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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 4, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 4, 1969 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Culver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,685 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tony Venzon 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Paul Pryor |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Stewart | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| George Culver | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Willie Stargell | Left Fielder |
| Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
| Al Oliver | First Baseman |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Gene Alley | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Larry Shepard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 4, 1969
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Bunning
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Bunning
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bunning
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Bunning
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Culver
Hebner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Culver
Stargell hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Culver
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clemente for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bunning
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Bunning
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bunning
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Bunning
Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Stargell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Culver
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Culver
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Culver
Alley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Bunning
Culver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Bunning
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Bunning
Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Culver
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Culver
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bunning
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Bunning
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Bunning
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Bunning
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Culver
Hebner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Culver
Stargell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemente vs. Culver
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Culver
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bunning
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Bunning
Chaney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Bunning
Culver hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Culver
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Culver
Alley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Culver
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Bunning
Stewart bunts in front of the plate. Sanguillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Bunning
Tolan bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. Stewart moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Bunning
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stewart scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Bunning
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Bunning
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Bunning
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Perez moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Bunning
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chaney vs. Bunning
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Culver
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Culver
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Culver
Stargell strikes out. There goes Hebner. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Culver
Clemente hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Stargell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Culver
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Bunning
Culver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Bunning
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Bunning
Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Culver
Sanguillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alley vs. Culver
Alley bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Culver
Culver spins and fires to second, with Chaney covering, and Sanguillen is picked off. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Culver
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bunning
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bunning
Perez hits a popup towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bunning
May hits a fly ball into right field. Clemente settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolb vs. Culver
Gary Kolb pinch hits for Jim Bunning.
Kolb hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Culver covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Culver
Alou hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Culver
Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stargell vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Stargell hits a line drive into right field. Tolan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tolan. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemente vs. Carroll
Clemente is walked intentionally. Stargell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oliver vs. Carroll
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hebner scores. Stargell moves to third. Clemente moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanguillen vs. Carroll
Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hartenstein
Chuck Hartenstein now pitching.
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Hartenstein
Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Johnny Bench.
Helms bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Helms for the out. Ruiz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Hartenstein
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruiz scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Hartenstein
Woody Woodward pinch runs for Fred Whitfield.
Carroll bunts towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Hartenstein
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woodward scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Hartenstein
There goes Stewart. The throw from Sanguillen and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Walker
Luke Walker now pitching.
Tolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stargell. Tolan reaches second base with a double. Stewart scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Walker
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alley vs. Carroll
Pat Corrales now catching. Woody Woodward now playing shortstop.
Alley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagan vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching. Jose Pagan pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
There's a wild pitch. Alley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pagan vs. Granger
Pagan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Granger
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Luke Walker.
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Alley moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Granger
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1969 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Stewart J, cf 5 2 3 1 Alou M, cf 5 1 1 1
Tolan B, rf 4 0 1 1 Hebner R, 3b 3 2 3 0
Johnson A, lf 5 1 3 1 Stargell W, lf 4 0 1 0
Perez T, 3b 4 0 2 0 Clemente R, rf 3 0 2 1
May L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Oliver A, 1b 4 0 0 1
Bench J, c 4 0 2 1 Sanguillen M, c 3 0 0 0
Ruiz C, pr 0 1 0 0 Alley G, 2b 2 0 0 0
Corrales P, c 0 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Pagan J, ph 0 0 0 0
Chaney D, ss 3 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 2 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 1 1 Kolb G, ph 1 0 0 0
Woodward W, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Hartenstein C, p 0 0 0 0
Culver G, p 3 0 0 0 Walker L, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Taylor C, ph 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 13 5 31 3 7 3
Cincinnati 000 002 003 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 001 020 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Culver G 7.1 6 3 2 1 6
Carroll C (W)* 0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Granger W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J 8.0 9 2 2 1 4
Hartenstein C (L) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Walker L 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Tolan B, Sanguillen M
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Tolan B
HR -- Alou M
SB -- Stewart J
SH -- Tolan B, Alley G, Helms T, Carroll C
HBP -- by Culver G (Hebner R)
WP -- Granger W
PB -- Bench J
T -- 2:18
A -- 6685
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