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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
1969-09-02 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 11604 · 78°F, night, showers, dry · 2:35
Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 4th. Fergie Jenkins earned the win. Don Kessinger went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Tony Cloninger SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Don Kessinger | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Glenn Beckert | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Santo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ernie Banks | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Hickman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Randy Hundley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Oscar Gamble | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Fergie Jenkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Young | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Woody Woodward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Cloninger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernie Carbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Savage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergie Jenkins | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Cloninger | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 Al Jackson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pedro Ramos | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ribant | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Fisher | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| George Culver | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Don Kessinger: HR/9
- Glenn Beckert: 13
- Billy Williams: 63
- Ron Santo: W
- Ernie Banks: 4/P
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: S9.BX2(96)
- Bobby Tolan: 4/FL
- Alex Johnson: 43
Top 2
- Jim Hickman: K/C
- Randy Hundley: W
- Oscar Gamble: K
- Fergie Jenkins: S9.1-3
- Don Kessinger: 7/F
Bot 2
- Tony Perez: 13
- Johnny Bench: S7
- Lee May: K
- Tommy Helms: CS2(24)
Top 3
- Glenn Beckert: 3/G
- Billy Williams: 53
- Ron Santo: 3/G
Bot 3
- Tommy Helms: 63
- Woody Woodward: K
- Tony Cloninger: 53
Top 4
- Ernie Banks: E5.B-1
- Jim Hickman: 13.1-2
- Randy Hundley: S5/G.2-3
- Oscar Gamble: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
- Fergie Jenkins: 25(2)/FO/BG.1-2
- Don Kessinger: W.2-3;1-2
- Glenn Beckert: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
- Billy Williams: 4/P
Bot 4
- Pete Rose: S9
- Bobby Tolan: 5/FL
- Alex Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Ron Santo: 13
- Ernie Banks: 6/P
- Jim Hickman: 53
Bot 5
- Tony Perez: 63
- Johnny Bench: 53
- Lee May: K
Top 6
- Randy Hundley: W
- Oscar Gamble: 8/F
- Fergie Jenkins: 34/SH.1-2
- Don Kessinger: D9.2-H
- Glenn Beckert: S9.2-H
- Billy Williams: 9/F
Bot 6
- Tommy Helms: K
- Woody Woodward: 53
- Bernie Carbo: K/C
Top 7
- Ron Santo: W
- Ernie Banks: S9.1-3
- Jim Hickman: W.1-2
- Randy Hundley: 62(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
- Oscar Gamble: T8.3-H;2-H
- Fergie Jenkins: K
Bot 7
- Pete Rose: 3/G
- Bobby Tolan: S4/BG
- Alex Johnson: S8.1-3
- Tony Perez: S8.3-H;1-2
- Johnny Bench: 5/FL
- Lee May: S8.2-H;1-2
- Tommy Helms: S8.2-3;1-2
- Fred Whitfield: K/C
Top 8
- Don Kessinger: K
- Glenn Beckert: 53
- Billy Williams: 8/F
Bot 8
- Jimmy Stewart: 9/F
- Pete Rose: S9
- Bobby Tolan: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Top 9
- Ron Santo: 43
- Ernie Banks: 13
- Don Young: S6
- Randy Hundley: 7/F
Bot 9
- Alex Johnson: W
- Tony Perez: 8/F
- Johnny Bench: 5/FL
- Ted Savage: K
Notes & reviews
- suspended game of 6/15 completed before this game
- Debut game for Bernie Carbo