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Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres

1969-07-09 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 3646 · night · 2:22

Cincinnati Reds defeated San Diego Padres 4–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 5th. Jim Merritt earned the win and Wayne Granger picked up the save. Tommy Helms went 4-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	11
SDN	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	8

W: Jim Merritt L: Clay Kirby SV: Wayne Granger

Umpires — HP: Stan Landes · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Tolan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Johnson	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Perez	3	0	1	0	1	0
Lee May	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Bench	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Helms	4	2	4	1	0	0
Chico Ruiz	1	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Merritt	1	0	0	1	1	0
Wayne Granger	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Sipin	4	0	1	1	0	0
Roberto Pena	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ollie Brown	4	1	1	0	0	0
Nate Colbert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Ferrara	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Spiezio	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ivan Murrell	4	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	3	0	1	0	0	0
Clay Kirby	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Stahl	1	0	1	0	0	0
Van Kelly	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Merritt	6.1	6	0	1
Pedro Ramos	0.2	1	1	0
Wayne Granger	2.0	1	0	1

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clay Kirby	6.0	8	1	1
Tommie Sisk	2.0	2	1	0
Joe Niekro	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: S9
Bobby Tolan: SB2
Bobby Tolan: S3/BG.2-3
Alex Johnson: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
Tony Perez: SB3
Tony Perez: CSH(12)
Tony Perez: 6/P

Bot 1

John Sipin: 53
Roberto Pena: 9/F
Ollie Brown: 2/FL

Top 2

Lee May: K
Johnny Bench: 5/P
Tommy Helms: D8
Chico Ruiz: S8.2XH(82)

Bot 2

Nate Colbert: 3/FL
Al Ferrara: 4/P
Ed Spiezio: K

Top 3

Jim Merritt: 7/F
Pete Rose: 23
Bobby Tolan: 63

Bot 3

Ivan Murrell: S7
Chris Cannizzaro: 7/F
Clay Kirby: 54/SH/BG.1-2
John Sipin: S7.2-H;BX2(754)

Top 4

Alex Johnson: 9/F
Tony Perez: S7
Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Roberto Pena: 63
Ollie Brown: 53
Nate Colbert: 53

Top 5

Johnny Bench: S7
Tommy Helms: T8.1-H
Chico Ruiz: 9/SF.3-H
Jim Merritt: W
Pete Rose: 6/P
Bobby Tolan: 3/P

Bot 5

Al Ferrara: 8/F
Ed Spiezio: 3/P
Ivan Murrell: 5/P

Top 6

Alex Johnson: 63
Tony Perez: 43
Lee May: S8
Johnny Bench: 53

Bot 6

Chris Cannizzaro: 13
Larry Stahl: S9
John Sipin: 7/F
Roberto Pena: 53

Top 7

Tommy Helms: D7
Chico Ruiz: 13/SH/BG.2-3
Jim Merritt: 7/SF.3-H
Pete Rose: S8
Bobby Tolan: 7/F

Bot 7

Ollie Brown: S8
Nate Colbert: 8/F
Al Ferrara: D7.1-3
Ed Spiezio: S7.3-H;2-3
Ivan Murrell: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Alex Johnson: 9/F
Tony Perez: W
Lee May: 8/F
Johnny Bench: 7/F

Bot 8

Chris Cannizzaro: S9
Van Kelly: W.1-2
John Sipin: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2;B-1
Roberto Pena: S7.2-H;1-2
Ollie Brown: 36(1)/FO.2-3;B-1
Nate Colbert: 63

Top 9

Tommy Helms: S16
Chico Ruiz: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Wayne Granger: K/C
Pete Rose: 43

Bot 9

Al Ferrara: 3/FL
Ed Spiezio: 13
Ivan Murrell: K