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April 15, 1969

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Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .391
OBP .800 .516
At Bats 2 23
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 3 7
RBI’s 1 9

Jim Merritt Season Stats

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Crosley Field - April 15, 1969
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Strikeout
Jim Merritt
Johnny Bench
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Chico Ruiz
Darrel Chaney
Alex Johnson
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Willie McCovey
Bobby Bonds
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to second.
Top 10 Bonds hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Jim Merritt now pitching. Hunt hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Mays hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 10 Chico Ruiz now playing third base. Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. McCormick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Woody Woodward. Mike McCormick now pitching. Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Fred Whitfield. Beauchamp hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Helms is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 There goes May. The slide. Hiatt applies the tag. May is out. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruiz scores. May moves to third.
Bottom 9 Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Tony Perez. May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruiz moves to second.
Bottom 9 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tolan scores.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tolan moves to third.
Bottom 9 Tolan hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Mays chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Lanier. Lanier fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lanier. Rose goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Frank Johnson now playing left field. Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lanier hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Davenport hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rose. Davenport reaches second base with a double. Marshall goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonds scores. McCovey scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. McCovey moves to second.
Top 9 McCovey is walked intentionally.
Top 9 The umpire calls a balk on Granger Bonds moves to second.
Top 9 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward misplays the ball. That's an error on Woodward.
Top 9 Hunt strikes out.
Bottom 8 Granger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Woodward strikes out.
Bottom 8 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mays hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Linzy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. Davenport moves to second.
Top 8 Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davenport hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wayne Granger now pitching. Marshall strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a line drive towards third. Davenport catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson.
Bottom 7 May is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Perez bunts between the mound and first base. Linzy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Frank Linzy now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hiatt is called out on strikes.
Top 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hunt scores. Bonds moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunt moves to third.
Top 7 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Perez.
Top 7 Mays hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Don Mason pinch hits for Joe Gibbon. Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Gibbon now pitching. Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Carroll strikes out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Hiatt for a passed ball. Woodward moves to second.
Bottom 6 Woodward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 6 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. McCovey moves to third.
Top 6 Clay Carroll now pitching. Marshall is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hiatt takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second.
Top 6 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 May hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ron Herbel now pitching. Perez hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Maloney takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bonds hits a line drive towards third. Perez catches it and throws to second to double up Mays.
Top 5 Hunt takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Mays hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rose. Mays reaches second base with a double. Bolin scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Bolin moves to second.
Top 5 Bolin takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Helms reaches second base with a double. Bench goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and has Perez trapped. There's the throw to Hunt who tags Perez for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Davenport hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. McCovey scores. Marshall moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Hunt scores. McCovey moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Top 4 Hiatt is called out on strikes.
Top 4 McCovey is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Bonds bunts towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to third. Hunt moves to second.
Top 4 Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mays moves to second.
Top 4 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Tolan bunts towards third. Davenport fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maloney hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bolin is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Lanier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davenport hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Woodward hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Helms. The throw from Hiatt and he is out, Lanier applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Helms takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bench strikes out.
Top 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Top 2 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maloney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davenport fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Perez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolin covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hunt strikes out.
Top 1 Mays strikes out.