A triple by Bernie Carbo carried the Reds a to 3-1 victory over the Cubs. Johnny Bench opened the seventh inning with a safe bunt, Lee May walked and Carbo followed with his three-bagger to wipe out the Cubs' 1-0 lead. Tommy Helms singled to score Carbo. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       19, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Cubs         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   3  6  4


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Rose rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .253
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Williams lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .271      Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .384
Santo 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Bench c               4   1   3   0     0   0   .284
Callison rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .265      May 1b                3   1   0   0     1   3   .294
  James ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Carbo lf              2   1   1   2     0   0   .326
Smith 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .194        Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .750
  Banks ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Hickman cf,rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .284        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hiatt c               2   0   0   0     1   2   .263      Helms 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .189
  Popovich ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Decker p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .050
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stewart ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Aguirre p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               32   1   5   0     4   7             Totals               29   3   6   3     3   8

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 13,705
Left on Base: Cubs 9, Reds 6
DP: Cubs 1, Reds 2
Errors: Kessinger, Tolan, May, Helms, Concepcion
Doubles: Kessinger (6)
Triples: Carbo (2)
Stolen Bases: Stewart (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Decker (1)
GIDP: Williams (4), Kessinger (6), Perez (5)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo (1,by Decker)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(1-3)           6     4   3   3   2   5   0  24   3.22
Abernathy               0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   1.13
Aguirre                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Colborn                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.18
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3   8   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(6-2)            7     5   1   0   3   7   0  30   2.88
Gullett                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.80
Granger SV(8)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.55
Totals                  9     5   1   0   4   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Decker (2)

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


CUBS 1ST: Joe Decker: 88 pitches; Gary Nolan: 99 pitches;
Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert flied out to right;
Williams walked; Santo singled to center [Williams scored (error
by Tolan) (unearned) (no RBI), Santo to second]; Callison
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 0.

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

CUBS 2ND: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Hickman singled
to right; Hiatt walked [Hickman to second]; Decker out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hickman to third, Hiatt to
second]; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; May struck out; Carbo was hit
by a pitch; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Beckert flied out to right; Williams singled to
center; Santo reached on an error by Concepcion [Williams to
second, Santo to first]; Callison reached on an error by May
[Williams to third, Santo to second, Callison to first]; Smith
struck out; Hickman forced Callison (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

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

CUBS 4TH: Hiatt was called out on strikes; Decker struck out;
Kessinger doubled to left; Beckert flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

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

CUBS 5TH: Williams struck out; Santo popped to second; Callison
walked; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Carbo flied out to center; Helms grounded out (third
to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: Hickman struck out; Hiatt was called out on strikes;
Decker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Nolan struck out; Rose flied out to left; Tolan
singled to center; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: Kessinger lined to shortstop; Beckert singled to
right; Williams grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Beckert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: On a bunt Bench singled to pitcher; May walked [Bench
to second]; Carbo tripled to right [Bench scored, May scored];
ABERNATHY REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Helms singled to right
[Carbo scored]; Kessinger dropped a foul fly hit by Concepcion
for an error; Concepcion was called out on strikes; STEWART
BATTED FOR NOLAN; Stewart forced Helms (second to shortstop);
Stewart stole second; Rose was walked intentionally; AGUIRRE
REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 3.

CUBS 8TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GULLETT REPLACED
CARBO (PITCHING); Santo walked; JAMES BATTED FOR CALLISON; James
flied out to left; BANKS BATTED FOR SMITH; Banks popped to
second; Hickman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
1, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: BANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JAMES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
COLBORN REPLACED AGUIRRE (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Bench
singled to center; May struck out; BRAVO BATTED FOR GULLETT;
Bravo lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 3.

CUBS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); POPOVICH BATTED FOR
HIATT; Popovich grounded out (first to pitcher); HALL BATTED FOR
COLBORN; Hall reached on an error by Helms [Hall to first];
Kessinger grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Hall out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds
3.