San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
September 8, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1969 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Henderson rf 5 0 1 2
Hunt 2b 4 0 1 0
Bonds cf 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
Hart lf 4 1 1 0
Davenport 3b 4 0 0 0
Dietz c 4 1 2 1
  Mason pr 0 1 0 0
Lanier ss 2 1 1 0
  Fuentes ss 0 0 0 0
  Mays ph 0 0 0 0
Marichal p 2 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 1 1
  Marshall pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 3 2 2 0
Tolan cf 4 1 2 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 1
  Stewart lf 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b 4 0 2 1
Bench c 4 1 1 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Woodward ss 3 1 1 0
Maloney p 3 0 1 1
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
San Francisco 002 001 001473
Cincinnati 210 010 01x5103
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  L (17-10) 8.0 10 5 3 1 6
Totals
8.0
10
5
3
1
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Maloney  W (9-4) 8.0 7 4 2 3 4
  Granger  SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
3
4

  E–Bonds (7), Dietz (13), Lanier (20), Tolan (9), Perez (27), Bench (5).  DP–San Francisco 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–San Francisco Henderson (13,off Maloney); Dietz (7,off Maloney).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (23,8th inning off Marichal 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Marichal (2,off Maloney).  SB–Perez (3,2nd base off Marichal/Dietz).  CS–Perez (2,2nd base by Marichal/Dietz).  WP–Maloney 2 (12).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:21.
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