Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 42
Played on Friday, May 22, 1970 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 12 0 HOU N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 Tolan cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 Perez 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 Bench c 5 1 2 0 0 2 8 0 May 1b 4 1 2 1 0 2 6 0 Carbo lf 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Stewart pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 Merritt p 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 Totals 37 5 12 5 2 11 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Concepcion-May. BATTING - 2B: Bench 2 (11,off Dierker 2); May (9,off Dierker). 3B: Rose (2,off Dierker). HR: Perez (14,4th inning off Dierker 0 on 0 out); Carbo (7,6th inning off Dierker 0 on 0 out). SF: Perez (2,off Dierker). GDP: Perez (6,off Billingham). Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Wynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Davis lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Menke ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Rader 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Edwards c 3 0 1 1 0 2 11 0 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 2 10 1 0 7 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Menke-Pepitone. BATTING - 2B: Menke (9,off Merritt); Rader (5,off Merritt). GDP: Alou (4,off Merritt). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Menke (1,Home off Merritt/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Merritt W(9-2) 9 10 2 2 0 7 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(8-3) 7 11 5 5 2 8 2 34 Billingham 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 12 5 5 2 11 2 40 Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 23378 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose rf Morgan 2b 2. Tolan cf Alou rf 3. Perez 3b Wynn cf 4. Bench c Davis lf 5. May 1b Menke ss 6. Carbo lf Rader 3b 7. Helms 2b Pepitone 1b 8. Concepcion ss Edwards c 9. Merritt p Dierker p REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Tolan walked [Rose to second]; Perez flied out to right; Bench struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan struck out; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Helms grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Davis singled to left; Menke flied out to right; Rader singled to center [Davis to second]; Pepitone popped to shortstop; Edwards singled to right [Davis scored, Rader to third]; Dierker struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: Merritt struck out; Rose flied out to center; Tolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Morgan flied out to right; Alou singled to left; Wynn forced Alou (third to second); Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Perez homered; Bench doubled to center; May doubled to left [Bench scored]; Carbo flied out to left; Helms flied out to right [May to third]; Concepcion singled to left [May scored]; Merritt struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Menke doubled to center; Rader singled to center [Menke to third]; Menke stole home; Pepitone popped to shortstop; Edwards struck out; Dierker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. REDS 5TH: Rose tripled to right; Tolan struck out; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored]; Bench doubled to left; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan singled to right; Alou grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; Wynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. REDS 6TH: Carbo homered; Helms popped to first; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); Merritt singled to center; Rose struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Menke flied out to left; Rader doubled to right; Pepitone popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. REDS 7TH: Tolan singled to right; Perez flied out to center; Bench popped to shortstop; May singled to left [Tolan to second]; Carbo walked [Tolan to third, May to second]; STEWART RAN FOR CARBO; Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Edwards struck out; WATSON BATTED FOR DIERKER; Watson struck out; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Merritt struck out; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Alou popped to catcher; Wynn singled to left; Davis forced Wynn (third to second); Menke singled to left [Davis to third]; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: Tolan singled to left; Perez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tolan out at second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Pepitone struck out; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Martinez flied out to left; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Beauchamp lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 5 12 0 8 Astros 2 10 0 7
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