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MIL 10
@BOS  4
 BOS  3
MIL  0
 CLE  6
CHW  5
 BAL  9
@KCR  3
 MIN  4
DET  3
 OAK  3
@NYY  0
 CAL  5
@WSA  3
 CHC 11
HOU  5
 LAD  1
NYM  0
 PIT  8
ATL  7
 PHI  1
@SDP  0
 MON  7
@SFG  3
 CIN  3
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 22,119

 Saturday, April 25, 1970, 7:00PM
Time of Game: 2:10
Reds
3
14-5
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  6  0
W: Jim Merritt (4-1), L: Steve Carlton (1-2), S: Don Gullett (1)
 Cardinals
2
8-5
Lost 1
3rd, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Rose RF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .783              4   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .232  .539              2   4   2B
B Tolan CF                    4   1   1   2    1   1  .250  .827              2   0   HR
T Perez 3B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .478 1.465              0   1   GDP
J Bench C                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .241  .753              3   0   2B
L May 1B                      4   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .947              7   0   2B
H McRae LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .320 1.026              3   0   2B,IW
  J Stewart LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .350              0   0   
D Concepcion SS               2   0   0   0    2   0  .263  .709              6   0   IW
J Merritt P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .067  .192              0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Gullett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 2.083              0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   0    9   7                         27   5
Batting Events
2B: T Helms (4, off S Carlton); H McRae (1, off S Carlton); J Bench (3, off S Carlton); L May (4, off S Carlton).
HR: B Tolan (5, off S Carlton; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: D Concepcion (2, by S Carlton); H McRae (1, by S Carlton).
TB: B Tolan 4; H McRae 3; L May 2; J Bench 2; T Helms 2; P Rose.
GIDP: T Perez (1).
RBI: B Tolan 2 (18); T Helms (5).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Perez-T Helms-L May.
St.Louis Cardinals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brock LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .755              4   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .357  .936              3   0   2·2B,SB
D Allen 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .922              0   2   HBP
J Torre C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .346  .942              8   0   
C Taylor 1B                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .214  .741              7   0   
  J Hague PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .952              0   0   
J Javier 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .473              1   1   2B
  J Campbell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   
L Lee RF                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .740              0   0   
M Ramirez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200              2   2   GDP
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Campisi P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
S Carlton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              1   2   
  C Taylor P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
  C Rojas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661              0   0   
  D Maxvill SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .428              0   1   
Totals                       32   2   6   0    0   3                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: J Cardenal 2 (3, 2 off J Merritt); J Javier (1, off J Merritt).
HBP: D Allen (1, by J Merritt).
TB: J Cardenal 4; J Javier 2; J Torre; L Lee; J Hague.
GIDP: M Ramirez (2).
RBI: J Torre (12); J Javier (4).
2-out RBI: J Javier.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Ramirez-C Taylor.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Cardenal (5, 3rd base off J Merritt/J Bench).

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 (4-1)             8     5   2   2    0   3   0   1.88   29     -       ·  ·      5·15· 1· 5     67    -     1.20   0.37
W Granger, H (1)               0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-1    2.72   0.10
D Gullett, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.66   0.10
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   3   0          33     -       ·  ·      6·17· 1· 6          2-1
J Merritt faced 1 batter in the 9th 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
S Carlton, L (1-2)             7     7   3   3    7   6   1   4.22   34     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 7     50    -     1.08  -0.02
C Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.02   0.08
S Campisi                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
Totals                         9     7   3   3    9   7   1          42     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 7          2-0
S Carlton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Merritt (1).
HBP: J Merritt (1; D Allen).
IBB: S Carlton 2 (2; H McRae, D Concepcion).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Tom Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 22,119.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Cincinnati Reds                           St.Louis Cardinals                           
1. Pete Rose                    RF       1. Lou Brock                    LF
2. Tommy Helms                  2B       2. Jose Cardenal                CF
3. Bobby Tolan                  CF       3. Dick Allen                   3B
4. Tony Perez                   3B       4. Joe Torre                     C
5. Johnny Bench                  C       5. Carl Taylor                  1B
6. Lee May                      1B       6. Julian Javier                2B
7. Hal McRae                    LF       7. Leron Lee                    RF
8. Dave Concepcion              SS       8. Milt Ramirez                 SS
9. Jim Merritt                   P       9. Steve Carlton                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 1 1-- RR 19% 88% 1-0 CIN B. Tolan S. Carlton Home Run; Helms Scores
t1 0 1-- R 11% 65% 0-0 CIN T. Helms S. Carlton Double to CF; Rose Scores
b9 0 --- -11% 80% 1-3 STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt Double to LF
t4 0 1-- 10% 76% 1-0 CIN J. Bench S. Carlton Double to RF; Perez to 3B
b9 2 1-- O 10% 100% 2-3 STL J. Campbell D. Gullett Popfly: SS

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' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 CIN P. Rose S. Carlton Single to CF
t1 0 1-- R 11% 65% 0-0 CIN T. Helms S. Carlton Double to CF; Rose Scores
t1 0 -2- 3% 68% 1-0 CIN B. Tolan S. Carlton Walk
t1 0 12- OO -9% 59% 1-0 CIN T. Perez S. Carlton Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Helms to 3B
t1 2 --3 O -3% 55% 1-0 CIN J. Bench S. Carlton Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 57% 0-1 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- O 1% 60% 0-1 STL D. Allen J. Merritt Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O -2% 58% 1-0 CIN L. May S. Carlton Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 CIN H. McRae S. Carlton Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 58% 1-0 CIN D. Concepcion S. Carlton Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 56% 1-0 CIN J. Merritt S. Carlton Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 58% 0-1 STL J. Torre J. Merritt Popfly: 1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 STL C. Taylor J. Merritt Popfly: SS
b2 2 --- O 1% 61% 0-1 STL J. Javier J. Merritt Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 CIN P. Rose S. Carlton Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 CIN T. Helms S. Carlton Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- O -1% 56% 1-0 CIN B. Tolan S. Carlton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 59% 0-1 STL L. Lee J. Merritt Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 STL M. Ramirez J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 STL S. Carlton J. Merritt Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 4% 66% 1-0 CIN T. Perez S. Carlton Walk
t4 0 1-- 10% 76% 1-0 CIN J. Bench S. Carlton Double to RF; Perez to 3B
t4 0 -23 O -5% 71% 1-0 CIN L. May S. Carlton Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 -23 1% 72% 1-0 CIN H. McRae S. Carlton Intentional Walk
t4 1 123 O -7% 64% 1-0 CIN D. Concepcion S. Carlton Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Bench to 3B; McRae to 2B
t4 2 123 O -7% 57% 1-0 CIN J. Merritt S. Carlton Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- -5% 55% 0-1 STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt Double to CF
b4 1 -2- -4% 51% 0-1 STL D. Allen J. Merritt Cardenal Steals 3B
b4 1 --3 -3% 48% 0-1 STL D. Allen J. Merritt Hit By Pitch
b4 1 1-3 O 9% 57% 0-1 STL J. Torre J. Merritt Popfly: SS
b4 2 1-3 O 7% 64% 0-1 STL C. Taylor J. Merritt Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O -3% 61% 1-0 CIN P. Rose S. Carlton Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 CIN T. Helms S. Carlton Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 CIN B. Tolan S. Carlton Groundout: P unassisted
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 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 STL J. Javier J. Merritt Popfly: SS
b5 1 --- -4% 58% 0-1 STL L. Lee J. Merritt Single to RF
b5 1 1-- OO 8% 66% 0-1 STL M. Ramirez J. Merritt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O -3% 63% 1-0 CIN T. Perez S. Carlton Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 CIN J. Bench S. Carlton Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- 1% 63% 1-0 CIN L. May S. Carlton Walk
t6 2 1-- 4% 67% 1-0 CIN H. McRae S. Carlton Double to LF; May to 3B
t6 2 -23 1% 68% 1-0 CIN D. Concepcion S. Carlton Intentional Walk
t6 2 123 O -8% 60% 1-0 CIN J. Merritt S. Carlton Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 4% 64% 0-1 STL S. Carlton J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- O 3% 67% 0-1 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- O 2% 69% 0-1 STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O -3% 67% 1-0 CIN P. Rose S. Carlton Groundout: P-2B-1B
t7 1 --- 3% 69% 1-0 CIN T. Helms S. Carlton Walk
t7 1 1-- RR 19% 88% 1-0 CIN B. Tolan S. Carlton Home Run; Helms Scores
t7 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 CIN T. Perez S. Carlton Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O -0% 87% 3-0 CIN J. Bench S. Carlton Lineout: SS
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 3% 90% 0-3 STL D. Allen J. Merritt Popfly: SS
b7 1 --- -3% 87% 0-3 STL J. Torre J. Merritt Single to CF
b7 1 1-- O 4% 90% 0-3 STL C. Taylor J. Merritt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b7 2 1-- -1% 90% 0-3 STL J. Javier J. Merritt Wild Pitch; Taylor to 2B
b7 2 -2- R -8% 81% 0-3 STL J. Javier J. Merritt Double to LF; Taylor Scores
b7 2 -2- O 5% 86% 1-3 STL L. Lee J. Merritt Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- 4% 90% 3-1 CIN L. May S. Carlton Double to LF
t8 0 -2- 1% 91% 3-1 CIN H. McRae S. Carlton Single to 3B; May stays at 2B
Chuck Taylor replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 12- O -3% 88% 3-1 CIN D. Concepcion C. Taylor Popfly: 2B
t8 1 12- O -2% 86% 3-1 CIN J. Merritt C. Taylor Popfly: P
t8 2 12- O -2% 83% 3-1 CIN P. Rose C. Taylor Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
Jimmy Stewart replaces Hal McRae playing LF batting 7th; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Milt Ramirez (SS) batting 8th
b8 0 --- O 4% 88% 1-3 STL P. Gagliano J. Merritt Flyball: CF
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Chuck Taylor (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 1-3 STL C. Rojas J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 2% 92% 1-3 STL L. Brock J. Merritt Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Sal Campisi facing 2-3-4
Sal Campisi replaces Phil Gagliano (PH) pitching and batting 8th; Dal Maxvill replaces Cookie Rojas (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-1 CIN T. Helms S. Campisi Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 91% 3-1 CIN B. Tolan S. Campisi Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- 0% 91% 3-1 CIN T. Perez S. Campisi Walk
t9 2 1-- 1% 92% 3-1 CIN J. Bench S. Campisi Walk; Perez to 2B
t9 2 12- O -2% 91% 3-1 CIN L. May S. Campisi Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b9 0 --- -11% 80% 1-3 STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt Double to LF
Wayne Granger replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 -2- O 8% 88% 1-3 STL D. Allen W. Granger Flyball: RF; Cardenal to 3B
b9 1 --3 RO 7% 95% 1-3 STL J. Torre W. Granger Groundout: 2B-1B; Cardenal Scores
Joe Hague pinch hits for Carl Taylor (1B) batting 5th
b9 2 --- -5% 90% 2-3 STL J. Hague W. Granger Single to RF
Don Gullett replaces Wayne Granger pitching and batting 9th; Jim Campbell pinch hits for Julian Javier (2B) batting 6th
b9 2 1-- O 10% 100% 2-3 STL J. Campbell D. Gullett Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

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