The Reds extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the Cardinals, 7-3, behind the pitching of Gary Nolan, who registered his fifth straight victory. Nolan was lifted after Joe Hague singled in the ninth inning and Wayne Granger wrapped up the decision for his sixth save. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Monday, May       4, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
Reds         0  1  1    1  1  2    0  1  x  -   7 11  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal cf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Rose rf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .275
Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Helms 2b              3   1   0   1     1   0   .207
Brock lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .289      Tolan cf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .302
Allen 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Perez 3b              4   0   1   1     1   2   .424
Torre c               4   1   2   2     0   1   .280      Bench c               4   1   1   1     1   0   .287
Hague 1b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .305      May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   1   .270
Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .107      Carbo lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .279
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Concepcion ss         3   1   2   0     1   0   .260
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Campisi p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carl Taylor ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Torrez p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .417
  Chuck Taylor p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               33   3   6   3     2   4             Totals               32   7  11   6     6   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  8,865
Left on Base: Cardinals 5, Reds 10
DP: Cardinals 3, Reds 2
Errors: Allen 2, Perez, Concepcion
Doubles: Torrez (1), Perez (4)
Home Runs: Torre (3), May (5), Rose (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (1)
GIDP: Cardenal (4), Carl Taylor (1), Nolan (1), Perez (2), Helms (2)
Hit by Pitch: Tolan (2,by Torrez)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(2-3)           5     6   6   5   6   2   2  29   3.31
Chuck Taylor            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.61
Campisi                 2     4   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.84
Totals                  8    11   7   6   6   3   2  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(5-0)            8     6   3   2   2   4   1  33   2.47
Granger SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.54
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   4   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (1)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal popped to first; Lee popped to first;
Brock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Helms grounded out (second
to first); Tolan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen flied out to center; Torre struck out;
Hague popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Bench popped to shortstop; May
homered; Carbo walked; Concepcion walked [Carbo to second];
Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Rojas flied out to center; Maxvill flied out to
center; Torrez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Helms grounded out (second
to pitcher); Tolan singled to right; Perez walked [Tolan to
second]; Bench singled to left [Tolan scored, Perez to second];
May popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Cardenal reached on an error by Perez [Cardenal
to second]; Lee struck out; Brock singled to center [Cardenal
scored (unearned)]; Allen walked [Brock to second]; Torre
singled to right [Brock scored, Allen to second]; Hague struck
out; Rojas flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Carbo flied out to center; Concepcion singled to
right; Nolan reached on an error by Allen on a sacrifice bunt
[Concepcion to second, Nolan to first]; Rose walked [Concepcion
to third, Nolan to second]; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Concepcion scored (unearned)]; Tolan was hit by a pitch [Nolan
to third, Rose to second]; Perez struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied out to center; Torrez doubled to
left; Cardenal popped to second; Lee popped to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Bench walked; May reached on an error by Allen [Bench
to second, May to first]; Carbo singled to left [Bench scored,
May to second]; Concepcion flied out to right [May to third];
Nolan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carbo out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Reds
4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Allen
popped to first; Torre homered; Hague singled to center; Rojas
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Rose homered; Helms walked; CHUCK TAYLOR REPLACED
TORREZ (PITCHING); Tolan singled to right [Helms to third];
Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Helms scored (no RBI), Tolan out at second]; Bench grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: CAMPBELL BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Campbell grounded
out (shortstop to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR CHUCK TAYLOR;
Davalillo reached on an error by Concepcion [Davalillo to
first]; Cardenal grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop to first to shortstop) [Davalillo out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 6.

REDS 7TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); CAMPISI
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); May struck out; Carbo grounded out
(pitcher to first); Concepcion singled to right; Nolan flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Lee popped to third in foul territory; Brock
flied out to left; Allen walked; Torre flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: Rose singled to right; Helms grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rose out at second]; Tolan
singled to center; Perez doubled to right [Tolan scored]; Bench
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Reds 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hague singled to center; GRANGER REPLACED NOLAN
(PITCHING); Rojas flied out to center; CARL TAYLOR BATTED FOR
CAMPISI; Carl Taylor grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Hague out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 3, Reds 7.