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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 31, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 31, 1969 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Gibson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 30,021 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Burkhart 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Phil Gagliano | First Baseman |
| Byron Browne | Right Fielder |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Bob Gibson | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 31, 1969
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Merritt
Flood hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Merritt
Javier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Merritt
Shannon hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Gibson
Tolan hits a line drive towards right. Browne catches it and throws to first to double up Rose. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Merritt
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Merritt
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Merritt
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Gibson
Woodward takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merritt vs. Gibson
Merritt strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms scores. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Gibson
Tolan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Browne. Tolan reaches second base with a double. Woodward scores. Rose goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock throws the ball in to Gagliano who tags Johnson trying to return to first, for the out. Tolan scores. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Merritt
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock bunts in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Merritt
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Gibson
There goes Bench. The throw from Torre and he is out, Javier applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Merritt
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Merritt
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Merritt
Gagliano hits a line drive towards short. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Gibson
Woodward hits a fly ball into right field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Gibson
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gagliano scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Merritt
Browne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Merritt
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Merritt
Gibson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Browne moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Merritt
There goes Gibson. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Gibson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flood vs. Merritt
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Flood reaches second base with a double. Browne scores. Gibson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Merritt
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Gibson
Tolan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Javier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gibson
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Gibson
Bench hits a line drive towards short. Maxvill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Torre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Merritt
Shannon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Merritt
Gagliano hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Merritt
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxvill vs. Merritt
Maxvill hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Merritt
Gibson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gibson
May strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Gibson
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Gibson
Woodward strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Merritt
Flood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Javier strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Carroll
Torre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Carroll
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagliano vs. Carroll
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward misplays the ball. That's an error on Woodward. Torre moves to third. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Browne vs. Carroll
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Gibson
Carroll is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Gibson
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Rose reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Gibson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gagliano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Gibson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Carroll
Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Vada Pinson pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Carroll
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Bob Gibson.
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Carroll
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Carroll
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Flood reaches second base with a double. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching. Steve Huntz now playing shortstop.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gagliano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Grant
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Huntz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Grant
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gagliano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Granger
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Granger
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Granger
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1969 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 0 1 0 Rose P, rf 4 1 3 1
Flood C, cf 5 1 3 3 Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 2
Javier J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Johnson A, lf 4 1 3 1
Torre J, c 4 1 2 0 Stewart J, lf 0 0 0 0
Shannon M, 3b 5 1 3 2 Perez T, 3b 4 1 1 2
Gagliano P, 1b 5 0 0 0 Bench J, c 4 1 2 1
Browne B, rf 4 1 2 0 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 3 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Pinson V, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodward W, ss 2 1 0 0
Grant M, p 0 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 2 0 0 0
Gibson B, p 3 1 2 0 Carroll C, p 1 0 0 0
Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Huntz S, ss 0 0 0 0
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41 5 14 5 32 7 11 7
St.Louis 000 022 100 -- 5
Cincinnati 050 020 00x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson B (L) 7.0 11 7 7 1 6
Grant M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W)* 6.0 11 5 5 0 1
Carroll C 1.2 3 0 0 1 1
Granger W (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Woodward W
DP -- St.Louis 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- St.Louis 10, Cincinnati 2
2B -- Tolan B, Flood C 2, Torre J
3B -- Rose P
HR -- Bench J, Perez T, Shannon M, Flood C
SB -- Gibson B
CS -- Bench J
T -- 2:07
A -- 30021
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