The Astros rose like a rocket with a seven-run thrust in the eighth inning and defeated the Reds, 10-7. With Tony Perez hitting a three-run homer, the Reds held a 7-3 lead before Denis Menke started the Astros off the launching pad with a single in the eighth. A triple by Joe Pepitone and an error produced the first two runs. After a single by Johnny Edwards and a walk to Jim Wynn loaded the bases, Jesus Alou tied the score with a single. Norm Miller walked and Tommy Davis singled in the tie-breaking tally. Menke then connected for his second single of the inning and fourth hit of the game to climax the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1970 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         2  1  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   7  9  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  7  x  -  10 15  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               5   2   3   2     0   0   .277      Alou rf,lf            5   1   2   3     0   0   .289
Tolan cf              4   2   2   1     1   1   .306      Miller cf,rf          4   0   2   0     1   0   .241
Perez 3b              4   1   2   3     1   0   .374      Davis lf              5   2   2   2     0   0   .266
Bench c               5   0   1   1     0   0   .293        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May 1b                5   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Menke ss              5   2   4   1     0   0   .349
Carbo lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .330      Pepitone 1b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .255
  Stewart lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Martinez 2b           4   1   0   1     0   0   .273
Concepcion ss         1   2   0   0     3   0   .262      Edwards c             4   2   3   0     0   0   .176
Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .045      Bouton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .417
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cook p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .333
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .750        Lampard ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
                                                            Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wynn ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .318
                                                            Spinks pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beauchamp cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               32   7   9   7     7   4             Totals               38  10  15   9     3   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18,552
Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 7
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Errors: Tolan, Concepcion
Doubles: May (11)
Triples: Pepitone (4)
Home Runs: Perez (16)
Stolen Bases: Rose (5), Tolan (13)
Caught Stealing: Rose (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan 2 (3)
GIDP: May (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   7    10   4   4   1   3   0  31   3.12
Carroll L(1-1)          0.1   2   4   3   1   0   0   5   4.50
Granger                 0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   4   3.32
Gullett                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.76
Totals                  8    15  10   9   3   3   0  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bouton                  0     3   2   2   1   0   0   4   6.63
Cook                    6     5   5   5   6   0   1  27   2.49
Billingham              1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   6.56
Gladding W(3-0)         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.67
DiLauro SV(1)           1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9     9   7   7   7   4   1  41

Passed Balls: Bench (3)
Wild Pitches: Nolan (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Rose stole second; Tolan
singled to center [Rose scored]; Tolan stole second; Perez
walked; Bench singled to center [Tolan scored, Perez to second];
COOK REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING); May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Perez to third, Bench out at
second]; Carbo walked; Helms flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
singled to right; Davis flied out to right; Miller was picked
off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion walked; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to center
[Concepcion scored]; Tolan flied out to left; Rose was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke flied out to left; Pepitone flied out to left;
Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench popped to
shortstop; May doubled to center; Carbo walked; Helms flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
singled to center; Cook struck out; Alou forced Edwards (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion walked; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tolan walked; Perez popped to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Miller singled to right; Davis popped to first;
Menke singled to center [Miller to second]; Pepitone forced
Menke (first to shortstop) [Miller to third]; Rader flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Bench flied out to left; May flied out to center;
Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros
0.

ASTROS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (second to pitcher); Edwards
flied out to left; Cook struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Astros 0.

REDS 6TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
walked; Nolan grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to
second]; Rose singled to left [Concepcion scored]; Tolan singled
to left [Rose to second]; Perez homered [Rose scored, Tolan
scored]; Bench flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Miller grounded
out (first unassisted); Davis singled to pitcher; Menke singled
to center [Davis to second]; Pepitone singled to center [Davis
scored, Menke to third]; Nolan threw a wild pitch [Menke scored,
Pepitone to second]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 7, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED COOK (PITCHING); May struck out;
Carbo grounded out (second to first); Helms struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: STEWART REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING LF); Martinez flied
out to left; Edwards singled to center; LAMPARD BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Lampard walked [Edwards to second]; Alou singled to
right [Edwards scored, Lampard to second]; Miller grounded out
(catcher to third to first) [Lampard to third, Alou to second];
Davis popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Concepcion
popped to second; Nolan struck out; Rose flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke singled to left; CARROLL REPLACED NOLAN
(PITCHING); Pepitone tripled to center [Menke scored]; Rader
popped to second; Martinez reached on an error by Concepcion
[Pepitone scored (RBI), Martinez to first]; Edwards singled to
left [Martinez to second]; WYNN BATTED FOR GLADDING; Bench
allowed a passed ball [Martinez to third, Edwards to second];
Wynn walked; SPINKS RAN FOR WYNN; GRANGER REPLACED CARROLL
(PITCHING); Alou singled to center [Martinez scored (unearned),
Edwards scored, Spinks to third (error by Tolan), Alou to
second]; Miller was walked intentionally; Davis singled to left
[Spinks scored, Alou scored, Miller out at third (catcher to
third), Davis to second]; Menke singled to center [Davis
scored]; GULLETT REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Pepitone popped to
shortstop; 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 10.

REDS 9TH: BEAUCHAMP REPLACED SPINKS (PLAYING CF); MILLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
DILAURO REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Tolan struck out; Perez
singled to left; Bench grounded out (third to first) [Perez to
second]; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7,
Astros 10.