July 24, 1969 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 30,934

Thursday, July 24, 1969
Time of Game: 3:17

Reds

49-42

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  1    4  9  3
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  1   0  0  0    3 11  3

W: P Ramos (4-3), L: T McGraw (5-2)

Mets

53-40

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   2   0    1   0  .329  .910    0    4   0   IW
C Ruiz 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .553    0    5   4   SB,SH
B Tolan CF                    6   1   1   1    0   1  .317  .898    0    1   0   HR
T Perez 3B                    4   1   1   1    2   1  .333  .966    0    3   4   HR,IW
L May 1B                      4   0   1   1    1   1  .321  .999    0   13   0   2B,SF
J Stewart LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .670    0    1   0   
  T Savage PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .645    0    0   0   
D Chaney SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .202  .535    0    2   3   
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .583    0    0   0   
  W Woodward SS               1   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .385    0    0   3   
D Breeden C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    7   2   SH
J Merritt P                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .109  .347    0    0   1   HR
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .322         0   0   
  J Beauchamp PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .617    0    0   0   
  P Ramos P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       44   4   9   4    4  11                    36  18

BATTING

2B: L May (17, off G Gentry).

HR: J Merritt (1, off G Gentry; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); T Perez (23, off T McGraw; 12th inn, 0 on, 1 out); B Tolan (18, off G Gentry; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: L May (7, off G Gentry).

SH: D Breeden (1, off T McGraw); C Ruiz (5, off G Gentry).

IBB: P Rose (14, by T McGraw); T Perez (3, by G Gentry).

TB: B Tolan 4; J Merritt 4; T Perez 4; L May 2; P Rose 2; D Breeden; W Woodward; C Ruiz.

RBI: J Merritt (5); B Tolan (67); L May (76); T Perez (71).

2-out RBI: J Merritt.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Breeden (1); B Tolan (5); W Granger (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Ruiz (2, 2nd base off G Gentry/J Grote).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .656    0    0   2   2B
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .340  .990    0    0   0   
  K Boswell PR-2B             1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .657    0    1   0   
B Pfeil 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .656    0    0   2   
  W Garrett PH-3B             0   0   0   1    0   0  .261  .652    0    0   0   SF,SH
C Jones LF                    6   1   2   1    0   1  .340  .935    0    2   0   HR
D Clendenon 1B                6   1   3   1    0   0  .242  .675    0    9   2   HR
R Swoboda RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .647    0    3   0   
R Gaspar CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .582    0    8   0   SB
J Grote C                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .585    0   11   0   
A Weis 2B-SS                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .575    0    1   3   
G Gentry P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .282    0    1   1   HBP
  T Agee PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .853    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .325    0    0   0   
Totals                       45   3  11   3    1   6                    36  10

BATTING

2B: B Harrelson (7, off J Merritt).

HR: D Clendenon (6, off J Merritt; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Jones (11, off J Merritt; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: W Garrett (3, off W Granger).

SH: W Garrett (4, off P Ramos).

HBP: G Gentry (1, by J Merritt).

TB: D Clendenon 6; C Jones 5; B Harrelson 2; B Pfeil; K Boswell; T Agee; A Weis; R Gaspar.

RBI: D Clendenon (30); C Jones (57); W Garrett (24).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Pfeil (3); D Clendenon (6); A Weis (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Gaspar (6, 2nd base off J Merritt/D Breeden).

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
J Merritt                      8     9   3   3    1   5   2   4.39   35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8     56    -     1.46  -0.11
W Granger, BS (7)              2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.78    7     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 0          1-1    3.54  -0.05
P Ramos, W (4-3)               2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.11    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.33   0.32
Totals                        12    11   3   3    1   6   2          49     -       ·  ·     20·12· 0· 9          1-1

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Gentry                       9     7   3   2    1   8   2   3.27   37     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 7     70    -     1.43  -0.29
T McGraw, L (5-2)              3     2   1   1    3   3   1   3.28   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    2.51  -0.05
Totals                        12     9   4   3    4  11   3          51     -       ·  ·     13·14· 0· 9           -

J Merritt faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Gentry (5).

IBB: T McGraw (5; P Rose); G Gentry (3; T Perez).

HBP: J Merritt (4; G Gentry).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Augie Donatelli.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 30,934.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               RF    1. B Harrelson          SS 
2. C Ruiz               2B    2. B Pfeil              3B 
3. B Tolan              CF    3. C Jones              LF 
4. T Perez              3B    4. D Clendenon          1B 
5. L May                1B    5. R Swoboda            RF 
6. J Stewart            LF    6. R Gaspar             CF 
7. D Chaney             SS    7. J Grote              C  
8. D Breeden            C     8. A Weis               2B 
9. J Merritt            P     9. G Gentry             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-2  ---      42%  82% J Merritt       G Gentry        Home Run
   t12   1  3-3  ---      39%  83% T Perez         T McGraw        Home Run
   b 9   0  3-2  1--     -33%  35% T Agee          W Granger       Single to P (Ground Ball); Weis to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   b 8   0  2-1  ---     -31%  40% C Jones         J Merritt       Home Run
   b 9   0  3-2  1-3      20%  55% A Shamsky       W Granger       Fielder's Choice 2B; Weis out at Hm/2B-C-3B; Agee to 3B; Shamsky to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  C Ruiz          Single to LF
          1--      55%  B Tolan         Ruiz Steals 2B; Ruiz to 3B/Adv on E4
   O      --3      49%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      --3      45%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  B Pfeil         Single to LF
          1--      42%  C Jones         Single to CF; Pfeil to 2B
   O      12-      46%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      50%  R Swoboda       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  L May           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  J Stewart       Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  D Chaney        Strikeout
          1--      49%  D Breeden       Single to CF; May to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Merritt       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  R Gaspar        Single to 1B/Bunt
   O      1--      45%  J Grote         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      48%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  G Gentry        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  C Ruiz          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  B Tolan         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Harrelson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  B Pfeil         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  L May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  J Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  D Clendenon     Single to CF; Clendenon to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      42%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      -2-      46%  R Gaspar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      50%  J Grote         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Breeden       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Merritt       Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  A Weis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  G Gentry        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  B Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Pfeil         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Gentry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  C Ruiz          Strikeout
   R      ---      65%  B Tolan         Home Run
   O      ---      63%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  L May           Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      62%  J Stewart       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      46%  D Clendenon     Home Run
   O      ---      48%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Gaspar        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  D Chaney        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  D Breeden       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      42%  J Merritt       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  A Weis          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      46%  G Gentry        Hit By Pitch
          1--      40%  B Harrelson     Double to RF; Gentry to 3B
   O      -23      50%  B Pfeil         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Gary Gentry facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      67%  C Ruiz          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rose to 2B
          12-      77%  B Tolan         Wild Pitch; Rose to 3B; Ruiz to 2B
   O      -23      68%  " "             Popfly: P
          -23      68%  T Perez         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      77%  L May           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores/unER; Ruiz to 3B; Perez to 2B
   O      -23      71%  J Stewart       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      40%  C Jones         Home Run
          ---      33%  D Clendenon     Single to CF
   O      1--      40%  R Swoboda       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      45%  R Gaspar        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      41%  J Grote         Gaspar Steals 2B; Gaspar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 2-2, Gary Gentry facing 7-8-9
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Darrel Chaney batting 7th
   O      ---      44%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  D Breeden       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      82%  J Merritt       Home Run
   O      ---      81%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
                  Woody Woodward replaces Fred Whitfield playing SS batting 7th
          ---      68%  A Weis          Single to LF
                  Wayne Granger replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th; Tommie Agee pinch hits for Gary Gentry batting 9th
          1--      35%  T Agee          Single to P (Ground Ball); Weis to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
                  Art Shamsky pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 1st
   O      1-3      55%  A Shamsky       Fielder's Choice 2B; Weis out at Hm/2B-C-3B; Agee to 3B; Shamsky to 1B
                  Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Bobby Pfeil batting 2nd; Ken Boswell pinch runs for Art Shamsky batting 1st
   RO     1-3      44%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Agee Scores
   O      1--      50%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Tug McGraw facing 2-3-4
                  Tug McGraw replaces Tommie Agee pitching and batting 9th; Ken Boswell moves to 2B; Wayne Garrett moves to 3B; Al Weis moves to SS
   O      ---      44%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Tolan         Strikeout
          ---      43%  T Perez         Walk
          1--      48%  L May           Walk; Perez to 2B
                  Ted Savage pinch hits for Jimmy Stewart batting 6th
   O      12-      37%  T Savage        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Wayne Granger facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Savage moves to LF
   O      ---      43%  D Clendenon     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      47%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Gaspar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  W Woodward      Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  D Breeden       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Woodward to 2B
                  Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      -2-      47%  J Beauchamp     Flyball: CF
          -2-      48%  P Rose          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      37%  C Ruiz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Ramos facing 7-8-9
                  Pedro Ramos replaces Jim Beauchamp pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  J Grote         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      47%  A Weis          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T McGraw        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 3.

Top of the 12th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      83%  T Perez         Home Run
   O      ---      82%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  T Savage        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  K Boswell       Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  W Garrett       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Boswell to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  C Jones         Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Boswell out at 3B/3B; Jones to 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Clendenon     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Mets 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation