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Standings
NYY
@BAL		6
5		 
(10)
MIN
@CHW		12
1
WSA
@CLE		8
1
BOS
@DET		7
4
OAK
@SEP		3
6
ATL
@LAD		6
4
CHC
@NYM		9
3
STL
@PHI		10
4
MON
@PIT		3
4
CIN
@SDP		2
5
HOU
@SFG		1
2
Saturday, April 26, 1969
, San Diego Stadium
Attendance: 4,351, Time of Game: 2:26
Reds
2
8-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
 at Padres
5
7-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 4½ GB
L: Jim Merritt (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  5  X    5 12  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .922 -0.065 0.68 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 1 0
Bobby Tolan RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .903 -0.047 0.48 0.000 -0.047 -0.6 2 0
Alex Johnson LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .339 .934 0.056 0.60 0.099 -0.043 0.4 1 0 2B,CS
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .339 .882 -0.056 0.78 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 0 1
Johnny Bench C 2 1 1 2 1 0 .293 .858 0.147 0.78 0.156 -0.009 1.2 7 0 HR,SF
Lee May 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .777 -0.019 0.47 0.016 -0.035 -0.2 10 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .654 -0.053 0.51 0.000 -0.053 -0.8 1 3
Darrel Chaney SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .508 -0.033 0.46 0.000 -0.033 -0.4 2 4
Jim Merritt P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .571 -0.010 0.52 0.017 -0.027 -0.1 0 3
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 4 2 4 9 .138 .511 -0.080 0.59 0.288 -0.368 -1.9 24 11
2B: A Johnson (3, off D Kelley).
HR: J Bench (4, off D Kelley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: J Bench (2, off D Kelley).
TB: J Bench 4; A Johnson 3; J Merritt.
RBI: J Bench 2 (18).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Helms-D Chaney-L May; T Perez-T Helms-L May.
Baserunning
CS: A Johnson (1, 2nd base by D Kelley/C Cannizzaro).

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Dean SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .115 .387 0.112 0.83 0.150 -0.037 0.8 1 2 2B
Roberto Pena 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .457 -0.036 1.58 0.076 -0.112 -0.6 1 3
   Jerry DaVanon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .037 .074 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ivan Murrell RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .100 .200 0.012 1.81 0.122 -0.111 -0.3 5 0
Al Ferrara LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .667 -0.070 2.00 0.079 -0.149 -0.3 0 0
   Larry Stahl LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .343 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nate Colbert 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .267 .946 0.457 2.31 0.638 -0.182 1.1 9 1 HR,GDP
Cito Gaston CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .170 .483 0.003 0.66 0.043 -0.040 0.0 1 0
Ed Spiezio 3B 4 1 4 0 0 0 .224 .582 0.155 0.98 0.155 0.000 1.2 0 1
Chris Cannizzaro C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .211 .555 -0.098 1.62 0.108 -0.206 0.3 10 1 HR,GDP
Dick Kelley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.070 1.38 0.000 -0.070 -0.5 0 1
   Tony Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .711 -0.046 2.00 0.000 -0.046 -0.3
   Jack Baldschun P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 12 5 3 7 .353 .964 0.420 1.43 1.372 -0.953 1.5 27 9
2B: T Dean (1, off J Merritt).
HR: N Colbert (3, off J Merritt; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); C Cannizzaro (1, off J Merritt; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: N Colbert 4; C Cannizzaro 4; E Spiezio 4; T Dean 3; I Murrell; R Pena; J Baldschun; A Ferrara.
GIDP: C Cannizzaro (2); N Colbert (1).
RBI: N Colbert 3 (8); C Cannizzaro 2 (5).
2-out RBI: C Cannizzaro 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (1-1) 7.2 12 5 5 3 6 2 5.06 36 38 -0.423 1.46 -1.7
Wayne Granger 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 1 1 0 0.002 0.09 0.2
Team Totals 8 12 5 5 3 7 2 5.62 37 38 1 0 -0.421 0.59 -1.5

San Diego Padres

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Kelley 7 4 2 2 3 7 1 3.38 27 65 0.030 0.65 1.0
Jack Baldschun, W (2-0) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.13 7 0 0 0.050 0.36 0.9
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 4 9 1 2.00 34 65 0 0 0.080 1.43 1.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Ed Sudol.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 4,351.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         San Diego Padres
1 Pete Rose CF 1 Tommy Dean SS
2 Bobby Tolan RF 2 Roberto Pena 2B
3 Alex Johnson LF 3 Ivan Murrell RF
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Al Ferrara LF
5 Johnny Bench C 5 Nate Colbert 1B
6 Lee May 1B 6 Cito Gaston CF
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Ed Spiezio 3B
8 Darrel Chaney SS 8 Chris Cannizzaro C
9 Jim Merritt P 9 Dick Kelley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-2 1 12- RRR SDP N. Colbert J. Merritt 64% 87% Home Run; Pena Scores; Murrell Scores
b8 0-2 0 1-- SDP I. Murrell J. Merritt 12% 34% Single to SS; Pena to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- OO SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Merritt -12% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gaston to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- R CIN J. Bench D. Kelley -12% 38% Home Run
b6 0-2 0 1-- OO SDP N. Colbert J. Merritt -11% 18% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Kelley 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan D. Kelley 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CIN A. Johnson D. Kelley -1% 52% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN T. Perez D. Kelley 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SDP T. Dean J. Merritt 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O SDP R. Pena J. Merritt -3% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O SDP I. Murrell J. Merritt -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- SDP A. Ferrara J. Merritt 2% 54% Walk; Dean to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O SDP N. Colbert J. Merritt -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- R CIN J. Bench D. Kelley -12% 38% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- O CIN L. May D. Kelley 2% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1-0 1 --- O CIN T. Helms D. Kelley 1% 42% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 2 --- O CIN D. Chaney D. Kelley 1% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- SDP C. Gaston J. Merritt 4% 47% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- SDP E. Spiezio J. Merritt 7% 54% Single to LF; Gaston to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- OO SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Merritt -12% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gaston to 3B
b2 0-1 2 --3 O SDP D. Kelley J. Merritt -4% 37% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CIN J. Merritt D. Kelley 2% 40% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Kelley 1% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan D. Kelley 1% 42% Strikeout (foul bunt)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- SDP T. Dean J. Merritt 8% 50% Double to RF
b3 0-1 0 -2- O SDP R. Pena J. Merritt -5% 44% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 -2- O SDP I. Murrell J. Merritt -4% 40% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 -2- O SDP A. Ferrara J. Merritt -4% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Padres 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- CIN A. Johnson D. Kelley -6% 30% Double to CF
t4 1-0 0 -2- O CIN T. Perez D. Kelley 1% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
t4 1-0 1 --3 RO CIN J. Bench D. Kelley -3% 27% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
t4 2-0 2 --- CIN L. May D. Kelley -1% 27% Walk
t4 2-0 2 1-- O CIN T. Helms D. Kelley 2% 28% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- O SDP N. Colbert J. Merritt -3% 26% Flyball: LF
b4 0-2 1 --- O SDP C. Gaston J. Merritt -2% 24% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- SDP E. Spiezio J. Merritt 2% 25% Single to LF
b4 0-2 2 1-- O SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Merritt -3% 23% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- O CIN D. Chaney D. Kelley 2% 24% Flyball: RF
t5 2-0 1 --- CIN J. Merritt D. Kelley -2% 22% Single to CF
t5 2-0 1 1-- O CIN P. Rose D. Kelley 2% 24% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rose to 1B
t5 2-0 2 1-- O CIN B. Tolan D. Kelley 2% 26% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b5 0-2 0 --- O SDP D. Kelley J. Merritt -3% 23% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- SDP T. Dean J. Merritt 4% 26% Walk
b5 0-2 1 1-- O SDP R. Pena J. Merritt -3% 24% Groundout: P-1B; Dean to 2B
b5 0-2 2 -2- O SDP I. Murrell J. Merritt -4% 20% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- CIN A. Johnson D. Kelley -2% 17% Walk
t6 2-0 0 1-- O CIN T. Perez D. Kelley 4% 21% Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t6 2-0 1 --- O CIN T. Perez D. Kelley 1% 22% Strikeout
t6 2-0 2 --- CIN J. Bench D. Kelley -1% 21% Walk
t6 2-0 2 1-- O CIN L. May D. Kelley 2% 23% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b6 0-2 0 --- SDP A. Ferrara J. Merritt 6% 29% Single to LF
b6 0-2 0 1-- OO SDP N. Colbert J. Merritt -11% 18% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O SDP C. Gaston J. Merritt -1% 16% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Dick Kelley facing 7-8-9
t7 2-0 0 --- O CIN T. Helms D. Kelley 1% 17% Flyball: RF
t7 2-0 1 --- O CIN D. Chaney D. Kelley 1% 18% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-0 2 --- O CIN J. Merritt D. Kelley 1% 19% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
b7 0-2 0 --- SDP E. Spiezio J. Merritt 7% 26% Single to LF
b7 0-2 0 1-- O SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Merritt -6% 20% Strikeout
Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Dick Kelley (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 1 1-- O SDP T. Gonzalez J. Merritt -5% 15% Flyball: CF
b7 0-2 2 1-- O SDP T. Dean J. Merritt -3% 12% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Padres' Jack Baldschun facing 1-2-3
Jack Baldschun replaces Tony Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Baldschun 1% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-0 1 --- O CIN B. Tolan J. Baldschun 1% 14% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-0 2 --- O CIN A. Johnson J. Baldschun 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b8 0-2 0 --- SDP R. Pena J. Merritt 8% 22% Single to RF
b8 0-2 0 1-- SDP I. Murrell J. Merritt 12% 34% Single to SS; Pena to 2B
b8 0-2 0 12- O SDP A. Ferrara J. Merritt -11% 23% Popfly: SS
b8 0-2 1 12- RRR SDP N. Colbert J. Merritt 64% 87% Home Run; Pena Scores; Murrell Scores
b8 3-2 1 --- O SDP C. Gaston J. Merritt -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-2 2 --- SDP E. Spiezio J. Merritt 1% 87% Single to LF
b8 3-2 2 1-- RR SDP C. Cannizzaro J. Merritt 11% 97% Home Run; Spiezio Scores
b8 5-2 2 --- SDP J. Baldschun J. Merritt 0% 97% Single to LF
Wayne Granger replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-2 2 1-- O SDP T. Dean W. Granger -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 5.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Padres' Jack Baldschun facing 4-5-6
Jerry DaVanon replaces Roberto Pena playing 2B batting 2nd
Larry Stahl replaces Al Ferrara playing LF batting 4th
t9 2-5 0 --- O CIN T. Perez J. Baldschun 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-5 1 --- O CIN J. Bench J. Baldschun 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-5 2 --- CIN L. May J. Baldschun -1% 99% Walk
t9 2-5 2 1-- O CIN T. Helms J. Baldschun 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Padres 5.

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