Getting three-hit pitching from Wayne Simpson, their rookie sensation, the Reds defeated the Cardinals, 5-1, for their seventh straight victory. Dick Allen homered for the Cardinals' run in the second inning. The Reds went ahead in the fourth with a homer by Bobby Tolan, double by Johnny Bench, an infield out and a wild pitch by Steve Carlton. Lee May added a two-run homer in the sixth and Bobby Tolan singled in the final run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       5, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  3
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  2    1  0  x  -   5  7  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cardenal cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .330      Rose rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Carl Taylor rf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .130      xHelms 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brock lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .280      Tolan cf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .318
Allen 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .284      Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .411
Torre c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .282      Bench c               4   2   1   0     0   0   .286
Hague 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .295      May 1b                4   1   1   2     0   1   .269
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .097      McRae lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .160        Stewart lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Concepcion ss         2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
  Briles p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .059
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               29   1   3   1     3   5             Totals               30   5   7   4     3   4

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 11,697
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Reds 5
DP: Cardinals 1, Reds 1
Errors: Torre 2, Hague, Perez, May
Doubles: Bench (7)
Home Runs: Allen (8), Tolan (6), May (6)
Stolen Bases: Brock (5), Tolan (8)
GIDP: Hague (1), Helms (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton L(1-4)          6.2   7   5   4   3   3   2  30   5.45
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Briles                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.40
Totals                  8     7   5   4   3   4   2  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(5-1)          9     3   1   1   3   5   1  32   1.35
Totals                  9     3   1   1   3   5   1  32

Wild Pitches: Carlton 2 (4), Simpson (1)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Cardenal flied out to right; Carl Taylor grounded
out (second to first); Brock grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms lined to
shortstop; Tolan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Allen homered; Torre walked; Hague flied out to
center; Rojas forced Torre (right to shortstop); Maxvill lined
to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez walked; Carlton threw a wild pitch [Perez to
second]; Bench grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez to third];
May popped to first in foul territory; McRae walked; Concepcion
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Carlton struck out; Cardenal grounded out (second
to first); Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Simpson grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Brock walked; Brock stole second; Allen reached
on a fielder's choice [Brock out at third (shortstop to third),
Allen to second (error by May)]; Torre grounded out (third to
first); Hague was walked intentionally; Rojas flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan homered; Perez struck out; Bench doubled to
left; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bench to third];
Carlton threw a wild pitch [Bench scored]; McRae flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Maxvill flied out to right; Carlton flied out to
center; Cardenal singled to left [Cardenal out at second (left
to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion singled to center; Simpson reached on an
error by Hague [Concepcion to second, Simpson to first]; Rose
flied out to right [Concepcion to third]; Helms grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Simpson out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carl Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brock struck out; Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second [Tolan to
third (error by Torre)]; Perez grounded out (second to first);
Bench reached on a fielder's choice [Tolan out at home (third to
catcher to shortstop to pitcher to third), Bench to third]; May
homered [Bench scored]; McRae struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Torre singled to left; Hague grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second];
Rojas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion walked; Simpson struck out; Concepcion was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Rose singled to center;
Helms reached on catcher's interference by Torre [Rose to
second]; Tolan singled to right [Rose scored (unearned), Helms
to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Perez forced
Tolan (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); CAMPBELL
BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Campbell reached on an error by Perez
[Campbell to first]; LEE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Simpson threw a
wild pitch [Campbell to second]; Lee popped to shortstop;
Cardenal struck out; Carl Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); BRILES REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (third to first); May
was called out on strikes; Stewart popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); Allen
flied out to right; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Reds 5.