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CAL  2
BAL  0
 DET  7
@SEP  6
 ATL  3
@CHC  1
 SDP  1
@MON  0
(10)		 SFG  7
@NYM  6
(11)		 PHI  2
LAD  1
 CIN  5
@STL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 24,836

 Thursday, August 21, 1969, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:19
Reds
5
66-53
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  1    5  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    3 12  2
W: Jim Merritt (14-5), L: Nelson Briles (12-11), S: Al Jackson (3)
 Cardinals
3
68-55
Lost 1
3rd, 8½ GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .336  .954              5   0   CS
B Tolan CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .321  .895              3   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .860              1   0   SH
  C Ruiz 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .591              1   1   
T Perez 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .323  .955              2   0   IW
J Bench C                     4   2   2   3    0   1  .324  .927              5   0   HR
L May 1B                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .289  .912              4   0   2B
J Stewart 2B-LF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .699              2   2   
W Woodward SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .659              4   2   
J Merritt P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .395              0   1   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347              0   0   
  A Jackson P                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
Totals                       33   5   7   0    2   3                         27   6
Batting Events
2B: L May (24, off N Briles).
HR: J Bench (21, off N Briles; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SH: A Johnson (4, off N Briles).
IBB: T Perez (5, by N Briles).
TB: J Bench 5; L May 2; A Jackson; P Rose; B Tolan; J Stewart.
RBI: J Bench 3 (71); L May (91); A Jackson (1).
2-out RBI: L May; A Jackson.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Ruiz-W Woodward-L May.
Baserunning Events
CS: P Rose (8, 2nd base by N Briles/T McCarver).
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .798              3   0   
C Flood CF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .287  .701              3   0   
  S Huntz SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .541              1   2   
V Pinson RF-CF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .268  .714              0   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .292  .838              8   0   HR
M Shannon 3B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .260  .689              0   0   
T McCarver C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .697              5   1   
P Gagliano 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .620              3   4   
D Maxvill SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .496              2   2   
  B Browne PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .643              2   1   
N Briles P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .121  .350              0   1   
  J Nossek PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .222              0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .570              0   0   
  V Davalillo PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .498              0   0   GDP
  J Hoerner P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       37   3  12   0    2   4                         27  11
Batting Events
HR: J Torre (17, off J Merritt; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J Torre 5; M Shannon 2; T McCarver 2; V Pinson 2; N Briles; P Gagliano; L Brock; J Nossek.
GIDP: V Davalillo (2).
RBI: J Torre 3 (77).
2-out RBI: J Torre.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
E: M Shannon (17); S Huntz (8).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: T McCarver (2nd base by J Merritt).

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
J Merritt, W (14-5)            6.2   9   3   3    2   3   1   4.06   30     -       ·  ·      4·15· 1· 6     45    -     1.40   0.19
W Granger, H (1)               0.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   3.07    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          2-1    3.31  -0.23
A Jackson, S (3)               1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.29    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.21   0.41
Totals                         9    12   3   3    2   4   1          39     -       ·  ·      7·17· 1· 9          4-1 
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
N Briles, L (12-11)            7     5   4   4    2   3   1   3.98   28     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 4     52    -     0.87  -0.11
M Grant                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.48    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
J Hoerner                      1     2   1   0    0   0   0   2.86    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.15  -0.07
Totals                         9     7   5   4    2   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     11·14· 1· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: N Briles (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: N Briles (6; T Perez).
Pickoffs: J Merritt (3; T McCarver, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 24,836.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cincinnati Reds                           St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Pete Rose                    RF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Bobby Tolan                  CF       2. Curt Flood                   CF
3. Alex Johnson                 LF       3. Vada Pinson                  RF
4. Tony Perez                   3B       4. Joe Torre                    1B
5. Johnny Bench                  C       5. Mike Shannon                 3B
6. Lee May                      1B       6. Tim McCarver                  C
7. Jimmy Stewart                2B       7. Phil Gagliano                2B
8. Woody Woodward               SS       8. Dal Maxvill                  SS
9. Jim Merritt                   P       9. Nelson Briles                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 1 1-3 OO 33% 85% 3-4 STL V. Davalillo A. Jackson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 0 1-- -25% 37% 3-4 STL P. Gagliano W. Granger Single to LF; McCarver to 3B
t6 1 12- RRR 21% 92% 1-0 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tolan Scores; Perez Scores
b6 1 -23 O 16% 78% 2-4 STL B. Browne J. Merritt McCarver Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b8 0 1-3 O 16% 52% 3-4 STL B. Browne W. Granger Strikeout Looking

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' Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan N. Briles Lineout: LF
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 STL C. Flood J. Merritt Strikeout
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL V. Pinson J. Merritt Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perez to 1B
t2 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Strikeout
t2 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 CIN L. May N. Briles Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 CIN J. Stewart N. Briles Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL J. Torre J. Merritt Popfly: SS
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 STL M. Shannon J. Merritt Single to SS
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 STL T. McCarver J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 STL P. Gagliano J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN W. Woodward N. Briles Popfly: SS
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CIN J. Merritt N. Briles Foul Flyball: C
t3 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Single to RF
t3 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 CIN B. Tolan N. Briles Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 STL D. Maxvill J. Merritt Foul Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 STL N. Briles J. Merritt Strikeout
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Flyball: LF
t4 2 --- 2% 47% 0-0 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Single to LF
t4 2 1-- 1% 48% 0-0 CIN L. May N. Briles Wild Pitch; Bench to 2B
t4 2 -2- R 14% 62% 0-0 CIN L. May N. Briles Double to LF; Bench Scores
t4 2 -2- O -3% 59% 1-0 CIN J. Stewart N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- -5% 54% 0-1 STL C. Flood J. Merritt Walk
b4 0 1-- O 5% 58% 0-1 STL V. Pinson J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 1 1-- O 4% 62% 0-1 STL J. Torre J. Merritt Lineout: RF
b4 2 1-- -3% 59% 0-1 STL M. Shannon J. Merritt Walk; Pinson to 2B
b4 2 12- O 6% 65% 0-1 STL T. McCarver J. Merritt Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 CIN W. Woodward N. Briles Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 CIN J. Merritt N. Briles Flyball: LF
t5 2 --- O -1% 60% 1-0 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 63% 0-1 STL P. Gagliano J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 STL D. Maxvill J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- -2% 64% 0-1 STL N. Briles J. Merritt Single to LF
b5 2 1-- -3% 61% 0-1 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Briles to 2B
b5 2 12- O 6% 67% 0-1 STL C. Flood J. Merritt Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 4% 71% 1-0 CIN B. Tolan N. Briles Single to RF
t6 0 1-- O -1% 70% 1-0 CIN A. Johnson N. Briles Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tolan to 2B
t6 1 -2- 2% 71% 1-0 CIN T. Perez N. Briles Intentional Walk
t6 1 12- RRR 21% 92% 1-0 CIN J. Bench N. Briles Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tolan Scores; Perez Scores
t6 1 --- O -0% 92% 4-0 CIN L. May N. Briles Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 2 --- O -0% 92% 4-0 CIN J. Stewart N. Briles Popfly: 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- -3% 89% 0-4 STL V. Pinson J. Merritt Single to 2B/Bunt
b6 0 1-- RR -12% 76% 0-4 STL J. Torre J. Merritt Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pinson Scores
b6 0 --- -6% 70% 2-4 STL M. Shannon J. Merritt Single to RF
b6 0 1-- -9% 61% 2-4 STL T. McCarver J. Merritt Single to RF; Shannon to 2B
b6 0 12- O 1% 62% 2-4 STL P. Gagliano J. Merritt Flyball: CF; Shannon to 3B; McCarver to 2B
Byron Browne pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b6 1 -23 O 16% 78% 2-4 STL B. Browne J. Merritt McCarver Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b6 2 --3 O 5% 83% 2-4 STL B. Browne J. Merritt Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Nelson Briles facing 8-9-1
Steve Huntz replaces Curt Flood (CF) playing SS batting 2nd; Vada Pinson moves from RF to CF; Byron Browne moves from PH to RF
t7 0 --- O -1% 82% 4-2 CIN W. Woodward N. Briles Strikeout
t7 1 --- O -1% 81% 4-2 CIN J. Merritt N. Briles Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- 1% 82% 4-2 CIN P. Rose N. Briles Walk
t7 2 1-- O -1% 80% 4-2 CIN B. Tolan N. Briles Rose Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
Joe Nossek pinch hits for Nelson Briles (P) batting 9th
b7 0 --- -7% 74% 2-4 STL J. Nossek J. Merritt Single to LF
b7 0 1-- O 6% 80% 2-4 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b7 1 1-- O 5% 84% 2-4 STL S. Huntz J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b7 2 1-- -4% 80% 2-4 STL V. Pinson J. Merritt Single to CF; Nossek to 3B
Wayne Granger replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
b7 2 1-3 R -14% 65% 2-4 STL J. Torre W. Granger Single to LF; Nossek Scores; Pinson to 3B
b7 2 1-3 O 11% 76% 3-4 STL M. Shannon W. Granger Popfly: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
Mudcat Grant replaces Joe Nossek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -2% 74% 4-3 CIN B. Tolan M. Grant Flyball: RF
t8 1 --- O -1% 73% 4-3 CIN A. Johnson M. Grant Flyball: RF
t8 2 --- O -1% 72% 4-3 CIN T. Perez M. Grant Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 6-7-8
Chico Ruiz replaces Alex Johnson (LF) playing 2B batting 3rd; Jimmy Stewart moves from 2B to LF
b8 0 --- -10% 62% 3-4 STL T. McCarver W. Granger Single to CF
b8 0 1-- -25% 37% 3-4 STL P. Gagliano W. Granger Single to LF; McCarver to 3B
b8 0 1-3 O 16% 52% 3-4 STL B. Browne W. Granger Strikeout Looking
Al Jackson replaces Wayne Granger pitching and batting 9th; Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Mudcat Grant (P) batting 9th
b8 1 1-3 OO 33% 85% 3-4 STL V. Davalillo A. Jackson Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 5-6-7
Joe Hoerner replaces Vic Davalillo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- 2% 87% 4-3 CIN J. Bench J. Hoerner Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bench to 1B
t9 0 1-- O -2% 85% 4-3 CIN L. May J. Hoerner Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1 1-- 2% 87% 4-3 CIN J. Stewart J. Hoerner Single to LF; May to 2B
t9 1 12- O -2% 85% 4-3 CIN W. Woodward J. Hoerner Groundout: SS-1B; May to 3B; Stewart to 2B
t9 2 -23 RO 6% 92% 4-3 CIN A. Jackson J. Hoerner Single to RF; May Scores/unER; Stewart out at Hm/RF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Reds' Al Jackson facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 3-5 STL L. Brock A. Jackson Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 3-5 STL S. Huntz A. Jackson Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 3-5 STL V. Pinson A. Jackson Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 3.

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