Johnny Bench belted two homers and Tony Perez poked one to power the Reds to 7-2 victory over the Phillies in a game halted by rain in the top half of the eighth inning. Perez accounted for the first of the Reds' two runs in the fourth. Bench's first homer of the game also was a bases-empty blow in the sixth, but his second smash came with two aboard in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      2, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Phillies     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  -   2  6  1
Reds         0  0  0    2  0  2    3  x  -   7 11  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .270      Rose rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .282
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Tolan cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .306
Reid cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .118      Perez 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .373
Johnson 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .204      Bench c               4   3   3   4     0   1   .280
Stone lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .246      May 1b                4   1   3   0     0   0   .302
Hisle rf              2   1   1   1     0   1   .198      McRae lf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .304
Bates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .151        Stewart lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
Bowa ss               3   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Fryman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   1     0   2   .267
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .097      Simpson p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .067
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   6   2     2   6             Totals               29   7  11   6     4   7

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,542
Left on Base: Phillies 7, Reds 6
DP: Phillies 1, Reds 1
Errors: Hisle, Simpson
Doubles: Johnson (6), McRae (3), May (12)
Triples: Rose (3)
Home Runs: Perez (19), Bench 2 (16)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (1)
GIDP: Doyle (2), Helms (8)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (2,by Simpson)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(3-2)           6     9   4   4   2   7   2  27   3.82
Palmer                  0.1   2   3   3   2   0   1   5   3.97
Wilson                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.51
Totals                  7    11   7   7   4   7   3  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson W(7-1)          7.1   6   2   2   2   6   0  31   2.48
Totals                  7.1   6   2   2   2   6   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Simpson (3)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (5)

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


PHILLIES 1ST: Taylor reached on an error by Simpson [Taylor to
first]; Doyle grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Taylor out at second]; Reid walked; Johnson singled to
third [Reid to second]; Stone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan singled to
pitcher; Perez struck out; Tolan stole second; Bench struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hisle struck out; Bates popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bowa grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: May popped to third in foul territory; McRae grounded
out (pitcher to first); Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Fryman popped to first; Taylor grounded out (third
to first); Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion struck out; Simpson struck out; Rose
singled to left; Tolan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Reid was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stone grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez homered; Bench singled to center; May singled to
right [Bench to second]; McRae walked [Bench to third, May to
second]; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bench scored (no RBI), May to third, McRae out at
second]; Concepcion was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Hisle was hit by a pitch; Bates grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hisle to second]; Bowa singled to shortstop
[Hisle stayed at second]; Fryman popped to first; Taylor singled
to right [Hisle scored, Bowa to third]; Doyle flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Simpson struck out; Rose tripled to right [Rose out at
home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; Tolan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Reid struck out; Johnson doubled to left; Stone
popped to catcher in foul territory; Hisle singled to right
[Johnson scored]; Bates flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to center; Bench homered; May singled
to left; McRae doubled to left [May to third]; Helms was walked
intentionally; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to center [May
scored, McRae to third]; Simpson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Bowa singled
to first; GAMBLE BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Gamble flied out to left;
Taylor struck out; Doyle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: PALMER REPLACED GAMBLE (PITCHING); Rose walked; Palmer
threw a wild pitch [Rose to second]; Tolan walked; Perez lined
to right; Bench homered [Rose scored, Tolan scored]; May doubled
to right [May to third (error by Hisle)]; WILSON REPLACED PALMER
(PITCHING); Stewart reached on a fielder's choice [May out at
home (second to catcher)]; Helms flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 7.

PHILLIES 8TH: Reid grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
walked; Game called on account of rain; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 7.