Wayne Granger, who relieved Jim McGlothlin with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning, retired Doug Rader on a grounder to save the Reds' 3-0 victory over the Astros. An error, a single by Joe Morgan for the Astros' third hit of the game and a walk brought Granger to the rescue. The Reds scored on a pass to Pete Rose and a double by Johnny Bench in the third inning and added two unearned runs off Jack Billingham in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      4, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Reds         0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Rose rf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .317
Morgan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Tolan cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .362
Pepitone lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Bench c               3   0   1   1     1   0   .291
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Geronimo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Carbo lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Stewart lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Edwards c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .179      Helms 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .223
Torres ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .211      Woodward ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Billingham p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .043      McGlothlin p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   3             Totals               30   3   7   1     3   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 23,466
Left on Base: Astros 6, Reds 6
DP: Astros 1, Reds 1
Errors: Torres 2, Perez, Carbo
Doubles: Bench (22), Carbo (9)
Caught Stealing: Woodward (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (3)
GIDP: Torres (2), Helms (13)
Hit by Pitch: Wynn (1,by McGlothlin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(6-2)       7     7   3   1   3   2   0  30   3.24
Culver                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.40
Totals                  8     7   3   1   3   2   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin W(11-4)      8.2   3   0   0   2   3   0  32   2.83
Granger SV(17)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.27
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: McGlothlin (1)
Wild Pitches: Billingham (4)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled to left [Cedeno to second (error by
Carbo)]; Morgan popped to pitcher; Wynn flied out to right;
Pepitone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Tolan forced Rose (shortstop
to second); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tolan to
second]; Bench walked; May popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Helms flied out
to right; Woodward singled to center; McGlothlin grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Torres walked; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Torres to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted)
[Rose to second]; Perez struck out; Bench doubled to right [Rose
scored]; May popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Pepitone popped
to second; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Carbo doubled to left; Helms reached on an error by
Torres [Carbo scored (unearned) (no RBI), Helms to second];
Woodward singled to right [Helms scored (error by Torres)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; On a bunt McGlothlin struck out; Woodward
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rose walked;
Billingham threw a wild pitch [Rose to second]; Tolan grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Edwards singled to
center; Torres grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Perez popped to third; Bench grounded out (shortstop
to first); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Billingham struck out; Cedeno struck out; Morgan
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Carbo singled to center; Helms grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second];
Woodward grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn was hit by a pitch; Pepitone flied out to
center; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Wynn to second];
Rader popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: McGlothlin flied out to right; Rose grounded out
(second to first); Tolan singled to left; Perez flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Torres
grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Martinez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bench flied out
to right; May grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 9TH: STEWART REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING LF); Cedeno reached
on an error by Perez [Cedeno to first]; Morgan singled to right
[Cedeno to second]; Wynn struck out; Pepitone flied out to
center; Watson walked [Cedeno to third, Morgan to second];
GERONIMO RAN FOR WATSON; GRANGER REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING);
Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 3.