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Crosley Field, Attendance: 30,124 |
Monday, April 6, 1970 Time of Game: 2:06 |
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Expos
1
0-1
Lost 1
6th, ½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Expos 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1
Reds 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
W: Jim Merritt (1-0), L: Joe Sparma (0-1) |
Reds
5
1-0
Won 1
1st
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Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details G Sutherland 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 1 3 R Staub RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 1.000 0 0 3B R Fairly 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .500 11 0 B Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 1 0 CS C Laboy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 A Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 0 J Boccabella C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 1 B Wine SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 1 4 J Sparma P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1 J Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 C Morton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R Brand PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 G Waslewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 1 3 0 2 8 24 10
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Tolan CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .200 1.000 2 0 HR T Helms 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 2 1 P Rose RF 2 1 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.500 1 0 3B,2B T Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 1 1 J Bench C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 9 1 2B L May 1B 3 1 1 3 0 0 .333 1.583 10 0 HR,SF B Carbo LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .667 2.417 2 0 HR D Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0 2 J Merritt P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 0 2 Totals 32 5 8 0 5 5 27 7
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Sparma, L (0-1) 5 7 5 5 3 4 3 9.00 26 - · · 8· 4· 1· 7 34 - 0.77 -0.20 C Morton 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 9 - · · 2· 3· 1· 1 0-0 0.11 0.01 G Waslewski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 - · · 2· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.05 0.00 Totals 8 8 5 5 5 5 3 38 - · · 12· 8· 2· 8 -
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, W (1-0) 9 3 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 31 - · · 8·10· 1· 3 83 - 0.56 0.32 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 8 0 31 - · · 8·10· 1· 3 -
Montreal Expos Cincinnati Reds 1. Gary Sutherland 2B 1. Bobby Tolan CF 2. Rusty Staub RF 2. Tommy Helms 2B 3. Ron Fairly 1B 3. Pete Rose RF 4. Bob Bailey LF 4. Tony Perez 3B 5. Coco Laboy 3B 5. Johnny Bench C 6. Adolfo Phillips CF 6. Lee May 1B 7. John Boccabella C 7. Bernie Carbo LF 8. Bobby Wine SS 8. Dave Concepcion SS 9. Joe Sparma P 9. Jim Merritt P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b4 | 0 | -2- | RR | 15% | 79% | 0-0 | CIN | L. May | J. Sparma | Home Run; Bench Scores | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | R | 7% | 86% | 2-0 | CIN | B. Carbo | J. Sparma | Home Run | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | 7% | 63% | 0-0 | CIN | J. Bench | J. Sparma | Double to CF | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 52% | 0-0 | MON | C. Laboy | J. Merritt | Bailey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | R | 6% | 90% | 3-0 | CIN | B. Tolan | J. Sparma | Home Run |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | MON | G. Sutherland | J. Merritt | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | MON | R. Staub | J. Merritt | Strikeout Looking | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | MON | R. Fairly | J. Merritt | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | CIN | B. Tolan | J. Sparma | Flyball: CF | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | CIN | T. Helms | J. Sparma | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | 2% | 53% | 0-0 | CIN | P. Rose | J. Sparma | Double | ||
| b1 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | CIN | T. Perez | J. Sparma | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | MON | B. Bailey | J. Merritt | Walk | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 52% | 0-0 | MON | C. Laboy | J. Merritt | Bailey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | MON | C. Laboy | J. Merritt | Flyball: RF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | MON | A. Phillips | J. Merritt | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | CIN | J. Bench | J. Sparma | Lineout: 3B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | CIN | L. May | J. Sparma | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); May to 1B | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | CIN | B. Carbo | J. Sparma | Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 2B | |
| b2 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | CIN | D. Concepcion | J. Sparma | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | MON | J. Boccabella | J. Merritt | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | MON | B. Wine | J. Merritt | Strikeout Looking | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | MON | J. Sparma | J. Merritt | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | 4% | 60% | 0-0 | CIN | J. Merritt | J. Sparma | Single to CF | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | O | -4% | 56% | 0-0 | CIN | B. Tolan | J. Sparma | Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 54% | 0-0 | CIN | T. Helms | J. Sparma | Groundout: 2B-1B; Tolan to 2B | |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | CIN | P. Rose | J. Sparma | Walk | ||
| b3 | 2 | 12- | O | -5% | 50% | 0-0 | CIN | T. Perez | J. Sparma | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | MON | G. Sutherland | J. Merritt | Flyball: CF | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | MON | R. Staub | J. Merritt | Lineout: 1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | MON | R. Fairly | J. Merritt | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 7% | 63% | 0-0 | CIN | J. Bench | J. Sparma | Double to CF | ||
| b4 | 0 | -2- | RR | 15% | 79% | 0-0 | CIN | L. May | J. Sparma | Home Run; Bench Scores | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | R | 7% | 86% | 2-0 | CIN | B. Carbo | J. Sparma | Home Run | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 3-0 | CIN | D. Concepcion | J. Sparma | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 3-0 | CIN | J. Merritt | J. Sparma | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | R | 6% | 90% | 3-0 | CIN | B. Tolan | J. Sparma | Home Run | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 89% | 4-0 | CIN | T. Helms | J. Sparma | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 91% | 0-4 | MON | B. Bailey | J. Merritt | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 92% | 0-4 | MON | C. Laboy | J. Merritt | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 93% | 0-4 | MON | A. Phillips | J. Merritt | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Expos' Joe Sparma facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 3% | 96% | 4-0 | CIN | P. Rose | J. Sparma | Triple to CF | ||
| b5 | 0 | --3 | 1% | 96% | 4-0 | CIN | T. Perez | J. Sparma | Walk | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-3 | O | -1% | 95% | 4-0 | CIN | J. Bench | J. Sparma | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 1% | 95% | 4-0 | CIN | L. May | J. Sparma | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 96% | 5-0 | CIN | B. Carbo | J. Sparma | Walk; Perez to 2B | ||
| b5 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 95% | 5-0 | CIN | D. Concepcion | J. Sparma | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 96% | 0-5 | MON | J. Boccabella | J. Merritt | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 0-5 | MON | B. Wine | J. Merritt | Groundout: P-1B | |
| Jose Herrera pinch hits for Joe Sparma (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 97% | 0-5 | MON | J. Herrera | J. Merritt | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Expos' Carl Morton facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Carl Morton replaces Jose Herrera (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-0 | CIN | J. Merritt | C. Morton | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-0 | CIN | B. Tolan | C. Morton | Lineout: LF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | 0% | 97% | 5-0 | CIN | T. Helms | C. Morton | Walk | ||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 97% | 5-0 | CIN | P. Rose | C. Morton | Walk; Helms to 2B | ||
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-0 | CIN | T. Perez | C. Morton | Groundout: C-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 0-5 | MON | G. Sutherland | J. Merritt | Popfly: 1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | -2% | 96% | 0-5 | MON | R. Staub | J. Merritt | Triple to CF | ||
| t7 | 1 | --3 | R | -2% | 94% | 0-5 | MON | R. Fairly | J. Merritt | Single to CF; Staub Scores | |
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 96% | 1-5 | MON | B. Bailey | J. Merritt | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 97% | 1-5 | MON | C. Laboy | J. Merritt | Popfly: 1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Expos' Carl Morton facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-1 | CIN | J. Bench | C. Morton | Flyball: CF | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-1 | CIN | L. May | C. Morton | Popfly: 1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | 0% | 97% | 5-1 | CIN | B. Carbo | C. Morton | Single to RF | ||
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-1 | CIN | D. Concepcion | C. Morton | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-5 | MON | A. Phillips | J. Merritt | Popfly: C | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 98% | 1-5 | MON | J. Boccabella | J. Merritt | Popfly: 3B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | -1% | 98% | 1-5 | MON | B. Wine | J. Merritt | Walk | ||
| Ron Brand pinch hits for Carl Morton (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-5 | MON | R. Brand | J. Merritt | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-1, Expos' Gary Waslewski facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Gary Waslewski replaces Ron Brand (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 5-1 | CIN | J. Merritt | G. Waslewski | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 5-1 | CIN | B. Tolan | G. Waslewski | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 5-1 | CIN | T. Helms | G. Waslewski | Popfly: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-5, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -2% | 97% | 1-5 | MON | G. Sutherland | J. Merritt | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 98% | 1-5 | MON | R. Staub | J. Merritt | Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sutherland to 2B | |
| t9 | 1 | -2- | O | 1% | 100% | 1-5 | MON | R. Fairly | J. Merritt | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 2 | -2- | O | 0% | 100% | 1-5 | MON | B. Bailey | J. Merritt | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Reds 5. | |||||||||||
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