Pete Rose drove in four runs with a pair of singles and Bernie Carbo and Tony Perez smashed homers as the Reds piled up 15 hits in a 14-3 victory over the Astros. Wayne Simpson started off poorly for the Reds, giving up three runs on four hits in the first inning, but the rookie yielded only one more hit before turning the mound over to Wayne Granger in the ninth. Simpson also batted in a run with a single in the fourth when the Reds erupted for five runs to kayo Don Wilson. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 14, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       23, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  1  0    5  1  3    4  0  0  -  14 15  0
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  4


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   1   2   4     0   1   .268      Morgan 2b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .283
  Bravo rf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Alou rf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .282
Tolan cf              5   1   2   2     1   1   .302      Miller cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .227
Perez 3b              4   2   2   2     1   0   .371      Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Ward 3b,1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Menke ss              4   1   2   2     0   0   .335
Bench c,lf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .296      Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .309
May 1b                5   2   3   0     0   0   .314      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Chaney 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .160
Carbo lf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .337        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corrales c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Spinks p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Helms 2b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .184      Wilson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Woodward pr,2b,3b   1   1   1   0     0   0   .190        Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Concepcion ss         3   3   1   1     2   0   .264        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Simpson p             3   1   1   1     0   0   .080        Bryant ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  14  15  13     6   3             Totals               31   3   6   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 27,822
Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 4
DP: Reds 2, Astros 1
Errors: Alou, Miller, Davis, Rader
Doubles: May (10), Perez (7), Bench (12), Tolan (14), Woodward (1), Menke (10)
Home Runs: Carbo (8), Perez (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Simpson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (2)
GIDP: Helms (6), Alou (5), Rader (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(6-1)          8     5   3   3   3   3   0  31   2.26
Granger SV(9)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.41
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   3   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(1-1)           3.2   5   6   6   3   1   0  18   5.88
Ray                     2.1   6   5   5   2   1   2  14   3.77
Billingham              1     3   3   0   0   0   0   7   6.85
DiLauro                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.00
Spinks                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5  10.13
Totals                  9    15  14  11   6   3   2  47

Wild Pitches: Wilson (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Tolan grounded out (second
to first); Perez walked; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Alou forced Morgan (shortstop to
second); Miller singled to center [Alou to second]; Davis struck
out; Menke doubled to left [Alou scored, Miller scored]; Rader
singled to right [Menke scored]; Watson singled to center [Rader
to second]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 2ND: May doubled to right; Carbo singled to left [May to
third]; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May scored (no RBI), Carbo out at second]; Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
walked; Alou grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 3.

REDS 3RD: Simpson popped to third in foul territory; Rose
grounded out (second to first); Tolan grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Miller walked; Davis forced Miller (shortstop to
second); Menke popped to second; Rader grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Perez doubled to right; Bench doubled to left [Perez
scored]; May grounded out (third to first); Carbo walked; Wilson
threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Carbo to second]; Helms hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Bench scored]; Concepcion was walked
intentionally; Simpson singled to center [Carbo scored,
Concepcion to third, Simpson to second (on throw)]; RAY REPLACED
WILSON (PITCHING); Rose singled to left [Concepcion scored,
Simpson scored, Rose to second (on throw to home)]; Tolan
walked; Perez flied out to right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Ray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Bench flied out to left; May singled to center [May
out at third (error by Miller) (center to shortstop to third)];
Carbo homered; Helms flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan flied out to center; Alou flied out to
center; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Simpson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Concepcion to second]; Rose struck out;
Tolan singled to right [Concepcion scored, Tolan to second
(error by Alou)]; Perez homered [Tolan scored]; Bench flied out
to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Davis popped to third in foul territory; Menke
grounded out (third to first); Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: May singled to left [May to second (error by Davis)];
BILLINGHAM REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Carbo flied out to left;
Helms reached on an error by Rader [May stayed at second, Helms
to first]; WOODWARD RAN FOR HELMS; Concepcion singled to center
[May scored, Woodward to third, Concepcion to second (on
throw)]; Simpson grounded out (third to first); Rose singled to
left [Woodward scored (unearned), Concepcion scored (unearned),
Rose to second (on throw to home)]; Tolan doubled to left [Rose
scored (unearned)]; Perez popped to third; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 14, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: WARD REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); WOODWARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); CORRALES REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING C ); BENCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BRAVO REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING
RF); Watson grounded out (third to first); Edwards singled to
center; BRYANT BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Bryant struck out; Morgan
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 14, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: BRYANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DILAURO REPLACED
EDWARDS (PITCHING); Bench grounded out (third to first); May
grounded out (third to first); Corrales popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 2B); WARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WOODWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Alou popped to shortstop; Miller flied out to center; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
14, Astros 3.

REDS 9TH: SPINKS REPLACED DILAURO (PITCHING); Woodward doubled
to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); STEWART
BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Stewart flied out to left; Bravo walked;
Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 14, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Menke singled
to left; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Menke out at second]; Watson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 14, Astros 3.