The slugging of Johnny Bench, who hit a homer and two doubles, led the Reds' attack in an 11-7 victory over the Pirates. Bench's first double helped the Reds score two runs in the first inning. The All-Star catcher hit his homer with two men on base in the third. After the Pirates tightened the game with the aid of a round-tripper by Bob Robertson, Bench doubled in the seventh to set off a four-run outburst by the Reds. Two of the runners raced home on a wild pitch by Joe Gibbon. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       3, 1970 (Day game) at Crosley Field
Pirates      0  1  0    2  0  1    2  0  1  -   7 15  3
Reds         2  0  3    0  0  2    4  0  x  -  11 12  3


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Rose rf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .265
Pagan 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .172      Helms 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .213
Clemente rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .378      Tolan cf              5   2   3   1     0   1   .284
Robertson 1b          5   3   4   2     0   0   .367      Perez 3b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .432
Sanguillen c          5   1   3   0     0   0   .380      Bench c               3   2   3   3     2   0   .289
Stargell lf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .167      May 1b                5   1   1   1     0   1   .271
Alley ss              4   2   1   0     0   1   .147      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .276
  Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Mazeroski 2b          3   0   2   1     1   0   .173        McRae ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .323
Blass p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jeter ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Merritt p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Hartenstein p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Concepcion ph,ss    0   1   0   0     1   0   .243
  McBean p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliver ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .194
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   7  15   6     1   2             Totals               36  11  12   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,219
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 7
DP: Pirates 1, Reds 1
Errors: Alou, Stargell, Alley, Perez 2, Merritt
Doubles: Sanguillen (3), Clemente (6), Oliver (3), Tolan (10), Bench 2 (6), Perez (3), Rose (5), Helms (5)
Home Runs: Robertson (2), Bench (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Carbo (1)
GIDP: May (5)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(2-3)            3     6   5   5   1   3   1  15   3.00
Hartenstein             2     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   5.73
McBean                  1     4   4   2   0   0   0   8   6.43
Gibbon                  1     0   2   0   2   1   0   6   9.53
Dal Canton              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.00
Totals                  8    12  11   7   5   5   1  42

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(6-1)          6.1  10   5   4   1   1   0  30   2.38
Cloninger               0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   7.45
Carroll SV(4)           2     4   1   1   0   1   0  10   3.77
Totals                  9    15   7   6   1   2   1  43

Passed Balls: Sanguillen (1)
Wild Pitches: Gibbon (1), Cloninger (2)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Alou was called out on strikes; Pagan flied out to
right; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Helms grounded out (second to
first); Tolan doubled to right; Perez singled to center [Tolan
scored]; Bench doubled to left [Perez to third]; May singled to
left [Perez scored, Bench out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Reds 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson singled to left; Sanguillen singled to
left [Robertson to second]; Stargell flied out to left; Alley
made an out to shortstop; Mazeroski singled to left [Robertson
scored, Sanguillen to second]; Blass flied out to right; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Chaney popped to shortstop; Merritt
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
1, Reds 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Pagan made an
out to shortstop; Clemente grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Rose struck out; Helms grounded out (second to first);
Tolan singled to right; Sanguillen allowed a passed ball [Tolan
to second]; Perez walked; Bench homered [Tolan scored, Perez
scored]; May struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Reds
5.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
doubled to left; Stargell singled to center [Sanguillen scored];
Alley forced Stargell (shortstop to second); Alley was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Merritt [Alley to second];
Perez dropped a foul fly hit by Mazeroski for an error;
Mazeroski walked; JETER BATTED FOR BLASS; Jeter singled to right
[Alley scored (unearned), Mazeroski to third]; Alou flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 5.

REDS 4TH: HARTENSTEIN REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Carbo lined to
left; Chaney struck out; Merritt reached on an error by Alley
[Merritt to first]; Rose singled to left [Merritt to second];
Helms popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan popped to third in foul territory; Clemente
grounded out (third to first); Robertson singled to center;
Sanguillen reached on an error by Perez [Robertson to third,
Sanguillen to first]; Stargell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 5.

REDS 5TH: Tolan flied out to left; Perez doubled to center;
Bench was walked intentionally; May flied out to left; Carbo
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Alley singled to center; Mazeroski singled to left
[Alley to third]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR HARTENSTEIN; Martinez hit
into a double play (second to first to shortstop to first)
[Alley scored (no RBI), Mazeroski out at second]; Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds
5.

REDS 6TH: MCBEAN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Chaney grounded
out (second to first); Merritt grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rose doubled to center; Helms doubled to center [Rose scored];
Tolan singled to left [Helms scored]; Perez forced Tolan (second
to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Pagan flied out to right; Clemente doubled to
center; CLONINGER REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Cloninger threw a
wild pitch [Clemente to third]; Robertson homered [Clemente
scored]; Sanguillen popped to first; Stargell grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Bench doubled to center; May reached on an error by
Stargell [Bench scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to second];
GIBBON REPLACED MCBEAN (PITCHING); Carbo out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [May to third]; MCRAE BATTED FOR CHANEY; McRae
was walked intentionally; CONCEPCION BATTED FOR CLONINGER;
Concepcion walked [McRae to second]; Rose reached on an error by
Alou [May scored (unearned) (no RBI), McRae to third, Concepcion
to second, Rose to first]; Gibbon threw a wild pitch [McRae
scored (unearned), Concepcion scored (unearned), Rose to
second]; Helms flied out to center; Tolan struck out; 4 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 11.

PIRATES 8TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CARROLL
REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Alley struck out; Mazeroski lined to
right; OLIVER BATTED FOR GIBBON; Oliver doubled to right; Alou
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
6, Reds 11.

REDS 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; May grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Reds 11.

PIRATES 9TH: Pagan flied out to center; Clemente flied out to
right; Robertson singled to center; Sanguillen singled to center
[Robertson to second]; Stargell singled to center [Robertson
scored, Sanguillen to third]; HEBNER BATTED FOR ALLEY; Hebner
lined to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 7, Reds 11.