Rookie Wayne Simpson was able to bring his record to 11-1 when Tommy Helms drove in a run with a single in the ninth inning to give the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Astros. Simpson counted the Reds' first run, hitting a single in the third and crossing the plate on a single by Bobby Tolan and an error by Doug Rader. Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Friday, June 26, 1970 (Night game) at AstrodomeReds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 4 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 Cedeno rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .160 Tolan cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .325 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .356 Morgan 2b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .257 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .275 Pepitone lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .250 Carbo lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .303 Menke ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .320 Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Helms 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .213 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Woodward ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Simpson p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .067 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Bouton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Geronimo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 9 2 1 10 Totals 31 2 4 2 5 8 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 24,710 Left on Base: Reds 5, Astros 8 DP: Reds 0, Astros 3 Errors: Woodward, Rader Doubles: Watson (7) Home Runs: Tolan (9), Pepitone (13) Caught Stealing: Rose (4) Sacrifice Hits: Carbo (2), Edwards (2) GIDP: Bench (5), Woodward (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson W(11-1) 8 4 2 2 5 8 1 34 2.38 Granger SV(16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.30 Totals 9 4 2 2 5 8 1 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker 7 5 1 0 1 10 0 27 3.87 Bouton L(3-5) 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 7 6.32 Gladding 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.97 Totals 9 9 3 2 1 10 1 35 Passed Balls: Edwards (2) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Tolan popped to shortstop; Perez struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno struck out; Morgan walked; Wynn struck out; Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: May struck out; Carbo struck out; Helms walked; Woodward popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Simpson singled to right; Rose flied out to right; Tolan singled to left [Simpson to second]; Perez forced Tolan (shortstop to second) [Simpson to third]; Bench reached on an error by Rader [Simpson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bench to first, Perez to second]; May forced Bench (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Dierker struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms singled to center; Woodward grounded out (catcher to first) [Helms to second]; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan walked; Wynn flied out to left; Pepitone forced Morgan (second to shortstop); Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Rose singled to right; Tolan struck out while Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson doubled to left; Rader struck out; Edwards popped to second; Dierker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Bench popped to third; May struck out; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Morgan popped to shortstop; Wynn walked; Pepitone singled to right [Wynn to third]; Menke walked [Pepitone to second]; Watson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Helms flied out to right; Woodward struck out; Simpson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards reached on an error by Woodward [Edwards to first]; MILLER BATTED FOR DIERKER; Miller grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to second]; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 8TH: BOUTON REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan homered; Perez singled to left; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan walked; Wynn flied out to center; Pepitone homered [Morgan scored]; Menke popped to second; Watson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: May singled to left; Carbo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [May to second]; Edwards allowed a passed ball [May to third]; Helms singled to left [May scored]; GLADDING REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING); Woodward grounded into a double play (second to first) [Helms out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: STEWART REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING LF); Rader singled to center; GRANGER REPLACED WOODWARD (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED SIMPSON (PLAYING SS); Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rader to second]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GLADDING; Martinez reached on a fielder's choice [Rader out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)]; GERONIMO RAN FOR MARTINEZ; ALOU BATTED FOR CEDENO; Alou forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. |
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