With the help of three relief pitchers, the Reds defeated the Expos, 6-4. After Gary Nolan was lifted with one out in the seventh inning, Don Gullett and Clay Carroll each retired one batter. Wayne Granger then hurled the last two stanzas and gained his 13th save. Johnny Bench drove in two of the Reds' runs with sacrifice flies and also scored once after reaching base on a walk. Bernie Carbo hit a homer in the fifth innng. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4
Game Played on Tuesday, June      9, 1970 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Reds         2  0  1    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   6  9  2
Expos        0  1  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .302      Sutherland 2b,ss      4   0   1   0     1   0   .183
Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .322      Gosger cf,1b          4   2   2   1     1   0   .500
Perez 3b              3   0   1   1     2   1   .367      Staub rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .311
Bench c               1   1   0   2     2   0   .279      Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     1   2   .268
May 1b                5   0   1   0     0   3   .302        Phillips ph,cf,lf   2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
McRae lf              0   0   0   0     1   0   .305      Jones lf              0   1   0   0     3   0   .233
  Carbo ph,lf         3   1   1   1     1   1   .314        Bailey ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .161
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Stoneman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Woodward ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .267        Hahn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Nolan p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .036      Laboy 3b              5   0   1   1     0   1   .205
  Gullett p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .750      Bateman c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .195
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wine ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Bravo ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .308        Staehle ph,2b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .218
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            Dillman p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Renko p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Fairey ph,lf,cf     2   1   1   0     0   0   .253

Totals               31   6   9   5     9   7             Totals               36   4   9   4     6   7

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 23,042
Left on Base: Reds 9, Expos 11
DP: Reds 0, Expos 3
Errors: Perez, Woodward
Doubles: Rose (11), Bravo (1), Fairey (5), Sutherland (5)
Triples: Woodward (1), Bateman (1), Gosger (1)
Home Runs: Carbo (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Bench 2 (3)
GIDP: Helms (10)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(7-2)            6.1   5   4   4   6   5   0  29   3.66
Gullett                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.35
Carroll                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.00
Granger SV(13)          2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.45
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   7   0  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(0-2)            2     5   3   3   3   3   0  14   7.45
Dillman                 4     2   2   2   5   1   1  17   5.60
Renko                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.59
Stoneman                2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.61
Totals                  9     9   6   6   9   7   1  42

Wild Pitches: Dillman (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Tolan singled to left [Rose to
second]; Perez singled to center [Rose scored, Tolan to third];
Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Tolan scored]; May struck
out; McRae walked [Perez to second]; Helms struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Sutherland flied out to center; Gosger walked; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted) [Gosger to second]; Fairly
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

REDS 2ND: Woodward singled to left; Nolan forced Woodward (first
to shortstop); Rose walked [Nolan to second]; Tolan flied out to
left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Jones walked; Laboy struck out; Bateman tripled to
left [Jones scored]; Wine struck out; Moore struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Expos 1.

REDS 3RD: Bench walked; May singled to center [Bench to second];
DILLMAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); CARBO BATTED FOR MCRAE; Carbo
walked [Bench to third, May to second]; Helms grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Bench scored (no RBI), May to
third, Carbo out at second]; Woodward was walked intentionally;
Nolan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 3RD: CARBO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sutherland walked;
Gosger forced Sutherland (shortstop to second); Staub flied out
to right; Fairly walked [Gosger to second]; Jones walked [Gosger
to third, Fairly to second]; Laboy singled to center [Gosger
scored, Fairly to third, Jones out at third (center to third)];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Expos 2.

REDS 4TH: Rose doubled to right; Dillman threw a wild pitch
[Rose to third]; Tolan struck out; Perez was walked
intentionally; Bench sacrifice flied into a double play (left to
third to shortstop) [Rose scored, Perez out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Bateman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wine
grounded out (second to first); Dillman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Expos 2.

REDS 5TH: May flied out to right; Carbo homered; Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woodward grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Gosger singled to third
[Gosger to second (error by Perez)]; Staub popped to shortstop;
Fairly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 2.

REDS 6TH: Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Rose grounded
out (second to first); Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Jones walked; Laboy flied out to right; Bateman flied
out to left; Wine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 5, Expos 2.

REDS 7TH: Perez walked; Bench walked [Perez to second]; RENKO
REPLACED DILLMAN (PITCHING); May struck out; Carbo hit into a
double play (shortstop to first to shortstop to third to catcher
to second) [Perez out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: FAIREY BATTED FOR RENKO; Fairey doubled to right;
Sutherland flied out to center [Fairey to third]; Gosger tripled
to left [Fairey scored]; GULLETT REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING);
Staub reached on an error by Woodward [Gosger scored (RBI),
Staub to first]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Phillips struck
out; BAILEY BATTED FOR JONES; CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT
(PITCHING); Bailey singled to left [Staub to second]; Laboy
forced Bailey (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Expos 4.

REDS 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GOSGER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FAIREY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
STONEMAN REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Helms flied out to center;
Woodward tripled to right; BRAVO BATTED FOR CARROLL; Bravo
doubled to left [Woodward scored]; Rose reached on a fielder's
choice [Bravo out at third (shortstop to third)]; Tolan walked
[Rose to second]; Perez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Bateman struck
out; STAEHLE BATTED FOR WINE; Staehle singled to center; Fairey
flied out to center; Sutherland doubled to left [Staehle to
third]; Gosger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 4.

REDS 9TH: STAEHLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SUTHERLAND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); FAIREY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); PHILLIPS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bench
popped to shortstop; May struck out; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: Staub singled to right; Phillips flied out to center;
HAHN BATTED FOR STONEMAN; Hahn forced Staub (shortstop to
second); Laboy forced Hahn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 6, Expos 4.