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KCR 11
@BOS  3

CAL  3
BAL  2

MIL  3
DET  2

NYY  4
CHW  3

CLE  4
@OAK  3

WSA  1
MIN  0

ATL  4
MON  1

CHC  6
SFG  3

CIN  6
NYM  1
HOU  4
PHI  3

SDP  9
@STL  7

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 42,748

Thursday, August 13, 1970, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:19
Mets
1
61-54
Lost 1
2nd, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Reds            0  0  0   3  0  1   2  0  X    6  8  1
W: Jim Merritt (17-10), L: Ray Sadecki (7-4)
Reds
6
79-40
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .827              4   0   CS
B Harrelson SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .685              2   3   
C Jones LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .708              1   0   2B
D Clendenon 1B                4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .917             10   0   3B
R Swoboda RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .804              1   0   
J Foy 3B                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .708              0   1   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .530              4   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              0   0   
A Weis 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .542              2   5   2B
R Sadecki P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .492              0   0   
  K Singleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .770              0   0   
  D Frisella P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .571              0   0   
  J Grote C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .686              0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   0    0  13                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: A Weis (7, off J Merritt); C Jones (14, off J Merritt).
3B: D Clendenon (1, off J Merritt).
TB: D Clendenon 3; A Weis 2; C Jones 2; T Agee; J Foy.
RBI: D Clendenon (57).
2-out RBI: D Clendenon.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Harrelson-A Weis-D Clendenon.
E: R Sadecki (4).
Baserunning Events
CS: T Agee (10, 2nd base by J Merritt/J Bench).
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .328  .895              0   0   2B
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .857              3   0   SB
T Perez 3B                    3   2   2   3    1   0  .334 1.059              0   1   HR,2B
J Bench C                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .298  .993             14   2   HR,IW
L May 1B                      2   1   1   1    2   0  .258  .797              7   0   HR
H McRae LF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .881              2   0   
  B Carbo PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .312 1.052              0   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .526              1   0   
W Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .609              0   2   GDP
J Merritt P                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .157  .435              0   2   
Totals                       32   6   8   0    5   3                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: T Perez (19, off D Frisella); P Rose (27, off R Sadecki).
HR: T Perez (36, off D Frisella; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); J Bench (40, off R Sadecki; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); L May (25, off R Sadecki; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: J Bench (6, by D Frisella).
TB: T Perez 6; L May 4; J Bench 4; P Rose 3; J Merritt; T Helms.
GIDP: W Woodward (5).
RBI: T Perez 3 (114); J Bench 2 (115); L May (66).
2-out RBI: T Perez 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: T Perez (25).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Tolan (43, 2nd base off R Sadecki/D Dyer).

Pitching Stats

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sadecki, L (7-4)             4     4   3   3    1   2   2   3.78   17     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 4     43    -     1.14  -0.15
D Frisella                     2.2   4   3   3    3   1   1   3.07   15     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 1· 3          0-0    0.35  -0.06
R Taylor                       1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.74    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         8     8   6   6    5   3   3          37     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 7          3-0 
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 (17-10)           9     5   1   1    0  13   0   3.87   32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4     86    -     0.81   0.29
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0  13   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Frisella (4; J Bench).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 42,748.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Cincinnati Reds                              
1. Tommie Agee                  CF       1. Pete Rose                    RF
2. Bud Harrelson                SS       2. Bobby Tolan                  CF
3. Cleon Jones                  LF       3. Tony Perez                   3B
4. Donn Clendenon               1B       4. Johnny Bench                  C
5. Ron Swoboda                  RF       5. Lee May                      1B
6. Joe Foy                      3B       6. Hal McRae                    LF
7. Duffy Dyer                    C       7. Tommy Helms                  2B
8. Al Weis                      2B       8. Woody Woodward               SS
9. Ray Sadecki                   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 1-- RR 21% 69% 0-1 CIN J. Bench R. Sadecki Home Run; Perez Scores
t5 1 1-- -11% 64% 1-3 NYM A. Weis J. Merritt Double to LF; Foy to 3B
t1 2 -2- R -10% 42% 0-0 NYM D. Clendenon J. Merritt Triple to CF; Jones Scores
b4 0 --- R 10% 79% 2-1 CIN L. May R. Sadecki Home Run
t5 1 -23 O 10% 74% 1-3 NYM K. Singleton J. Merritt Strikeout

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, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM T. Agee J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson J. Merritt Flyball: LF
t1 2 --- -2% 52% 0-0 NYM C. Jones J. Merritt Double to CF
t1 2 -2- R -10% 42% 0-0 NYM D. Clendenon J. Merritt Triple to CF; Jones Scores
t1 2 --3 O 3% 45% 1-0 NYM R. Swoboda J. Merritt Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 6% 51% 0-1 CIN P. Rose R. Sadecki Double to CF
b1 0 -2- 3% 54% 0-1 CIN B. Tolan R. Sadecki Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
b1 0 12- O -6% 49% 0-1 CIN T. Perez R. Sadecki Popfly: SS
b1 1 12- O -4% 45% 0-1 CIN J. Bench R. Sadecki Flyball: RF; Rose to 3B
b1 2 1-3 1% 46% 0-1 CIN L. May R. Sadecki Tolan Steals 2B
b1 2 -23 O -6% 40% 0-1 CIN L. May R. Sadecki Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 2% 42% 1-0 NYM J. Foy J. Merritt Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 NYM D. Dyer J. Merritt Strikeout
t2 2 --- O 1% 44% 1-0 NYM A. Weis J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -3% 42% 0-1 CIN H. McRae R. Sadecki Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- 3% 45% 0-1 CIN T. Helms R. Sadecki Single to RF
b2 1 1-- OO -6% 39% 0-1 CIN W. Woodward R. Sadecki Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 41% 1-0 NYM R. Sadecki J. Merritt Strikeout
t3 1 --- -3% 39% 1-0 NYM T. Agee J. Merritt Single to CF
t3 1 1-- O 3% 41% 1-0 NYM B. Harrelson J. Merritt Strikeout
t3 2 1-- O 2% 44% 1-0 NYM C. Jones J. Merritt Agee Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -3% 41% 0-1 CIN J. Merritt R. Sadecki Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1 --- O -2% 39% 0-1 CIN P. Rose R. Sadecki Popfly: 1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 38% 0-1 CIN B. Tolan R. Sadecki Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 NYM C. Jones J. Merritt Groundout: C-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 42% 1-0 NYM D. Clendenon J. Merritt Groundout: P-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 43% 1-0 NYM R. Swoboda J. Merritt Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ray Sadecki facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 5% 48% 0-1 CIN T. Perez R. Sadecki Walk
b4 0 1-- RR 21% 69% 0-1 CIN J. Bench R. Sadecki Home Run; Perez Scores
b4 0 --- R 10% 79% 2-1 CIN L. May R. Sadecki Home Run
b4 0 --- O -2% 77% 3-1 CIN H. McRae R. Sadecki Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -1% 76% 3-1 CIN T. Helms R. Sadecki Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O -1% 75% 3-1 CIN W. Woodward R. Sadecki Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -5% 70% 1-3 NYM J. Foy J. Merritt Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 0 1-- O 4% 75% 1-3 NYM D. Dyer J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
t5 1 1-- -11% 64% 1-3 NYM A. Weis J. Merritt Double to LF; Foy to 3B
Ken Singleton pinch hits for Ray Sadecki (P) batting 9th
t5 1 -23 O 10% 74% 1-3 NYM K. Singleton J. Merritt Strikeout
t5 2 -23 O 8% 81% 1-3 NYM T. Agee J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Danny Frisella facing 9-1-2
Danny Frisella replaces Ken Singleton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 0 --- O -1% 80% 3-1 CIN J. Merritt D. Frisella Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -1% 79% 3-1 CIN P. Rose D. Frisella Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O -1% 78% 3-1 CIN B. Tolan D. Frisella Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 3% 81% 1-3 NYM B. Harrelson J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
t6 1 --- O 2% 83% 1-3 NYM C. Jones J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 84% 1-3 NYM D. Clendenon J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Danny Frisella facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- R 7% 91% 3-1 CIN T. Perez D. Frisella Home Run (LF-CF)
b6 0 --- O -1% 90% 4-1 CIN J. Bench D. Frisella Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- 1% 91% 4-1 CIN L. May D. Frisella Walk
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Hal McRae (LF) batting 6th
b6 1 1-- O -1% 90% 4-1 CIN B. Carbo D. Frisella Popfly: SS
b6 2 1-- O -1% 89% 4-1 CIN T. Helms D. Frisella Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
Bernie Carbo moves from PH to LF
t7 0 --- O 2% 92% 1-4 NYM R. Swoboda J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
t7 1 --- O 2% 93% 1-4 NYM J. Foy J. Merritt Strikeout
t7 2 --- -1% 92% 1-4 NYM D. Dyer J. Merritt Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t7 2 1-- O 2% 94% 1-4 NYM A. Weis J. Merritt Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Danny Frisella facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O -0% 94% 4-1 CIN W. Woodward D. Frisella Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- 1% 94% 4-1 CIN J. Merritt D. Frisella Single to RF
b7 1 1-- 2% 96% 4-1 CIN P. Rose D. Frisella Single to RF (Ground Ball); Merritt to 3B
b7 1 1-3 O -2% 94% 4-1 CIN B. Tolan D. Frisella Popfly: 2B
b7 2 1-3 RR 5% 99% 4-1 CIN T. Perez D. Frisella Double to LF; Rose Scores; Merritt Scores
b7 2 -2- 0% 99% 6-1 CIN J. Bench D. Frisella Intentional Walk
b7 2 12- 0% 99% 6-1 CIN L. May D. Frisella Walk; Perez to 3B; Bench to 2B
Ron Taylor replaces Duffy Dyer (C) pitching and batting 7th; Jerry Grote replaces Danny Frisella (P) playing C batting 9th
b7 2 123 O -0% 98% 6-1 CIN B. Carbo R. Taylor Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
t8 0 --- O 1% 99% 1-6 NYM J. Grote J. Merritt Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 NYM T. Agee J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 NYM B. Harrelson J. Merritt Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mets' Ron Taylor facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-1 CIN T. Helms R. Taylor Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 CIN W. Woodward R. Taylor Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- 0% 99% 6-1 CIN J. Merritt R. Taylor Walk
b8 2 1-- O 0% 99% 6-1 CIN P. Rose R. Taylor Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 NYM C. Jones J. Merritt Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 NYM D. Clendenon J. Merritt Popfly: 1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 NYM R. Swoboda J. Merritt Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 6.

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