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MIL  5
@BAL  2
 BOS 21
@CHW 11
 BOS  4
@CHW  1
 CAL 10
@CLE  9
 DET  6
OAK  5
 KCR  4
WSA  3
 NYY  5
MIN  2
 HOU  9
NYM  5
 STL  2
@LAD  1
 MON  5
CIN  1
 PHI  4
ATL  2
 CHC  3
@SDP  0
 SFG  7
PIT  3
 SFG  2
PIT  1
Standings at end of play this day

Parc Jarry, Attendance: 27,415

 Sunday, August 30, 1970
Time of Game: 1:57
Reds
1
86-49
Lost 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Expos           1  0  0   3  1  0   0  0  X    5  7  2
W: Steve Renko (10-9), L: Jim Merritt (20-11)
 Expos
5
57-75
Won 1
6th, 12½ 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    0   0  .320  .863              3   0   
B Tolan CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .864              3   0   
T Perez 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .324 1.043              1   1   
J Bench C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .961              6   0   
L May 1B                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .251  .776              6   0   HR
B Carbo LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .319 1.047              3   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .531              1   1   
W Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .588              1   3   
J Merritt P                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .173  .496              0   2   
Totals                       33   1   6   0    2   4                         24   7
Batting Events
HR: L May (29, off S Renko; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: L May 4; J Merritt 2; B Carbo; T Perez; P Rose.
RBI: L May (76).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Perez-T Helms-L May.
E: T Helms (12).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: J Merritt (1st base by S Renko).
Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .518              2   1   
A Phillips CF                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .244  .749              5   0   
R Staub RF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .940              4   1   HR,SH
B Bailey LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .322 1.141              2   0   2B
  D Hahn LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .656              0   0   
J Bateman C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .643              5   0   2B
C Laboy 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .198  .560              2   2   GDP,IW
J Boccabella 1B               3   0   1   2    0   0  .280  .744              4   1   
B Wine SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .575              1   2   
S Renko P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .159  .359              2   1   
Totals                       30   5   7   0    2   5                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: B Bailey (16, off J Merritt); J Bateman (17, off J Merritt).
HR: R Staub (29, off J Merritt; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: R Staub (7, off J Merritt).
IBB: C Laboy (4, by J Merritt).
TB: R Staub 4; J Bateman 3; B Bailey 2; A Phillips 2; J Boccabella.
GIDP: C Laboy (11).
RBI: J Boccabella 2 (14); B Bailey (65); R Staub (84); J Bateman (53).
2-out RBI: B Bailey; R Staub.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: B Wine (15); J Bateman (12).

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, L (20-11)           8     7   5   4    2   5   1   3.89   33     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 7     53    -     0.64  -0.25
Totals                         8     7   5   4    2   5   1          33     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 7           -  
Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Renko, W (10-9)              9     6   1   1    2   4   1   4.16   35     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 6     73    -     0.76   0.25
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Merritt (12; C Laboy).
Pickoffs: S Renko (0; J Merritt, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 27,415.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cincinnati Reds                           Montreal Expos                               
1. Pete Rose                    RF       1. Gary Sutherland              2B
2. Bobby Tolan                  CF       2. Adolfo Phillips              CF
3. Tony Perez                   3B       3. Rusty Staub                  RF
4. Johnny Bench                  C       4. Bob Bailey                   LF
5. Lee May                      1B       5. John Bateman                  C
6. Bernie Carbo                 LF       6. Coco Laboy                   3B
7. Tommy Helms                  2B       7. John Boccabella              1B
8. Woody Woodward               SS       8. Bobby Wine                   SS
9. Jim Merritt                   P       9. Steve Renko                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 1-3 R 13% 77% 1-1 MON J. Bateman J. Merritt Double to RF; Phillips Scores; Bailey to 3B
t2 0 --- R -11% 50% 0-1 CIN L. May S. Renko Home Run
b4 1 123 RR 11% 88% 2-1 MON J. Boccabella J. Merritt Single to LF; Bailey Scores/unER; Bateman Scores; Laboy to 2B
b1 2 --- R 10% 61% 0-0 MON R. Staub J. Merritt Home Run
b4 1 -2- 6% 64% 1-1 MON B. Bailey J. Merritt Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Phillips to 3B; Bailey to 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, Expos' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 CIN P. Rose S. Renko Single to CF
t1 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan S. Renko Flyball: RF
t1 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 CIN T. Perez S. Renko Strikeout
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 CIN J. Bench S. Renko Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 MON G. Sutherland J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 MON A. Phillips J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- R 10% 61% 0-0 MON R. Staub J. Merritt Home Run
b1 2 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 MON B. Bailey J. Merritt Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Expos 1.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- R -11% 50% 0-1 CIN L. May S. Renko Home Run
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 1-1 CIN B. Carbo S. Renko Walk
t2 0 1-- O 4% 50% 1-1 CIN T. Helms S. Renko Flyball: C/Interference called; Carbo stays at 1B
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 1-1 CIN W. Woodward S. Renko Flyball: CF
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 1-1 CIN J. Merritt S. Renko Single to RF; Carbo out at Hm/RF-SS-3B-SS-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 1-1 MON J. Bateman J. Merritt Popfly: SS
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 MON C. Laboy J. Merritt Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 MON J. Boccabella J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 1-1 CIN P. Rose S. Renko Flyball: LF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 1-1 CIN B. Tolan S. Renko Popfly: SS
t3 2 --- O 1% 56% 1-1 CIN T. Perez S. Renko Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 1-1 MON B. Wine J. Merritt Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 MON S. Renko J. Merritt Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 MON G. Sutherland J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 CIN J. Bench S. Renko Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 1-1 CIN L. May S. Renko Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- -1% 53% 1-1 CIN B. Carbo S. Renko Single to LF
t4 2 1-- O 3% 56% 1-1 CIN T. Helms S. Renko Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- 4% 60% 1-1 MON A. Phillips J. Merritt Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O -2% 58% 1-1 MON R. Staub J. Merritt Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
b4 1 -2- 6% 64% 1-1 MON B. Bailey J. Merritt Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Phillips to 3B; Bailey to 1B
b4 1 1-3 R 13% 77% 1-1 MON J. Bateman J. Merritt Double to RF; Phillips Scores; Bailey to 3B
b4 1 -23 1% 77% 2-1 MON C. Laboy J. Merritt Intentional Walk
b4 1 123 RR 11% 88% 2-1 MON J. Boccabella J. Merritt Single to LF; Bailey Scores/unER; Bateman Scores; Laboy to 2B
b4 1 12- O -1% 87% 4-1 MON B. Wine J. Merritt Flyball: RF; Laboy to 3B
b4 2 1-3 O -2% 84% 4-1 MON S. Renko J. Merritt Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 4.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Expos' Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 2% 86% 1-4 CIN W. Woodward S. Renko Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- -3% 84% 1-4 CIN J. Merritt S. Renko Single to RF
t5 1 1-- -1% 83% 1-4 CIN P. Rose S. Renko Merritt Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Merritt to 2B
t5 1 -2- O 3% 86% 1-4 CIN P. Rose S. Renko Flyball: CF
t5 2 -2- O 3% 89% 1-4 CIN B. Tolan S. Renko Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O -1% 88% 4-1 MON G. Sutherland J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- 1% 89% 4-1 MON A. Phillips J. Merritt Walk
b5 1 1-- O -1% 88% 4-1 MON R. Staub J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b5 2 1-- R 5% 93% 4-1 MON B. Bailey J. Merritt Double to RF; Phillips Scores
b5 2 -2- O -1% 92% 5-1 MON J. Bateman J. Merritt Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Expos' Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- -3% 89% 1-5 CIN T. Perez S. Renko Single to CF
t6 0 1-- O 3% 92% 1-5 CIN J. Bench S. Renko Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1 1-- O 2% 94% 1-5 CIN L. May S. Renko Popfly: 3B
t6 2 1-- O 1% 95% 1-5 CIN B. Carbo S. Renko Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -0% 95% 5-1 MON C. Laboy J. Merritt Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -0% 94% 5-1 MON J. Boccabella J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -0% 94% 5-1 MON B. Wine J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Expos' Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 1% 96% 1-5 CIN T. Helms S. Renko Popfly: 3B
t7 1 --- O 1% 97% 1-5 CIN W. Woodward S. Renko Groundout: P-1B
t7 2 --- -1% 96% 1-5 CIN J. Merritt S. Renko Walk
t7 2 1-- O 1% 97% 1-5 CIN P. Rose S. Renko Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b7 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 MON S. Renko J. Merritt Foul Flyball: C
b7 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 MON G. Sutherland J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b7 2 --- 0% 97% 5-1 MON A. Phillips J. Merritt Single to LF
b7 2 1-- O -0% 96% 5-1 MON R. Staub J. Merritt Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Expos' Steve Renko facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 1-5 CIN B. Tolan S. Renko Groundout: 1B-P
t8 1 --- O 1% 99% 1-5 CIN T. Perez S. Renko Strikeout
t8 2 --- -0% 98% 1-5 CIN J. Bench S. Renko Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
t8 2 1-- O 1% 99% 1-5 CIN L. May S. Renko Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 5-1 MON B. Bailey J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- 0% 99% 5-1 MON J. Bateman J. Merritt Single to P
b8 1 1-- OO -0% 99% 5-1 MON C. Laboy J. Merritt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Expos' Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
Don Hahn replaces Bob Bailey playing LF batting 4th
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 1-5 CIN B. Carbo S. Renko Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-5 CIN T. Helms S. Renko Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-5 CIN W. Woodward S. Renko Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Expos 5.

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