Phillies @ Reds
August 17, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Phillies 3 6 0
Reds 9 13 0
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 3 6 0
Reds 9 13 0

John Briggs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .338
At Bats 3 234
Hits 0 60
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 31

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 10 0
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Riverfront Stadium - August 17, 1970
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Strikeout
Jim Merritt
Pat Corrales
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Woody Woodward
Dave Concepcion
Johnny Bench
Bobby Tolan
Pete Rose
John Briggs
Byron Browne

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 3 6 0 3
Cincinnati Reds 9 13 0 8
Winning Pitcher Jim Merritt
Losing Pitcher Grant Jackson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 23,255
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Briggs strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Browne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Browne reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Money hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 May strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Wilson now pitching. Tolan is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Taylor strikes out.
Top 8 Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Rick Joseph pinch hits for Bill Champion. Joseph hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Compton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Browne scores. Bowa moves to third.
Top 8 Bowa hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Bowa reaches second base with a double. Browne moves to third.
Top 8 Briggs is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Browne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rose is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Merritt hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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.