Reds @ Cubs
August 26, 1969

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 8 10 2
Cubs 7 9 2
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Reds 8 10 2
Cubs 7 9 2

Ron Santo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .297
OBP .000 .390
At Bats 4 472
Hits 0 140
• Singles 0 94
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 26
Walks 0 78
RBI’s 0 107

Wayne Granger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 16
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1969
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Out
Wayne Granger
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Tony Perez
Woody Woodward
Jimmy Stewart
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
Ron Santo
Glenn Beckert

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 8 10 2 9
Chicago Cubs 7 9 2 6
Winning Pitcher Jim Merritt
Losing Pitcher Dick Selma
Save Wayne Granger
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 31,473
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wayne Granger now pitching. Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Popovich tags and scores. Beckert tags and moves to third.
Bottom 9 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Beckert reaches second base with a double. Popovich moves to third.
Bottom 9 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Paul Popovich pinch hits for Phil Regan. Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Woodward strikes out.
Top 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. May reaches second base with a double. Bench goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Perez hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Young strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hickman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Bottom 8 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Santo hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third.
Top 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards second. Beckert throws to second for one, and Kessinger throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rose moves to second.
Top 8 Phil Regan now pitching. Merritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Kessinger strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ken Rudolph pinch hits for Don Nottebart. Rudolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hundley scores. Young scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. Hundley moves to third. Young moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt juggles the ball. That's an error on Merritt.
Top 7 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Nottebart now pitching. May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hickman hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bench strikes out.
Top 6 Perez strikes out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.
Top 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. Rose moves to second.
Top 6 Ken Johnson now pitching. Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nate Oliver pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 5 Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Hundley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Woodward strikes out.
Top 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Abernathy hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Top 3 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merritt for the out.
Top 3 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hundley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Hundley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hickman hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Helms strikes out.
Top 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Rose scores. Tolan moves to third.
Top 2 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tolan moves to second.
Top 2 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Rose moves to third.
Top 2 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merritt moves to third.
Top 2 Merritt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Santo hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Santo. Tolan scores. Perez scores. May moves to third. Helms moves to second.
Top 1 May is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. Tolan tags and moves to third. Perez tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to third. Tolan moves to second.
Top 1 Tolan is hit by the pitch. Rose moves to second.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.