Cito Gaston hammered six straight hits, including two triples and a homer, as the Padres shocked the Reds in a doubleheader, 8-1 and 4-1. Nate Colbert smashed two homers in the first game, each following a triple by Gaston. Ollie Brown also homered to account for the Padres' last three runs.

Gaston hit his homer with two men on base in the first inning to start the Padres' scoring in the second game. Gaston's sixth straight hit was a single in the third, leading to the Padres' final run on a single by Ramon Webster and an error by Tommy Helms. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, May       26, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Padres       3  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  x  -   8 12  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Campbell 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Tolan cf              4   0   3   0     0   1   .311      Huntz ss,3b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .189
Perez 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .371      Gaston cf             4   3   4   1     0   0   .337
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Colbert 1b            4   2   2   4     0   1   .254
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Brown rf              4   1   3   3     0   1   .289
Carbo lf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .316      Murrell lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Stewart 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Washburn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Arcia ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .088
  Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Cannizzaro c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
  Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Corkins p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Chaney ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Dukes p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Merritt p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .147
  Concepcion 2b       2   0   1   1     0   1   .266

Totals               33   1   6   1     4   9             Totals               33   8  12   8     2   6

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Reds 9, Padres 5
DP: Reds 1, Padres 0
Errors: Brown
Doubles: Tolan (15), Cannizzaro (4)
Triples: Gaston 2 (6)
Home Runs: Colbert 2 (16), Brown (6)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Corkins 2 (4)
GIDP: Campbell (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(9-3)          5     9   5   5   1   4   2  24   2.95
Washburn                2     3   3   3   1   1   1  10   7.02
Cloninger               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   8.79
Totals                  8    12   8   8   2   6   3  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins W(4-4)          6.1   6   1   1   4   5   0  29   4.16
Dukes SV(3)             2.2   0   0   0   0   4   0   8   1.48
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   9   0  37

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Tony Venzon, 2B - Frank Secory, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan singled to
right; Tolan stole second; Perez grounded out (third to first);
Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Campbell singled to center; Huntz grounded out
(first unassisted) [Campbell to second]; Gaston tripled to left
[Campbell scored]; Colbert homered [Gaston scored]; Brown
singled to left; Murrell struck out; Spiezio forced Brown
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 3.

REDS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo walked;
Stewart was called out on strikes; Chaney flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Cannizzaro doubled to left; Corkins out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Cannizzaro to third];
Campbell popped to shortstop; Huntz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 3.

REDS 3RD: Merritt was called out on strikes; Rose walked; Tolan
struck out; Perez walked [Rose to second]; Bench forced Rose
(third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Gaston singled to center; Colbert flied out to left;
Brown singled to second [Gaston to second]; Murrell struck out;
Spiezio flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 3.

REDS 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo lined to
left; Stewart grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; Corkins
walked; Campbell grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Corkins out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Padres 3.

REDS 5TH: Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); Merritt
singled to center; Rose struck out; Tolan doubled to center
[Merritt to third]; Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Huntz grounded out (third to first); Gaston tripled
to center; Colbert homered [Gaston scored]; Brown struck out;
Murrell grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Padres 5.

REDS 6TH: Bench struck out; May flied out to center; Carbo
walked; Stewart grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 5.

PADRES 6TH: WASHBURN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); CONCEPCION
REPLACED MERRITT (PLAYING 2B); Spiezio singled to center;
Cannizzaro popped to third; Corkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Spiezio to second]; Campbell popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Padres 5.

REDS 7TH: Chaney singled to right [Chaney to third (error by
Brown)]; Concepcion singled to third [Chaney scored]; Rose
forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); On a bunt Tolan singled
to third [Rose to second]; DUKES REPLACED CORKINS (PITCHING);
Perez struck out; Bench popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: Huntz walked; Gaston singled to left [Huntz to
second]; Colbert struck out; Brown homered [Huntz scored, Gaston
scored]; Murrell grounded out (second to first); Spiezio
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Padres 8.

REDS 8TH: ARCIA REPLACED SPIEZIO (PLAYING SS); HUNTZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); May was called out on strikes; Carbo was
called out on strikes; BRAVO BATTED FOR WASHBURN; Bravo flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 8.

PADRES 8TH: CLONINGER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Cannizzaro
flied out to center; Dukes struck out; Campbell flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 8.

REDS 9TH: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Padres 8.