Gary Nolan, who was plagued by arm trouble last year and spent part of the season at Indianapolis (American Association) allowed only two hits and pitched the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Reds got to Claude Osteen for a run in the first inning when Tommy Helms and Pete Rose singled and Tony Perez grounded out.

In the third, after Wes Parker dropped a pop foul by Helms for an error, Helms singled to spark the scoring of the Reds' last three runs. Rose walked and runs followed on singles by Perez, Johnny Bench and Hal McRae. The Dodgers' opening game attracted a crowd of 30,457. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     7, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Wills ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Helms 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .222      Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Rose rf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .667      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .286      Crawford rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Garvey 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
McRae lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Stewart lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Osteen p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nolan p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  11   4     1   3             Totals               30   0   2   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 30,457
Left on Base: Reds 8, Dodgers 6
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Concepcion, Wills, Parker
Doubles: Tolan (1)
Caught Stealing: Rose (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(1-0)            9     2   0   0   3   4   0  33   0.00
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   4   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(0-1)           8    10   4   2   1   2   0  35   2.25
Lamb                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   2   1   3   0  39

Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Frank Secory, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


REDS 1ST: Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Helms singled
to left; Rose singled to right [Helms to third]; Perez reached
on an error by Wills [Helms scored (RBI), Rose to second, Perez
to first]; Bench lined to left; May forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Buckner walked; Davis
forced Buckner (second to shortstop); Crawford popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(pitcher to first); Nolan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker popped to second; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Haller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 3RD: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Helms singled to
center; Helms was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Parker [Helms stayed at first]; Rose walked [Helms to second];
Perez singled to right [Helms scored (unearned), Rose to third];
Bench singled to left [Rose scored, Perez to second]; May struck
out; McRae singled to left [Perez scored (unearned), Bench to
second]; Concepcion flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); Osteen
grounded out (first unassisted); Wills grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan popped to
third; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
popped to shortstop; Crawford singled to shortstop; Parker
reached on an error by Concepcion [Crawford to second, Parker to
first]; Garvey popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4,
Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose lined to shortstop; Perez singled to left; Bench
flied out to right; May singled to left [Perez to second]; McRae
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Haller flied out to right; Sizemore grounded out
(third to first); Osteen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Nolan grounded out
(second to first); Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills popped to third; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled;
Perez flied out to center; Rose was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); Parker
walked; Garvey struck out; Haller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to center;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Sizemore flied
out to right; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Sudakis popped to
second; Wills walked; Buckner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

REDS 9TH: LAMB REPLACED SUDAKIS (PITCHING); Nolan was called out
on strikes; Tolan doubled to left; Helms grounded out (second to
first) [Tolan to third]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis flied out to right; Crawford singled to
right; Parker was called out on strikes; Garvey forced Crawford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Dodgers 0.