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.

Tolan added a second run with a homer in the eighth, but the Astros tied the game in their half when Joe Morgan walked and Joe Pepitone hit for the circuit. In the ninth, Lee May walked for the Reds and Bernie Carbo sacrificed. May took third on a passed ball and then scored on Helms' hit. Simpson was lifted after Rader singled to open the Astros' ninth and Wayne Granger came in to retire the last three batters. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, June      26, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         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.