The Reds smashed five homers, including two that produced four runs in the ninth inning, to beat the Giants, 8-5. Johnny Bench and Lee May started the Reds' bombardment with consecutive homers in the fourth. After the Giants went ahead, 4-2, Angel Bravo walked in the seventh and Pete Rose tied the score with a round-tripper.

Willie McCovey put the Giants in front again by smashing a homer in the ninth. In the Reds' half, Hal McRae batted for Wayne Granger and came through with a circuit clout to tie the score. Rose singled and, after a sacrifice, Bobby Tolan was handed an intentional pass. Tony Perez then came to the plate and hit the winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Friday, April     17, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Giants       1  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   5 12  0
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  4  -   8 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .219      Rose rf               5   2   3   2     0   1   .318
Gallagher 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .429      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .218
Henderson rf,lf       4   1   2   1     1   0   .478      Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .218
McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     1   1   .220      Perez 3b              4   1   2   3     1   0   .413
Bonds cf,rf           3   1   1   1     2   1   .295      Bench c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .222
Taylor lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .200      May 1b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .385
  Mays ph,cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Carbo lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .382
Gibson c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Heise ss              4   0   2   1     0   0   .261        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Robertson p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Chaney ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  McMahon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bravo ph            0   1   0   0     1   0  1.000
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McRae ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .235

Totals               38   5  12   5     4   8             Totals               35   8  12   8     4   7

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 22,094
Left on Base: Giants 11, Reds 7
DP: Giants 1, Reds 1
Errors: Tolan
Doubles: Fuentes (2), Gallagher (5), Henderson (5)
Home Runs: McCovey (4), Bench (3), May (3), Rose (1), McRae (1), Perez (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Gallagher (2), Helms (2)
GIDP: Gibson (1), May (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson               6.2   8   4   4   2   7   3  29   7.47
Bryant                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
McMahon L(2-1)          1.1   2   2   2   1   0   1   7   5.23
Linzy                   0.1   1   2   2   1   0   1   3   5.11
Totals                  8.1  12   8   8   4   7   5  40

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   4.2  10   4   4   2   6   0  26   2.49
Cloninger               2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Granger W(1-1)          2     1   1   1   1   1   1   8   2.16
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   8   1  43

Passed Balls: Bench (1)
Balks: Nolan (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


GIANTS 1ST: Fuentes doubled to left; Gallagher out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Fuentes to third]; Henderson
walked; McCovey singled to right [Henderson to third, Fuentes
scored]; Bonds made an out to second; Taylor struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Helms singled to center;
Tolan was called out on strikes; Perez forced Helms (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gibson flied out to center; Heise singled to center;
Robertson struck out; Fuentes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); May walked; Carbo
struck out; Concepcion forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher singled; Henderson made an out to
shortstop; McCovey was called out on strikes; Bonds walked
[Gallagher to second]; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan was called out on strikes; Rose singled to
center; Helms grounded out (second to first) [Rose to second];
Tolan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds
0.

GIANTS 4TH: Gibson singled; Heise forced Gibson (shortstop to
second); Nolan balked [Heise to second]; Robertson struck out;
Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
homered; May homered; Carbo singled to center; Concepcion forced
Carbo (shortstop to second); Nolan grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Reds 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Gallagher doubled to right; Henderson singled to
center [Gallagher scored, Henderson to second (error by Tolan)];
McCovey flied out to right [Henderson to third]; Bonds singled
[Henderson scored]; Taylor singled to left [Bonds to second];
Gibson flied out to center; Heise singled to right [Taylor to
second, Bonds scored]; CLONINGER REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING);
Robertson forced Heise (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose was called out on strikes; Helms flied out to
right; Tolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Reds 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Gallagher
grounded out (second to first); Henderson doubled to right;
McCovey was walked intentionally; Bonds was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez singled to left; Bench was called out on
strikes; May grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Reds 2.

GIANTS 7TH: MAYS BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Mays flied out to center;
Gibson grounded out (third to first); Heise grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Carbo was called out on strikes; STEWART BATTED FOR
CONCEPCION; Stewart struck out; BRAVO BATTED FOR CLONINGER;
Bravo walked; Rose homered [Bravo scored]; Helms singled; BRYANT
REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Tolan singled to center [Helms to
third]; MCMAHON REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Perez walked [Tolan
to second]; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 4.

GIANTS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); GRANGER
REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); McMahon struck out but advanced to
first on a passed ball; Fuentes forced McMahon (first to
shortstop); Gallagher flied out to center; Henderson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: May popped to first in foul territory; Carbo grounded
out (second to pitcher); Chaney made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Reds 4.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey homered; Bonds walked; Mays flied out to
center; Gibson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Bonds out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Reds 4.

REDS 9TH: MCRAE BATTED FOR GRANGER; McRae homered; Rose singled;
LINZY REPLACED MCMAHON (PITCHING); Helms out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; Tolan was walked
intentionally; Perez homered [Rose scored, Tolan scored]; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Reds 8.