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August 4, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 12 15 0
Padres 1 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 12 15 0
Padres 1 8 2

Chris Cannizzaro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .308
OBP .667 .398
At Bats 3 224
Hits 2 69
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 27

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 10 0
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San Diego Stadium - August 4, 1970
Out
Jim Merritt
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Woody Woodward
Bernie Carbo
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Chris Cannizzaro
Ed Spiezio

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 12 15 0 5
San Diego Padres 1 8 2 7
Winning Pitcher Jim Merritt
Losing Pitcher Pat Dobson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tony Perez
Attendance 14,070
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Spiezio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Colbert hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 9 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carbo scores. May moves to second.
Top 9 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second.
Top 9 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan moves to second.
Top 9 Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out.
Bottom 8 Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merritt is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jack Baldschun now pitching. May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio juggles the ball. That's an error on Spiezio. May moves to second.
Bottom 7 Arcia strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bob Barton pinch hits for Tom Dukes. Barton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cannizzaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Campbell fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Arcia covering. It's a double play. Tolan scores.
Top 7 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. Tolan moves to third.
Top 7 Tom Dukes now pitching. Perez strikes out.
Top 7 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to second.
Top 7 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Merritt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Colbert hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gaston moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ferrara hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gaston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Campbell hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodward for the out.
Top 6 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ron Herbel now pitching. Carbo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Larry Stahl pinch hits for Pat Dobson. Stahl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bench strikes out. Cannizzaro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bench out.
Top 5 Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Ferrara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Colbert is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Brown is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ferrara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Merritt hits a fly ball into left field. Ferrara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 May hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Campbell bunts towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cannizzaro moves to third. Arcia moves to second.
Bottom 3 Arcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Dobson bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Cannizzaro moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cannizzaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Carbo. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is out, Campbell applying the tag.
Top 3 Carbo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Perez strikes out.
Top 3 Tolan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Colbert hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ferrara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Merritt strikes out.
Top 2 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Campbell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Arcia hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to third.
Top 1 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Arcia. Rose scores.
Top 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. Rose moves to third.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ferrara. Rose reaches second base with a double.