Tony Perez tied a major league record for most homers in April, hitting his 10th of the month, to lead the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Astros. Perez batted in one run with a single in the first inning and then hit his homer with Bobby Tolan on base in the third. Johnny Bench tripled in that same stanza and counted the Reds' last run on a sacrifice fly by Lee May. John Mayberry a hit a pinch-homer for the Astros in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     28, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  3
Reds         1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   0   2   0     2   1   .224      Rose rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Miller rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Tolan cf              4   2   1   0     0   0   .261
  McFadden pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 3b              3   1   2   3     1   1   .461
Wynn cf               3   0   1   0     2   1   .295      Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Pepitone 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      May 1b                2   0   0   1     1   0   .263
Menke ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      McRae lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Lampard lf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .462        Stewart lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .152      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Lemaster p            1   0   0   1     0   0   .111        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .328        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mayberry ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .175

Totals               33   2  10   2     5   4             Totals               31   4   6   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  7,884
Left on Base: Astros 10, Reds 6
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Miller, Wynn, Rader
Doubles: Rose (4), Tolan (7)
Triples: Bench (2)
Home Runs: Mayberry (3), Perez (10)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (5)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (5), Wynn (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lemaster (1), May (2)
GIDP: Wynn (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster L(1-3)         6     4   4   2   1   2   1  25   3.44
Ray                     2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.29
Totals                  8     6   4   2   2   2   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(4-0)            8    10   2   2   4   4   1  36   2.52
Gullett                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Granger SV(5)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.80
Totals                  9    10   2   2   5   4   1  39

Balks: Nolan (2)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Miller flied out to left; Wynn walked;
Nolan balked [Wynn to second]; Pepitone popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Helms flied out to left; Tolan
forced Rose (second to shortstop); Tolan stole second; Perez
singled to center [Tolan scored]; Bench reached on an error by
Rader [Perez to third, Bench to second]; May was walked
intentionally; McRae flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke flied out to center; Lampard singled to
center; Rader singled to right [Lampard to second]; Edwards
singled to third [Lampard to third, Rader to second]; Lemaster
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lampard scored, Rader to third];
Morgan struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion flied out to center; Nolan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Miller flied out to left; Wynn walked; Pepitone
flied out to right; Wynn was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Helms flied out to center; Tolan reached on an error
by Wynn [Tolan to second]; Perez homered [Tolan scored
(unearned)]; Bench tripled to left; May hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Bench scored (unearned)]; McRae flied out to center; 3 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Lampard
struck out; Rader walked; Edwards grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion struck out; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Lemaster popped to second; Morgan singled to center;
Miller singled to third [Morgan to second]; Wynn was called out
on strikes; Pepitone popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Helms flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (pitcher
to first); Perez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Menke flied out to center; Lampard flied out to
left; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (catcher unassisted); May flied out
to center; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 7TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Edwards flied
out to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Davis singled to right;
Morgan singled to right [Davis to second]; Miller was called out
on strikes; Wynn singled to center [Davis to third, Morgan to
second]; Pepitone flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: RAY REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (first unassisted);
Rose doubled to right [Rose to third (error by Miller)]; Helms
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke flied out to right; Lampard singled to center;
Rader forced Lampard (shortstop to second); Edwards forced Rader
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Tolan doubled to center; Perez was walked
intentionally; Bench forced Perez (third to second) [Tolan to
third]; May reached on a fielder's choice [Tolan out at home
(third to catcher), Bench to second]; Stewart popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 9TH: MAYBERRY BATTED FOR RAY; Mayberry homered; GULLETT
REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Morgan walked; WATSON BATTED FOR
MILLER; GRANGER REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Watson forced
Morgan (third to second); MCFADDEN RAN FOR WATSON; Wynn grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McFadden out
at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 4.