Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 21
Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1970 (D) at Crosley Field
HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 CIN N 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 x - 5 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Martinez ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Wynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Davis lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Menke ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Pepitone 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 10 1 Edwards c 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Lampard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Griffin p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 3 10 3 0 4 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Menke-Pepitone-Rader. BATTING - 2B: Rader (2,off Merritt); Edwards (2,off Merritt); Alou 2 (3,off Merritt 2); Wynn (5,off Merritt); Davis (3,off Merritt). HR: Pepitone (4,9th inning off Carroll 0 on 2 out). GDP: Rader (3,off Carroll). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Pepitone (1,2nd base by Merritt/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Tolan cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 Perez 3b 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 Bench c 3 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 May 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 11 0 Carbo lf 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Merritt p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 Carroll p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 5 6 5 6 2 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Concepcion-Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: May (5,off Griffin); Tolan (8,off Gladding); Bench (4,off Gladding). SH: Merritt (3,off Griffin); Bench (1,off Griffin). HBP: Perez (1,by Griffin). IBB: Perez (3,by Gladding). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Carbo (3,2nd base off Gladding/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(1-3) 5.1 3 3 3 5 1 0 25 Billingham 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Gladding 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 9 Totals 8 6 5 5 6 2 0 36 HBP: Griffin (1,Perez). IBB: Gladding (1,Perez). Inherited Runners - Scored: Billingham 3-0. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Merritt W(5-1) 7.1 8 2 2 0 3 0 29 Carroll SV(3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 4 1 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: Carroll 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 6766 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Morgan 2b Rose rf 2. Alou rf Helms 2b 3. Wynn cf Tolan cf 4. Davis lf Perez 3b 5. Menke ss Bench c 6. Rader 3b May 1b 7. Pepitone 1b Carbo lf 8. Edwards c Concepcion ss 9. Griffin p Merritt p ASTROS 1ST: Morgan lined to second; Alou popped to catcher; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Helms flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Davis flied out to center; Menke popped to first; Rader doubled to center; Pepitone lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench flied out to left; May popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards doubled to right; Griffin lined to pitcher; Morgan popped to first; Alou doubled to center [Edwards scored]; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Carbo walked; Concepcion grounded out (third to first) [Carbo to second]; Merritt singled to center [Carbo scored]; Rose flied out to center; Helms popped to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Menke flied out to right; Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Tolan popped to pitcher in foul territory; Perez walked; Bench popped to third; May doubled to left [Perez scored]; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Pepitone singled to center; Pepitone was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Edwards struck out; Griffin popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to left; Merritt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose flied out to right; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan popped to first; Alou flied out to center; Wynn doubled to right; Davis doubled to center [Wynn scored]; Menke flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Tolan walked; Perez was hit by a pitch [Tolan to second]; Bench out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tolan to third, Perez to second]; May walked; Carbo walked [Tolan scored, Perez to third, May to second]; BILLINGHAM REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Concepcion struck out; Merritt forced Carbo (shortstop to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Pepitone singled to center; Edwards struck out; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: GLADDING REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Helms grounded out (third to first); Tolan doubled to left; Perez was walked intentionally; Bench doubled to left [Tolan scored, Perez scored, Bench to third (on throw to home)]; May popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: MARTINEZ BATTED FOR MORGAN; Martinez popped to first; Alou doubled to left; CARROLL REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Carbo singled to pitcher; Carbo stole second; Concepcion hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carbo out at third (first to third)]; Carroll grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: Menke singled to left; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at second]; Pepitone homered; LAMPARD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Lampard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 10 0 5 Reds 5 6 0 7
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