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DET
@BAL		0
2
CLE
@BOS		4
8
OAK
@CAL		1
5
KCR
@MIL		1
2
CHW
@MIN		3
12
WSA
@NYY		7
3
WSA
@NYY		7
3
SDP
@ATL		6
5
PIT
@CHC		5
2
HOU
@CIN		1
3
STL
@MON		6
3
NYM
@PHI		5
4
LAD
@SFG		4
0
Sunday, July 5, 1970,
, Riverfront Stadium
Attendance: 18,943, Time of Game: 1:53
Astros
1
34-47
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Reds
3
57-23
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Wayne Simpson (13-1)
L: Denny Lemaster (6-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  1
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  X    3  9  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Cedeno RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .536 -0.091 0.85 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 0 0
Joe Morgan 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 .797 -0.016 0.79 0.045 -0.061 0.1 4 1 2B
Jim Wynn CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .869 -0.026 0.91 0.043 -0.068 -0.3 3 0
Joe Pepitone LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .759 -0.076 1.03 0.015 -0.091 -0.9 3 1
Bob Watson 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .298 .864 0.066 0.84 0.094 -0.029 1.3 7 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .698 -0.174 1.50 0.000 -0.174 -1.5 0 3 GDP
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .177 .499 -0.091 1.18 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 4 0
Hector Torres SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .535 0.013 0.65 0.028 -0.015 0.2 1 2
   Marty Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .595 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
   Jim Bouton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .871 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Denny Lemaster P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .460 -0.056 1.33 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 1 2 SH
   Denis Menke PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .311 .789 -0.014 0.56 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 2 7 .133 .354 -0.488 0.99 0.225 -0.713 -3.7 24 9
2B: J Morgan (12, off W Simpson).
SH: D Lemaster (3, off W Simpson).
TB: J Morgan 2; B Watson 2; J Wynn.
GIDP: D Rader (14).
RBI: B Watson (15).
2-out RBI: B Watson.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Rader-J Morgan-B Watson.
E: D Lemaster (1).
Outfield Assists: J Pepitone (P Rose at 2nd base).

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 0 .317 .893 -0.098 0.84 0.000 -0.098 -1.0 1 0
Bobby Tolan CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .326 .901 0.054 0.96 0.091 -0.037 0.2 3 0 SB
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .361 1.126 -0.056 0.66 0.022 -0.078 -0.6 2 2 2B
Johnny Bench C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .295 .972 0.202 1.02 0.204 -0.002 1.3 8 0 2B
Lee May 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .776 -0.035 1.14 0.098 -0.133 -0.4 8 1 GDP
Hal McRae LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 1.041 -0.058 0.72 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 0 0
   Jimmy Stewart LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .498 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .224 .514 0.019 0.86 0.066 -0.047 0.5 3 4
Woody Woodward SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .276 .653 0.059 0.54 0.068 -0.009 0.3 0 3
Wayne Simpson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .098 .213 -0.076 0.89 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 2 2
Team Totals 31 3 9 3 1 4 .290 .667 0.011 0.86 0.549 -0.538 -1.2 27 12
2B: T Perez (12, off D Lemaster); J Bench (23, off D Lemaster).
TB: J Bench 3; T Perez 2; W Woodward 2; L May; P Rose; B Tolan; T Helms.
GIDP: L May (11).
RBI: J Bench (69); L May (45); T Helms (23).
2-out RBI: T Helms.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Simpson-T Helms-L May.
E: T Perez (20).
Baserunning
SB: B Tolan (27, 2nd base off D Lemaster/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny Lemaster, L (6-11) 7 9 3 3 1 4 0 4.55 29 50 -0.017 0.94 0.7
Jim Bouton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.81 3 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 1 4 0 3.38 32 50 0 0 -0.010 0.99 1.2

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Simpson, W (13-1) 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 2.27 33 80 0.490 0.99 3.7
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 1.00 33 80 0.490 0.86 3.7
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: 1:53.
Attendance: 18,943.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Cincinnati Reds
1 Cesar Cedeno RF 1 Pete Rose RF
2 Joe Morgan 2B 2 Bobby Tolan CF
3 Jim Wynn CF 3 Tony Perez 3B
4 Joe Pepitone LF 4 Johnny Bench C
5 Bob Watson 1B 5 Lee May 1B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Hal McRae LF
7 Johnny Edwards C 7 Tommy Helms 2B
8 Hector Torres SS 8 Woody Woodward SS
9 Denny Lemaster P 9 Wayne Simpson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-0 1 -2- R CIN J. Bench D. Lemaster 15% 76% Double to LF; Tolan Scores
b6 1-0 1 -2- R CIN L. May D. Lemaster 10% 86% Single to LF; Bench Scores; May to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO CIN L. May D. Lemaster -9% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b6 2-0 2 -2- R CIN T. Helms D. Lemaster 7% 90% Single to RF; May Scores
b6 0-0 0 -2- O CIN T. Perez D. Lemaster -6% 61% Flyball: CF

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' Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno W. Simpson 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Morgan W. Simpson 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Wynn W. Simpson 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Lemaster -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan D. Lemaster -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CIN T. Perez D. Lemaster 2% 53% Double to LF
b1 0-0 2 -2- CIN J. Bench D. Lemaster 1% 54% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- O CIN L. May D. Lemaster -4% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Pepitone W. Simpson 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- HOU B. Watson W. Simpson -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO HOU D. Rader W. Simpson 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN H. McRae D. Lemaster -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O CIN T. Helms D. Lemaster -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 --- CIN W. Woodward D. Lemaster 1% 52% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CIN W. Simpson D. Lemaster -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards W. Simpson 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- HOU H. Torres W. Simpson -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O HOU D. Lemaster W. Simpson 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Torres to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno W. Simpson 4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Lemaster -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan D. Lemaster -2% 51% Popfly: SS
b3 0-0 2 --- O CIN T. Perez D. Lemaster -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan W. Simpson 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Wynn W. Simpson 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 --- HOU J. Pepitone W. Simpson -2% 53% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pepitone to 1B
t4 0-0 2 1-- O HOU B. Watson W. Simpson 3% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- CIN J. Bench D. Lemaster 4% 60% Single to CF
b4 0-0 0 1-- OO CIN L. May D. Lemaster -9% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O CIN H. McRae D. Lemaster -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader W. Simpson 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-P
t5 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards W. Simpson 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- O HOU H. Torres W. Simpson 1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Helms D. Lemaster -3% 54% Flyball: LF
b5 0-0 1 --- CIN W. Woodward D. Lemaster 6% 59% Single to P/Bunt; Woodward to 2B/Adv on E1
b5 0-0 1 -2- O CIN W. Simpson D. Lemaster -5% 55% Popfly: P
b5 0-0 2 -2- O CIN P. Rose D. Lemaster -5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Lemaster W. Simpson 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t6 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno W. Simpson 2% 56% Strikeout
t6 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Morgan W. Simpson 2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 2-3-4
b6 0-0 0 --- CIN B. Tolan D. Lemaster 5% 63% Single to RF
b6 0-0 0 1-- CIN T. Perez D. Lemaster 4% 67% Tolan Steals 2B
b6 0-0 0 -2- O CIN T. Perez D. Lemaster -6% 61% Flyball: CF
b6 0-0 1 -2- R CIN J. Bench D. Lemaster 15% 76% Double to LF; Tolan Scores
b6 1-0 1 -2- R CIN L. May D. Lemaster 10% 86% Single to LF; Bench Scores; May to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 2-0 1 -2- O CIN H. McRae D. Lemaster -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-0 2 -2- R CIN T. Helms D. Lemaster 7% 90% Single to RF; May Scores
b6 3-0 2 1-- O CIN W. Woodward D. Lemaster -1% 89% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 3-4-5
Jimmy Stewart replaces Hal McRae playing LF batting 6th
t7 0-3 0 --- HOU J. Wynn W. Simpson -4% 85% Single to LF
t7 0-3 0 1-- O HOU J. Pepitone W. Simpson 4% 89% Strikeout
t7 0-3 1 1-- HOU B. Watson W. Simpson -5% 84% Single to CF; Wynn to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- O HOU D. Rader W. Simpson 5% 90% Flyball: RF
t7 0-3 2 12- O HOU J. Edwards W. Simpson 4% 94% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Denny Lemaster facing 9-1-2
b7 3-0 0 --- O CIN W. Simpson D. Lemaster -1% 93% Strikeout
b7 3-0 1 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Lemaster -0% 93% Single to LF; Rose out at 2B/LF-2B
b7 3-0 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan D. Lemaster -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 8-9-1
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Hector Torres (SS) batting 8th
t8 0-3 0 --- O HOU M. Martinez W. Simpson 2% 95% Strikeout
Denis Menke pinch hits for Denny Lemaster (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 --- O HOU D. Menke W. Simpson 1% 96% Strikeout
t8 0-3 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno W. Simpson 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Jim Bouton facing 3-4-5
Jim Bouton replaces Marty Martinez (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Denis Menke moves from PH to SS
b8 3-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Bouton -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-0 1 --- O CIN J. Bench J. Bouton -0% 97% Lineout: SS
b8 3-0 2 --- O CIN L. May J. Bouton -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Wayne Simpson facing 2-3-4
t9 0-3 0 --- HOU J. Morgan W. Simpson -4% 92% Double to RF
t9 0-3 0 -2- O HOU J. Wynn W. Simpson 4% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-3 1 -2- O HOU J. Pepitone W. Simpson 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-3 2 -2- R HOU B. Watson W. Simpson -2% 96% Single to CF; Morgan Scores
t9 1-3 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader W. Simpson 4% 100% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 3.

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