Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 4, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1969 at Dodger Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 1 0
Tolan cf 4 0 3 2
Johnson lf 5 0 2 0
  Chaney ss 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b 5 1 1 0
May 1b 3 1 1 0
Corrales c 4 0 2 2
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Ruiz ss 3 0 1 0
  Stewart lf 0 0 0 0
Cloninger p 4 1 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 1 0
Mota lf 5 0 2 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 1
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
Gabrielson rf 4 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 2 0
Haller c 3 0 0 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Osteen p 3 1 2 0
  Foster p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
Cincinnati 001 200 0014120
Los Angeles 001 000 000191
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  W (5-11) 8.2 9 1 1 3 3
  Jackson  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  L (10-7) 8.2 12 4 4 3 4
  Foster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
3
4

  E–Wills (13).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Cincinnati Tolan 2 (16,off Osteen 2); May (14,off Osteen); Corrales 2 (4,off Osteen 2), Los Angeles Osteen (1,off Cloninger).  SH–Tolan (8,off Osteen).  IBB–Ruiz (1,by Osteen).  IBB–Osteen (5,Ruiz).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:32.  A–17,242.
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