Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Regular Season Game 158
Played on Saturday, September 27, 1969 (D) at Crosley Field
HOU N 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 CIN N 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Alou rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Davis lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Menke ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Watson 1b 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 Blefary 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Martinez c 3 1 3 1 1 0 6 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Ray p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Edwards c 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 34 4 11 3 2 3 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rader-Morgan-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Davis (3,off Merritt); Alou (19,off Merritt); Watson (2,off Merritt). 3B: Martinez (4,off Merritt). HR: Alou (5,1st inning off Merritt 0 on 1 out). HBP: Ray (1,by Merritt); Watson (2,by Carroll). GDP: Morgan (5,off Merritt); Ray (1,off Carroll); Rader (17,off Carroll); Miller (5,off Carroll). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Alou (4,3rd base off Merritt/Bench); Morgan (46,2nd base off Carroll/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Ruiz 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tolan cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Perez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 May 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 Johnson lf 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Woodward ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Savage ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Merritt p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ribant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 0 10 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 4. Ruiz-Woodward-May, Carroll-Ruiz-Woodward, Perez-Ruiz-May, Ruiz-Woodward-May. BATTING - 2B: May (31,off Ray); Rose (33,off Ray). HR: Johnson (17,5th inning off Ray 1 on 2 out); Bench (26,7th inning off Ray 0 on 1 out). GDP: May (14,off Ray). Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray W(8-2) 7 5 3 3 0 6 2 25 Gladding SV(29) 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 Totals 9 6 3 3 0 10 2 32
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Merritt L(17-9) 3 8 3 3 0 2 1 17 Carroll 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 10 Ribant 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 Granger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 3 1 38 Merritt faced 3 batters in the 4th inning HBP: Merritt (5,Ray); Carroll (7,Watson). Inherited Runners - Scored: Carroll 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 9222 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Morgan 2b Rose rf 2. Alou rf Ruiz 2b 3. Davis lf Tolan cf 4. Rader 3b Perez 3b 5. Menke ss Bench c 6. Watson 1b May 1b 7. Martinez c Johnson lf 8. Miller cf Woodward ss 9. Ray p Merritt p ASTROS 1ST: Morgan flied to right; Alou homered; Davis doubled to right; Rader struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied to left; Ruiz was called out on strikes; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Martinez singled to left [Watson to second]; Miller flied to right [Watson to third]; Ray was hit by a pitch [Martinez to second]; Morgan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ray out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez flied to center; Bench singled to left; May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Alou doubled to left; Alou stole third; Davis flied to center; Rader lined to center; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Johnson lined to center; Woodward flied to right; Merritt grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson doubled to left; Martinez tripled to center [Watson scored]; Miller singled to center [Martinez scored]; CARROLL REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Ray grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Miller out at second]; Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Alou flied to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Rose popped to shortstop; Ruiz grounded out (third to first); Tolan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Davis walked; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Davis out at second]; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Bench was called out on strikes; May doubled to center; Johnson homered [May scored]; Woodward was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson was hit by a pitch; Martinez singled to right [Watson to third]; Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Watson scored (no RBI), Martinez out at second]; Ray popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: BLEFARY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CARROLL; Beauchamp struck out; Rose doubled to right; Ruiz grounded out (third to first); Tolan flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: RIBANT REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis singled to center; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Perez popped to second; Bench homered; May flied to left; Johnson flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3. ASTROS 8TH: Menke flied to center; Blefary popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez walked; Miller flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED RAY (PLAYING C ); SAVAGE BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Savage was called out on strikes; STEWART BATTED FOR RIBANT; Stewart was called out on strikes; Rose singled to right; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR RUIZ; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3. ASTROS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED SAVAGE (PLAYING SS); STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GRANGER REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Edwards popped to shortstop; Morgan lined to right; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: Tolan struck out; Perez grounded out (third to first); Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 0 7 Reds 3 6 0 2
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