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. Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Saturday, April 25, 1970 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIReds 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. |
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