 6-1 2 -2- O CIN P. Rose R. Lamb -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Ray Lamb (P) batting 9th
t6 1-6 0 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz J. Merritt 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- LAD M. Wills J. Merritt -1% 96% Single to 1B
t6 1-6 1 1-- LAD M. Mota J. Merritt -3% 93% Single to RF; Wills to 3B
t6 1-6 1 1-3 OO LAD W. Davis J. Merritt 5% 98% Double Play: Lineout: 1B unassisted; Mota out at 1B/1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dodgers' Al McBean facing 2-3-4
Al McBean replaces Maury Wills (SS) pitching and batting 1st
Billy Grabarkewitz moves from PH to SS
b6 6-1 0 --- O CIN T. Helms A. McBean -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-1 1 --- O CIN L. May A. McBean -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-1 2 --- O CIN T. Perez A. McBean -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t7 1-6 0 --- O LAD A. Kosco J. Merritt 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-6 1 --- O LAD W. Parker J. Merritt 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-6 2 --- R LAD J. Lefebvre J. Merritt -2% 97% Home Run
t7 2-6 2 --- O LAD T. Sizemore J. Merritt 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dodgers' Al McBean facing 5-6-7
b7 6-2 0 --- O CIN J. Bench A. McBean -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-2 1 --- CIN A. Johnson A. McBean 0% 97% Single to CF
b7 6-2 1 1-- CIN T. Savage A. McBean 1% 98% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B; Savage to 1B
b7 6-2 1 1-3 OO CIN W. Woodward A. McBean -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
Jimmy Stewart replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 6th
Bill Russell pinch hits for Jeff Torborg (C) batting 8th
t8 2-6 0 --- O LAD B. Russell J. Merritt 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
t8 2-6 1 --- O LAD B. Grabarkewitz J. Merritt 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
John Miller pinch hits for Al McBean (P) batting 1st
t8 2-6 2 --- R LAD J. Miller J. Merritt -2% 97% Home Run
t8 3-6 2 --- LAD M. Mota J. Merritt -1% 96% Single to CF
t8 3-6 2 1-- O LAD W. Davis J. Merritt 2% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dodgers' Joe Moeller facing 9-1-2
Joe Moeller replaces John Miller (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Bob Stinson replaces Bill Russell (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 6-3 0 --- O CIN J. Merritt J. Moeller -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 6-3 1 --- CIN P. Rose J. Moeller 0% 98% Single to 3B/Bunt
b8 6-3 1 1-- CIN T. Helms J. Moeller 1% 98% Single to LF; Rose to 3B
b8 6-3 1 1-3 O CIN L. May J. Moeller -1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-3 2 1-3 O CIN T. Perez J. Moeller -1% 97% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 6.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t9 3-6 0 --- O LAD A. Kosco J. Merritt 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-6 1 --- O LAD W. Parker J. Merritt 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 3-6 2 --- O LAD J. Lefebvre J. Merritt 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Reds 6.

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