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June 9, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 13 3
Cubs 1 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 13 3
Cubs 1 7 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .295
OBP .250 .369
At Bats 3 224
Hits 0 66
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 27
RBI’s 1 22

Wayne Granger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 5
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Wrigley Field - June 9, 1969
Out
Wayne Granger
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Darrel Chaney
Alex Johnson
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Don Kessinger
Bill Heath

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 13 3 8
Chicago Cubs 1 7 0 9
Winning Pitcher George Culver
Losing Pitcher Fergie Jenkins
Save Wayne Granger
Game Winning RBI Alex Johnson
Attendance 14,879
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kessinger hits a line drive towards the mound. Granger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bill Heath pinch hits for Phil Regan. Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rose who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Qualls hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Granger covering, for the out.
Bottom 9 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Tolan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Hundley is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Granger strikes out.
Top 8 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Regan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May scores. Bench moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 8 Helms takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second.
Top 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. May moves to third.
Top 8 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jim Qualls now playing second base. Phil Regan now pitching. Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Qualls scores.
Bottom 7 Wayne Granger now pitching. Ken Rudolph pinch runs for Willie Smith. There's a wild pitch. Qualls moves to third. Rudolph moves to second.
Bottom 7 Willie Smith pinch hits for Hank Aguirre. Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jim Qualls pinch hits for Nate Oliver. Qualls hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Chaney. Qualls moves to second.
Top 7 Hank Aguirre now pitching. Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Culver moves to third.
Top 7 Culver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to third.
Top 7 Chaney strikes out.
Top 7 Helms bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to second.
Top 7 Bench hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Hundley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Santo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Perez hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Perez reaches second base with a double. Tolan scores.
Top 6 Johnson strikes out.
Top 6 Tolan bunts off the glove of Oliver, and into shallow right field. Tolan reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spangler hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Kessinger takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Culver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chaney bunts in front of the plate. Hundley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Helms strikes out.
Top 5 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jenkins is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 4 Young hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hundley hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spangler. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tolan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Santo hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Spangler hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Spangler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Perez.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Culver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jenkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. Hundley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Young strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Helms strikes out.
Top 2 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Spangler is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Perez strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Johnson. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Oliver applying the tag.
Top 1 Johnson hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores.
Top 1 Tolan hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Tolan reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out.