A homer by Johnny Bench with a man on base in the ninth inning carried the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Pirates. Roberto Clemente homered for the Pirates. Lee May hit one for the Reds in the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie, but Bench's blow proved decisive when the Pirates rallied for a run in their half of the ninth on a double by Willie Stargell and a pair of infield outs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       12, 1970 (Night game) at Forbes Field
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  2  -   5  6  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Woodward 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .133      Alou cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Tolan cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Clemente rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .368
Perez 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .378      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .383
Bench c               4   2   2   2     0   1   .273      Stargell lf           2   1   1   1     1   1   .227
May 1b                3   2   2   1     1   0   .307      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Carbo lf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .315      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .323
  McRae ph,lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .325      Martinez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .083
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   1     0   1   .284      Blass p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
Merritt p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .083        Jeter ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                            Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               31   5   6   5     4   6             Totals               29   3   4   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  7,502
Left on Base: Reds 3, Pirates 5
DP: Reds 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Perez, Robertson
Doubles: Stargell (2)
Home Runs: May (9), Bench (10), Clemente (2)
Stolen Bases: Perez (1)
Caught Stealing: May (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Alou (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Stargell (2)
GIDP: Tolan (4), Sanguillen (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(7-2)          9     4   3   3   4   3   1  35   2.88
Totals                  9     4   3   3   4   3   1  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(2-5)            7     3   3   1   3   6   1  26   2.96
Giusti                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   1   7   1.71
Walker                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.62
Totals                  9     6   5   3   4   6   2  35

Wild Pitches: Merritt (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Woodward walked;
Tolan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Woodward out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates
0.

PIRATES 1ST: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou
grounded out (second to first); Clemente grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Bench struck out; May
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Stargell was called out on strikes; Sanguillen reached on an
error by Perez [Sanguillen to first]; Hebner walked [Sanguillen
to second]; Martinez forced Sanguillen (third unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Concepcion
struck out; Merritt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Blass grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alou lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Woodward grounded out (third
to first); Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clemente homered; Robertson struck out; Stargell
walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stargell out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Pirates 1.

REDS 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Robertson
dropped a foul fly hit by Bench for an error; Bench singled to
center; May walked [Bench to second]; Carbo singled to left
[Bench scored (unearned), May to third, Carbo to second (on
throw)]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [May
scored (unearned)]; Merritt struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner popped to third; Martinez popped to second;
Blass struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Woodward
grounded out (third to first); Tolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Patek singled to shortstop; Alou out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Patek to second]; Merritt threw a wild
pitch [Patek to third]; Clemente walked; Robertson walked
[Clemente to second]; Stargell hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Patek scored]; Sanguillen forced Robertson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

REDS 7TH: Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); May homered; Carbo walked; Concepcion forced Carbo
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner lined to center; Martinez singled to center;
JETER BATTED FOR BLASS; Jeter forced Martinez (shortstop to
second); Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED JETER (PITCHING); Merritt flied out to
right; Rose flied out to center; Woodward lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Clemente
flied out to left; Robertson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

REDS 9TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Perez singled to
right; Perez stole second; Bench homered [Perez scored]; May
singled to center; WALKER REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING); MCRAE
BATTED FOR CARBO; McRae walked [May to second]; Concepcion
forced McRae (shortstop to second) [May to third]; May was
picked off and caught stealing home (pitcher to third to
catcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Stargell doubled
to right; Sanguillen grounded out (second to first) [Stargell to
third]; Hebner grounded out (second to first) [Stargell scored];
Martinez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 5, Pirates 3.