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MIL
@BAL		6
5
BOS
@CAL		4
5
MIN
@CLE		5
3
CHW
@DET		6
1
NYY
@KCR		2
1
WSA
@OAK		2
8
ATL
@CHC		1
3
PIT
@HOU		3
0
SDP
@MON		3
1
LAD
@NYM		2
0
SFG
@PHI		6
0
CIN
@STL		1
6
Tuesday, June 15, 1971
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 19,514, Time of Game: 1:59
Reds
1
26-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
 at Cardinals
6
36-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
L: Jim Merritt (0-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  3  1
Cardinals       0  1  1   2  0  0   0  2  X    6  7  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .763 -0.022 0.87 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0
   Hal McRae CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .628 -0.026 0.34 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 4 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .567 -0.048 0.49 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 3 1
Lee May 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .313 .944 0.015 0.42 0.043 -0.028 0.6 8 0 HR
Tony Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .669 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 1 3
Bernie Carbo LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .225 .688 -0.002 0.60 0.026 -0.028 -0.1 3 0
George Foster CF-RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .280 .746 0.005 0.64 0.034 -0.029 0.2 1 0 2B,HBP
Bill Plummer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.066 0.84 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 3 0
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .502 -0.059 0.77 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 1 6
Jim Merritt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .414 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.1 0 0
   Jimmy Stewart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .513 -0.014 0.58 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Tony Cloninger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ty Cline PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .623 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 0 9 .100 .362 -0.302 0.58 0.103 -0.405 -3.1 24 10
2B: G Foster (8, off R Cleveland).
HR: L May (14, off R Cleveland; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: G Foster (2, by R Cleveland).
TB: L May 4; G Foster 2; B Carbo.
RBI: L May (32).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Concepcion-T Helms-T Perez.
E: T Perez (12).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Melendez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .624 0.015 0.42 0.036 -0.021 -0.1 4 0
Ted Sizemore LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .303 .740 0.160 0.52 0.165 -0.006 1.2 1 0 HR
Julian Javier 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .626 -0.127 0.59 0.000 -0.127 -1.5 2 0
Joe Torre 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .350 .894 -0.038 0.38 0.001 -0.039 -0.5 0 2
Jose Cardenal CF 3 3 2 1 1 0 .241 .726 0.129 0.37 0.131 -0.002 1.3 2 0 HR
Jim Beauchamp 1B 2 1 1 2 0 1 .253 .685 0.098 0.76 0.117 -0.019 1.5 3 0 HR
   Joe Hague PH-1B 1 0 1 1 1 0 .239 .795 0.022 0.27 0.022 0.000 2.0 5 1
Jerry McNertney C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 1.026 -0.022 0.21 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 9 0
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .195 .556 -0.010 0.20 0.003 -0.014 -0.2 0 4
Reggie Cleveland P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .094 .219 -0.029 0.37 0.000 -0.029 -0.6 1 0
Team Totals 31 6 7 5 3 3 .226 .810 0.198 0.41 0.475 -0.279 2.4 27 7
HR: J Cardenal (7, off J Merritt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Beauchamp (2, off J Merritt; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); T Sizemore (2, off J Merritt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Cardenal 5; J Beauchamp 4; T Sizemore 4; J Torre; D Maxvill; J Hague.
RBI: J Beauchamp 2 (7); J Cardenal (41); T Sizemore (20); J Hague (27).
2-out RBI: T Sizemore; J Hague.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (0-8) 5 4 4 4 2 2 3 4.96 21 43 -0.198 0.58 -1.7
Tony Cloninger 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.23 7 0 0 0.018 0.12 0.9
Wayne Granger 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.32 6 0 0 -0.018 0.12 -1.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 6 3 3 3 6.75 34 43 0 0 -0.198 0.58 -2.4

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, W (6-5) 9 3 1 1 0 9 1 3.74 31 86 0.301 0.58 3.1
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 0 9 1 1.00 31 86 0.301 0.41 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Cleveland (5; G Foster).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 19,514.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Pete Rose RF 1 Luis Melendez RF
2 Tommy Helms 2B 2 Ted Sizemore LF
3 Lee May 1B 3 Julian Javier 2B
4 Tony Perez 3B 4 Joe Torre 3B
5 Bernie Carbo LF 5 Jose Cardenal CF
6 George Foster CF 6 Jim Beauchamp 1B
7 Bill Plummer C 7 Jerry McNertney C
8 Dave Concepcion SS 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Jim Merritt P 9 Reggie Cleveland P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-0 1 1-- RR STL J. Beauchamp J. Merritt 12% 92% Home Run; Cardenal Scores
b1 0-0 0 12- OO STL J. Javier J. Merritt -12% 52% Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Melendez out at 3B/2B-3B
b2 0-0 0 --- R STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt 11% 66% Home Run
b3 1-0 2 --- R STL T. Sizemore J. Merritt 11% 75% Home Run
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore J. Merritt 6% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Melendez to 2B

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' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose R. Cleveland 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN T. Helms R. Cleveland 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN L. May R. Cleveland 1% 55% Strikeout
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
Hal McRae replaces Pete Rose (RF) playing CF batting 1st
George Foster moves from CF to RF
b1 0-0 0 --- STL L. Melendez J. Merritt 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Sizemore J. Merritt 6% 64% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Melendez to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- OO STL J. Javier J. Merritt -12% 52% Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Melendez out at 3B/2B-3B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O STL J. Torre J. Merritt -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Perez R. Cleveland 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- CIN B. Carbo R. Cleveland -3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CIN G. Foster R. Cleveland 3% 53% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CIN B. Plummer R. Cleveland 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- R STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt 11% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O STL J. Beauchamp J. Merritt -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- O STL J. McNertney J. Merritt -1% 63% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 2 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. Merritt -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion R. Cleveland 3% 65% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 --- O CIN J. Merritt R. Cleveland 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O CIN H. McRae R. Cleveland 1% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O STL R. Cleveland J. Merritt -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Merritt -1% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 2 --- R STL T. Sizemore J. Merritt 11% 75% Home Run
b3 2-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier J. Merritt -1% 75% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- O CIN T. Helms R. Cleveland 3% 77% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 1 --- O CIN L. May R. Cleveland 2% 79% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 --- O CIN T. Perez R. Cleveland 1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre J. Merritt -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 1 --- STL J. Cardenal J. Merritt 2% 80% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- RR STL J. Beauchamp J. Merritt 12% 92% Home Run; Cardenal Scores
b4 4-0 1 --- O STL J. McNertney J. Merritt -0% 91% Flyball: LF
b4 4-0 2 --- STL D. Maxvill J. Merritt 0% 92% Single to RF
b4 4-0 2 1-- O STL R. Cleveland J. Merritt -1% 91% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
t5 0-4 0 --- O CIN B. Carbo R. Cleveland 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-4 1 --- CIN G. Foster R. Cleveland -2% 91% Hit By Pitch
t5 0-4 1 1-- O CIN B. Plummer R. Cleveland 2% 93% Popfly: 2B
t5 0-4 2 1-- O CIN D. Concepcion R. Cleveland 1% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b5 4-0 0 --- O STL L. Melendez J. Merritt -0% 94% Lineout: 2B
b5 4-0 1 --- O STL T. Sizemore J. Merritt -0% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 4-0 2 --- O STL J. Javier J. Merritt -0% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim Merritt (P) batting 9th
t6 0-4 0 --- O CIN J. Stewart R. Cleveland 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-4 1 --- O CIN H. McRae R. Cleveland 1% 95% Flyball: CF
t6 0-4 2 --- O CIN T. Helms R. Cleveland 0% 96% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 4-5-6
Tony Cloninger replaces Jimmy Stewart (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-0 0 --- O STL J. Torre T. Cloninger -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O STL J. Cardenal T. Cloninger -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
Joe Hague pinch hits for Jim Beauchamp (1B) batting 6th
b6 4-0 2 --- STL J. Hague T. Cloninger 0% 95% Walk
b6 4-0 2 1-- O STL J. McNertney T. Cloninger -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
Joe Hague moves from PH to 1B
t7 0-4 0 --- R CIN L. May R. Cleveland -4% 91% Home Run
t7 1-4 0 --- O CIN T. Perez R. Cleveland 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-4 1 --- O CIN B. Carbo R. Cleveland 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-4 2 --- CIN G. Foster R. Cleveland -2% 93% Double to LF
t7 1-4 2 -2- O CIN B. Plummer R. Cleveland 2% 95% Foul Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Tony Cloninger facing 8-9-1
b7 4-1 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill T. Cloninger -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-1 1 --- O STL R. Cleveland T. Cloninger -0% 94% Flyball: RF
b7 4-1 2 --- O STL L. Melendez T. Cloninger -0% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
t8 1-4 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion R. Cleveland 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
Ty Cline pinch hits for Tony Cloninger (P) batting 9th
t8 1-4 1 --- O CIN T. Cline R. Cleveland 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1-4 2 --- O CIN H. McRae R. Cleveland 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Reds' Wayne Granger facing 2-3-4
Wayne Granger replaces Ty Cline (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- O STL T. Sizemore W. Granger -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- O STL J. Javier W. Granger -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-1 2 --- STL J. Torre W. Granger 0% 97% Single to LF
b8 4-1 2 1-- STL J. Cardenal W. Granger 0% 98% Single to LF; Torre to 2B
b8 4-1 2 12- RR STL J. Hague W. Granger 2% 100% Single to RF; Torre Scores; Cardenal Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI; Hague to 2B
b8 6-1 2 -2- O STL J. McNertney W. Granger -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
t9 1-6 0 --- O CIN T. Helms R. Cleveland 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-6 1 --- O CIN L. May R. Cleveland 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-6 2 --- O CIN T. Perez R. Cleveland 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 6.

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