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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
1969-07-18 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 17758 · 3:05
Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–4. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 9th. Jim Ray earned the win and Fred Gladding picked up the save. Denis Menke went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Jim Ray L: Pedro Ramos SV: Fred Gladding
Umpires — HP: Chris Pelekoudas · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Frank Dezelan · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Gotay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Denis Menke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Curt Blefary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Edwards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sandy Valdespino | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee May | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Bench | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrel Chaney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gerry Arrigo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Griffin | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Wade Blasingame | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Ray | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Fred Gladding | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Arrigo | 7.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
 Pedro Ramos | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Jackson | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wayne Granger | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Julio Gotay: 9/F
- Joe Morgan: 3/G
- Jim Wynn: S7
- Denis Menke: HR/7.1-H
- Doug Rader: W
- Curt Blefary: D8.1XH(8432)
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: 7/F
- Jimmy Stewart: S4
- Bobby Tolan: S9.1-2
- Tony Perez: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Lee May: HR/78XD
- Johnny Bench: W
- Tommy Helms: 3/P
- Darrel Chaney: K
Top 2
- Jesus Alou: S7
- Johnny Edwards: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)#
- Johnny Edwards: WP.3-H#
- Johnny Edwards: K
- Tom Griffin: K
- Julio Gotay: S4
- Joe Morgan: CS2(26)
Bot 2
- Gerry Arrigo: K
- Pete Rose: W
- Jimmy Stewart: 2/FL
- Bobby Tolan: 53/G
Top 3
- Joe Morgan: W
- Jim Wynn: CS2(243)#
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Denis Menke: 8/F
Bot 3
- Tony Perez: T7
- Lee May: E6.3-3;B-1
- Johnny Bench: 1/L
- Tommy Helms: 46(1)3/GDP/G
Top 4
- Doug Rader: 3/P
- Curt Blefary: S3
- Jesus Alou: W.1-2
- Johnny Edwards: 46(1)3/GDP/G
Bot 4
- Darrel Chaney: 6/P
- Gerry Arrigo: 3/FL
- Pete Rose: 13/G
Top 5
- Tom Griffin: 9/F
- Julio Gotay: W
- Joe Morgan: 9/F
- Jim Wynn: 64(1)/FO/G
Bot 5
- Jimmy Stewart: 3/G
- Bobby Tolan: 5/FL
- Tony Perez: K
Top 6
- Denis Menke: 7/L
- Doug Rader: W
- Curt Blefary: 36(1)3/GDP/G
Bot 6
- Lee May: K
- Johnny Bench: 43/G
- Tommy Helms: 4/L
Top 7
- Jesus Alou: K
- Johnny Edwards: 7/F
- Tom Griffin: K/C
Bot 7
- Darrel Chaney: 8/F
- Gerry Arrigo: S9
- Pete Rose: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Jimmy Stewart: W
- Bobby Tolan: K
- Tony Perez: 9/L
Top 8
- Julio Gotay: 9/F
- Joe Morgan: 63/G
- Jim Wynn: W
- Denis Menke: S7.1-2
- Doug Rader: 8/F
Bot 8
- Lee May: 8/F
- Johnny Bench: W
- Tommy Helms: 9/F
- Darrel Chaney: K
Top 9
- Curt Blefary: 43/G
- Jesus Alou: S8
- Johnny Edwards: S9.1-3
- Sandy Valdespino: D9.3-H;1-3
- Julio Gotay: IW
- Joe Morgan: FC1/SH/BG.3-H(RBI);2-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Jim Wynn: IW
- Denis Menke: 8/SF.3-H
- Doug Rader: 5(2)/FO/G
Bot 9
- Fred Whitfield: 8/F
- Pete Rose: 7/F
- Jimmy Stewart: 7/F