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BAL  8
NYY  7
 CAL  7
OAK  3
 WSA  5
@CLE  3
(12)		 BOS  6
@DET  3
 KCR  9
CHW  8
 MIN  3
SEP  2
 STL  4
@CHC  1
 HOU  6
CIN  0
 PHI  6
@MON  4
 PIT  4
@NYM  0
 ATL  3
@SDP  2
 SFG  5
LAD  4
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,227

 Saturday, September 20, 1969
Time of Game: 2:47
Reds
0
80-70
Lost 3
4th, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Astros          0  1  1   0  4  0   0  0  X    6 12  2
W: Tom Griffin (11-8), L: Tony Cloninger (10-17)
 Astros
6
78-72
Won 2
5th, 6 GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .339  .930              0   0   
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .824              4   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .319  .818              1   0   SB,HBP
T Perez 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .305  .902              0   0   
L May 1B                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .869              6   1   CS
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .827              8   1   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .245  .563              3   1   
W Woodward SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .660              1   4   
T Cloninger P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .440              1   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .567              0   0   
  A Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Ribant P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .701              0   0   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    3  11                         24   7
Batting Events
HBP: A Johnson (9, by T Griffin).
TB: T Helms 2; L May; T Cloninger; W Woodward.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Baserunning Events
SB: A Johnson (11, 2nd base off T Griffin/J Edwards).
CS: L May (3, 2nd base by T Griffin/J Edwards).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .243  .764              3   3   SB,CS
J Alou LF                     5   1   4   0    0   0  .254  .628              2   0   
J Wynn CF                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .270  .947              3   0   
N Miller RF                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .268  .722              1   0   HBP
D Menke SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .771              1   1   
C Blefary 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .248  .737              4   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .703              2   0   
J Edwards C                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .231  .637             11   2   
T Griffin P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .155  .491              0   0   
Totals                       35   6  12   0    4   7                         27   6
Batting Events
HBP: N Miller (7, by C Carroll).
TB: J Alou 4; D Menke 2; J Wynn 2; J Morgan; D Rader; N Miller; J Edwards.
RBI: J Edwards (48); D Rader (81); D Menke (89); J Wynn (85); N Miller (47).
2-out RBI: D Rader; J Edwards.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding Events
E: J Morgan 2 (18).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Morgan (42, 2nd base off T Cloninger/J Bench).
CS: J Morgan (14, 2nd base by T Cloninger/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
T Cloninger, L (10-17)         4.1   6   5   5    4   4   0   5.23   22     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 6     31    -     0.96  -0.17
C Carroll                      1.1   5   1   1    0   1   0   3.61   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 5          2-2    0.28  -0.06
A Jackson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.53    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.18   0.00
D Ribant                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.52    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   6    4   7   0          40     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0·12          5-2 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, W (11-8)            9     5   0   0    3  11   0   3.61   36     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 5     85    -     0.78   0.28
Totals                         9     5   0   0    3  11   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 5           -
Balks: T Cloninger (2).
WP: T Cloninger (13); D Ribant (1).
HBP: T Griffin (7; A Johnson); C Carroll (6; N Miller).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 17,227.
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                   LF
3. Alex Johnson                 LF       3. Jimmy Wynn                   CF
4. Tony Perez                   3B       4. Norm Miller                  RF
5. Lee May                      1B       5. Denis Menke                  SS
6. Johnny Bench                  C       6. Curt Blefary                 1B
7. Tommy Helms                  2B       7. Doug Rader                   3B
8. Woody Woodward               SS       8. Johnny Edwards                C
9. Tony Cloninger                P       9. Tom Griffin                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 0 1-- 8% 79% 1-0 HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
t2 2 123 O 8% 55% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 1 12- R 8% 93% 2-0 HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger Single to RF; Alou Scores; Wynn to 3B
t4 2 1-3 O 6% 80% 0-2 CIN P. Rose T. Griffin Strikeout Looking
t2 1 12- O 5% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Cloninger T. Griffin Popfly: 2B

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' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CIN P. Rose T. Griffin Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Tolan out at 2B/2B-SS
t1 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin Hit By Pitch
t1 2 1-- -1% 51% 0-0 CIN T. Perez T. Griffin Johnson Steals 2B
t1 2 -2- -1% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Perez T. Griffin Walk
t1 2 12- O 4% 55% 0-0 CIN L. May T. Griffin Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 HOU J. Morgan T. Cloninger Walk
b1 0 1-- 3% 61% 0-0 HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger Morgan Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O -4% 57% 0-0 HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 CIN J. Bench T. Griffin Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
t2 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Helms T. Griffin Strikeout
t2 1 1-- -4% 46% 0-0 CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin Single to RF; Bench to 2B
t2 1 12- O 5% 50% 0-0 CIN T. Cloninger T. Griffin Popfly: 2B
t2 2 12- -3% 47% 0-0 CIN P. Rose T. Griffin Walk; Bench to 3B; Woodward to 2B
t2 2 123 O 8% 55% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger Single to RF
b2 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 HOU C. Blefary T. Cloninger Groundout: 1B unassisted; Menke to 2B
b2 1 -2- 3% 60% 0-0 HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger Wild Pitch; Menke to 3B
b2 1 --3 R 4% 64% 0-0 HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger Balk; Menke Scores
b2 1 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- 1% 64% 1-0 HOU J. Edwards T. Cloninger Walk
b2 2 1-- O -2% 62% 1-0 HOU T. Griffin T. Cloninger Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- O 3% 65% 0-1 CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 CIN T. Perez T. Griffin Strikeout
t3 2 --- -1% 65% 0-1 CIN L. May T. Griffin Single to LF
t3 2 1-- O 3% 68% 0-1 CIN J. Bench T. Griffin May Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 3% 71% 1-0 HOU J. Morgan T. Cloninger Single to RF
b3 0 1-- 8% 79% 1-0 HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
b3 0 1-3 R 5% 84% 1-0 HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger Single to LF; Morgan Scores; Alou to 2B
b3 0 12- O -3% 80% 2-0 HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger Strikeout
b3 1 12- O -3% 78% 2-0 HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger Foul Flyball: C
b3 2 12- O -3% 75% 2-0 HOU C. Blefary T. Cloninger Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 CIN J. Bench T. Griffin Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- -3% 74% 0-2 CIN T. Helms T. Griffin Single to CF
t4 1 1-- O 3% 78% 0-2 CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin Flyball: 2B
t4 2 1-- -3% 75% 0-2 CIN T. Cloninger T. Griffin Single to CF; Helms to 3B
t4 2 1-3 O 6% 80% 0-2 CIN P. Rose T. Griffin Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -1% 79% 2-0 HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 HOU J. Edwards T. Cloninger Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 HOU T. Griffin T. Cloninger Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 83% 0-2 CIN T. Perez T. Griffin Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 2% 85% 2-0 HOU J. Morgan T. Cloninger Walk
b5 0 1-- O -3% 81% 2-0 HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 1 --- 1% 83% 2-0 HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger Single to RF
b5 1 1-- 2% 85% 2-0 HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger Walk; Alou to 2B
b5 1 12- R 8% 93% 2-0 HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger Single to RF; Alou Scores; Wynn to 3B
Clay Carroll replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
b5 1 1-3 R 2% 95% 3-0 HOU D. Menke C. Carroll Single to LF; Wynn Scores; Miller to 2B
b5 1 12- O -1% 94% 4-0 HOU C. Blefary C. Carroll Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Miller to 3B; Blefary to 1B
b5 2 1-3 R 3% 97% 4-0 HOU D. Rader C. Carroll Single to RF; Miller Scores; Blefary to 3B
b5 2 1-3 R 1% 98% 5-0 HOU J. Edwards C. Carroll Single to CF; Blefary Scores; Rader to 2B
b5 2 12- O -0% 98% 6-0 HOU T. Griffin C. Carroll Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- -1% 97% 0-6 CIN L. May T. Griffin Walk
t6 0 1-- O 1% 98% 0-6 CIN J. Bench T. Griffin Flyball: CF
t6 1 1-- O 1% 99% 0-6 CIN T. Helms T. Griffin Strikeout Looking
t6 2 1-- O 0% 99% 0-6 CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 HOU J. Morgan C. Carroll Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- 0% 99% 6-0 HOU J. Alou C. Carroll Single to CF
b6 1 1-- 0% 99% 6-0 HOU J. Wynn C. Carroll Single to LF; Alou to 2B
b6 1 12- 0% 99% 6-0 HOU N. Miller C. Carroll Hit By Pitch; Alou to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b6 1 123 O -0% 99% 6-0 HOU D. Menke C. Carroll Popfly: 1B
Al Jackson replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
b6 2 123 O -0% 99% 6-0 HOU C. Blefary A. Jackson Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Al Jackson (P) batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 CIN B. Carbo T. Griffin Strikeout Looking
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 CIN P. Rose T. Griffin Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Reds' Dennis Ribant facing 7-8-9
Dennis Ribant replaces Bernie Carbo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 HOU D. Rader D. Ribant Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 HOU J. Edwards D. Ribant Strikeout
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 6-0 HOU T. Griffin D. Ribant Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN T. Perez T. Griffin Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN L. May T. Griffin Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Reds' Dennis Ribant facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 HOU J. Morgan D. Ribant Popfly: 2B
b8 1 --- 0% 100% 6-0 HOU J. Alou D. Ribant Single to SS
b8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 6-0 HOU J. Wynn D. Ribant Flyball: LF; Alou to 2B
b8 2 -2- 0% 100% 6-0 HOU N. Miller D. Ribant Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B
b8 2 --3 O 0% 100% 6-0 HOU N. Miller D. Ribant Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN J. Bench T. Griffin Groundout: C-1B
t9 1 --- -0% 100% 0-6 CIN T. Helms T. Griffin Single to CF
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin Strikeout Looking
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Dennis Ribant (P) batting 9th
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 CIN J. Stewart T. Griffin Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.

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