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KCR  4
@BAL  2

BOS  7
@CAL  2

MIN  6
@DET  2

OAK  3
NYY  2

SEP  2
WSA  0

SFG 11
@CHC  1

CIN  8
@MON  5

(7)
LAD 13
@PIT  3

STL  7
SDP  6

Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 11,828

Friday, May 9, 1969
Time of Game: 2:14
Reds
8
13-15
Won 2
4th, 5½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Reds            2  2  1   0  1  2   0    8 11  3
Expos           2  0  1   0  1  1   X    5  7  0
W: G Culver (2-3), L: M Grant (1-3)
Expos
5
10-17
Lost 2
6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose CF                     3   3   2   0    1   0  .297  .847    0    1   0   2B
B Tolan RF                    4   2   3   4    0   0  .296  .833    0    0   0   HR,3B
A Johnson LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .319  .881    0    1   0   
T Perez 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .313  .885    0    0   2   2·2B
L May 1B                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .754    0    4   0   HR
J Bench C                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .245  .741    0    8   0   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .605    0    2   1   IW
D Chaney SS                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .230  .682    0    2   1   SB,GDP
T Cloninger P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .557    0    0   1   
  G Culver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   8  11   8    4   3                    18   6
BATTING
2B: T Perez 2 (6, off L Jaster, off M Grant); P Rose (5, off M Grant).
3B: B Tolan (3, off M Grant).
HR: B Tolan (6, off J Robertson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); L May (5, off L Jaster; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: T Helms (4, by L Jaster).
TB: B Tolan 8; L May 4; T Perez 4; P Rose 3; D Chaney 2; A Johnson.
GIDP: D Chaney (1).
RBI: B Tolan 4 (26); L May (17); A Johnson (18); T Perez (20); D Chaney (7).
2-out RBI: D Chaney.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Chaney-T Helms-L May.
E: A Johnson (5); G Culver (1); T Perez (7).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Chaney (1, 2nd base off M Grant/J Boccabella).
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .178  .450    0    0   4   
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .462    0    1   1   
R Staub RF                    2   2   0   0    2   1  .298 1.000    0    3   0   
M Jones LF                    3   1   3   3    0   0  .360 1.014    0    1   0   HR
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   1   1    0   2  .281  .798    0   11   0   
C Laboy 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .347  .947    0    1   5   GDP
J Boccabella C                2   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .538    0    3   0   
D Bosch CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .425    0    1   0   
M Grant P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  R Face P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Cline PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .432    0    0   0   
  L Jaster P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .545 1.219    0    0   1   
  J Robertson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Wicker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .490    0    0   0   
  D McGinn P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.166         0   0   
Totals                       27   5   7   4    3   8                    21  11
BATTING
HR: M Jones (6, off T Cloninger; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Jones 6; M Wills; D Bosch; D Clendenon; L Jaster.
GIDP: C Laboy (3).
RBI: M Jones 3 (21); D Clendenon (9).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Laboy-G Sutherland-D Clendenon.

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
T Cloninger                    4.1   6   4   4    3   6   1   5.14   23     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 6     38    -     1.19  -0.26
G Culver, W (2-3)              1.2   1   1   0    0   2   0   2.91    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          2-0    1.95   0.11
Totals                         6     7   5   4    3   8   1          30     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 7          2-0 
Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant, L (1-3)               1.1   6   4   4    1   1   0   5.15   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 6     26    -     1.29  -0.42
R Face                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.07   0.07
L Jaster                       2.2   3   2   2    2   1   1   4.35   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.77  -0.11
J Robertson                    1.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   3.52    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          2-0    0.58  -0.10
D McGinn                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.01    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.09
Totals                         7    11   8   8    4   3   2          35     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·10          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: T Cloninger (5).
IBB: L Jaster (1; T Helms).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 11,828.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Montreal Expos                       
1. P Rose               CF    1. M Wills              SS 
2. B Tolan              RF    2. G Sutherland         2B 
3. A Johnson            LF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. M Jones              LF 
5. L May                1B    5. D Clendenon          1B 
6. J Bench              C     6. C Laboy              3B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. J Boccabella         C  
8. D Chaney             SS    8. D Bosch              CF 
9. T Cloninger          P     9. M Grant              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  2-2  12-      21%  75% B Tolan         M Grant         Triple (CF-RF); Chaney Scores; Rose Scores
   b 5   1  6-4  12-      12%  80% C Laboy         G Culver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   1  2-0  -23     -12%  45% M Jones         T Cloninger     Single to CF; Wills Scores; Staub Scores
   t 1   0  0-1  12-      12%  80% T Perez         M Grant         Double to RF; Tolan Scores; Johnson to 3B
   t 6   0  4-6  1--      11%  93% B Tolan         J Robertson     Home Run; Rose Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  P Rose          Double to LF
          -2-      63%  B Tolan         Single to CF; Rose to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  A Johnson       Single to LF; Rose Scores; Tolan to 2B
   R      12-      80%  T Perez         Double to RF; Tolan Scores; Johnson to 3B
   O      -23      77%  L May           Popfly: 1B
   O      -23      71%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      -23      67%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-2, Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  M Wills         Single to SS
   O      1--      65%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B; Wills to 2B
          -2-      62%  R Staub         Walk
          12-      57%  M Jones         Wild Pitch; Wills to 3B; Staub to 2B
   RR     -23      45%  " "             Single to CF; Wills Scores; Staub Scores
   O      1--      48%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  C Laboy         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Expos 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Chaney        Single to CF
          1--      57%  T Cloninger     Chaney Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Bunt Popfly: 1B
          -2-      54%  P Rose          Walk
   RR     12-      75%  B Tolan         Triple (CF-RF); Chaney Scores; Rose Scores
                  Roy Face replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      71%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
   O      --3      68%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 2-4, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  J Boccabella    Walk
   O      1--      67%  D Bosch         Strikeout
                  Ty Cline pinch hits for Roy Face batting 9th
          1--      63%  T Cline         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Boccabella to 2B; Cline to 1B
   O      12-      68%  M Wills         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      12-      73%  G Sutherland    Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Expos 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Larry Jaster facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Jaster replaces Ty Cline pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      81%  L May           Home Run
          ---      83%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      81%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      80%  D Chaney        Strikeout
   O      1--      79%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Expos 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 2-5, Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  R Staub         Popfly: 2B
   R      ---      72%  M Jones         Home Run
   O      ---      74%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  C Laboy         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Expos 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Jaster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      73%  P Rose          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      72%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      71%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-5, Tony Cloninger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  J Boccabella    Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  D Bosch         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  L Jaster        Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  M Wills         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Expos 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Jaster facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  T Perez         Double to LF
   O      -2-      78%  L May           Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      76%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      77%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      85%  D Chaney        Single to LF; Perez Scores; Helms to 2B
                  Jerry Robertson replaces Larry Jaster pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      83%  T Cloninger     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Cloninger facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  G Sutherland    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      78%  M Jones         Single to RF; Staub to 2B
   R      12-      67%  D Clendenon     Single to LF; Staub Scores; Jones to 2B
                  George Culver replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      80%  C Laboy         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Expos 4.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jerry Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  P Rose          Single to 3B/Bunt
   RR     1--      93%  B Tolan         Home Run; Rose Scores
   O      ---      92%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Expos 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 4-8, George Culver facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  J Boccabella    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Boccabella to 1B
          1--      83%  D Bosch         Single to CF; Boccabella to 2B
                  Floyd Wicker pinch hits for Jerry Robertson batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  F Wicker        Strikeout
   R      12-      81%  M Wills         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Boccabella Scores/No RBI/unER; Bosch to 2B; Wills to 1B
   O      12-      86%  G Sutherland    Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bosch to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Expos 5.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dan McGinn facing 6-7-8
                  Dan McGinn replaces Floyd Wicker pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      91%  T Helms         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--     100%  D Chaney        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Expos 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON196905090

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