Johnny Bench belted his 35th homer and Tony Perez poked his 31st among the Reds' 14 hits in an 8-4 victory over the Pirates. Perez batted in a run with a single in the first inning before Bench connected for the circuit. Pat Corrales drove in another run with a double. The Reds added three more tallies in the second and wound up their scoring with a homer by Perez in the seventh. Tony Cloninger was the winner with the help of Don Gullett, who allowed only two hits in the last 3 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      30, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Pirates      2  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Reds         4  3  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   8 14  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou cf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .287      Rose rf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .321
Hebner 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .280      Tolan cf              4   2   3   1     0   1   .322
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 3b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .340
  Cash ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Bench lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .298
Oliver rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .270      May 1b                4   1   3   2     0   1   .258
Stargell lf           5   0   3   2     0   0   .250      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Corrales c            4   0   1   1     0   2   .290
Robertson 1b          3   1   1   0     1   2   .278      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Patek ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .281      Cloninger p           2   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Mazeroski 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .222        Gullett p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .375
Veale p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
  Ricketts ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Moose p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  Pagan ph,3b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .252

Totals               36   4  10   4     4   3             Totals               36   8  14   8     1   6

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 26,298
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Reds 5
DP: Pirates 2, Reds 1
Doubles: Stargell 2 (11), Patek (5), Corrales (3), Tolan (22), Rose (22)
Triples: Alou (6)
Home Runs: Bench (35), Perez (31)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (36)
GIDP: Moose (1), Perez (13), Helms (15)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Veale L(6-12)           1     5   4   4   0   1   1   8   4.03
Moose                   4     6   3   3   1   1   0  17   3.87
Pena                    3     3   1   1   0   4   1  12   1.90
Totals                  8    14   8   8   1   6   2  37

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger W(4-2)        5.1   8   4   4   4   1   0  27   4.50
Gullett SV(4)           3.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  13   2.87
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   3   0  40

Wild Pitches: Veale (8)
Balks: Gullett (1)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Frank Dezelan, 3B - Shag Crawford


PIRATES 1ST: Alou singled to left; Hebner walked [Alou to
second]; Oliver popped to shortstop; Stargell doubled to center
[Alou scored, Hebner scored]; Sanguillen flied out to right;
Robertson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Tolan singled to
right; Tolan stole second; Perez singled to center [Tolan
scored]; Veale threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Bench
homered [Perez scored]; May singled to left; Helms popped to
catcher in foul territory; Corrales doubled to right [May
scored, Corrales to third (on throw to home)]; Concepcion struck
out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Reds 4.

PIRATES 2ND: Patek singled to shortstop; Mazeroski flied out to
right; RICKETTS BATTED FOR VEALE; Ricketts grounded out (first
unassisted) [Patek to second]; Alou tripled [Patek scored];
Hebner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: MOOSE REPLACED RICKETTS (PITCHING); Cloninger singled
to center; Rose singled to left [Cloninger to second]; Tolan
doubled to right [Cloninger scored, Rose to third]; Perez
walked; Bench flied out to left; May singled to left [Rose
scored, Tolan scored, Perez to third]; Helms lined to second;
Corrales struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 7.

PIRATES 3RD: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell
doubled to right; Sanguillen grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Stargell to third]; Robertson walked; Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 7.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Cloninger
flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Mazeroski walked; Moose grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Mazeroski out at second]; Alou
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
3, Reds 7.

REDS 4TH: Tolan singled to third; Perez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Tolan out at second]; Bench
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 7.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner popped to shortstop; Oliver flied out to
left; Stargell singled to right; Sanguillen flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Reds 7.

REDS 5TH: May singled to shortstop; Helms grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second];
Corrales grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Reds 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson singled to pitcher; Patek walked
[Robertson to second]; Mazeroski forced Patek (third to second)
[Robertson to third]; PAGAN BATTED FOR MOOSE; Pagan singled to
center [Robertson scored, Mazeroski to third]; GULLETT REPLACED
CLONINGER (PITCHING); Alou flied out to left; Hebner forced
Pagan (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Reds 7.

REDS 6TH: PENA REPLACED HEBNER (PITCHING); PAGAN STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING 3B); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gullett grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose doubled to right;
Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 7.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell flied out to
left; Sanguillen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Reds 7.

REDS 7TH: Perez homered; Bench popped to shortstop; May struck
out; Helms grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 4, Reds 8.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson was called out on strikes; Patek doubled
to left; Gullett balked [Patek to third]; Mazeroski flied out to
left; Pagan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
4, Reds 8.

REDS 8TH: Corrales struck out; Concepcion singled to center; On
a bunt Gullett struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Reds 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); CASH BATTED
FOR PENA; Cash flied out to center; Oliver singled to center;
Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Reds 8.