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DET  5
@WSA  0
 CIN  5
MON  1
Standings at end of play this day

Crosley Field, Attendance: 30,124

 Monday, April 6, 1970
Time of Game: 2:06
Expos
1
0-1
Lost 1
6th, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

Batting Stats

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
Batting Events
3B: R Staub (1, off J Merritt).
TB: R Staub 3; G Sutherland; R Fairly.
RBI: R Fairly (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: C Laboy (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: B Bailey (1, 2nd base by J Merritt/J Bench).
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
Batting Events
2B: P Rose (1, off J Sparma); J Bench (1, off J Sparma).
3B: P Rose (1, off J Sparma).
HR: B Carbo (1, off J Sparma; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Tolan (1, off J Sparma; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); L May (1, off J Sparma; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: L May (1, off J Sparma).
TB: P Rose 5; B Carbo 5; B Tolan 4; L May 4; J Bench 2; J Merritt.
RBI: L May 3 (3); B Tolan (1); B Carbo (1).
2-out RBI: B Tolan.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Pitching Stats

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           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 30,124.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
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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