The Cubs' streak of 10 victories at home this season was snapped with a 5-2 loss to the Reds. The defeat was the sixth in a row for the Cubs, who came off a road trip with five straight losses, while the Reds posted their eighth victory in succession. The Reds, after taking a 2-1 lead, gained their decision with three runs in the seventh inning on a single by Lee May, homer by Bernie Carbo, single by Dave Concepcion, sacrifice by Jim McGlothlin and double by Pete Rose. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       7, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  0  -   5 11  0
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .273      Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Helms 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Beckert 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .284
Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .316      Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Perez 3b              3   0   1   1     0   2   .408      Santo 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .268      Banks 1b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .214
Carbo lf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .292      Day cf                2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Concepcion ss         4   1   3   0     0   0   .291        Smith ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     1   1   .200        James cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martin c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .136
                                                          Decker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  11   4     2   8             Totals               30   2   5   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 16,101
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cubs 6
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 1
Errors: Callison
Doubles: Tolan (11), Rose (6), Banks (4), Smith (2)
Triples: Kessinger (3)
Home Runs: Carbo (5)
Stolen Bases: Carbo (4)
Caught Stealing: Rose (2)
Sacrifice Hits: McGlothlin (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (1), Beckert (1)
GIDP: Tolan (3), Day (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin W(3-2)       8.1   5   2   2   4   3   0  33   3.12
Carroll SV(5)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.60
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   3   0  35

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-2)           6.1   9   5   4   1   6   1  28   3.38
Abernathy               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.80
Regan                   2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   4.15
Totals                  9    11   5   4   2   8   1  38

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


REDS 1ST: Jim McGlothlin: 102 pitches; Joe Decker: 92
pitches; Rose walked; Helms singled to left [Rose to third];
Tolan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rose scored (no RBI), Helms out at second]; Perez singled to
center; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert flied out to
right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: May struck out; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted);
Concepcion singled to center; McGlothlin grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo singled to center; Callison singled to center
[Santo to third]; Banks walked [Callison to second]; Day
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Callison to third, Banks to second, Santo out at home]; Martin
was walked intentionally; Decker forced Banks (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose struck out; Helms flied out to center; Tolan
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger tripled to left; Beckert hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Kessinger scored]; Williams flied out to center; Santo
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Cubs 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Callison grounded out (first to pitcher); Banks popped
to third; Day struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 5TH: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion
singled to second; McGlothlin struck out; Rose flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Martin grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Decker grounded out (second to first); Kessinger grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Cubs 1.

REDS 6TH: Helms flied out to center; Tolan doubled to right
[Tolan to third (error by Callison)]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Tolan scored (unearned)]; Bench struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams was
called out on strikes; Santo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cubs 1.

REDS 7TH: May singled to left; Carbo homered [May scored];
Concepcion singled to center; McGlothlin out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose doubled to center
[Concepcion scored]; ABERNATHY REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Rose
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Helms flied out to
right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 1.

CUBS 7TH: Callison popped to third in foul territory; Banks
doubled to left; SMITH BATTED FOR DAY; Smith doubled to right
[Banks scored]; Martin walked; HALL BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Hall
forced Martin (second to shortstop) [Smith to third]; Kessinger
forced Hall (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Cubs 2.

REDS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); REGAN REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Tolan struck out; Perez struck out; Bench singled to
left; May forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: Beckert grounded out (second to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 2.

REDS 9TH: Carbo singled to second; Carbo stole second;
Concepcion popped to catcher in foul territory; McGlothlin
walked; Rose flied out to center; Helms grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: Callison struck out; Banks walked; CARROLL REPLACED
MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING); James flied out to right; Martin flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 2.