After the first 10 batters went down in order against Mike McCormick, the Reds exploded with three homers to beat the Giants, 5-3. Tommy Helms singled for the first hit off McCormick in the fourth inning and Tony Perez follwed with a circuit clout. Johnny Bench doubled, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on an infield out before Hal McRae unloaded a homer. Lee May added the Reds' third round-tripper in the sixth inning. Willie McCovey hit a homer with a man on base for the Giants. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      23, 1970 (Night game) at Crosley Field
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    4  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  6  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Rose cf,lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Hunt 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Helms 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .211
Mays cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .288      Perez 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .363
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .250      Bench rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .305
Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     0   2   .314      May 1b                4   1   1   2     0   0   .272
Dietz c               3   0   2   0     1   1   .319      McRae lf              2   1   1   1     1   0   .320
Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Tolan cf            0   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Lanier ss             3   0   2   0     1   0   .264      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
McCormick p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Corrales c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .207
  Jerry Johnson p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Stephenson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Mason pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Reberger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Davenport ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .243

Totals               32   3   7   2     4   8             Totals               29   5   6   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 17,529
Left on Base: Giants 6, Reds 4
DP: Giants 0, Reds 3
Errors: Helms
Doubles: Henderson (16), Bench (21)
Home Runs: McCovey (20), Perez (26), McRae (8), May (18)
Caught Stealing: Hunt (2), Tolan (4)
GIDP: Bonds (3), Gallagher (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCormick L(2-3)        5.2   5   5   5   2   1   3  24   5.80
Jerry Johnson           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.47
Reberger                2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   7.31
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   2   3  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(8-4)            6.2   6   3   2   4   5   1  27   4.17
Carroll SV(6)           2.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.82
Totals                  9     7   3   2   4   8   1  36

Wild Pitches: McCormick (4), Jerry Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Hunt flied out to left;
Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to right; Helms flied out to center;
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds
0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Henderson struck out; Dietz
walked; Gallagher forced Dietz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (second to first); May grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Lanier made an out to third; McCormick grounded out
(second to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Corrales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Reds 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Hunt flied out to center; Mays singled to center;
McCovey homered [Mays scored]; Henderson flied out to left;
Dietz singled; Gallagher forced Dietz (third to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Helms singled to center; Perez
homered [Helms scored]; Bench doubled; McCormick threw a wild
pitch [Bench to third]; May grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Bench scored]; McRae homered; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Lanier singled to center; McCormick flied out to
left; Bonds grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Lanier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Corrales walked; Nolan forced Corrales (first to
shortstop); Rose flied out to left; Helms flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Hunt walked; Mays struck out while Hunt was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Bench flied out to center; May
homered; McRae walked; JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED MCCORMICK
(PITCHING); Jerry Johnson threw a wild pitch [McRae to second];
Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Reds 5.

GIANTS 7TH: ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TOLAN REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING CF); Henderson doubled to right; Dietz singled to
right [Henderson to third]; Gallagher grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Henderson stayed at third,
Dietz out at second]; Lanier walked; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR JERRY
JOHNSON; Stephenson walked [Lanier to second]; CARROLL REPLACED
NOLAN (PITCHING); MASON RAN FOR STEPHENSON; Bonds reached on an
error by Helms [Mason to second, Lanier to third, Henderson
scored (unearned)]; Hunt was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: REBERGER REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Corrales popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carroll walked; Rose flied out to
center; Helms singled [Carroll to second]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays flied out to center; McCovey flied out to
center; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; May made an out to shortstop; Tolan
walked; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Reds 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz was called out on strikes; Gallagher grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lanier singled; DAVENPORT BATTED FOR
REBERGER; Davenport made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Reds 5.