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Standings
MIN
@BOS		2
5
BAL
@CAL		4
3		 
(11)
NYY
@KCR		8
5
CLE
@OAK		1
11
DET
@SEP		7
8
CHW
@WSA		2
9
ATL
@CHC		4
13
SDP
@MON		5
2
SFG
@NYM		4
5
LAD
@PHI		12
4
HOU
@PIT		7
14
CIN
@STL		3
11
Sunday, June 1, 1969 1:20PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 15,460, Time of Game: 2:42
Reds
3
24-20
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Cardinals
11
22-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 10 GB
W: Nelson Briles (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  1    3  7  1
Cardinals       2  0  3   0  0  1   5  0  X   11 14  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .291 .815 0.024 0.60 0.054 -0.029 0.3 0 1
Bobby Tolan RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .873 0.029 0.83 0.071 -0.042 0.6 2 0 SB
   Clay Carroll P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.625 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Alex Johnson LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .335 .880 -0.072 0.89 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 0 0 SF
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .318 .910 -0.073 0.67 0.000 -0.073 -0.9 0 4
Lee May 1B-RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .285 .950 0.050 0.48 0.072 -0.022 1.1 8 1 HR
Johnny Bench C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .954 -0.055 0.58 0.000 -0.055 0.3 2 2 HR
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .599 -0.015 0.38 0.012 -0.028 -0.5 6 4
Darrel Chaney SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .216 .598 0.004 0.36 0.021 -0.017 -0.2 2 4
Tony Cloninger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .365 -0.043 1.72 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 0 0
   Jack Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jimmy Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .533 -0.010 0.42 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Jose Pena P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Short P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Chico Ruiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .523 -0.013 0.54 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Gerry Arrigo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Whitfield 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 4 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 .212 .644 -0.174 0.61 0.230 -0.404 -1.1 24 18
HR: J Bench (10, off N Briles; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); L May (15, off N Briles; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: A Johnson (2, off N Briles).
TB: L May 5; J Bench 4; P Rose 2; B Tolan; T Helms.
RBI: A Johnson (30); J Bench (33); L May (35).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Bench-D Chaney-J Bench; D Chaney-T Helms-F Whitfield.
PB: J Bench (5).
E: L May (3).
Outfield Assists: P Rose (T McCarver at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Tolan (6, 2nd base off N Briles/T McCarver).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 1 3 1 1 4 0 .269 .705 0.127 0.49 0.127 0.000 2.1 1 0 HR,SB,2·IW
Curt Flood CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .655 -0.081 0.73 0.001 -0.082 -1.4 5 0 SH
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 .721 0.003 0.40 0.034 -0.030 0.4 2 0 2B
   Vic Davalillo PR-RF 1 1 1 3 0 0 .167 .491 0.003 0.02 0.003 0.000 2.1 2 0 HR
Joe Torre 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .837 0.027 0.21 0.035 -0.008 -0.2 6 2 2B
Tim McCarver C 4 1 2 1 1 0 .290 .756 0.117 0.41 0.119 -0.002 1.3 6 0 IW
Mike Shannon 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .246 .612 0.104 0.60 0.111 -0.007 1.3 0 2
Julian Javier 2B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .283 .720 0.111 0.39 0.118 -0.007 3.0 2 2 2B,SB
Dal Maxvill SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 .180 .532 -0.002 0.33 0.031 -0.034 1.0 1 3 2B,GDP
Nelson Briles P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .255 -0.084 0.47 0.000 -0.084 -2.4 2 2 2·SH
Team Totals 33 11 14 10 8 1 .424 1.264 0.325 0.44 0.579 -0.254 7.4 27 11
2B: D Maxvill (5, off G Arrigo); V Pinson (7, off W Granger); J Javier (10, off J Fisher); J Torre (8, off T Cloninger).
HR: V Davalillo (1, off G Arrigo; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); L Brock (4, off T Cloninger; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: C Flood (5, off W Granger); N Briles 2 (3, 1 off J Fisher, 1 off G Arrigo).
IBB: T McCarver (2, by W Granger); L Brock 2 (4, by J Fisher, by T Cloninger).
TB: J Javier 4; L Brock 4; V Davalillo 4; J Torre 3; D Maxvill 3; T McCarver 2; V Pinson 2; C Flood; M Shannon.
GIDP: D Maxvill (2).
RBI: V Davalillo 3 (4); D Maxvill 2 (11); T McCarver (19); J Javier (6); L Brock (10); M Shannon (17); V Pinson (14).
2-out RBI: T McCarver.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 8 for 15.
Baserunning
SB: L Brock (22, 2nd base off G Arrigo/J Bench); J Javier (3, 2nd base off G Arrigo/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Cloninger, L (3-6) 2.1 7 5 5 1 1 1 4.70 15 23 -0.228 0.91 -2.5
Jack Fisher 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.68 8 2 2 -0.055 0.37 -0.7
Jose Pena 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 -0.008 0.26 -0.4
Bill Short 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 2 2 0 0.008 0.37 0.5
Wayne Granger 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.60 5 1 1 -0.018 0.30 -0.2
Gerry Arrigo 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 16.20 6 0 0 -0.024 0.07 -4.8
Clay Carroll 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.7
Team Totals 8 14 11 11 8 1 2 12.38 44 23 5 3 -0.325 0.61 -7.4
B Short faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nelson Briles, W (3-4) 9 7 3 3 2 6 2 4.75 36 65 0.174 0.61 1.1
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 2 3.00 36 65 0.174 0.44 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: T Cloninger (6); J Pena (1); B Short (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Fisher (1; L Brock); T Cloninger (3; L Brock); W Granger (5; T McCarver).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ken Burkhart.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 15,460.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting 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 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Tony Cloninger P 9 Nelson Briles P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 --- R STL L. Brock T. Cloninger 11% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 -2- RO STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger 7% 71% Single to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver out at 2B/CF-SS
b3 3-0 1 12- R STL J. Javier J. Fisher 6% 93% Double to LF; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 3B
b2 2-0 1 -23 O STL N. Briles T. Cloninger -5% 77% Flyball: RF
t6 1-5 0 --- R CIN L. May N. Briles -5% 88% Home Run

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, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose N. Briles 2% 52% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CIN B. Tolan N. Briles -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- CIN A. Johnson N. Briles -2% 48% Tolan Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CIN A. Johnson N. Briles 3% 51% Groundout: 1B-P; Tolan to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O CIN T. Perez N. Briles 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R STL L. Brock T. Cloninger 11% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- O STL C. Flood T. Cloninger -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1-0 1 --- O STL V. Pinson T. Cloninger -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- STL J. Torre T. Cloninger 2% 64% Double to LF
b1 1-0 2 -2- RO STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger 7% 71% Single to CF; Torre Scores; McCarver out at 2B/CF-SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- O CIN L. May N. Briles 2% 74% Strikeout
t2 0-2 1 --- O CIN J. Bench N. Briles 1% 75% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 2 --- CIN T. Helms N. Briles -1% 74% Single to RF
t2 0-2 2 1-- CIN D. Chaney N. Briles -2% 72% Walk; Helms to 2B
t2 0-2 2 12- O CIN T. Cloninger N. Briles 4% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- STL M. Shannon T. Cloninger 2% 78% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Shannon to 1B
b2 2-0 0 1-- STL J. Javier T. Cloninger 4% 82% Single to LF; Shannon to 2B
b2 2-0 0 12- STL D. Maxvill T. Cloninger 3% 85% Wild Pitch; Shannon to 3B; Javier to 2B
b2 2-0 0 -23 O STL D. Maxvill T. Cloninger -3% 82% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 -23 O STL N. Briles T. Cloninger -5% 77% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 2 -23 STL L. Brock T. Cloninger 1% 78% Intentional Walk
b2 2-0 2 123 O STL C. Flood T. Cloninger -5% 73% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- CIN P. Rose N. Briles -4% 69% Single to RF
t3 0-2 0 1-- O CIN B. Tolan N. Briles 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-2 1 1-- O CIN A. Johnson N. Briles 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-2 2 1-- O CIN T. Perez N. Briles 2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- O STL V. Pinson T. Cloninger -1% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 2-0 1 --- STL J. Torre T. Cloninger 2% 78% Single to RF
b3 2-0 1 1-- STL T. McCarver T. Cloninger 5% 82% Single to RF; Torre to 3B
b3 2-0 1 1-3 R STL M. Shannon T. Cloninger 5% 87% Single to RF; Torre Scores; McCarver to 2B
Jack Fisher replaces Tony Cloninger pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 1 12- R STL J. Javier J. Fisher 6% 93% Double to LF; McCarver Scores; Shannon to 3B
b3 4-0 1 -23 R STL D. Maxvill J. Fisher 2% 95% Single to SS; Shannon Scores; Javier stays at 2B
b3 5-0 1 12- O STL N. Briles J. Fisher -1% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Javier to 3B; Maxvill to 2B
b3 5-0 2 -23 STL L. Brock J. Fisher 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b3 5-0 2 123 O STL C. Flood J. Fisher -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t4 0-5 0 --- CIN L. May N. Briles -2% 91% Single to 3B
t4 0-5 0 1-- O CIN J. Bench N. Briles 2% 93% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-5 1 1-- O CIN T. Helms N. Briles 1% 95% Flyball: RF
t4 0-5 2 1-- O CIN D. Chaney N. Briles 1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Reds' Jack Fisher facing 3-4-5
b4 5-0 0 --- O STL V. Pinson J. Fisher -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 5-0 1 --- O STL J. Torre J. Fisher -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 5-0 2 --- O STL T. McCarver J. Fisher -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jack Fisher (P) batting 9th
t5 0-5 0 --- O CIN J. Stewart N. Briles 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t5 0-5 1 --- CIN P. Rose N. Briles -1% 95% Single to CF
t5 0-5 1 1-- CIN B. Tolan N. Briles -3% 92% Single to CF; Rose to 3B
t5 0-5 1 1-3 RO CIN A. Johnson N. Briles 1% 93% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
t5 1-5 2 1-- O CIN T. Perez N. Briles 1% 94% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Jose Pena facing 6-7-8
Jose Pena replaces Jimmy Stewart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 0 --- STL M. Shannon J. Pena 1% 95% Walk
b5 5-1 0 1-- O STL J. Javier J. Pena -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 5-1 1 1-- STL D. Maxvill J. Pena 0% 95% Wild Pitch; Javier to 2B
b5 5-1 1 -2- STL D. Maxvill J. Pena 0% 95% Walk
Bill Short replaces Jose Pena pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-1 1 12- STL N. Briles B. Short 1% 96% Wild Pitch; Javier to 3B
b5 5-1 1 1-3 OO STL N. Briles B. Short -3% 93% Double Play: Bunt Groundout: C-SS-C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 5-6-7
t6 1-5 0 --- R CIN L. May N. Briles -5% 88% Home Run
t6 2-5 0 --- O CIN J. Bench N. Briles 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-5 1 --- O CIN T. Helms N. Briles 1% 91% Popfly: CF
t6 2-5 2 --- O CIN D. Chaney N. Briles 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Reds' Bill Short facing 1-2-3
b6 5-2 0 --- STL L. Brock B. Short 1% 93% Walk
Wayne Granger replaces Bill Short pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-2 0 1-- O STL C. Flood W. Granger -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brock to 2B
b6 5-2 1 -2- R STL V. Pinson W. Granger 3% 96% Double to CF; Brock Scores
Vic Davalillo pinch runs for Vada Pinson (RF) batting 3rd
b6 6-2 1 -2- O STL J. Torre W. Granger -1% 96% Flyball: RF
b6 6-2 2 -2- STL T. McCarver W. Granger 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b6 6-2 2 12- O STL M. Shannon W. Granger -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 9-1-2
Vic Davalillo moves from PR to RF
Chico Ruiz pinch hits for Wayne Granger (P) batting 9th
t7 2-6 0 --- O CIN C. Ruiz N. Briles 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-6 1 --- O CIN P. Rose N. Briles 1% 97% Strikeout
t7 2-6 2 --- O CIN B. Tolan N. Briles 0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Reds' Gerry Arrigo facing 7-8-9
Gerry Arrigo replaces Chico Ruiz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 0 --- STL J. Javier G. Arrigo 0% 98% Walk
b7 6-2 0 1-- STL D. Maxvill G. Arrigo 0% 98% Javier Steals 2B
b7 6-2 0 -2- R STL D. Maxvill G. Arrigo 1% 99% Double to LF; Javier Scores
b7 7-2 0 -2- O STL N. Briles G. Arrigo -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Maxvill to 3B
b7 7-2 1 --3 R STL L. Brock G. Arrigo 0% 99% Passed Ball; Maxvill Scores
b7 8-2 1 --- STL L. Brock G. Arrigo 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-2 1 1-- STL C. Flood G. Arrigo 0% 100% Brock Steals 2B
b7 8-2 1 -2- STL C. Flood G. Arrigo 0% 100% Single to LF; Brock to 3B
b7 8-2 1 1-3 RRR STL V. Davalillo G. Arrigo 0% 100% Home Run; Brock Scores; Flood Scores
Clay Carroll replaces Bobby Tolan (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Fred Whitfield replaces Gerry Arrigo (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Lee May moves from 1B to RF
b7 11-2 1 --- O STL J. Torre C. Carroll 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 11-2 2 --- O STL T. McCarver C. Carroll -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-11, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t8 2-11 0 --- O CIN A. Johnson N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-11 1 --- O CIN T. Perez N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 2-11 2 --- O CIN L. May N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-2, Reds' Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
b8 11-2 0 --- O STL M. Shannon C. Carroll 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B
b8 11-2 1 --- STL J. Javier C. Carroll 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 11-2 1 1-- OO STL D. Maxvill C. Carroll 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-11, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 6-7-8
t9 2-11 0 --- R CIN J. Bench N. Briles -0% 100% Home Run
t9 3-11 0 --- O CIN T. Helms N. Briles 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 3-11 1 --- O CIN D. Chaney N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 3-11 2 --- O CIN F. Whitfield N. Briles 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 11.

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