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Mets
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 6, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets, played on August 6, 1969 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McAndrew |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 17,452 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Ken Burkhart |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Bobby Pfeil | Second Baseman |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Donn Clendenon | First Baseman |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Al Weis | Shortstop |
Jim McAndrew | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Stewart | Center Fielder |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
Chico Ruiz | Second Baseman |
Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 6, 1969
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Merritt
Agee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pfeil vs. Merritt
Pfeil hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Merritt
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clendenon vs. Merritt
Clendenon strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Agee scores. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Merritt
Swoboda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Charles moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Merritt
Grote hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Rose reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stewart vs. McAndrew
Stewart hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. McAndrew
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McAndrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Merritt
Weis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Merritt
McAndrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Merritt
Agee strikes out. There goes McAndrew. The throw from Bench to second, and McAndrew is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McAndrew
May strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McAndrew
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. McAndrew
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeil vs. Merritt
Pfeil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Merritt
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clendenon vs. Merritt
Clendenon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pfeil moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Merritt
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. McAndrew
Ruiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. McAndrew
Merritt bunts towards first. Clendenon scoops it up and throws to first, with Pfeil covering, for the out. Ruiz moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Rose reaches second base with a double. Ruiz scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. McAndrew
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. McAndrew
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Merritt
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Merritt
Weis strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAndrew vs. Merritt
McAndrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McAndrew
May hits a popup towards short. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McAndrew
Bench hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. McAndrew
Woodward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Merritt
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeil vs. Merritt
Pfeil hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Merritt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. McAndrew
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pfeil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. McAndrew
Merritt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pfeil reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee who is chasing the ball. Rose reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stewart vs. McAndrew
Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Merritt
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Merritt
Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Merritt
Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McAndrew
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McAndrew
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pfeil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Merritt
Weis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Weis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAndrew vs. Merritt
McAndrew bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Weis moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Agee vs. Merritt
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pfeil vs. Merritt
Pfeil hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McAndrew
Bench hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. McAndrew
Woodward hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. McAndrew
Ruiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. McAndrew
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clendenon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merritt for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Merritt
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clendenon vs. Merritt
Clendenon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ruiz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McAndrew
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. McAndrew
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McAndrew
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McAndrew
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clendenon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Merritt
Ted Savage now playing left field.
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Merritt
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. Merritt
Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shamsky vs. Merritt
Art Shamsky pinch hits for Jim McAndrew.
Shamsky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1969 -- New York at Cincinnati (N) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Agee T, cf 4 1 1 0 Rose P, rf 4 1 3 1 Pfeil B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stewart J, cf 4 0 0 0 Jones C, lf 4 1 1 0 Johnson A, lf 3 0 1 1 Clendenon D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Savage T, lf 0 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Perez T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 4 0 3 1 May L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Grote J, c 4 0 0 0 Bench J, c 3 1 2 1 Weis A, ss 4 0 1 0 Woodward W, ss 3 0 0 0 McAndrew J, p 2 0 1 0 Ruiz C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Shamsky A, ph 1 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 10 2 29 3 7 3 New York 200 000 000 -- 2 Cincinnati 101 000 10x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO McAndrew J (L) 8.0 7 3 3 0 5 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 0 6 DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- New York 7, Cincinnati 4 2B -- Rose P, Bench J, Weis A 3B -- Rose P 2 HR -- Bench J CS -- McAndrew J SH -- Merritt J, McAndrew J SF -- Johnson A T -- 2:02 A -- 17452
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