Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
June 15, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1969 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 0 2 1
Popovich 2b 5 1 1 0
Santo 3b 4 2 3 1
Banks 1b 4 1 1 0
Hundley c 1 1 1 1
Rudolph lf 3 0 0 0
  Spangler ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Hickman rf,lf 3 1 2 2
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Hands p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 1
  Bladt pr 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose cf 3 1 1 2
Tolan rf 4 0 2 1
Johnson lf 4 0 2 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 3 3 2 0
Perez 3b 4 2 4 2
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Chaney ss 2 0 0 1
  Stewart ph 1 1 1 0
Merritt p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Ruiz ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 12 7
Chicago 000 004 2006100
Cincinnati 010 202 1017120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   5.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Abernathy   2.0 3 3 3 1 3
  Regan  L (7-3) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.1
12
7
7
4
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt   5.2 5 4 4 8 3
  Jackson   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Carroll  W (8-3) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
9
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Cincinnati 3.  2B–Chicago Banks (7,off Merritt); Popovich (1,off Merritt); Hickman (2,off Merritt); Hundley (7,off Jackson).  HR–Chicago Santo (12,7th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Perez (12,6th inning off Abernathy 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Hands (8,off Merritt); Tolan (5,off Abernathy); Ruiz (1,off Regan).  SF–Hundley (2,off Merritt).  IBB–Young (1,by Merritt); Hundley (3,by Carroll); Chaney (2,by Hands); Rose (9,by Regan).  CS–Popovich (1,2nd base by Merritt/Bench); Johnson (5,2nd base by Abernathy/Hundley).  WP–Hands (3).  IBB–Hands (2,Chaney); Regan (6,Rose); Merritt (5,Young); Carroll (9,Hundley).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:00.
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