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Standings
DET
@BOS		2
1
KCR
@CHW		1
6
BAL
@NYY		0
1
CAL
@OAK		0
6
CLE
@WSA		2
3
SDP
@ATL		2
4
HOU
@CIN		4
3
SFG
@LAD		1
2		 
(11)
STL
@MON		2
1
NYM
@PHI		1
0
CHC
@PIT		1
4
Saturday, September 27, 1969,
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 9,222, Time of Game: 2:15
Astros
4
80-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Reds
3
87-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Jim Ray (8-2)
L: Jim Merritt (17-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    4 11  0
Reds            0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    3  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .742 -0.169 0.83 0.013 -0.182 -1.9 2 2 SB,GDP
Jesus Alou RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .248 .620 0.159 0.68 0.197 -0.038 1.4 2 0 HR,2B,SB
Tommy Davis LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .268 .687 0.018 0.58 0.062 -0.044 0.4 3 0 2B
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .692 -0.141 0.94 0.000 -0.141 -1.9 0 4 GDP
Denis Menke SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .751 -0.093 0.87 0.000 -0.093 -1.0 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 2 2 2 0 0 0 .303 .789 0.133 0.89 0.133 0.000 1.4 2 1 2B,HBP
   Curt Blefary 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .741 -0.016 0.64 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 3 0
Marty Martinez C 3 1 3 1 1 0 .311 .722 0.282 1.14 0.282 0.000 3.0 6 0 3B
   Fred Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Norm Miller CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .267 .713 -0.054 1.19 0.029 -0.083 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Jim Ray P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .203 -0.020 0.95 0.027 -0.048 -0.5 1 0 HBP,GDP
   Johnny Edwards C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .633 -0.015 0.62 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 4 0
Team Totals 34 4 11 3 2 3 .324 .954 0.084 0.87 0.743 -0.660 -0.3 27 7
2B: B Watson (2, off J Merritt); T Davis (32, off J Merritt); J Alou (19, off J Merritt).
3B: M Martinez (4, off J Merritt).
HR: J Alou (5, off J Merritt; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: B Watson (2, by C Carroll); J Ray (1, by J Merritt).
TB: J Alou 6; M Martinez 5; T Davis 3; B Watson 3; J Morgan; N Miller.
GIDP: J Ray (1); D Rader (17); N Miller (5); J Morgan (5).
RBI: N Miller (49); M Martinez (15); J Alou (34).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Rader-J Morgan-B Watson.
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (46, 2nd base off C Carroll/J Bench); J Alou (4, 3rd base off J Merritt/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .348 .942 0.050 1.00 0.097 -0.047 0.1 3 0 2B
Chico Ruiz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .568 -0.084 1.06 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 2 4
   Fred Whitfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .149 .504 -0.067 2.40 0.000 -0.067 -0.2
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .304 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 .827 -0.151 1.45 0.000 -0.151 -0.7 5 0
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .883 -0.150 1.51 0.000 -0.150 -0.8 0 2
Johnny Bench C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .294 .844 0.102 1.03 0.162 -0.061 1.0 5 0 HR
Lee May 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .865 -0.069 1.03 0.022 -0.091 -0.4 7 0 2B,GDP
Alex Johnson LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .317 .815 0.139 1.04 0.189 -0.051 1.5 0 0 HR
Woody Woodward SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .638 -0.035 0.70 0.000 -0.035 -0.2 3 4
   Ted Savage PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .702 -0.062 2.46 0.000 -0.062 -0.2
   Darrel Chaney SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .512 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jim Merritt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .385 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .567 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Jim Beauchamp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .602 -0.034 1.36 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Dennis Ribant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jimmy Stewart PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .678 -0.044 1.82 0.000 -0.044 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 0 10 .188 .625 -0.417 1.23 0.470 -0.889 -1.3 27 11
2B: P Rose (33, off J Ray); L May (31, off J Ray).
HR: A Johnson (17, off J Ray; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Bench (26, off J Ray; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Bench 5; A Johnson 4; P Rose 3; L May 2.
GIDP: L May (14).
RBI: A Johnson 2 (88); J Bench (89).
2-out RBI: A Johnson 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 4. C Ruiz-W Woodward-L May 2; T Perez-C Ruiz-L May; C Carroll-C Ruiz-W Woodward.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Ray, W (8-2) 7 5 3 3 0 6 2 3.88 25 61 0.089 0.95 0.3
Fred Gladding, S (29) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.11 7 0 0 0.329 2.23 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 0 10 2 3.00 32 61 0 0 0.418 0.87 1.3

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (17-9) 3 8 3 3 0 2 1 4.37 17 33 -0.183 1.16 -2.0
Clay Carroll 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.59 10 1 0 -0.016 0.71 0.8
Dennis Ribant 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.79 8 0 0 0.081 0.58 1.0
Wayne Granger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.86 3 0 0 0.035 0.47 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 2 3 1 4.00 38 33 1 0 -0.083 1.23 0.3
J Merritt faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Merritt (5; J Ray); C Carroll (7; B Watson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Augie Donatelli.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 9,222.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Joe Morgan 2B 1 Pete Rose RF
2 Jesus Alou RF 2 Chico Ruiz 2B
3 Tommy Davis LF 3 Bobby Tolan CF
4 Doug Rader 3B 4 Tony Perez 3B
5 Denis Menke SS 5 Johnny Bench C
6 Bob Watson 1B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Marty Martinez C 7 Alex Johnson LF
8 Norm Miller CF 8 Woody Woodward SS
9 Jim Ray P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-3 2 -2- RR CIN A. Johnson J. Ray -19% 65% Home Run; May Scores
t2 1-0 1 123 OO HOU J. Morgan J. Merritt -13% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 2-4 1 --- R CIN J. Bench J. Ray -13% 70% Home Run
t4 1-0 0 -2- R HOU M. Martinez J. Merritt 12% 82% Triple to CF; Watson Scores
t1 0-0 1 --- R HOU J. Alou J. Merritt 10% 58% 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' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan J. Merritt -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- R HOU J. Alou J. Merritt 10% 58% Home Run
t1 1-0 1 --- HOU T. Davis J. Merritt 4% 62% Double to RF
t1 1-0 1 -2- O HOU D. Rader J. Merritt -3% 59% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 -2- O HOU D. Menke J. Merritt -3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Ray 2% 58% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- O CIN C. Ruiz J. Ray 2% 60% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan J. Ray 1% 61% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson J. Merritt 3% 64% Single to LF
t2 1-0 0 1-- HOU M. Martinez J. Merritt 5% 69% Single to LF; Watson to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- O HOU N. Miller J. Merritt -2% 67% Flyball: RF; Watson to 3B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 HOU J. Ray J. Merritt 3% 70% Hit By Pitch; Martinez to 2B
t2 1-0 1 123 OO HOU J. Morgan J. Merritt -13% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Ray facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Ray 2% 59% Flyball: CF
b2 0-1 1 --- CIN J. Bench J. Ray -3% 56% Single to LF
b2 0-1 1 1-- OO CIN L. May J. Ray 6% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- HOU J. Alou J. Merritt 6% 68% Double to LF
t3 1-0 0 -2- HOU T. Davis J. Merritt 3% 71% Alou Steals 3B
t3 1-0 0 --3 O HOU T. Davis J. Merritt -4% 67% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --3 O HOU D. Rader J. Merritt -6% 61% Lineout: CF
t3 1-0 2 --3 O HOU D. Menke J. Merritt -4% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Jim Ray facing 7-8-9
b3 0-1 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson J. Ray 3% 60% Lineout: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O CIN W. Woodward J. Ray 2% 62% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 2 --- O CIN J. Merritt J. Ray 1% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson J. Merritt 6% 69% Double to LF
t4 1-0 0 -2- R HOU M. Martinez J. Merritt 12% 82% Triple to CF; Watson Scores
t4 2-0 0 --3 R HOU N. Miller J. Merritt 3% 84% Single to CF; Martinez Scores
Clay Carroll replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
t4 3-0 0 1-- OO HOU J. Ray C. Carroll -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS
t4 3-0 2 --- HOU J. Morgan C. Carroll 1% 81% Single to CF
t4 3-0 2 1-- HOU J. Alou C. Carroll 1% 82% Morgan Steals 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Alou C. Carroll -2% 80% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
b4 0-3 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Ray 2% 82% Popfly: SS
b4 0-3 1 --- O CIN C. Ruiz J. Ray 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan J. Ray 1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- HOU T. Davis C. Carroll 2% 86% Walk
t5 3-0 0 1-- OO HOU D. Rader C. Carroll -4% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- O HOU D. Menke C. Carroll -1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Jim Ray facing 4-5-6
b5 0-3 0 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Ray 2% 85% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- O CIN J. Bench J. Ray 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-3 2 --- CIN L. May J. Ray -2% 84% Double to CF
b5 0-3 2 -2- RR CIN A. Johnson J. Ray -19% 65% Home Run; May Scores
b5 2-3 2 --- O CIN W. Woodward J. Ray 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
t6 3-2 0 --- HOU B. Watson C. Carroll 4% 71% Hit By Pitch
t6 3-2 0 1-- HOU M. Martinez C. Carroll 10% 80% Single to RF; Watson to 3B
t6 3-2 0 1-3 ROO HOU N. Miller C. Carroll -4% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Watson Scores/No RBI
t6 4-2 2 --- O HOU J. Ray C. Carroll -1% 75% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Jim Ray facing 9-1-2
Curt Blefary replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 6th
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Clay Carroll (P) batting 9th
b6 2-4 0 --- O CIN J. Beauchamp J. Ray 3% 79% Strikeout
b6 2-4 1 --- CIN P. Rose J. Ray -6% 73% Double to RF
b6 2-4 1 -2- O CIN C. Ruiz J. Ray 5% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-4 2 -2- O CIN B. Tolan J. Ray 5% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Dennis Ribant facing 1-2-3
Dennis Ribant replaces Jim Beauchamp (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan D. Ribant -1% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 4-2 1 --- O HOU J. Alou D. Ribant -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-2 2 --- HOU T. Davis D. Ribant 1% 81% Single to CF
t7 4-2 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader D. Ribant -2% 79% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Jim Ray facing 4-5-6
b7 2-4 0 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Ray 4% 83% Popfly: 2B
b7 2-4 1 --- R CIN J. Bench J. Ray -13% 70% Home Run
b7 3-4 1 --- O CIN L. May J. Ray 3% 73% Flyball: LF
b7 3-4 2 --- O CIN A. Johnson J. Ray 2% 75% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Dennis Ribant facing 5-6-7
t8 4-3 0 --- O HOU D. Menke D. Ribant -2% 73% Flyball: CF
t8 4-3 1 --- O HOU C. Blefary D. Ribant -2% 72% Foul Flyball: C
t8 4-3 2 --- HOU M. Martinez D. Ribant 1% 73% Walk
t8 4-3 2 1-- O HOU N. Miller D. Ribant -2% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Fred Gladding facing 8-9-1
Fred Gladding replaces Marty Martinez (C) pitching and batting 7th
Johnny Edwards replaces Jim Ray (P) playing C batting 9th
Ted Savage pinch hits for Woody Woodward (SS) batting 8th
b8 3-4 0 --- O CIN T. Savage F. Gladding 6% 77% Strikeout Looking
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Dennis Ribant (P) batting 9th
b8 3-4 1 --- O CIN J. Stewart F. Gladding 4% 81% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-4 2 --- CIN P. Rose F. Gladding -4% 78% Single to RF
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Chico Ruiz (2B) batting 2nd
b8 3-4 2 1-- O CIN F. Whitfield F. Gladding 7% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 9-1-2
Wayne Granger replaces Fred Whitfield (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Jimmy Stewart moves from PH to 2B
Darrel Chaney replaces Ted Savage (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 4-3 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards W. Granger -2% 83% Popfly: SS
t9 4-3 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan W. Granger -1% 82% Lineout: RF
t9 4-3 2 --- O HOU J. Alou W. Granger -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Fred Gladding facing 3-4-5
b9 3-4 0 --- O CIN B. Tolan F. Gladding 9% 89% Strikeout
b9 3-4 1 --- O CIN T. Perez F. Gladding 6% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 3-4 2 --- O CIN J. Bench F. Gladding 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3.

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