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Standings
DET
@BOS		5
6
KCR
@CHW		5
3
BAL
@NYY		2
4
CAL
@OAK		1
3
MIN
@SEP		3
4		 
(14)
CLE
@WSA		1
4
SDP
@ATL		4
10
HOU
@CIN		0
3
HOU
@CIN		3
4
SFG
@LAD		2
1
STL
@MON		12
1
NYM
@PHI		5
0
CHC
@PIT		0
2
Friday, September 26, 1969
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 10,967, Time of Game: 2:27
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Astros
3
79-78
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
 at Reds
4
87-71
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
W: Al Jackson (1-0)
L: Larry Dierker (20-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  0
Reds            0  2  1   0  0  1   0  0  X    4  8  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .745 -0.338 2.49 0.000 -0.338 -1.7 0 1
Jesus Alou LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .608 -0.311 2.53 0.000 -0.311 -1.4 1 0
Norm Miller CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .715 0.009 1.13 0.073 -0.064 0.3 1 0
Keith Lampard RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .900 -0.162 1.61 0.000 -0.162 -1.2 3 1
Denis Menke SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .270 .756 0.050 1.03 0.091 -0.042 0.5 1 0
Curt Blefary 1B 3 1 2 3 0 0 .251 .742 0.220 1.55 0.269 -0.049 2.1 6 2 HR
   Marty Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .688 -0.071 2.83 0.000 -0.071 -0.2
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .697 0.041 1.36 0.101 -0.061 0.0 2 2
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .635 -0.092 1.17 0.000 -0.092 -0.7 10 0
   Bob Watson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .669 0.110 3.83 0.110 0.000 0.4
   Leon McFadden PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .421 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Larry Dierker P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .139 .336 -0.020 1.30 0.048 -0.068 -0.1 0 0
   Gary Geiger PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .623 0.178 6.12 0.178 0.000 0.7
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 3 3 .257 .659 -0.386 1.85 0.870 -1.258 -1.3 24 6
HR: C Blefary (12, off J Fisher; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: C Blefary 5; D Rader 3; N Miller 2; D Menke; L Dierker.
RBI: C Blefary 3 (64).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: K Lampard (T Helms at home plate).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .347 .940 -0.039 0.84 0.027 -0.066 -0.3 2 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .602 -0.017 0.76 0.041 -0.058 -0.2 3 6 2B
Bobby Tolan CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .309 .832 -0.017 0.77 0.040 -0.056 -0.3 1 0 2B
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .299 .888 -0.011 1.01 0.086 -0.098 0.2 1 0 2B
Johnny Bench C 2 2 1 1 2 1 .293 .838 0.202 0.84 0.215 -0.013 1.3 4 1 HR
Lee May 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .280 .864 0.196 0.88 0.226 -0.030 1.7 10 3 HR,2B
Jimmy Stewart LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .681 -0.105 0.75 0.000 -0.105 -1.1 1 1
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .304 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Woody Woodward SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .643 -0.055 0.76 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 1 3
Jack Fisher P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .121 .242 -0.020 0.41 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 0
   Al Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.021 0.77 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 4 1
   Ted Savage LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .708 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 8 4 3 9 .258 .904 0.113 0.80 0.635 -0.522 0.2 27 15
2B: T Helms (17, off L Dierker); T Perez (31, off L Dierker); B Tolan (25, off L Dierker); L May (30, off L Dierker).
HR: J Bench (25, off L Dierker; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); L May (38, off L Dierker; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: L May 6; J Bench 4; B Tolan 3; T Perez 2; T Helms 2; P Rose.
RBI: L May 2 (110); T Perez (117); J Bench (88).
2-out RBI: T Perez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Stewart (D Rader at 2nd base).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, L (20-12) 8 8 4 4 3 9 2 2.27 34 56 -0.113 0.80 -0.2
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 3 9 2 4.50 34 56 -0.113 1.85 -0.2

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Fisher 4.2 8 3 3 0 2 1 5.50 21 38 -0.120 1.01 -1.1
Al Jackson, W (1-0) 3.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.81 13 2 0 0.341 1.72 1.9
Wayne Granger, S (26) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.88 4 1 0 0.166 6.72 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 3 1 3.00 38 38 3 0 0.387 0.80 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 10,967.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Joe Morgan 2B 1 Pete Rose RF
2 Jesus Alou LF 2 Tommy Helms 2B
3 Norm Miller CF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Keith Lampard RF 4 Tony Perez 3B
5 Denis Menke SS 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Curt Blefary 1B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Doug Rader 3B 7 Jimmy Stewart LF
8 Johnny Edwards C 8 Woody Woodward SS
9 Larry Dierker P 9 Jack Fisher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-3 1 12- RRR HOU C. Blefary J. Fisher -26% 53% Home Run; Miller Scores; Menke Scores
t9 3-4 2 123 O HOU J. Alou W. Granger 23% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-4 1 123 O HOU J. Morgan W. Granger 23% 77% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; McFadden to 3B; Geiger to 2B; Morgan to 1B
t9 3-4 1 12- HOU G. Geiger W. Granger -18% 55% Walk; Rader to 3B; McFadden to 2B
b6 3-3 0 --- R CIN J. Bench L. Dierker 17% 75% Home Run

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan J. Fisher 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Alou J. Fisher 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU N. Miller J. Fisher 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose L. Dierker -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- CIN T. Helms L. Dierker 4% 57% Double to LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CIN B. Tolan L. Dierker -3% 53% Single to RF; Helms out at Hm/RF-C; Tolan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN T. Perez L. Dierker -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU K. Lampard J. Fisher 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Menke J. Fisher 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- HOU C. Blefary J. Fisher -1% 53% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- HOU D. Rader J. Fisher -2% 51% Single to RF; Blefary to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O HOU J. Edwards J. Fisher 4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- CIN J. Bench L. Dierker 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- RR CIN L. May L. Dierker 17% 76% Home Run; Bench Scores
b2 2-0 0 --- O CIN J. Stewart L. Dierker -1% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 2-0 1 --- O CIN W. Woodward L. Dierker -1% 73% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 --- O CIN J. Fisher L. Dierker -1% 72% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- O HOU L. Dierker J. Fisher 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan J. Fisher 2% 76% Groundout: C-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- O HOU J. Alou J. Fisher 1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose L. Dierker -1% 76% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 1 --- O CIN T. Helms L. Dierker -1% 75% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-0 2 --- CIN B. Tolan L. Dierker 1% 76% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-- R CIN T. Perez L. Dierker 9% 84% Double to RF; Tolan Scores
b3 3-0 2 -2- CIN J. Bench L. Dierker 0% 85% Walk
b3 3-0 2 12- O CIN L. May L. Dierker -2% 83% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- HOU N. Miller J. Fisher -4% 79% Single to LF
t4 0-3 0 1-- O HOU K. Lampard J. Fisher 3% 82% Flyball: LF
t4 0-3 1 1-- HOU D. Menke J. Fisher -4% 78% Single to CF; Miller to 2B
t4 0-3 1 12- RRR HOU C. Blefary J. Fisher -26% 53% Home Run; Miller Scores; Menke Scores
t4 3-3 1 --- O HOU D. Rader J. Fisher 2% 55% Single to LF; Rader out at 2B/LF-2B
t4 3-3 2 --- O HOU J. Edwards J. Fisher 1% 56% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
b4 3-3 0 --- O CIN J. Stewart L. Dierker -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 3-3 1 --- O CIN W. Woodward L. Dierker -2% 51% Popfly: 1B
b4 3-3 2 --- O CIN J. Fisher L. Dierker -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 9-1-2
t5 3-3 0 --- HOU L. Dierker J. Fisher -5% 45% Single to LF
t5 3-3 0 1-- O HOU J. Morgan J. Fisher 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t5 3-3 1 1-- O HOU J. Alou J. Fisher 4% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 3-3 2 1-- HOU N. Miller J. Fisher -4% 50% Single to RF; Alou to 3B
Al Jackson replaces Jack Fisher pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-3 2 1-3 O HOU K. Lampard A. Jackson 7% 56% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b5 3-3 0 --- O CIN P. Rose L. Dierker -3% 54% Strikeout
b5 3-3 1 --- O CIN T. Helms L. Dierker -2% 51% Popfly: 1B
b5 3-3 2 --- CIN B. Tolan L. Dierker 3% 55% Double to LF
b5 3-3 2 -2- O CIN T. Perez L. Dierker -5% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Reds' Al Jackson facing 5-6-7
t6 3-3 0 --- HOU D. Menke A. Jackson -5% 45% Walk
t6 3-3 0 1-- O HOU C. Blefary A. Jackson 5% 50% Bunt Popfly: P
t6 3-3 1 1-- O HOU D. Rader A. Jackson 4% 54% Popfly: 2B
t6 3-3 2 1-- O HOU J. Edwards A. Jackson 3% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
b6 3-3 0 --- R CIN J. Bench L. Dierker 17% 75% Home Run
b6 4-3 0 --- CIN L. May L. Dierker 6% 81% Double to LF
b6 4-3 0 -2- O CIN J. Stewart L. Dierker -6% 75% Fielder's Choice 1B; May out at 3B/1B-3B; Stewart to 1B
b6 4-3 1 1-- O CIN W. Woodward L. Dierker -3% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 4-3 2 1-- O CIN A. Jackson L. Dierker -2% 70% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Al Jackson facing 9-1-2
t7 3-4 0 --- O HOU L. Dierker A. Jackson 4% 75% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-4 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan A. Jackson 3% 78% Flyball: RF
t7 3-4 2 --- O HOU J. Alou A. Jackson 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b7 4-3 0 --- CIN P. Rose L. Dierker 3% 82% Single to CF
b7 4-3 0 1-- O CIN T. Helms L. Dierker -3% 80% Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Helms to 1B
b7 4-3 1 1-- O CIN B. Tolan L. Dierker -2% 77% Flyball: RF
b7 4-3 2 1-- O CIN T. Perez L. Dierker -2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Al Jackson facing 3-4-5
t8 3-4 0 --- O HOU N. Miller A. Jackson 5% 81% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-4 1 --- O HOU K. Lampard A. Jackson 4% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 3-4 2 --- O HOU D. Menke A. Jackson 3% 87% Lineout: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
b8 4-3 0 --- O CIN J. Bench L. Dierker -1% 86% Strikeout
b8 4-3 1 --- O CIN L. May L. Dierker -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-3 2 --- O CIN J. Stewart L. Dierker -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Al Jackson facing 6-7-8
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Curt Blefary (1B) batting 6th
t9 3-4 0 --- O HOU M. Martinez A. Jackson 7% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-4 1 --- HOU D. Rader A. Jackson -8% 83% Single to LF
Wayne Granger replaces Jimmy Stewart (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Ted Savage replaces Al Jackson (P) playing LF batting 9th
Bob Watson pinch hits for Johnny Edwards (C) batting 8th
t9 3-4 1 1-- HOU B. Watson W. Granger -11% 72% Walk; Rader to 2B
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Larry Dierker (P) batting 9th
Leon McFadden pinch runs for Bob Watson (PH) batting 8th
t9 3-4 1 12- HOU G. Geiger W. Granger -18% 55% Walk; Rader to 3B; McFadden to 2B
t9 3-4 1 123 O HOU J. Morgan W. Granger 23% 77% Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; McFadden to 3B; Geiger to 2B; Morgan to 1B
t9 3-4 2 123 O HOU J. Alou W. Granger 23% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

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