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San Francisco Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1969-04-15 · Night game · Crosley Field · 12 innings · Att: 5726 · 3:54

Cincinnati Reds defeated San Francisco Giants 11–10. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. George Culver earned the win. Alex Johnson went 4-for-7 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	10	12
CIN	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	11	20

W: George Culver L: Gaylord Perry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Tony Venzon · 2B: Frank Secory · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Mays	7	2	3	2	0	1
Ron Hunt	5	2	1	0	1	2
Bobby Bonds	6	1	2	0	0	0
Willie McCovey	3	2	1	1	3	1
Jack Hiatt	4	0	0	0	2	2
Dave Marshall	5	1	2	4	0	2
Jim Davenport	6	0	2	1	0	1
Hal Lanier	6	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bolin	1	1	0	0	1	1
Don Mason	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Linzy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	1	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gaylord Perry	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	3	2	0	2	0
Bobby Tolan	7	2	4	0	0	1
Alex Johnson	7	3	4	5	0	0
Tony Perez	3	0	2	1	0	0
Lee May	4	0	1	1	2	0
Johnny Bench	7	1	3	2	0	2
Tommy Helms	4	0	2	1	2	0
Woody Woodward	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Maloney	1	0	0	0	1	0
Clay Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wayne Granger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Beauchamp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Savage	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Stewart	0	0	0	0	2	0
Darrel Chaney	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Culver	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Bolin	4.1	6	2	1
Ron Herbel	1.1	2	1	1
Joe Gibbon	0.1	0	0	0
Frank Linzy	2.2	6	2	1
Mike McCormick	0.1	3	0	0
Gaylord Perry	2.0	3	4	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Maloney	5.0	4	5	4
Clay Carroll	2.0	2	0	2
Wayne Granger	2.0	5	1	2
Jim Merritt	1.0	1	1	1
George Culver	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Mays: K
Ron Hunt: K
Bobby Bonds: 4

Bot 1

Pete Rose: 43
Bobby Tolan: 31
Alex Johnson: HR/8
Tony Perez: HP
Lee May: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Willie McCovey: 8
Jack Hiatt: 13
Dave Marshall: 3/G

Bot 2

Johnny Bench: K
Tommy Helms: W
Woody Woodward: CS2(26)
Woody Woodward: 6

Top 3

Jim Davenport: 53
Hal Lanier: 5/FL
Bobby Bolin: K/C

Bot 3

Jim Maloney: 3/FL
Pete Rose: 43
Bobby Tolan: S5/BG
Alex Johnson: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Willie Mays: S7
Ron Hunt: S5.1-2
Bobby Bonds: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Willie McCovey: IW
Jack Hiatt: K/C
Dave Marshall: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Jim Davenport: PB.2-3;3-H(UR)
Jim Davenport: 9

Bot 4

Tony Perez: D7
Lee May: 63
Johnny Bench: FC6.2X3(64)
Tommy Helms: D7.1-H
Woody Woodward: 53

Top 5

Hal Lanier: 8
Bobby Bolin: W
Willie Mays: WP.1-2
Willie Mays: D8.2-H
Ron Hunt: W
Bobby Bonds: 5(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 5

Jim Maloney: W
Pete Rose: 46(1)/FO
Bobby Tolan: S9.1-3
Alex Johnson: HR/8.3-H;1-H
Tony Perez: 6
Lee May: 3/FL

Top 6

Willie McCovey: W
Jack Hiatt: W.1-2
Dave Marshall: K/C
Jim Davenport: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Hal Lanier: 8

Bot 6

Johnny Bench: S8
Tommy Helms: 9
Woody Woodward: S9.1-3
Clay Carroll: PB.1-2#
Clay Carroll: K
Pete Rose: IW
Bobby Tolan: 43

Top 7

Don Mason: 13
Willie Mays: 6
Ron Hunt: E5/TH
Bobby Bonds: S7.1-3
Willie McCovey: S1.1-2;3-H(UR)
Jack Hiatt: K/C

Bot 7

Alex Johnson: S8
Tony Perez: 1/SH.1-2
Lee May: IW
Johnny Bench: 5(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 8

Dave Marshall: K
Jim Davenport: S8
Hal Lanier: 8
Frank Linzy: E4.1-2
Willie Mays: 7

Bot 8

Tommy Helms: 63
Woody Woodward: K
Wayne Granger: 53

Top 9

Ron Hunt: K
Bobby Bonds: E6
Willie McCovey: BK.1-2
Willie McCovey: IW
Jack Hiatt: 53.1-2;2-3
Dave Marshall: S1.2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Jim Davenport: D8.1-H(UR)
Hal Lanier: 6

Bot 9

Pete Rose: S7
Bobby Tolan: D/78.1-H(E6)
Alex Johnson: 9.2-3
Tony Perez: S9.3-H
Lee May: S8.1-2
Johnny Bench: S9.1-3;2-H
Tommy Helms: OA.3XH(12);1-2
Tommy Helms: IW
Jim Beauchamp: 7

Top 10

Mike McCormick: HR/9
Willie Mays: HR/7
Ron Hunt: 8
Bobby Bonds: S/89
Willie McCovey: WP.1-2
Willie McCovey: K
Jack Hiatt: IW
Frank Johnson: 5/FL

Bot 10

Ted Savage: S8
Pete Rose: S7.1-2
Bobby Tolan: S5/BG.1-2;2-3
Alex Johnson: 53.1-2;2-3;3-H
Jimmy Stewart: IW
Lee May: 8/SF.2-3;3-H
Johnny Bench: K

Top 11

Jim Davenport: K
Hal Lanier: 63
Gaylord Perry: 63

Bot 11

Tommy Helms: S6
Darrel Chaney: 3/SH.1-2
George Culver: K
Pete Rose: IW
Bobby Tolan: K

Top 12

Willie Mays: E5
Ron Hunt: 34/SH.1-2
Bobby Bonds: CS3(25)
Bobby Bonds: 9

Bot 12

Alex Johnson: T9
Jimmy Stewart: IW
Lee May: IW.1-2
Johnny Bench: S/89.1-2;2-3;3-H