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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 7, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 7, 1969 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Hands |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 25,514 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Mel Steiner |
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 |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Nate Oliver | Second Baseman |
| Billy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ron Santo | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Banks | First Baseman |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Jim Hickman | Right Fielder |
| Don Young | Center Fielder |
| Bill Hands | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 7, 1969
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Hands
Rose strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Hands
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hands
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hands, and towards Oliver, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Merritt
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. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Santo vs. Merritt
Santo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Merritt
There's a wild pitch. Santo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hands
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
May vs. Hands
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Hands
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Hands
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Merritt
Young bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hands vs. Merritt
Hands is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Hands
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Hands
Merritt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Hands
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Hands
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
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. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Merritt
Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Santo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hands
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hands
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
May vs. Hands
May strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Hands
Bench hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Hands
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Merritt
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hands vs. Merritt
Hands bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Hands
Chaney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hickman. Chaney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Merritt vs. Hands
Merritt hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Hands
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. Chaney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Tolan vs. Hands
Tolan bunts towards first. Banks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Merritt
Santo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Merritt
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hands
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Hands
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hands
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Merritt
Hundley hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hickman vs. Merritt
Hickman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hundley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Merritt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Hundley moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hands vs. Merritt
Hands strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. Merritt
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. Hundley scores. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Merritt
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Hands
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Hands
Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Helms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. Hands
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Hands
Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Hands
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms scores. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tolan vs. Hands
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Williams hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo vs. Granger
Santo 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, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Granger
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. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hands
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Abernathy
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Abernathy
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Abernathy
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bench reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. Selma
Dick Selma now pitching. Woody Woodward pinch runs for Johnny Bench.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Selma
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Woodward scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Savage vs. Selma
Ted Savage pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
There goes Stewart. The throw from Hundley and he is out, Oliver applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Carroll
Pat Corrales now catching. Clay Carroll now pitching. Woody Woodward now playing shortstop.
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hickman vs. Carroll
Hickman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Carroll
Young hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Carroll
Willie Smith pinch hits for Dick Selma.
Smith takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Carroll
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Corrales vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Corrales hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Aguirre
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Aguirre
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1969 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rose P, cf 5 0 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 2 2
Tolan B, rf 5 0 1 0 Oliver N, 2b 4 1 0 0
Johnson A, lf 4 1 1 0 Williams B, lf 4 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 3 2 2 0 Santo R, 3b 4 1 2 1
May L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Banks E, 1b 3 1 1 2
Bench J, c 4 0 2 2 Hundley R, c 3 1 1 0
Woodward W, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Hickman J, rf 4 0 1 0
Helms T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Young D, cf 4 1 2 0
Chaney D, ss 3 0 2 0 Hands B, p 2 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 1 1 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Selma D, p 0 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0 Smith W, ph 0 0 0 0
Whitfield F, ph 1 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Savage T, ph 0 0 0 0
Corrales P, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 32 5 9 5
Cincinnati 000 100 130 -- 5
Chicago 300 002 00x -- 5
2 outs when game ended.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J 6.0 8 5 5 3 4
Granger W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll C 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hands B* 7.0 7 3 3 2 5
Abernathy T 0.1 2 2 2 0 1
Selma D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Aguirre H 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Santo R, Perez T, Chaney D, Kessinger D, Helms T, Bench J
HR -- Banks E
CS -- Stewart J
SH -- Hands B
WP -- Merritt J, Abernathy T
T -- 2:27
A -- 25514
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