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BAL  4
NYY  2
 CAL  7
OAK  6
 BOS  3
@DET  1
 CHW  7
@KCR  0
 MIN  2
SEP  1
 CHC  2
STL  1
(10)		 STL  7
@CHC  2
 HOU  3
CIN  2
 MON 10
PHI  6
 MON  3
PHI  1
 PIT  8
@NYM  2
 PIT  8
@NYM  0
 ATL 12
@SDP  3
 SFG  5
LAD  1
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 12,205

 Friday, September 19, 1969
Time of Game: 2:29
Reds
2
80-69
Lost 2
4th, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  4  1
W: Fred Gladding (4-7), L: Wayne Granger (8-6)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
 Astros
3
77-72
Won 1
5th, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .340  .934              3   0   3B
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .830              4   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .321  .821              2   0   
  J Stewart LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .705              0   0   
T Perez 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .306  .905              0   3   SB
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .834              3   2   
L May 1B                      4   1   2   2    0   0  .278  .869             10   0   HR
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .559              2   3   2B
W Woodward SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .663              1   5   
J Merritt P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .135  .374              0   0   SH
  W Granger P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .317              0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   0    3  10                         25  13
Batting Events
2B: T Helms (14, off F Gladding).
3B: P Rose (11, off J Bouton).
HR: L May (37, off J Ray; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: J Merritt (13, off J Ray).
TB: L May 5; P Rose 3; T Helms 2; W Woodward; T Perez.
RBI: L May 2 (105).
2-out RBI: L May 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Baserunning Events
SB: T Perez (4, 2nd base off J Ray/J Edwards).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .762              0   3   
J Alou RF-LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .616              1   0   
J Wynn CF                     0   2   0   0    4   0  .268  .946              2   0   CS
T Davis LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .680              1   0   CS
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222              0   0   
  K Lampard PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .750 2.250              0   0   HR
D Menke 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .769             12   1   
D Rader 3B                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .705              0   3   SF
M Martinez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .686              1   1   
J Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .635              9   1   
J Ray P                       1   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .190              1   1   
  J Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .618              0   0   
  J Bouton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  N Miller PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .722              0   0   
Totals                       26   3   4   0    4   2                         27  10
Batting Events
HR: K Lampard (1, off W Granger; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: D Rader (3, off W Granger).
TB: K Lampard 4; J Morgan; T Davis; D Menke.
RBI: K Lampard 2 (2); D Rader (80).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
E: D Menke (27).
Baserunning Events
CS: J Wynn (7, 2nd base by J Merritt/J Bench); T Davis (5, 2nd base by J Merritt/J Bench).

Pitching Stats

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                      6.1   3   1   1    3   2   0   4.37   23     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 3     62    -     1.03   0.22
W Granger, BS (9), L (8-6)     2     1   2   2    1   0   1   2.90    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          2-1    2.75  -0.62
Totals                         8.1   4   3   3    4   2   1          31     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 4          2-1 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Ray                          6     3   2   2    3   5   1   3.99   25     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 3     60    -     1.16   0.00
J Bouton                       2     1   0   0    0   4   0   3.23    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.69   0.07
F Gladding, W (4-7)            1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.28    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.07   0.03
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3  10   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 12,205.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 1 1-- RR 81% 100% 1-2 HOU K. Lampard W. Granger Home Run; Wynn Scores
t6 2 1-- RR -31% 23% 0-0 CIN L. May J. Ray Home Run; Johnson Scores
b7 1 1-- 11% 31% 0-2 HOU D. Menke J. Merritt Single to RF; Wynn to 3B
b9 1 --- 9% 19% 1-2 HOU J. Wynn W. Granger Walk
b9 0 --- O -8% 10% 1-2 HOU J. Alou W. Granger Groundout: 3B-1B

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CIN P. Rose J. Ray Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan J. Ray Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson J. Ray Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 HOU J. Alou J. Merritt Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- 1% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn J. Merritt Walk
b1 2 1-- 3% 55% 0-0 HOU T. Davis J. Merritt Single to CF; Wynn to 3B
b1 2 1-3 O -5% 50% 0-0 HOU D. Menke J. Merritt Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 CIN T. Perez J. Ray Walk
t2 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 CIN J. Bench J. Ray Popfly: SS
t2 1 1-- O 2% 51% 0-0 CIN L. May J. Ray Groundout: 1B unassisted; Perez to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 CIN T. Helms J. Ray Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 HOU D. Menke J. Merritt Foul Flyball: C
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 HOU D. Rader J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU M. Martinez J. Merritt Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CIN W. Woodward J. Ray Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CIN J. Merritt J. Ray Strikeout
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 CIN P. Rose J. Ray Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rose to 1B
t3 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan J. Ray Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 HOU J. Edwards J. Merritt Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 HOU J. Ray J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan J. Merritt Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson J. Ray Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Perez J. Ray Single to LF
t4 1 1-- -2% 47% 0-0 CIN J. Bench J. Ray Perez Steals 2B
t4 1 -2- O 4% 52% 0-0 CIN J. Bench J. Ray Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 -2- O 4% 56% 0-0 CIN L. May J. Ray Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 HOU J. Alou J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- 3% 56% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn J. Merritt Walk
b4 1 1-- O -5% 51% 0-0 HOU T. Davis J. Merritt Wynn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
b4 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU T. Davis J. Merritt Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CIN T. Helms J. Ray Strikeout
t5 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 CIN W. Woodward J. Ray Single to CF
t5 1 1-- O 2% 52% 0-0 CIN J. Merritt J. Ray Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B
t5 2 -2- -1% 51% 0-0 CIN P. Rose J. Ray Walk
t5 2 12- O 6% 56% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan J. Ray Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 HOU D. Menke J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 HOU D. Rader J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU M. Martinez J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Ray facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson J. Ray Walk
t6 0 1-- O 5% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Perez J. Ray Strikeout
t6 1 1-- O 4% 54% 0-0 CIN J. Bench J. Ray Flyball: CF
t6 2 1-- RR -31% 23% 0-0 CIN L. May J. Ray Home Run; Johnson Scores
t6 2 --- O 1% 23% 2-0 CIN T. Helms J. Ray Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O -3% 20% 0-2 HOU J. Edwards J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-1B
Julio Gotay pinch hits for Jim Ray (P) batting 9th
b6 1 --- O -2% 18% 0-2 HOU J. Gotay J. Merritt Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2 --- 2% 20% 0-2 HOU J. Morgan J. Merritt Single to RF
b6 2 1-- O -3% 17% 0-2 HOU J. Alou J. Merritt Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Jim Bouton facing 8-9-1
Jim Bouton replaces Julio Gotay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 1% 18% 2-0 CIN W. Woodward J. Bouton Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O 1% 19% 2-0 CIN J. Merritt J. Bouton Strikeout Looking
t7 2 --- -2% 17% 2-0 CIN P. Rose J. Bouton Triple to CF
t7 2 --3 O 3% 19% 2-0 CIN B. Tolan J. Bouton Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- 7% 26% 0-2 HOU J. Wynn J. Merritt Walk
b7 0 1-- O -6% 20% 0-2 HOU T. Davis J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b7 1 1-- 11% 31% 0-2 HOU D. Menke J. Merritt Single to RF; Wynn to 3B
Wayne Granger replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
b7 1 1-3 RO -2% 29% 0-2 HOU D. Rader W. Granger Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wynn Scores
b7 2 1-- O -5% 24% 1-2 HOU M. Martinez W. Granger Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Jim Bouton facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 2% 26% 2-1 CIN A. Johnson J. Bouton Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- O 1% 27% 2-1 CIN T. Perez J. Bouton Strikeout
t8 2 --- O 1% 28% 2-1 CIN J. Bench J. Bouton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 8-9-1
Jimmy Stewart replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 3rd
b8 0 --- O -6% 22% 1-2 HOU J. Edwards W. Granger Flyball: CF
Norm Miller pinch hits for Jim Bouton (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- O -4% 18% 1-2 HOU N. Miller W. Granger Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O -3% 15% 1-2 HOU J. Morgan W. Granger Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Fred Gladding facing 6-7-8
Fred Gladding replaces Tommy Davis (LF) pitching and batting 4th; Jesus Alou moves from RF to LF; Norm Miller moves from PH to RF
t9 0 --- -2% 13% 2-1 CIN L. May F. Gladding Single to 3B
t9 0 1-- -6% 6% 2-1 CIN T. Helms F. Gladding Double (LF-CF); May to 3B
t9 0 -23 O 3% 9% 2-1 CIN W. Woodward F. Gladding Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 1 -23 O 5% 14% 2-1 CIN W. Granger F. Gladding Strikeout
t9 2 -23 O 4% 18% 2-1 CIN P. Rose F. Gladding Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 2-3-4
b9 0 --- O -8% 10% 1-2 HOU J. Alou W. Granger Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- 9% 19% 1-2 HOU J. Wynn W. Granger Walk
Keith Lampard pinch hits for Fred Gladding (P) batting 4th
b9 1 1-- RR 81% 100% 1-2 HOU K. Lampard W. Granger Home Run; Wynn Scores
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3.

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