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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 20, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 20, 1969 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Taylor |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 25,445 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Tony Venzon 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Satch Davidson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
Johnny Bench | Catcher |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Jimmy Stewart | Second Baseman |
Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Tim McCarver | Catcher |
Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
Phil Gagliano | Second Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Chuck Taylor | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 20, 1969
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Taylor
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Taylor
Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Taylor
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Nolan
Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Nolan
Torre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Taylor
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Taylor
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Taylor
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stewart for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodward vs. Taylor
Woodward hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Nolan
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Nolan
Taylor 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 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Taylor
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Taylor
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Taylor
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Nolan
Pinson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Taylor
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Taylor
Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Nolan
Torre strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shannon for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Taylor
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Taylor
Stewart hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Taylor
Woodward bunts in front of the plate. McCarver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Nolan
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Nolan
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Nolan
Taylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Nolan
Brock hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Taylor
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Taylor
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Taylor
Tolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Nolan
Flood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Nolan
Pinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Nolan
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Taylor
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Taylor
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Taylor
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Taylor
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Nolan
McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Nolan
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gagliano vs. Nolan
Gagliano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCarver scores. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxvill vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground for an out. Gagliano moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Granger
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Granger
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Taylor
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Taylor
Ted Savage pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Savage hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Taylor
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Carroll
Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Clay Carroll now pitching.
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Carroll, and towards Chaney, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Carroll
Pinson hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Carroll
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Carroll
McCarver hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Taylor
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gagliano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Taylor
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1969 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Rose P, rf 3 0 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 4 0 0 0 Flood C, cf 4 0 1 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf 4 1 1 0 Perez T, 3b 4 1 1 1 Torre J, 1b 4 0 2 1 Bench J, c 3 0 0 0 McCarver T, c 4 1 1 0 May L, 1b 2 0 0 0 Shannon M, 3b 2 0 1 0 Stewart J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gagliano P, 2b 3 0 1 1 Woodward W, ss 2 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0 Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor C, p 3 0 1 0 Chaney D, ss 0 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 2 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Savage T, ph 1 0 0 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 2 1 31 2 8 2 Cincinnati 000 000 100 -- 1 St.Louis 100 000 10x -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Nolan G (L)* 6.0 7 2 2 1 2 Granger W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Carroll C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Taylor C (W) 9.0 2 1 1 2 6 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 3, St.Louis 6 2B -- Pinson V, Taylor C HR -- Perez T T -- 2:01 A -- 25445
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