Cincinnati Reds 11, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 14
Played on Monday, April 21, 1969 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 - 11 13 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 - 5 9 4
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 Tolan rf 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 Johnson lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 Perez 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 Ruiz pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 Bench c 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 Helms 2b 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 Chaney ss 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 Merritt p 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 11 13 9 5 2 27 8 FIELDING - E: Ruiz (1). BATTING - HR: Tolan (3,4th inning off Blasingame 0 on 2 out). GDP: Rose (2,off Schneider); Bench (1,off Billingham). IBB: Helms (3,by Blasingame). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Alou rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Morgan lf,2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 Wynn cf 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 Menke 2b,ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 5 4 Blefary 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 14 1 Torres ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Miller ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bryant c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Edwards ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Blasingame p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McFadden ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Womack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schneider p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Geronimo ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 9 4 3 3 27 19 FIELDING - DP: 2. Menke-Morgan-Blefary, Menke-Morgan-Blefary. E: Alou 2 (2), Rader (3), Torres (1). BATTING - 2B: Geronimo (1,off Granger); Rader (4,off Granger). HR: Wynn (2,6th inning off Merritt 1 on 0 out). HBP: Menke (1,by Culver). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Merritt W(1-0) 5.1 7 3 3 1 2 1 24 Culver 2.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 Granger SV(2) 1.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 9 5 3 3 3 1 41 WP: Culver (1). HBP: Culver (1,Menke). Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 2-0; Granger 3-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blasingame L(0-3) 4.2 8 8 3 4 0 1 27 Ray 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Womack 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Schneider 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 7 Billingham 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 13 11 6 5 2 1 44 Schneider faced 4 batters in the 9th inning WP: Billingham (1). IBB: Blasingame (2,Helms). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0; Billingham 3-2. . Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 8513 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose cf Alou rf 2. Tolan rf Morgan lf 3. Johnson lf Wynn cf 4. Perez 3b Rader 3b 5. May 1b Menke 2b 6. Bench c Blefary 1b 7. Helms 2b Torres ss 8. Chaney ss Bryant c 9. Merritt p Blasingame p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Johnson walked; Johnson was picked off first (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou lined to shortstop; Morgan lined to second; Wynn popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez singled to center; May popped to second; Bench reached on an error by Torres [Perez to second, Bench to first]; Helms singled to right [Perez to third, Bench to second]; Chaney reached on an error by Rader [Perez scored (unearned), Bench to third, Helms to second]; Merritt popped to second; Rose singled to right [Bench scored (unearned), Helms scored (unearned), Chaney to third, Rose to second (on throw)]; Tolan singled to right [Chaney scored (unearned), Rose scored (unearned), Tolan to second (error by Alou)]; Johnson popped to third; 5 R (0 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Menke struck out; Blefary flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Perez grounded out (third to first); May walked; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first) [May to second]; Helms was walked intentionally; Chaney forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Torres grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Bryant popped to catcher in foul territory; Blasingame flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Merritt grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (third to first); Tolan homered; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to left; Morgan walked [Alou to second]; Wynn flied out to left; Rader flied out to center [Alou to third]; Menke singled to left [Alou scored, Morgan to second]; Blefary grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (third to first); Bench singled to center; Helms singled to center [Bench to second]; Chaney walked [Bench to third, Helms to second]; Merritt singled to center [Bench scored, Helms scored, Chaney to second]; RAY REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Rose popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Torres popped to first in foul territory; Bryant lined to left; MCFADDEN BATTED FOR RAY; McFadden singled to center; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: WOMACK REPLACED MCFADDEN (PITCHING); Tolan grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan singled to first; Wynn homered [Morgan scored]; Rader flied out to left; Menke singled to center; Blefary singled to right [Menke to second]; CULVER REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); MILLER BATTED FOR TORRES; Miller flied out to center [Menke to third]; Bryant forced Blefary (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MORGAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May flied out to center; Bench flied out to left; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: GEIGER BATTED FOR WOMACK; Geiger popped to shortstop; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: SCHNEIDER REPLACED GEIGER (PITCHING); Chaney singled to left; On a bunt Culver forced Chaney (pitcher to shortstop); Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Culver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Rader struck out; Menke was hit by a pitch; Culver threw a wild pitch [Menke to second]; Blefary walked; Miller walked [Menke to third, Blefary to second]; GRANGER REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); EDWARDS BATTED FOR BRYANT; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Tolan singled to center; Johnson singled to right [Tolan to third (error by Alou)]; Perez singled to right [Tolan scored, Johnson to second]; RUIZ RAN FOR PEREZ; May singled to left [Johnson to third, Ruiz to second]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED SCHNEIDER (PITCHING); Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson scored (no RBI), Ruiz to third, May out at second]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Ruiz scored]; Helms walked; Chaney struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GERONIMO BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Geronimo doubled to right; Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Geronimo to third]; Wynn reached on an error by Ruiz [Geronimo scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wynn to second]; Rader doubled to right [Wynn scored (unearned)]; Menke flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 11, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 11 13 1 6 Astros 5 9 4 9
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