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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 21, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 21, 1969 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wade Blasingame |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,513 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Bill Williams |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 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 |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Don Bryant | Catcher |
| Wade Blasingame | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 21, 1969
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blasingame
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blasingame
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blasingame
Blasingame fires to first and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Menke who tags Johnson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Helms reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blasingame
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blasingame
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blasingame
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres misplays the ball. That's an error on Torres. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Blasingame
Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chaney vs. Blasingame
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Perez scores. Bench moves to third. Helms moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merritt vs. Blasingame
Merritt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Blasingame
Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench scores. Helms scores. Chaney moves to third. Rose moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tolan vs. Blasingame
Tolan hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Chaney scores. Rose scores. Tolan moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Merritt
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Merritt
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Merritt
Blefary hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blasingame
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blasingame
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blasingame
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Blasingame
Helms is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chaney vs. Blasingame
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Merritt
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Merritt, and towards Chaney, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Merritt
Bryant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Merritt
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Blasingame
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blasingame
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blasingame
Tolan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blasingame
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Merritt
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Merritt
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Merritt
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blasingame
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blasingame
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blasingame
Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Blasingame
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chaney vs. Blasingame
Chaney takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merritt vs. Blasingame
Merritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench scores. Helms scores. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Rose hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Merritt
Torres hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Merritt
Bryant hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McFadden vs. Merritt
Leon McFadden pinch hits for Jim Ray.
McFadden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Womack
Dooley Womack now pitching.
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Womack, and towards Torres, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Womack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Womack
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Merritt covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Merritt
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Merritt
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Merritt
Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching. Norm Miller pinch hits for Hector Torres.
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bryant vs. Culver
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Womack
Denis Menke now playing shortstop. Joe Morgan now playing second base. Norm Miller now playing left field.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Womack
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Womack
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Culver
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Dooley Womack.
Geiger hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
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, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Culver
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Schneider
Dan Schneider now pitching.
Chaney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culver vs. Schneider
Culver bunts towards the mound. Schneider fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Schneider
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Culver
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Culver
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Culver
Menke is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Culver
There's a wild pitch. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Culver
Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Culver
Miller takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to third. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching. Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Don Bryant.
Edwards 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
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Schneider
Johnny Edwards now catching.
Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Schneider
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Alou picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alou. Tolan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Schneider
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Schneider
Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Tony Perez.
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Ruiz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Billingham
Jack Billingham now pitching.
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores. Ruiz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Billingham
There's a wild pitch. Ruiz scores. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Billingham
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Billingham
Chaney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Granger
Chico Ruiz now playing third base. Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Jack Billingham.
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Granger
Alou 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, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Granger
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Granger
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ruiz juggles the ball. That's an error on Ruiz. Geronimo scores. Wynn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Granger
Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tolan. Rader reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Granger
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1969 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, cf 5 1 1 2 Alou J, rf 5 1 1 0
Tolan B, rf 5 2 3 3 Morgan J, lf-2b 4 1 1 0
Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 0 Wynn J, cf 5 2 1 2
Perez T, 3b 5 1 2 1 Rader D, 3b 5 0 1 1
Ruiz C, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Menke D, 2b-ss 4 0 2 1
May L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Blefary C, 1b 3 0 1 0
Bench J, c 5 2 1 0 Torres H, ss 2 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 3 2 2 0 Miller N, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Chaney D, ss 4 1 1 1 Bryant D, c 3 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 3 0 1 2 Edwards J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Culver G, p 1 0 0 0 Blasingame W, p 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Ray J, p 0 0 0 0
McFadden L, ph 1 0 1 0
Womack D, p 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0
Schneider D, p 0 0 0 0
Billingham J, p 0 0 0 0
Geronimo C, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 13 9 37 5 9 4
Cincinnati 050 120 003 -- 11
Houston 000 102 002 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W) 5.1 7 3 3 1 2
Culver G 2.1 0 0 0 2 1
Granger W (S) 1.1 2 2 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame W (L) 4.2 8 8 3 4 0
Ray J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Womack D 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Schneider D* 1.0 5 3 3 0 0
Billingham J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Torres H, Rader D, Alou J 2, Ruiz C
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Houston 9
2B -- Geronimo C, Rader D
HR -- Tolan B, Wynn J
HBP -- by Culver G (Menke D)
WP -- Culver G, Billingham J
T -- 2:37
A -- 8513
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