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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 23, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 23, 1969 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Osteen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Bill Williams |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Manny Mota | Left Fielder |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Wes Parker | First Baseman |
| Jim Lefebvre | Third Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Torborg | Catcher |
| Claude Osteen | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Ted Savage | Center Fielder |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 23, 1969
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kosco vs. Merritt
Kosco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parker for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Osteen
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Osteen
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Osteen
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Osteen
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Osteen
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Merritt
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Merritt
Torborg hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Osteen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Osteen
Savage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Osteen
Woodward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Savage moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merritt vs. Osteen
Merritt bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Savage moves to third. Woodward moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rose vs. Osteen
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Savage scores. Woodward moves to third. Merritt moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Osteen
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osteen vs. Merritt
Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Osteen
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Osteen
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Perez reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bench vs. Osteen
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. Perez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Osteen
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Savage vs. Osteen
Savage hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Merritt
Kosco hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Osteen
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Osteen
Merritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Osteen
Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Osteen
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Helms reaches second base with a double. Merritt scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Lamb
Ray Lamb now pitching.
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose scores. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Lamb
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Lamb
Bench hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Bench reaches second base with a double. Helms scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Lamb
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Merritt
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torborg vs. Merritt
Torborg hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Lamb
Savage hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Lamb
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Lamb
Merritt bunts in front of the plate. Torborg fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Lamb
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamb covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Ray Lamb.
Grabarkewitz hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Merritt
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. May fields the ball and throws to Merritt covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a line drive towards first. May catches it and steps on first to double up Mota. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McBean
Billy Grabarkewitz now playing shortstop. Al McBean now pitching.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McBean
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grabarkewitz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McBean
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Merritt
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Merritt
Lefebvre hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Merritt
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McBean
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lefebvre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McBean
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Savage vs. McBean
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McBean fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McBean. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woodward vs. McBean
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Merritt
Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Bill Russell pinch hits for Jeff Torborg.
Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabarkewitz vs. Merritt
Grabarkewitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Merritt
John Miller pinch hits for Al McBean.
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Merritt
Mota hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Merritt
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Moeller
Joe Moeller now pitching. Bob Stinson now catching.
Merritt strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Moeller
Rose bunts towards third. Lefebvre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Moeller
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Moeller
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Moeller
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Merritt
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parker vs. Merritt
Parker hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Merritt
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1969, game 1 -- Los Angeles at Cincinnati (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 3 0 1 0 Rose P, rf 5 2 3 1
McBean A, p 0 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 5 1 2 1
Miller J, ph 1 1 1 1 May L, 1b 5 1 2 1
Moeller J, p 0 0 0 0 Perez T, 3b 5 0 2 1
Mota M, lf 4 0 2 0 Bench J, c 3 0 1 2
Davis W, cf 4 1 1 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0
Kosco A, rf 4 0 1 1 Stewart J, lf 0 0 0 0
Parker W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Savage T, cf 3 1 1 0
Lefebvre J, 3b 4 1 1 1 Woodward W, ss 4 0 1 0
Sizemore T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 2 1 1 0
Torborg J, c 2 0 0 0
Russell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Stinson B, c 0 0 0 0
Osteen C, p 1 0 0 0
Lamb R, p 0 0 0 0
Grabarkewitz , ph-ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 36 6 14 6
Los Angeles 100 000 110 -- 3
Cincinnati 111 300 00x -- 6
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen C (L) 3.1 8 6 6 1 0
Lamb R 1.2 3 0 0 0 1
McBean A 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Moeller J 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W) 9.0 7 3 3 0 3
E -- McBean A
DP -- Los Angeles 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 3, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Davis W, Perez T, Helms T, Bench J
HR -- Lefebvre J, Miller J
SH -- Merritt J 2
SF -- Bench J
T -- 2:26
A -- 0
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