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Johnny Bench batted in two runs with a double and Ty Cline plated a pair with a pinch-single when the Reds rallied in the eighth inning to defeat the Cubs, 6-4. Willie Smith homered to help the Cubs take a 3-0 lead, but the first baseman's error enabled the Reds to score two unearned runs in the seventh. The Cubs picked up a run on three singles in the eighth, but Pete Rose walked in Reds' half and, after a forceout by Bobby Tolan, Tony Perez also drew a pass. Bench followed with his double. After two walks loaded the bases, Cline delivered his decisive single. [The Sporting News]


Cincinnati Reds 6, Chicago Cubs 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 1, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Cubs         0  0  1    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   4  9  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  4  x  -   6  5  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .272      Rose rf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .321
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Tolan cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .314
Williams lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .317      Perez 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .336
Santo 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Bench c,lf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .300
Pepitone cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Carbo lf              3   1   0   0     0   0   .320
Smith 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .244        Corrales ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Callison rf           4   2   2   0     0   0   .260      May 1b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .257
Hiatt c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .255      Helms 2b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .230
Pappas p              1   0   0   1     0   0   .107      Chaney ss             1   0   0   0     1   0   .238
  Spangler ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Concepcion ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cline ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .286
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Woodward ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                          McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
                                                            Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               34   4   9   4     0   1             Totals               29   6   5   5     7   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 46,476
Left on Base: Cubs 4, Reds 6
DP: Cubs 0, Reds 1
Errors: Smith, Chaney
Doubles: Callison (19), Williams (19), Bench (27)
Triples: Callison (2)
Home Runs: Smith (4)
Caught Stealing: Chaney (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Pappas (1)
GIDP: Smith (1)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas                  7     3   2   0   3   4   0  27   3.57
Regan L(4-7)            0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   4.98
Gura                    0.1   0   1   1   2   1   0   3   3.45
Rodriguez               0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.94
Totals                  8     5   6   4   7   6   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin              7     6   3   3   0   1   1  26   2.91
Granger W(5-2)          2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   2.65
Totals                  9     9   4   4   0   1   1  35

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Tony Venzon


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Beckert
grounded out (third to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Tolan flied out to left; Perez
struck out; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo popped to first; Pepitone flied out to right;
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); May struck out;
Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Callison doubled to right; Hiatt singled to center
[Callison scored]; Pappas forced Hiatt (pitcher to shortstop)
[Pappas to second (error by Chaney)]; Kessinger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Beckert grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Chaney walked; Chaney was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); McGlothlin grounded out (third to
first); Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

CUBS 4TH: Williams doubled to right; Santo flied out to left;
Pepitone singled to right [Williams to third]; Smith grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pepitone out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Perez walked;
Bench grounded out (second to first) [Perez to second]; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Callison tripled to right; Hiatt popped to catcher in
foul territory; Pappas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Callison
scored]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: May grounded out (third to first); Helms walked;
Chaney forced Helms (shortstop unassisted); McGlothlin struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams popped
to first in foul territory; Santo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Tolan flied out to right;
Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 2, Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: Pepitone grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
homered; Callison popped to second; Hiatt grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Bench singled to left; Carbo reached on an error by
Smith [Bench scored (unearned) (no RBI), Carbo to second]; May
popped to catcher in foul territory; Helms singled to right
[Carbo scored (unearned)]; STEWART BATTED FOR CHANEY; Stewart
popped to third in foul territory; BRAVO BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN;
Bravo flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Reds 2.

CUBS 8TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); GRANGER
REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); SPANGLER BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Spangler
grounded out (second to first); Kessinger singled to center;
Beckert singled to left [Kessinger to second]; Williams forced
Beckert (pitcher to shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Santo
singled to right [Kessinger scored, Williams to second];
Pepitone grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cubs 4, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: REGAN REPLACED SPANGLER (PITCHING); Rose walked; Tolan
forced Rose (first to shortstop); Perez walked [Tolan to
second]; Bench doubled to right [Tolan scored, Perez scored];
GURA REPLACED REGAN (PITCHING); CORRALES BATTED FOR CARBO;
Corrales struck out; May was walked intentionally; Helms walked
[Bench to third, May to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); CLINE BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Cline singled to center
[Bench scored, May scored, Helms to second]; Granger struck out;
4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Reds 6.

CUBS 9TH: CORRALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WOODWARD REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING SS);
Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Callison popped to
second; Hiatt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Reds 6.



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