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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

1969-07-11 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 21632 · dome, dry · 2:57

Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 13–2. Houston Astros put up 9 in the 6th. Don Wilson earned the win. Doug Rader went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6
HOU	0	0	0	2	1	9	0	1		13	14

W: Don Wilson L: Jim Maloney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dick Stello · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Mel Steiner · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Stewart	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Tolan	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tony Perez	2	0	0	0	2	2
Lee May	4	0	1	0	0	3
Fred Whitfield	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chico Ruiz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Corrales	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Maloney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Savage	2	0	0	0	0	1
Clyde Mashore	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Valdespino	4	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Morgan	4	1	1	1	1	2
Jim Wynn	4	1	3	2	1	1
Norm Miller	3	2	2	0	2	0
Curt Blefary	3	1	1	0	2	1
Denis Menke	5	2	2	4	0	2
Johnny Edwards	4	1	2	2	0	1
Doug Rader	3	2	1	1	2	0
Don Wilson	3	2	0	0	0	2
Don Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Geiger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hector Torres	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Maloney	4.2	6	2	5
Al Jackson	0.0	0	1	0
Pedro Ramos	0.2	3	1	2
Gerry Arrigo	0.0	0	2	0
Camilo Pascual	2.2	5	2	3

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Wilson	9.0	6	2	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 43/G
Jimmy Stewart: T8
Bobby Tolan: FC6/G.3XH(6E2)(NR)
Tony Perez: SB2
Tony Perez: K
Lee May: K

Bot 1

Sandy Valdespino: 43/G
Joe Morgan: 9/F
Jim Wynn: S9
Norm Miller: S9.1-3
Curt Blefary: K/C

Top 2

Fred Whitfield: K
Chico Ruiz: 53/G
Pat Corrales: 63/G

Bot 2

Denis Menke: K
Johnny Edwards: 8/F
Doug Rader: 63/G

Top 3

Jim Maloney: 4/P
Pete Rose: S8
Jimmy Stewart: 36(1)/FO/G
Bobby Tolan: SB2
Bobby Tolan: 43/G

Bot 3

Don Wilson: K/C
Sandy Valdespino: 13/G
Joe Morgan: K

Top 4

Tony Perez: W
Lee May: K/C
Fred Whitfield: 3/G.1-2
Chico Ruiz: 53/G

Bot 4

Jim Wynn: W
Norm Miller: S8.1-3
Curt Blefary: 9(B)2(3)/DP/F.1-2
Denis Menke: D9.2-H
Johnny Edwards: S8.2-H
Doug Rader: 3/P

Top 5

Pat Corrales: S7
Jim Maloney: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Pete Rose: 8/F
Jimmy Stewart: 3/G

Bot 5

Don Wilson: HP
Sandy Valdespino: 34/SH/BG.1-2
Joe Morgan: K/C
Jim Wynn: S5.2-3
Norm Miller: WP.1-2;3-H
Norm Miller: W
Curt Blefary: W.2-3;1-2
Denis Menke: K

Top 6

Bobby Tolan: K/C
Tony Perez: W
Lee May: K/C
Fred Whitfield: K

Bot 6

Johnny Edwards: K
Doug Rader: W
Don Wilson: HP.1-2
Sandy Valdespino: S8.2-H;1-2
Joe Morgan: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Jim Wynn: S7.3-H;2-H
Norm Miller: W.1-2
Curt Blefary: W.2-3;1-2
Denis Menke: T9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Johnny Edwards: S9.3-H
Doug Rader: W.1-2
Don Wilson: K
Sandy Valdespino: S6.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Joe Morgan: W
Jim Wynn: K

Top 7

Chico Ruiz: 31/G
Pat Corrales: 7/F
Ted Savage: K/C

Bot 7

Norm Miller: 7/F
Curt Blefary: D9
Denis Menke: 8/F
Don Bryant: K

Top 8

Pete Rose: T9
Jimmy Stewart: 31/G.3-H
Bobby Tolan: K
Tony Perez: K/C

Bot 8

Doug Rader: HR/7
Don Wilson: 5/P
Gary Geiger: 43/G
Hector Torres: 9/F

Top 9

Lee May: S5
Clyde Mashore: 9/F
Chico Ruiz: S7.1-2
Pat Corrales: 8/F
Ted Savage: 8/F

Notes & reviews

at the end of the inning, 1B umpire Augie Donatelli walked to the Reds bench and asked if Jim Maloney was throwing a grease ball; Reds Manager Dave Bristol argued with Donatelli and they bumped each other; Bristol ejected by Donatelli; Bristol threw a folding chair and an equipment trunk lid onto the field
Debut game for Clyde Mashore

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