July 27, 1969 Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 17
CHW 0 CAL 5
NYY 4 MIN 8
@CLE 7 KCR 7
@DET 2 OAK 7
WSA 2 BOS 5
@SEP 3
(20) ATL 8
MON 2 LAD 6
@CHC 2 HOU 3
PHI 2
(11) CIN 6
@NYM 3 PIT 4
SDP 1 STL 8
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 55,391

Sunday, July 27, 1969
Time of Game: 2:27

Reds

50-44

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

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

W: G Arrigo (1-2), L: D Cardwell (3-9), S: W Granger (13)

Mets

55-41

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     3   2   2   0    1   0  .331  .911    0    2   0   2B
C Ruiz 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .540    0    3   2   CS,SH
B Tolan CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .315  .886    0    6   1   CS
T Perez 3B                    4   2   1   2    0   2  .333  .975    0    1   3   HR
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .313  .979    0    8   1   
J Bench C                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .316  .864    0    4   0   CS
A Johnson LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .343  .891    0    1   0   2B
  J Stewart LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .665         0   0   
W Woodward SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .541    0    1   4   GDP
G Arrigo P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .364    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .322         1   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   5    1  10                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Johnson (13, off D Cardwell); P Rose (16, off D Cardwell).

HR: T Perez (25, off D Cardwell; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: C Ruiz (7, off T McGraw).

TB: T Perez 4; P Rose 3; A Johnson 3; C Ruiz; J Bench; B Tolan.

GIDP: W Woodward (2).

RBI: T Perez 2 (74); B Tolan 2 (70); A Johnson (51).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Tolan-C Ruiz.

E: C Ruiz (4); W Woodward (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Ruiz (2, 2nd base by D Cardwell/J Grote); J Bench (3, 2nd base by D Cardwell/J Grote); B Tolan (8, 2nd base by T McGraw/J Grote).

PO: J Bench (1st base by D Cardwell).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee CF                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .276  .834    0    1   0   
B Pfeil 2B-3B                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .254  .616    0    4   4   
C Jones LF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .342  .935    0    2   0   
D Clendenon 1B                3   0   2   1    0   1  .249  .683    0    7   1   SF
R Swoboda RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .636    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .325         1   0   
  B Harrelson PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .665         0   0   
  A Shamsky PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .338  .979    0    0   0   
  R Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Charles 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .606    0    0   2   
  W Garrett PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .642    0    0   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .574    0   10   3   
A Weis SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .578    0    2   2   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .658    0    0   0   
D Cardwell P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .487    0    0   1   
  N Ryan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gaspar PH-RF              3   1   2   0    0   0  .223  .592    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

SF: D Clendenon (2, off G Arrigo).

TB: D Clendenon 2; R Gaspar 2; C Jones 2; A Weis.

RBI: A Shamsky (25); D Clendenon (31); C Jones (58).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Charles-B Pfeil-D Clendenon.

E: D Clendenon (7); A Weis 2 (13).

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 Arrigo, W (1-2)              7.1   7   3   1    2   3   0   5.91   31     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 7     57    -     0.76   0.14
W Granger, S (13)              1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.64    6     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.83   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   1    2   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1· 7          2-1

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
D Cardwell, L (3-9)            3.1   7   5   3    0   3   1   3.67   16     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 6     33    -     0.73  -0.30
N Ryan                         2.2   0   0   0    0   4   0   3.78    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.21   0.03
T McGraw                       2     1   1   1    1   1   0   3.32    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.30  -0.01
R Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.15    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     8   6   4    1  10   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Cardwell (2; J Bench, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 55,391.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Mets                        
1. P Rose               RF    1. T Agee               CF 
2. C Ruiz               2B    2. B Pfeil              2B 
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 Bench              C     6. E Charles            3B 
7. A Johnson            LF    7. J Grote              C  
8. W Woodward           SS    8. A Weis               SS 
9. G Arrigo             P     9. D Cardwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  1--      16%  77% T Perez         D Cardwell      Home Run; Tolan Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  63% C Ruiz          D Cardwell      Single to 3B/Bunt; Rose to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% P Rose          D Cardwell      Double to LF
   b 6   1  5-0  1-3      -6%  86% C Jones         G Arrigo        Single to RF; Gaspar Scores/unER; Pfeil to 3B
   b 7   2  5-2  12-       5%  94% T Agee          G Arrigo        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  P Rose          Double to LF
          -2-      63%  C Ruiz          Single to 3B/Bunt; Rose to 3B
   RO     1-3      61%  B Tolan         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rose Scores
   RR     1--      77%  T Perez         Home Run; Tolan Scores
   O      ---      76%  L May           Flyball: LF
          ---      76%  J Bench         Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  A Johnson       Bench Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Gerry Arrigo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  B Pfeil         Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  C Jones         Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  D Clendenon     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Cardwell facing 7-8-9
          ---      81%  A Johnson       Single to CF
   OO     1--      77%  W Woodward      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  G Arrigo        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Gerry Arrigo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  E Charles       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      81%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Cardwell facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  C Ruiz          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      79%  B Tolan         Ruiz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      78%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Gerry Arrigo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  A Weis          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      82%  D Cardwell      Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  T Agee          Walk
   O      1--      83%  B Pfeil         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Cardwell facing 4-5-6
          ---      85%  T Perez         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      83%  L May           Strikeout
          1--      87%  J Bench         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Perez to 3B
   R      1-3      91%  A Johnson       Bench Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Perez Scores/No RBI/unER; Bench to 3B
   R      --3      94%  " "             Double to RF; Bench Scores/unER
                  Nolan Ryan replaces Don Cardwell pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  W Woodward      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      92%  G Arrigo        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Gerry Arrigo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  D Clendenon     Single to LF
   OO     1--      95%  R Swoboda       Double Play: Flyball: CF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Ruiz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Tolan         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Gerry Arrigo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  E Charles       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      96%  J Grote         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  A Weis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Gerry Arrigo facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Gaspar pinch hits for Nolan Ryan batting 9th
          ---      93%  R Gaspar        Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  B Pfeil         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gaspar to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  C Jones         Single to RF; Gaspar Scores/unER; Pfeil to 3B
   RO     1-3      88%  D Clendenon     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pfeil Scores/unER
   O      1--      91%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tug McGraw facing 7-8-9
                  Tug McGraw replaces Ron Swoboda pitching and batting 5th; Rod Gaspar moves to RF
   O      ---      90%  A Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  W Woodward      Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      89%  G Arrigo        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-5, Gerry Arrigo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  E Charles       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J Grote         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  A Weis          Single to LF
          1--      89%  R Gaspar        Single to CF; Weis to 2B
   O      12-      94%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      94%  C Ruiz          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Rose to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  B Tolan         Single to CF; Rose Scores
   O      1--      96%  T Perez         Tolan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
   O      ---      96%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-6, Gerry Arrigo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  B Pfeil         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  C Jones         Walk
          1--      92%  D Clendenon     Single to CF; Jones to 3B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Gerry Arrigo pitching and batting 9th; Bud Harrelson pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 5th; Art Shamsky pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 5th
   RO     1-3      95%  A Shamsky       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones Scores; Clendenon to 2B
                  Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Ed Charles batting 6th
   O      -2-      97%  W Garrett       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ron Taylor facing 5-6-7
                  Ron Taylor replaces Art Shamsky pitching and batting 5th; Wayne Garrett moves to 2B; Bobby Pfeil moves to 3B
   O      ---      97%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  J Bench         Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
                  Jimmy Stewart replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---      98%  J Grote         Popfly: SS
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Al Weis batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  R Gaspar        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Mets 3.

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