The powerhouse Reds smashed four homers, giving them a total of 50 in their the first 31 games of season, to outslug the Cubs, 7-6. Johnny Bench hit the Reds' first homer of the game, following a walk to Tony Perez in the second inning, and Lee May followed with another round-tripper.

The Cubs came back with the aid of circuit clouts by Ron Santo and Billy Williams to take a 5-4 lead, but Bernie Carbo tied the score with a homer in the eighth inning. Jimmy Stewart singled for the Reds in the ninth and Pete Rose hit a homer for the game-winning blow as the Cubs fell short with only one run in their half of the final frame. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1970 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Reds         0  3  0    1  0  0    0  1  2  -   7 12  0
Cubs         0  2  2    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   6  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   1   2   3     0   2   .270      Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   2   .287
Helms 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .206      Beckert 2b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .294
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Williams lf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .262
Perez 3b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .396      Santo 3b              2   1   1   2     0   0   .247
Bench c               4   1   1   2     0   1   .275        Popovich 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
May 1b                4   1   2   1     0   1   .295      Callison rf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .287
Carbo lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .310      Banks 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .232
Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .300      Hickman cf            4   0   0   1     0   2   .294
Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .050      Martin c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .157
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Stewart ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .188        Smith ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Day pr              0   1   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               38   7  12   7     1   8             Totals               33   6   7   6     7   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 32,255
Left on Base: Reds 6, Cubs 7
DP: Reds 1, Cubs 0
Doubles: Carbo (3)
Triples: Banks (1)
Home Runs: Bench (9), May (8), Carbo (6), Rose (4), Santo (4), Williams (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Tolan (2)
GIDP: Kessinger (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson                 6     3   5   5   7   2   2  27   2.05
Carroll W(1-0)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.18
Granger SV(7)           1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.13
Totals                  9     7   6   6   7   4   2  40

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(2-5)          9    12   7   7   1   8   4  40   4.76
Totals                  9    12   7   7   1   8   4  40

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


REDS 1ST: Fergie Jenkins: 136 pitches; Wayne Simpson: 88
pitches; Rose flied out to right; Helms grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Kessinger struck out; Beckert popped to catcher in
foul territory; Williams walked; Santo flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Cubs 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez walked; Bench homered [Perez scored]; May
homered; Carbo doubled to left; Concepcion flied out to right;
Simpson struck out; Rose struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Callison walked; Banks tripled to left [Callison
scored]; Hickman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Banks
scored]; Martin popped to second; Jenkins flied out to center; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Cubs 2.

REDS 3RD: Helms singled to center; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Helms to second]; Perez struck out; Bench
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Cubs 2.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert
walked; Williams forced Beckert (second to shortstop); Santo
homered [Williams scored]; Callison walked; Banks walked
[Callison to second]; Hickman struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Cubs 4.

REDS 4TH: May struck out; Carbo singled to right; Concepcion
singled to shortstop [Carbo to second]; Simpson forced Carbo
(pitcher to third) [Concepcion to second]; POPOVICH REPLACED
SANTO (PLAYING 3B); Rose singled to right [Concepcion scored,
Simpson to third]; Ron Santo left with pulled tendon right
knee after collision with Bernie Carbo; Helms grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 4TH: Martin walked; On a bunt Jenkins popped to first in
foul territory; Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Martin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Cubs 4.

REDS 5TH: Tolan flied out to center; Perez singled to center;
Bench struck out; May singled to third [Perez to second]; Carbo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Cubs 4.

CUBS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
homered; Popovich popped to shortstop; Callison flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion lined to center; Simpson struck out; Rose
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 6TH: Banks flied out to center; Hickman flied out to left;
Martin walked; Jenkins grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Wayne Simpson injured by Fergie Jenkins line drive
off his hand; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

REDS 7TH: Helms flied out to right; Tolan flied out to center;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Cubs 5.

CUBS 7TH: CARROLL REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Kessinger struck
out; Beckert flied out to right; Williams singled to center;
Popovich grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 4, Cubs 5.

REDS 8TH: Bench flied out to left; May grounded out (third to
first); Carbo homered; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Cubs 5.

CUBS 8TH: Callison flied out to center; Banks grounded out
(second to first); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Cubs 5.

REDS 9TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CARROLL; Stewart singled to
pitcher; Rose homered [Stewart scored]; Helms popped to second;
Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 5.

CUBS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Martin popped to
shortstop; SMITH BATTED FOR JENKINS; Smith singled to right; DAY
RAN FOR SMITH; Kessinger singled to center [Day to second];
Beckert singled to center [Day scored, Kessinger to second];
Williams lined to first; Popovich flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Cubs 6.