Posting his second straight shutout, Jim McGlothlin pitched the Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Astros with a two-hit performance. Johnny Bench provided his batterymate with slugging support, smashing a homer, double and single. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       21, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .259      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .294      Alou lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Perez 3b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .371      Wynn cf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .320
Bench c               4   1   3   1     1   0   .296      Miller rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
May 1b                5   1   2   1     0   0   .298      Menke ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .327
McRae lf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .289      Pepitone 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Stewart lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Helms 2b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .192      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Lemaster p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
McGlothlin p          3   0   0   0     1   2   .167        Lampard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235

Totals               33   3   9   3     7   8             Totals               26   0   2   0     2   0

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  9,508
Left on Base: Reds 11, Astros 1
DP: Reds 2, Astros 2
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Bench (9)
Home Runs: Bench (13)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (12)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (2)
GIDP: Concepcion (8), Rose (3), Rader (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin W(5-3)       9     2   0   0   2   0   0  28   2.34
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   0   0  28

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemaster L(3-5)         9     9   3   3   7   8   1  41   3.71
Totals                  9     9   3   3   7   8   1  41

Wild Pitches: Lemaster (4)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Tolan popped to second; Perez
struck out; Bench walked [Rose to second]; May forced Bench
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled to right; Alou popped to second;
Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wynn
walked; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: McRae walked; Helms flied out to center; Concepcion
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McRae
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke popped to second; Pepitone popped to second;
Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: McGlothlin walked; Rose grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [McGlothlin out at second]; Tolan
singled to center; Tolan stole second; Perez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Lemaster
grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench homered; May flied out to center; McRae popped
to first; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to right; Wynn forced Alou (third to
second); Miller lined into a double play (second to first) [Wynn
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; McGlothlin reached on
an error by Menke [McGlothlin to first]; Rose flied out to
right; Tolan walked [McGlothlin to second]; Perez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke walked; Pepitone popped to first; Rader
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Menke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench doubled to left; May singled to center [Bench
out at home (center to catcher), May to second (on throw to
home)]; Lemaster threw a wild pitch [May to third]; McRae struck
out; Helms singled to left [May scored]; Concepcion walked
[Helms to second]; McGlothlin struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Edwards
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lemaster grounded out (first
unassisted); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; Tolan popped to catcher; Perez
struck out; Bench singled to right [Rose to second]; May singled
to center [Rose scored, Bench to second]; Stewart struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Alou flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (third to
first); Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 8TH: Helms walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; McGlothlin struck out;
Rose was walked intentionally; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke grounded out (first unassisted); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Rader flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 9TH: Perez popped to second; Bench grounded out (third to
first); May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards flied out to center; LAMPARD BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Lampard grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.