September 21, 1969 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 12
@CAL 2 CLE 4
WSA 3 DET 9
BOS 0 CHW 10
@KCR 2 SEP 4
@MIN 3 CHC 4
STL 3 CIN 4
@HOU 1 MON 7
PHI 6 NYM 5
PIT 3 NYM 6
PIT 1 ATL 8
@SDP 2 SFG 4
LAD 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 14,661

Sunday, September 21, 1969
Time of Game: 2:27

Reds

81-70

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1  0    4  9  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0

W: G Nolan (8-6), L: D Lemaster (11-17), S: W Granger (24)

Astros

78-73

Lost 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   0   2   1    0   1  .339  .929    0    1   0   
T Helms 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .556    0    3   6   
L May 1B                      3   1   2   0    1   1  .281  .874    0    8   1   2B,CS
T Perez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .895    0    0   0   
J Bench C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .828    0    5   0   
J Beauchamp LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .597    0    2   0   
  B Tolan CF                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .307  .830    0    2   0   3B
T Savage CF-LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .220  .691    0    5   0   2B
D Chaney SS                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .193  .517    0    0   3   IW
G Nolan P                     4   1   2   2    0   2  .258  .787    0    1   2   3B,2B
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .317         0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    3   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Savage (6, off D Lemaster); G Nolan (3, off J Bouton); L May (29, off J Bouton).

3B: B Tolan (10, off J Bouton); G Nolan (2, off D Lemaster).

IBB: D Chaney (3, by D Lemaster).

TB: G Nolan 5; B Tolan 3; L May 3; P Rose 2; T Savage 2; J Bench.

RBI: G Nolan 2 (2); B Tolan (92); P Rose (76).

2-out RBI: G Nolan 2; P Rose; B Tolan.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Chaney-T Helms-L May 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: L May (4, 3rd base by D Lemaster/J Edwards).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   1   1    2   1  .244  .765    0    1   2   SB
J Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .623    0    0   0   GDP
J Wynn CF                     1   0   1   0    3   0  .271  .951    0    3   0   
N Miller RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .714    0    4   0   
C Blefary 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .249  .737    0   10   0   SB
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .698    0    2   4   GDP
M Martinez SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .681    0    1   2   
J Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .634    0    6   3   
D Lemaster P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .436    0    0   0   SH
  J Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .610    0    0   0   
  J Bouton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Davis PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .681    0    0   0   
  L McFadden PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .421         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   4   1    9   4                    27  11

BATTING

SH: D Lemaster (5, off G Nolan).

TB: J Morgan; J Wynn; C Blefary; M Martinez.

GIDP: D Rader (16); J Alou (13).

RBI: J Morgan (40).

2-out RBI: J Morgan.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (43, 2nd base off G Nolan/J Bench); C Blefary (8, 2nd base off G Nolan/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nolan, W (8-6)               8.2   4   1   1    9   3   0   3.48   37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 4     66    -     1.07   0.38
W Granger, S (24)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.90    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.71   0.04
Totals                         9     4   1   1    9   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 4          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemaster, L (11-17)          7     6   3   3    3   4   0   3.26   29     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 6     54    -     1.12  -0.05
J Bouton                       2     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.25    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.25  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Lemaster (8; D Chaney).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 14,661.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. P Rose               RF    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. T Helms              2B    2. J Alou               LF 
3. L May                1B    3. J Wynn               CF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. N Miller             RF 
5. J Bench              C     5. C Blefary            1B 
6. J Beauchamp          LF    6. D Rader              3B 
7. T Savage             CF    7. M Martinez           SS 
8. D Chaney             SS    8. J Edwards            C  
9. G Nolan              P     9. D Lemaster           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  0-0  12-      34%  83% G Nolan         D Lemaster      Triple to CF (CF-RF); Savage Scores; Chaney Scores
   b 6   0  0-0  1--      11%  48% D Rader         G Nolan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   2  0-0  123       9%  50% N Miller        G Nolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  49% J Alou          G Nolan         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   2  0-2  --3       7%  90% P Rose          D Lemaster      Single to LF; Nolan Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  L May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Morgan        Walk
   OO     1--      49%  J Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      48%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      50%  N Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Perez         Lineout: RF
          ---      50%  J Bench         Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  J Beauchamp     Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      45%  T Savage        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  C Blefary       Single to CF
          1--      38%  D Rader         Blefary Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      46%  M Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Blefary to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Edwards       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  G Nolan         Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Lemaster      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Alou          Lineout: CF
          1--      46%  J Wynn          Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  N Miller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  L May           Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
          1--      55%  J Bench         Walk; May to 2B
   O      12-      48%  J Beauchamp     May Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Bench to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  C Blefary       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Martinez      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  T Savage        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Chaney        Popfly: RF
   O      ---      44%  G Nolan         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
          ---      39%  J Edwards       Walk
   O      1--      41%  D Lemaster      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          -2-      44%  J Alou          Walk
          12-      41%  J Wynn          Single to P; Edwards to 3B; Alou to 2B
   O      123      50%  N Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      46%  L May           Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Nolan facing 5-6-7
          ---      38%  C Blefary       Walk
   OO     1--      48%  D Rader         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Lemaster facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  J Bench         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      44%  J Beauchamp     Groundout: C-1B
          ---      48%  T Savage        Double to LF
          -2-      49%  D Chaney        Intentional Walk
   RR     12-      83%  G Nolan         Triple to CF (CF-RF); Savage Scores; Chaney Scores
   R      --3      90%  P Rose          Single to LF; Nolan Scores
   O      1--      89%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Gary Nolan facing 8-9-1
                  Ted Savage moves to LF; Bobby Tolan replaces Jim Beauchamp playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      92%  J Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  Julio Gotay pinch hits for Denny Lemaster batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Gotay         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Morgan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Bouton facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Bouton replaces Julio Gotay pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  L May           Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 3B
   O      --3      94%  J Bench         Lineout: SS
   R      --3      97%  B Tolan         Triple to CF (CF-RF); May Scores
   O      --3      96%  T Savage        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Gary Nolan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  J Alou          Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      98%  N Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  C Blefary       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Bouton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Strikeout
          ---      99%  G Nolan         Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  P Rose          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      99%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Gary Nolan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  M Martinez      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Edwards       Foul Flyball: C
                  Tommy Davis pinch hits for Jim Bouton batting 9th
          1--      99%  T Davis         Walk; Martinez to 2B
                  Leon McFadden pinch runs for Tommy Davis batting 9th
   R      12-      96%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Martinez Scores; McFadden to 3B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Gary Nolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  J Alou          Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation