Wayne Simpson made his major league debut with a two-hitter and pitched the Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers. Johnny Bench decided Simpson's duel with Don Sutton by smashing a homer in the seventh inning. The Reds added other runs in the ninth on singles by Tony Perez and Bench and a double by Dave Concepcion. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Thursday, April     9, 1970 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  9  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .222      Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .357      Davis cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Perez 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .308      Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Bench 1b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .313      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .500      Garvey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Corrales c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Concepcion ss         4   0   3   2     0   0   .250      Sizemore 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Simpson p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gabrielson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     2   9             Totals               28   0   2   0     0   2

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 12,862
Left on Base: Reds 6, Dodgers 2
DP: Reds 0, Dodgers 3
Doubles: Concepcion 2 (3)
Home Runs: Bench (1)
Caught Stealing: Carbo (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (1)
GIDP: Tolan (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(1-0)          9     2   0   0   0   2   0  29   0.00
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   2   0  29

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(0-1)           8.2   9   3   3   2   8   1  35   3.12
Brewer                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   9   1  36

Wild Pitches: Sutton (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Tolan struck out; Debut game for Wayne Simpson;
Helms grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Bench singled to left; Carbo
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bench out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

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

REDS 3RD: Corrales struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Concepcion singled to center [Corrales to second];
Simpson forced Corrales (pitcher to third) [Concepcion to
second]; Tolan struck out; Helms popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Haller grounded out (first unassisted); Sizemore
flied out to right; Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to center; Perez walked; Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Perez to second]; Carbo walked;
Corrales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wills flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Simpson singled to
left; Tolan grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Simpson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford flied out to right; Parker grounded out
(second to first); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 6TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose struck
out; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Haller flied out to left; Sizemore singled to
center; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sizemore to second]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Dodgers 0.

REDS 7TH: Bench homered; Carbo singled to center; Corrales
struck out while Carbo was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Concepcion doubled to left; Simpson grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
popped to first in foul territory; Crawford singled to center;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 8TH: Tolan struck out; Helms grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey lined to first; Haller flied out to right;
Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Dodgers 0.

REDS 9TH: Perez singled to right; Bench singled to left [Perez
to second]; Carbo popped to third in foul territory; Corrales
lined to center; Concepcion doubled to left [Perez scored, Bench
scored, Concepcion to third (on throw to home)]; BREWER REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Simpson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: GABRIELSON BATTED FOR BREWER; Gabrielson flied out
to center; Wills flied out to left; Buckner grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Dodgers 0.