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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

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Game Played on Thursday, August 21, 1969 (N) at Busch Stadium II

CIN N    0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  1  -   5  7  0
STL N    0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3 12  2
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose rf                       3   0   1   0       1   0       5   0
Tolan cf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Johnson lf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Ruiz 2b                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Perez 3b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Bench c                       4   2   2   3       0   1       5   0
May 1b                        4   1   1   1       0   0       4   0
Stewart 2b,lf                 4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Woodward ss                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Merritt p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Granger p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jackson p                   1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5       2   3      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ruiz-Woodward-May.
BATTING - 
2B: May (24,off Briles).
HR: Bench (21,6th inning off Briles 2 on 1 out).
SH: Johnson (4,off Briles).
IBB: Perez (5,by Briles).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Rose (8,2nd base by Briles/McCarver).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brock lf                      5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Flood cf                      2   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
  Huntz ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Pinson rf,cf                  5   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Torre 1b                      4   1   2   3       0   0       8   0
Shannon 3b                    3   0   2   0       1   0       0   0
McCarver c                    4   0   2   0       0   0       5   1
Gagliano 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   4
Maxvill ss                    2   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
  Browne ph,rf                2   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
Briles p                      2   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
  Nossek ph                   1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Grant p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Davalillo ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hoerner p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   3  12   3       2   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Huntz (8), Shannon (17).
BATTING - 
HR: Torre (17,6th inning off Merritt 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Davalillo (2,off Jackson).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Merritt W(14-5)               6.2   9   3   3   2   3   1  30
Granger                       0.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   5
Jackson SV(3)                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    12   3   3   2   4   1  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Granger 2-1; Jackson 2-0.
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St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Briles L(12-11)               7     5   4   4   2   3   1  28
Grant                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Hoerner                       1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     7   5   4   2   3   1  36
WP: Briles (8).
IBB: Briles (6,Perez).
Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 24836
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Rose                rf        Brock               lf
2. Tolan               cf        Flood               cf
3. Johnson             lf        Pinson              rf
4. Perez               3b        Torre               1b
5. Bench               c         Shannon             3b
6. May                 1b        McCarver            c
7. Stewart             2b        Gagliano            2b
8. Woodward            ss        Maxvill             ss
9. Merritt             p         Briles              p

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Tolan lined to
left; Johnson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied to left; Flood struck out; Pinson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez reached on an error by Shannon [Perez to first];
Bench struck out; May forced Perez (second to shortstop);
Stewart popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to shortstop; Shannon singled to
shortstop; McCarver flied to right; Gagliano grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward popped to shortstop; Merritt popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rose singled to right; Tolan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill flied to right in foul territory; Briles
struck out; Brock popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Johnson flied to center; Perez flied to left; Bench
singled to left; Briles threw a wild pitch [Bench to second];
May doubled to left [Bench scored]; Stewart grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Flood walked; Pinson forced Flood (second to
shortstop); Torre lined to right; Shannon walked [Pinson to
second]; McCarver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first); Merritt
flied to left; Rose flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Gagliano flied to center; Maxvill flied to right;
Briles singled to left; Brock singled to second [Briles to
second]; Flood popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Tolan singled to right; Johnson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tolan to second]; Perez was walked
intentionally; Bench homered to left-center [Tolan scored, Perez
scored]; May popped to first in foul territory; Stewart popped
to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: On a bunt Pinson singled to second; Torre homered
to left-center [Pinson scored]; Shannon singled to right;
McCarver singled to right [Shannon to second]; Gagliano flied to
center [Shannon to third, McCarver to second]; BROWNE BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; McCarver was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Browne struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 2.

REDS 7TH: BROWNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HUNTZ REPLACED
FLOOD (PLAYING SS); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Woodward struck out; Merritt grounded out (second to first);
Rose walked; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: NOSSEK BATTED FOR BRILES; Nossek singled to left;
Brock flied to right; Huntz flied to center; Pinson singled to
center [Nossek to third]; GRANGER REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING);
Torre singled to left [Nossek scored, Pinson to third]; Shannon
popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

REDS 8TH: GRANT REPLACED NOSSEK (PITCHING); Tolan flied to
right; Johnson flied to right; Perez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: RUIZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); STEWART
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McCarver singled to center;
Gagliano singled to left [McCarver to third]; Browne was called
out on strikes; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR GRANT; JACKSON REPLACED
GRANGER (PITCHING); Davalillo grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gagliano out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

REDS 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Bench reached
on an error by Huntz [Bench to first]; May forced Bench
(shortstop to second); Stewart singled to left [May to second];
Woodward grounded out (shortstop to first) [May to third,
Stewart to second]; Jackson singled to right [May scored
(unearned), Stewart out at home (right to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Huntz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cardinals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             5   7   0    4
 Cardinals        3  12   2    9
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