George Culver, facing his former teammates for the first time, pitched the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Reds, whose defense failed rookie Wayne Simpson. Tony Perez, who accounted for the Reds' run with a homer in the eighth inning, set an N. L. record for most round-trippers in the month of April, with 9.

Simpson yielded only three hits, including a homer by Lou Brock in the first inning. Culver singled in the eighth and Jose Cardenal was safe on an error by Perez. With two out, Joe Torre hit a pop fly into short center field and when Dave Concepcion dropped the ball, both Culver and Cardenal scored. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Friday, April     24, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  3
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  3  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Brock lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .308
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Cardenal cf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .346
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Allen 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Perez 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .500      Torre c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .354
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Lee rf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .292
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Hague 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .303
Carbo lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .333
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .273      Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Simpson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .083      Culver p              3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
  Bravo ph            0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   4             Totals               28   3   3   1     1   4

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 40,273
Left on Base: Reds 7, Cardinals 2
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Tolan, Perez, Concepcion
Home Runs: Perez (9), Brock (1)
GIDP: May (3), Ramirez (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(3-1)          6     3   3   1   1   3   1  23   0.58
Carroll                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.24
Totals                  8     3   3   1   1   4   1  29

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culver W(3-0)           9     7   1   1   2   4   1  35   1.40
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Helms walked;
Tolan flied out to left; Perez singled to right [Helms to
third]; Bench forced Perez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock homered; Cardenal lined to second; Allen
flied out to right; Torre flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 2ND: May flied out to right; Carbo struck out; Concepcion
singled to center; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Lee flied out to center; Hague grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Ramirez popped to second; Culver popped to third;
Brock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench singled
to left; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal flied out to left; Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
singled to center; Simpson struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Lee singled to center [Lee to third (error by
Tolan)]; Hague struck out; Rojas walked; Ramirez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rojas out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan
grounded out (second to first); Perez singled to right; Bench
singled to left [Perez to second]; May flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Culver singled to center; Brock struck out;
Cardenal reached on an error by Perez [Culver to second,
Cardenal to first]; Allen struck out; Torre reached on an error
by Concepcion [Culver scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cardenal
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Torre to first]; Lee grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Cardinals 3.

REDS 7TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion was
called out on strikes; BRAVO BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Bravo walked;
Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Hague was
called out on strikes; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first);
Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Cardinals 3.

REDS 8TH: Helms grounded out (second to first); Tolan flied out
to center; Perez homered; Bench flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Culver grounded out (first unassisted); Brock
flied out to left; Cardenal popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 3.

REDS 9TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 3.