A grand-slam homer by Lee May, who collected a total of four hits, helped the Reds defeat the Dodgers, 12-2, with Don Gullett, a 19-year-old rookie, gaining his the first major league victory in relief of Jim Maloney. The Reds' vet starter ruptured an Achilles tendon while running out a ground ball in the third inning. Gullett walked in the fifth, Pete Rose beat out a bunt and Tommy Helms singled to score Gullett. After Fred Norman replaced Bill Singer, Bobby Tolan walked to load the bases and May followed with his wallop. Tony Perez also homered in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Reds         0  0  0    1  5  3    1  2  x  -  12 14  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buckner lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Rose rf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .282
Wills ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .212        Stewart 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Pascual p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Helms 2b              4   2   2   2     0   0   .196
  Sizemore ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .375        Chaney ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .429
  Osteen pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Tolan cf              4   2   1   0     1   1   .216
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Davis cf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .162      Perez 3b              4   2   2   2     1   1   .405
Parker 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .189        McRae rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .192      Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .220
  Kosco ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      May 1b                5   2   4   4     0   1   .391
Lefebvre 3b,2b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .176      Carbo lf              5   0   2   2     0   0   .400
Haller c              2   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .216
  Sudakis ph,c        2   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Bravo cf            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Grabarkewitz 2b,ss    1   0   0   0     3   0   .231      Maloney p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Singer p              2   1   0   0     0   0   .167        Gullett p           2   2   1   0     1   0   .500
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Woodward 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garvey ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .048

Totals               33   2  10   2     4   2             Totals               39  12  14  10     4   6

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance:  6,114
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 2
Errors: Lefebvre, Norman
Doubles: Sudakis (1), Perez (1), Carbo 2 (2), Tolan (3), May (2)
Triples: Gullett (1)
Home Runs: May (2), Perez (4)
Stolen Bases: Gullett (1)
Caught Stealing: Davis 2 (2)
GIDP: Garvey 2 (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(1-2)           4     7   4   4   1   4   0  20   3.32
Norman                  1.2   2   5   3   3   1   1  11   9.82
Pena                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Pascual                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   9.00
Lamb                    1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   5.40
Totals                  8    14  12  10   4   6   2  43

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Maloney                 3     5   2   2   1   0   0  14   8.44
Gullett W(1-0)          5     3   0   0   2   2   0  18   0.00
Granger SV(4)           1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.42
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   2   0  37

Wild Pitches: Norman 2 (3)
Balks: Singer (1), Pena (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
flied out to center; Davis singled to center; Davis was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Parker flied out to left; Crawford singled to
first; Lefebvre flied out to right; Haller grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench flied out to left; May singled
to shortstop; Singer balked [May to second]; Carbo grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz walked; Singer forced Grabarkewitz
(pitcher to shortstop); Buckner popped to first; Wills singled
to right [Singer to second]; Davis singled to center [Singer
scored, Wills to third]; Parker singled to center [Wills scored,
Davis to third]; Crawford forced Parker (second to shortstop); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Maloney
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose singled to center; Helms
singled to left [Rose to second]; Tolan struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: GULLETT REPLACED MALONEY (PITCHING); Lefebvre flied
out to center; Haller singled to right; Grabarkewitz popped to
second; Singer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez doubled to left; Bench struck out; May struck
out; Carbo doubled to center [Perez scored]; Concepcion grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds
1.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner popped to shortstop; Wills grounded out
(first to pitcher); Davis singled to left; Davis was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Gullett walked; Gullett stole second; On a bunt Rose
singled to third [Gullett to third (error by Lefebvre), Rose to
second]; Helms singled to center [Gullett scored, Rose to
third]; NORMAN REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Tolan walked [Helms
to second]; Perez popped to third; Bench popped to first; May
homered [Rose scored, Helms scored, Tolan scored]; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Crawford
struck out; Lefebvre walked; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR HALLER; Sudakis
forced Lefebvre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 6.

REDS 6TH: SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); On a bunt
Concepcion struck out; Gullett tripled to center; Rose walked;
Helms reached on an error by Norman [Gullett scored (RBI), Rose
to third, Helms to first]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Rose
scored (unearned), Helms to second]; Norman threw a wild pitch
[Helms to third]; Tolan popped to third; PENA REPLACED NORMAN
(PITCHING); Pena balked [Helms scored (unearned)]; Perez walked
(walk was charged to Norman); Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 9.

DODGERS 7TH: Grabarkewitz walked; GARVEY BATTED FOR PENA; Garvey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Grabarkewitz out at second]; Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 9.

REDS 7TH: GARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); PASCUAL REPLACED
WILLS (PITCHING); LEFEBVRE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
GRABARKEWITZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); May singled to
right; Carbo doubled to center [May scored]; Concepcion grounded
out (third to first); Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Reds 10.

DODGERS 8TH: SIZEMORE BATTED FOR PASCUAL; Sizemore singled to
left; OSTEEN RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Davis flied out to left; Parker
flied out to right; KOSCO BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Kosco flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 10.

REDS 8TH: KOSCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAMB REPLACED
OSTEEN (PITCHING); CHANEY BATTED FOR HELMS; Chaney struck out;
Tolan doubled to center; Perez homered [Tolan scored]; Bench
flied out to center; May doubled to right; Carbo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 12.

DODGERS 9TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); STEWART
REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); GRANGER REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING);
WOODWARD REPLACED GULLETT (PLAYING 2B); BRAVO REPLACED
CONCEPCION (PLAYING CF); MCRAE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING RF);
Lefebvre singled to center; Sudakis doubled to left [Lefebvre to
third]; Grabarkewitz walked; Garvey grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Sudakis to third, Grabarkewitz to
second, Lefebvre out at home]; Buckner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 12.