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MIN 10
@BOS  4

CAL  4
BAL  3

NYY  2
@KCR  2

(8)
CLE  5
@OAK  2

DET  3
@SEP  2

WSA  7
CHW  5

CHC  3
ATL  2

SDP  6
@MON  2

NYM  4
SFG  2

LAD  7
@PHI  6

PIT  3
HOU  1

CIN  3
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 18,489

Saturday, May 31, 1969, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:13
Reds
3
24-19
Won 9
3rd, 3½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  6  1
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  0
W: George Culver (3-4), L: Mike Torrez (1-2), S: Wayne Granger (4)
Cardinals
1
21-25
Lost 2
4th, 10 GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose CF                     1   1   0   0    3   0  .286  .810              0   0   IW
B Tolan RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .312  .873              1   0   SB
A Johnson LF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .896              0   0   
  J Stewart LF                1   0   0   1    0   0  .130  .554              0   0   SF
T Perez 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .326  .930              2   3   HR
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .929             13   0   
J Bench C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .314  .945              5   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .602              2   5   GDP
D Chaney SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .608              4   5   
G Culver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   SH
  W Granger P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393              0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   0    4   3                         27  14
Batting Events
HR: T Perez (11, off M Torrez; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Stewart (1, off M Torrez).
SH: G Culver (2, off J Hoerner).
IBB: P Rose (5, by J Hoerner).
TB: T Perez 4; B Tolan 2; D Chaney; J Bench; T Helms.
GIDP: T Helms (7).
RBI: T Perez 2 (34); J Stewart (4).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. T Helms-D Chaney-L May; D Chaney-T Helms-L May; D Chaney-L May.
E: D Chaney (10).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Tolan (5, 2nd base off M Torrez/T McCarver).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   3   0    0   1  .265  .670              2   0   3B,2B
C Flood CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .659              0   0   GDP
V Pinson RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .720              2   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .282  .832             12   3   HR
T McCarver C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .746              3   0   
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .245  .610              0   5   
J Javier 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .270  .688              1   2   
S Huntz SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .108  .368              4   3   GDP
M Torrez P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   1   GDP
  J Hague PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .489              0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   1   
  B White PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .417              0   0   
  V Davalillo PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .428              0   0   
Totals                       35   1  10   0    2   5                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: L Brock (10, off G Culver).
3B: L Brock (2, off G Culver).
HR: J Torre (8, off G Culver; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: L Brock 6; J Torre 4; M Shannon 2; J Javier 2; B White; T McCarver.
GIDP: C Flood (5); S Huntz (3); M Torrez (2).
RBI: J Torre (31).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Torre-S Huntz-M Torrez.

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
G Culver, W (3-4)              6     9   1   1    2   2   1   3.35   28     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 9     50    -     1.31   0.10
W Granger, S (4)               3     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.69    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 1          1-0    1.40   0.30
Totals                         9    10   1   1    2   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2·10          1-0 
G Culver faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
St.Louis Cardinals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Torrez, L (1-2)              6     4   3   3    3   2   1   3.09   24     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 3     51    -     1.06  -0.16
J Hoerner                      3     2   0   0    1   1   0   1.31   12     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.64   0.07
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 1· 5           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Hoerner (2; P Rose).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 18,489.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cincinnati Reds                           St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Pete Rose                    CF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Bobby Tolan                  RF       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Alex Johnson                 LF       3. Vada Pinson                  RF
4. Tony Perez                   3B       4. Joe Torre                    1B
5. Lee May                      1B       5. Tim McCarver                  C
6. Johnny Bench                  C       6. Mike Shannon                 3B
7. Tommy Helms                  2B       7. Julian Javier                2B
8. Darrel Chaney                SS       8. Steve Huntz                  SS
9. George Culver                 P       9. Mike Torrez                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 -2- RR 25% 78% 1-1 CIN T. Perez M. Torrez Home Run; Tolan Scores
b6 0 12- OO 17% 78% 1-3 STL S. Huntz G. Culver Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Shannon to 3B
t6 0 1-- 15% 54% 0-1 CIN B. Tolan M. Torrez Single to CF; Rose to 3B
b4 1 123 OO 13% 35% 1-0 STL M. Torrez G. Culver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 0 1-- OO 13% 86% 1-3 STL C. Flood W. Granger Ground Ball Double Play: SS-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, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN P. Rose M. Torrez Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan M. Torrez Single to 2B/Bunt
t1 1 1-- 2% 52% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson M. Torrez Tolan Steals 2B
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson M. Torrez Strikeout
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 CIN T. Perez M. Torrez Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock G. Culver Popfly: SS
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL C. Flood G. Culver Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL V. Pinson G. Culver Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN L. May M. Torrez Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CIN J. Bench M. Torrez Popfly: SS
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CIN T. Helms M. Torrez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' George Culver facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- R -11% 34% 0-0 STL J. Torre G. Culver Home Run
b2 0 --- O 2% 36% 1-0 STL T. McCarver G. Culver Popfly: SS
b2 1 --- -2% 33% 1-0 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Walk
b2 1 1-- -3% 30% 1-0 STL J. Javier G. Culver Single to CF; Shannon to 2B
b2 1 12- O 4% 34% 1-0 STL S. Huntz G. Culver Strikeout
b2 2 12- O 4% 38% 1-0 STL M. Torrez G. Culver Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -3% 35% 0-1 CIN D. Chaney M. Torrez Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 33% 0-1 CIN G. Culver M. Torrez Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- 1% 35% 0-1 CIN P. Rose M. Torrez Walk
t3 2 1-- O -3% 32% 0-1 CIN B. Tolan M. Torrez Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- -6% 27% 1-0 STL L. Brock G. Culver Double to LF
b3 0 -2- O 1% 27% 1-0 STL C. Flood G. Culver Groundout: P-1B; Brock to 3B
b3 1 --3 O 6% 33% 1-0 STL V. Pinson G. Culver Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --3 O 4% 37% 1-0 STL J. Torre G. Culver Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 34% 0-1 CIN A. Johnson M. Torrez Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O -2% 32% 0-1 CIN T. Perez M. Torrez Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 31% 0-1 CIN L. May M. Torrez Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' George Culver facing 5-6-7
Jimmy Stewart replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 3rd
b4 0 --- -3% 27% 1-0 STL T. McCarver G. Culver Single to CF
b4 0 1-- -8% 19% 1-0 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Single to RF; McCarver to 3B
b4 0 1-3 O 5% 24% 1-0 STL J. Javier G. Culver Lineout: 3B
b4 1 1-3 -2% 22% 1-0 STL S. Huntz G. Culver Walk; Shannon to 2B
b4 1 123 OO 13% 35% 1-0 STL M. Torrez G. Culver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- 5% 40% 0-1 CIN J. Bench M. Torrez Walk
t5 0 1-- OO -11% 30% 0-1 CIN T. Helms M. Torrez Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t5 2 --- 2% 31% 0-1 CIN D. Chaney M. Torrez Single to RF
t5 2 1-- O -3% 28% 0-1 CIN G. Culver M. Torrez Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- -9% 19% 1-0 STL L. Brock G. Culver Triple to RF
b5 0 --3 -2% 17% 1-0 STL C. Flood G. Culver Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Flood to 1B
b5 0 1-3 O 5% 22% 1-0 STL V. Pinson G. Culver Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 1 1-3 O 6% 28% 1-0 STL J. Torre G. Culver Strikeout
b5 2 1-3 O 4% 33% 1-0 STL T. McCarver G. Culver Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- 6% 39% 0-1 CIN P. Rose M. Torrez Walk
t6 0 1-- 15% 54% 0-1 CIN B. Tolan M. Torrez Single to CF; Rose to 3B
t6 0 1-3 RO -1% 53% 0-1 CIN J. Stewart M. Torrez Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores; Tolan to 2B
t6 1 -2- RR 25% 78% 1-1 CIN T. Perez M. Torrez Home Run; Tolan Scores
t6 1 --- O -1% 77% 3-1 CIN L. May M. Torrez Lineout: SS
t6 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-1 CIN J. Bench M. Torrez Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' George Culver facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- -6% 70% 1-3 STL M. Shannon G. Culver Single to CF
b6 0 1-- -9% 61% 1-3 STL J. Javier G. Culver Single to RF; Shannon to 2B
b6 0 12- OO 17% 78% 1-3 STL S. Huntz G. Culver Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Shannon to 3B
Joe Hague pinch hits for Mike Torrez (P) batting 9th
b6 2 --3 O 5% 83% 1-3 STL J. Hague G. Culver Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 7-8-9
Joe Hoerner replaces Joe Hague (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- 2% 85% 3-1 CIN T. Helms J. Hoerner Single to CF
t7 0 1-- O -2% 83% 3-1 CIN D. Chaney J. Hoerner Popfly: SS
t7 1 1-- O -1% 82% 3-1 CIN G. Culver J. Hoerner Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
t7 2 -2- 0% 83% 3-1 CIN P. Rose J. Hoerner Intentional Walk
t7 2 12- O -3% 80% 3-1 CIN B. Tolan J. Hoerner Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' George Culver facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- -7% 74% 1-3 STL L. Brock G. Culver Single to LF
Wayne Granger replaces George Culver pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 1-- OO 13% 86% 1-3 STL C. Flood W. Granger Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O 1% 88% 1-3 STL V. Pinson W. Granger Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O -1% 87% 3-1 CIN J. Stewart J. Hoerner Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O -1% 86% 3-1 CIN T. Perez J. Hoerner Strikeout Looking
t8 2 --- O -1% 85% 3-1 CIN L. May J. Hoerner Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 1-3 STL J. Torre W. Granger Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 92% 1-3 STL T. McCarver W. Granger Lineout: RF
b8 2 --- O 2% 93% 1-3 STL M. Shannon W. Granger Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- 1% 94% 3-1 CIN J. Bench J. Hoerner Single to LF
t9 0 1-- O -1% 94% 3-1 CIN T. Helms J. Hoerner Flyball: RF
t9 1 1-- O -1% 93% 3-1 CIN D. Chaney J. Hoerner Popfly: LF
t9 2 1-- O -1% 92% 3-1 CIN W. Granger J. Hoerner Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 1-3 STL J. Javier W. Granger Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 1-3 STL S. Huntz W. Granger Groundout: 1B unassisted
Bill White pinch hits for Joe Hoerner (P) batting 9th
b9 2 --- -3% 96% 1-3 STL B. White W. Granger Single to LF
Vic Davalillo pinch runs for Bill White (PH) batting 9th
b9 2 1-- O 4% 100% 1-3 STL L. Brock W. Granger Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

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