San Diego Padres vs Cincinnati Reds
May 2, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1969 at Crosley Field. The San Diego Padres defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 8, Cincinnati Reds 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 2 1 1 0
  Ferrara ph 1 1 1 4
  Podres p 1 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Reberger p 0 0 0 0
Pena 2b 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 1 0
Brown rf 4 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 5 0 3 2
Gaston cf 5 0 1 2
Spiezio 3b 3 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 1 2 0
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph 0 0 0 0
  DaVanon pr,ss 2 1 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose cf 4 0 1 1
Tolan rf 5 2 3 2
Johnson lf 5 0 2 0
Perez 3b 5 0 2 1
Bench c 3 1 1 0
Whitfield 1b 1 0 0 0
  May ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Chaney ss 3 1 2 1
Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Savage ph 1 0 0 0
  Noriega p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
San Diego 100 400 3008130
Cincinnati 130 000 0105122
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby   3.0 5 4 4 3 0
  Podres  W (2-2) 4.0 4 0 0 0 1
  Reberger  SV (3) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Culver  L (1-3) 4.0 6 5 1 1 1
  Noriega   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Granger   0.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Carroll   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Fisher   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
8
4
5
5

  E–Johnson (3), Perez (6).  DP–San Diego 2, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Cincinnati Chaney 2 (3,off Podres,off Reberger); Bench (4,off Reberger).  HR–San Diego Ferrara (1,4th inning off Culver 3 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Tolan (5,2nd inning off Kirby 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Cannizzaro (1,off Noriega); Spiezio (1,off Carroll); Culver (1,off Kirby).  SF–Rose (1,off Kirby).  WP–Culver (3).  U-HP–Frank Dezelan, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:40.  A–7,453.
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