Phillies @ Reds
August 17, 1970

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Bottom 7 R H E
Phillies 0 1 0
Reds 8 11 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Phillies 0 1 0
Reds 9 12 0

Jim Merritt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .153
OBP .000 .187
At Bats 2 72
Hits 0 11
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 5

Bill Champion Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Riverfront Stadium - August 17, 1970
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Home Run
Bill Champion
Mike Compton
Deron Johnson
Tony Taylor
Don Money
Larry Bowa
John Briggs
Larry Hisle
Byron Browne
Jim Merritt
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merritt hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Woodward hits a fly ball into right field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Champion fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Money hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Concepcion now playing shortstop. Woody Woodward now playing third base. Pat Corrales now catching. Johnny Bench now playing left field. Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 6 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion scores.
Bottom 6 Dave Concepcion pinch runs for Tony Perez. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 6 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Champion hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Compton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Merritt bunts towards the mound. Champion fields it and throws to first for the out. Woodward moves to second.
Bottom 5 Woodward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a line drive into right field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Browne hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 4 May takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bill Champion now pitching. Perez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Tolan is hit by the pitch. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms scores.
Bottom 4 Merritt hits a popup towards third. Money settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Woodward bunts towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Briggs. Helms reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Johnson hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Money hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and has Perez trapped. He races towards second and tags Perez for the out. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bench is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Briggs. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hisle is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Compton hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bowa moves to third.
Top 3 Bowa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Bowa reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Merritt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Woodward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hisle. Woodward reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Browne settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 1 May strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 There goes Tolan. The throw from Compton and he is safe. Tolan steals second.
Bottom 1 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Money is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.