sMLB

Friday, July 3, 1970

Houston 27-55
HOU
2

Final

6
CIN
Cincinnati 49-32

Players of the Game

19.99 WPA

J. Merritt P

9.0 IP, 4 SO, 116 P

13.96 WPA

J. Pepitone LF

3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
CIN 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 12 1

HOU Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 0 0 · 0 1 .201 .313 .295 .608
D. Menke SS 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .313 .386 .444 .830
C. Cedeno 1B 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .401 .445 .702 1.147
J. Pepitone LF 4 2 3 2 2 0 0 .266 .301 .556 .857
J. Wynn CF 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .229 .348 .431 .779
D. Rader 3B 3 0 1 0 · 0 0 .200 .275 .357 .632
J. Edwards C 3 0 0 0 · 0 1 .216 .271 .353 .624
J. Alou RF 3 0 0 0 · 0 0 .279 .314 .354 .668
L. Dierker P 2 0 0 0 · 0 2 .136 .136 .182 .318
R. Cook P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
a- B. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .332 .380 .482 .862
D. Osinski P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 32 2 4 2 2 0 4

a - B. Watson pinch hit for R. Cook in the 8th

HR: J. Pepitone 2 (2nd off J. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th off J. Merritt, 0 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: J. Pepitone 9, D. Rader

Team LOB: 3

Fielding

E: D. Rader 1 (10)

CIN Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
B. Tolan CF 4 1 2 0 · 1 1 .342 .387 .475 .862
P. Rose RF 4 1 0 0 · 1 0 .308 .362 .509 .871
T. Perez 3B 4 1 2 1 · 1 2 .327 .390 .577 .967
J. Bench C 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 .257 .308 .457 .765
B. Carbo LF 5 1 2 0 · 0 2 .348 .477 .598 1.075
L. May 1B 4 1 1 0 · 1 1 .268 .315 .513 .828
D. Concepcion SS 4 0 2 2 · 0 1 .293 .359 .355 .714
J. Stewart 2B 3 0 2 0 · 1 0 .283 .338 .372 .710
J. Merritt P 3 0 0 0 · 0 3 .157 .157 .157 .314
Totals 36 6 12 6 1 5 10

2B: B. Carbo (5th off L. Dierker, 0 on, 1 out)

3B: D. Concepcion (7th off R. Cook, 1 on, 1 out)

HR: J. Bench (3rd off L. Dierker, 2 on, 0 outs)

Total Bases: J. Bench 4, D. Concepcion 4, B. Carbo 3, B. Tolan 2, T. Perez 2, J. Stewart 2, L. May

2-Out RBI: D. Concepcion

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. May 2, B. Tolan 2, J. Stewart, J. Merritt, J. Bench

Sac Bunt: J. Merritt

Team LOB: 12

Baserunning

SB: B. Tolan (20, 2nd base, Larry Dierker/J. Edwards)

Fielding

E: T. Perez 1 (18)

HOU Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
L. Dierker L 5.0 8 5 5 4 5 1 27 98
R. Cook 2.0 4 1 1 0 4 · 10 63
D. Osinski 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 · 5 21

Game Score: L. Dierker 41, R. Cook 56, D. Osinski 52

GB-FB: L. Dierker 6-4, R. Cook 1-1, D. Osinski 1-1

Pitches: L. Dierker 98, R. Cook 63, D. Osinski 21

CIN Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
J. Merritt W 9.0 4 2 2 0 4 2 32 116

Game Score: J. Merritt 65

GB-FB: J. Merritt 11-12

Pitches: J. Merritt 116

Park: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 18,110 Start: 5:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st HOU
Count
0-0
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
89.9 mph
Launch Angle
6°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89 MPH)

Bot 1st CIN 1 Run
Top 2nd HOU 1 Run
Count
0-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
93.1 mph
Launch Angle
33°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF

0-1: Swinging Strike

0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93 MPH), Distance : 391 ft

Bot 2nd CIN
Top 3rd HOU
Bot 3rd CIN 3 Runs
Count
3-1
Outs
0
RBI / R
3 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
108.7 mph
Launch Angle
32°
Pitcher
Larry Dierker

0-0: Ball

1-0: Called Strike

1-1: Ball

2-1: Ball

3-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 108 MPH), Distance : 390 ft

Top 4th HOU 1 Run
Count
2-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
92.1 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Jim Merritt

0-0: Ball

1-0: Called Strike

1-1: Ball

2-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSFF

2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 92 MPH), Distance : 373 ft

Bot 4th CIN
Top 5th HOU
Bot 5th CIN 1 Run
Top 6th HOU
Bot 6th CIN
Top 7th HOU
Bot 7th CIN 1 Run
Top 8th HOU
Bot 8th CIN
Top 9th HOU