A homer by Bobby Tolan with one on in the seventh inning enabled the Reds to defeat the Cardinals, 3-2. Pete Rose singled and Tommy Helms doubled for the Reds' run in the first. Helms walked ahead of Tolan's homer.

The Cardinals, who picked up a run in their half of the seventh, threatened in the ninth. Jose Cardenal doubled, leading to the removal of Jim Merritt. With Wayne Granger pitching, Cardenal moved up on a long fly by Dick Allen and scored on an infield out by Joe Torre. When Joe Hague singled, Don Gullett took over and retired Jim Campbell for the final out. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     25, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Helms 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .232      Cardenal cf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .357
Tolan cf              4   1   1   2     1   1   .250      Allen 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .478      Torre c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .346
Bench c               4   0   1   0     1   1   .241      Carl Taylor 1b        3   1   0   0     0   0   .214
May 1b                4   0   1   0     1   0   .294        Hague ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .324
McRae lf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .320      Javier 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .217
  Stewart lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     2   0   .263      Lee rf                3   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Merritt p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .067      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Maxvill ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               33   3   7   3     9   7             Totals               32   2   6   2     0   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 22,119
Left on Base: Reds 12, Cardinals 4
DP: Reds 1, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Helms (4), Bench (3), McRae (1), May (4), Cardenal 2 (3), Javier (1)
Home Runs: Tolan (5)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (5)
GIDP: Perez (1), Ramirez (2)
Hit by Pitch: Allen (1,by Merritt)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(4-1)          8     5   2   2   0   3   0  29   1.88
Granger                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.00
Gullett SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(1-2)          7     7   3   3   7   6   1  34   4.22
Chuck Taylor            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Campisi                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  9     7   3   3   9   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Merritt (1)
Wild Pitches: Merritt (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Helms doubled to center [Rose
scored]; Tolan walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Helms to third, Tolan out at second];
Bench flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock was called out on strikes; Cardenal flied
out to right; Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: May flied out to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); Concepcion walked; Merritt was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre popped to first; Carl Taylor popped to
shortstop; Javier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cardinals 0.

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

CARDINALS 3RD: Lee struck out; Ramirez flied out to right;
Carlton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez walked; Bench doubled to right [Perez to third];
May grounded out (third to first); McRae was walked
intentionally; Concepcion forced Perez (pitcher to catcher)
[Bench to third, McRae to second]; Merritt struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Cardenal
doubled to center; Cardenal stole third; Allen was hit by a
pitch; Torre popped to shortstop; Carl Taylor popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to center; Helms grounded out (first
unassisted); Tolan grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Javier popped to shortstop; Lee singled to right;
Ramirez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Lee out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Bench was called out on strikes; May
walked; McRae doubled to left [May to third]; Concepcion was
walked intentionally; Merritt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carlton grounded out (second to first); Brock was
called out on strikes; Cardenal lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cardinals 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Helms
walked; Tolan homered [Helms scored]; Perez flied out to left;
Bench lined to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Allen popped to shortstop; Torre singled to
center; Carl Taylor forced Torre (second unassisted); Merritt
threw a wild pitch [Carl Taylor to second]; Javier doubled to
left [Carl Taylor scored]; Lee flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: May doubled to left; McRae singled to third [May
stayed at second]; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING);
Concepcion popped to second; Merritt popped to pitcher; Rose
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); GAGLIANO
BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Gagliano flied out to center; ROJAS BATTED
FOR CHUCK TAYLOR; Rojas flied out to right; Brock flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: CAMPISI REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); MAXVILL REPLACED
ROJAS (PLAYING SS); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first);
Tolan flied out to left; Perez walked; Bench walked [Perez to
second]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cardenal doubled to left; GRANGER REPLACED
MERRITT (PITCHING); Allen flied out to right [Cardenal to
third]; Torre grounded out (second to first) [Cardenal scored];
HAGUE BATTED FOR CARL TAYLOR; Hague singled to right; CAMPBELL
BATTED FOR JAVIER; GULLETT REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Campbell
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 2.