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Standings
NYY
@BAL		7
8
OAK
@CAL		3
7
WSA
@CLE		5
3		 
(12)
BOS
@DET		6
3
CHW
@KCR		8
9
SEP
@MIN		2
3
STL
@CHC		4
1
CIN
@HOU		0
6
PHI
@MON		6
4
PIT
@NYM		4
0
ATL
@SDP		3
2
LAD
@SFG		4
5
Saturday, September 20, 1969
, Astrodome
Attendance: 17,227, Time of Game: 2:47
Reds
0
80-70
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
 at Astros
6
78-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
W: Tom Griffin (11-8)
L: Tony Cloninger (10-17)
 
                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

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .339 .930 -0.047 1.20 0.032 -0.079 -0.5 0 0
Bobby Tolan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .824 -0.119 1.22 0.000 -0.119 -1.2 4 0
Alex Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .319 .818 -0.024 0.62 0.022 -0.046 -0.4 1 0 SB,HBP
Tony Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .305 .902 -0.020 0.59 0.010 -0.030 -0.3 0 0
Lee May 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279 .869 -0.043 0.66 0.024 -0.068 -0.2 6 1 CS
Johnny Bench C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .827 0.003 0.61 0.039 -0.036 -0.4 8 1
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 .245 .563 -0.011 0.65 0.031 -0.042 -0.1 3 1
Woody Woodward SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 .660 0.001 0.70 0.039 -0.038 -0.4 1 4
Tony Cloninger P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .174 .440 -0.016 1.51 0.031 -0.047 -0.2 1 0
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .567 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bernie Carbo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
   Dennis Ribant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jimmy Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .701 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 3 11 .156 .406 -0.280 0.78 0.228 -0.509 -4.0 24 7
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
SB: A Johnson (11, 2nd base off T Griffin/J Edwards).
CS: L May (3, 2nd base by T Griffin/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .243 .764 0.080 0.65 0.114 -0.034 0.3 3 3 SB,CS
Jesus Alou LF 5 1 4 0 0 0 .254 .628 0.057 0.50 0.099 -0.042 1.3 2 0
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .270 .947 0.032 0.67 0.066 -0.034 0.9 3 0
Norm Miller RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .268 .722 0.012 0.71 0.078 -0.066 0.7 1 0 HBP
Denis Menke SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .277 .771 0.108 0.99 0.139 -0.031 0.5 1 1
Curt Blefary 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .248 .737 -0.054 0.80 0.000 -0.054 -1.7 4 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .703 -0.001 0.38 0.026 -0.027 0.4 2 0
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .231 .637 0.014 0.25 0.025 -0.010 0.8 11 2
Tom Griffin P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .155 .491 -0.029 0.28 0.000 -0.029 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 12 5 4 7 .343 .768 0.219 0.60 0.547 -0.327 2.4 27 6
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
E: J Morgan 2 (18).
Baserunning
SB: J Morgan (42, 2nd base off T Cloninger/J Bench).
CS: J Morgan (14, 2nd base by T Cloninger/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger, L (10-17) 4.1 6 5 5 4 4 0 5.23 22 31 -0.167 0.96 -1.9
Clay Carroll 1.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.61 10 2 2 -0.056 0.21 -2.2
Al Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.53 1 3 0 0.003 0.11 0.7
Dennis Ribant 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.52 7 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.9
Team Totals 8 12 6 6 4 7 0 6.75 40 31 5 2 -0.219 0.78 -2.4

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (11-8) 9 5 0 0 3 11 0 3.61 36 85 0.281 0.78 4.0
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 11 0 0.00 36 85 0.281 0.60 4.0
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.

Starting 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 Jim 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 0 1-- HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger 8% 79% Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
t2 0-0 2 123 O CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin 8% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 2-0 1 12- R HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger 8% 92% Single to RF; Alou Scores; Wynn to 3B
t4 0-2 2 1-3 O CIN P. Rose T. Griffin 6% 80% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 12- O CIN T. Cloninger T. Griffin 5% 50% Popfly: 2B

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, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Griffin 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin 1% 54% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Tolan out at 2B/2B-SS
t1 0-0 2 --- CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin -1% 52% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 2 1-- CIN T. Perez T. Griffin -1% 51% Johnson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- CIN T. Perez T. Griffin -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O CIN L. May T. Griffin 4% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Morgan T. Cloninger 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger 3% 61% Morgan Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger -4% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger -3% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- CIN J. Bench T. Griffin -4% 46% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- O CIN T. Helms T. Griffin 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin -4% 46% Single to RF; Bench to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O CIN T. Cloninger T. Griffin 5% 50% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- CIN P. Rose T. Griffin -3% 47% Walk; Bench to 3B; Woodward to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 O CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin 8% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O HOU C. Blefary T. Cloninger -2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Menke to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger 3% 60% Wild Pitch; Menke to 3B
b2 0-0 1 --3 R HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger 4% 65% Balk; Menke Scores
b2 1-0 1 --- O HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger -1% 63% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 --- HOU J. Edwards T. Cloninger 1% 64% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O HOU T. Griffin T. Cloninger -2% 62% 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 0-1 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin 3% 65% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O CIN T. Perez T. Griffin 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- CIN L. May T. Griffin -1% 65% Single to LF
t3 0-1 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench T. Griffin 3% 68% May Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- HOU J. Morgan T. Cloninger 3% 71% Single to RF
b3 1-0 0 1-- HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger 8% 79% Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
b3 1-0 0 1-3 R HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger 4% 84% Single to LF; Morgan Scores; Alou to 2B
b3 2-0 0 12- O HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger -3% 80% Strikeout
b3 2-0 1 12- O HOU D. Menke T. Cloninger -3% 78% Foul Flyball: C
b3 2-0 2 12- O HOU C. Blefary T. Cloninger -3% 75% 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 0-2 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Griffin 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 1 --- CIN T. Helms T. Griffin -3% 74% Single to CF
t4 0-2 1 1-- O CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin 3% 78% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-2 2 1-- CIN T. Cloninger T. Griffin -3% 75% Single to CF; Helms to 3B
t4 0-2 2 1-3 O CIN P. Rose T. Griffin 6% 80% 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 2-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader T. Cloninger -1% 79% Strikeout
b4 2-0 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards T. Cloninger -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin T. Cloninger -1% 77% 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 0-2 0 --- O CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- O CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O CIN T. Perez T. Griffin 1% 83% 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 2-0 0 --- HOU J. Morgan T. Cloninger 2% 85% Walk
b5 2-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger -3% 81% Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 2-0 1 --- HOU J. Alou T. Cloninger 1% 83% Single to RF
b5 2-0 1 1-- HOU J. Wynn T. Cloninger 2% 85% Walk; Alou to 2B
b5 2-0 1 12- R HOU N. Miller T. Cloninger 8% 92% Single to RF; Alou Scores; Wynn to 3B
Clay Carroll replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-0 1 1-3 R HOU D. Menke C. Carroll 3% 95% Single to LF; Wynn Scores; Miller to 2B
b5 4-0 1 12- O HOU C. Blefary C. Carroll -1% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Miller to 3B; Blefary to 1B
b5 4-0 2 1-3 R HOU D. Rader C. Carroll 3% 97% Single to RF; Miller Scores; Blefary to 3B
b5 5-0 2 1-3 R HOU J. Edwards C. Carroll 1% 98% Single to CF; Blefary Scores; Rader to 2B
b5 6-0 2 12- O HOU T. Griffin C. Carroll -0% 98% 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 0-6 0 --- CIN L. May T. Griffin -1% 97% Walk
t6 0-6 0 1-- O CIN J. Bench T. Griffin 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 0-6 1 1-- O CIN T. Helms T. Griffin 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-6 2 1-- O CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin 0% 99% 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 6-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan C. Carroll -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b6 6-0 1 --- HOU J. Alou C. Carroll 0% 99% Single to CF
b6 6-0 1 1-- HOU J. Wynn C. Carroll 0% 99% Single to LF; Alou to 2B
b6 6-0 1 12- HOU N. Miller C. Carroll 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Alou to 3B; Wynn to 2B
b6 6-0 1 123 O HOU D. Menke C. Carroll -0% 99% Popfly: 1B
Al Jackson replaces Clay Carroll pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-0 2 123 O HOU C. Blefary A. Jackson -0% 99% 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 0-6 0 --- O CIN B. Carbo T. Griffin 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-6 1 --- O CIN P. Rose T. Griffin 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-6 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan T. Griffin 0% 99% 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 6-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader D. Ribant -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 6-0 1 --- O HOU J. Edwards D. Ribant -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 6-0 2 --- O HOU T. Griffin D. Ribant -0% 99% 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 0-6 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson T. Griffin 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-6 1 --- O CIN T. Perez T. Griffin 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 0-6 2 --- O CIN L. May T. Griffin 0% 100% 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 6-0 0 --- O HOU J. Morgan D. Ribant -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
b8 6-0 1 --- HOU J. Alou D. Ribant 0% 100% Single to SS
b8 6-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Wynn D. Ribant 0% 100% Flyball: LF; Alou to 2B
b8 6-0 2 -2- HOU N. Miller D. Ribant 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B
b8 6-0 2 --3 O HOU N. Miller D. Ribant -0% 100% 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 0-6 0 --- O CIN J. Bench T. Griffin 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B
t9 0-6 1 --- CIN T. Helms T. Griffin -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 0-6 1 1-- O CIN W. Woodward T. Griffin 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Dennis Ribant (P) batting 9th
t9 0-6 2 1-- O CIN J. Stewart T. Griffin 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6.

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