In addition to posting his 16th victory, Jim Merritt joined Bobby Tolan, Bernie Carbo and Johnny Bench in hitting homers as the Reds trounced the Padres, 12-1. Bench batted in a run with a single in the first inning and hit for the circuit with two men on base in the ninth. Chris Cannizzaro homered in the seventh to account for the Padres' tally. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 12, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    4, 1970 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Reds         2  0  2    0  0  1    3  0  4  -  12 15  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   3   3   0     1   0   .326      Arcia ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .179
Tolan cf              5   3   3   2     0   0   .323      Campbell 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .225
Perez 3b              5   2   1   1     0   2   .329      Gaston cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Bench c               5   1   3   4     0   1   .303      Ferrara lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Carbo lf              2   2   1   2     2   0   .322      Brown rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .285
May 1b                5   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Helms 2b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .234      Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Woodward ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Cannizzaro c          4   1   2   1     0   0   .307
Merritt p             4   1   1   1     0   2   .154      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                            Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .133
                                                            Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Baldschun p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  12  15  11     3   5             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 14,070
Left on Base: Reds 5, Padres 7
DP: Reds 1, Padres 2
Errors: Arcia, Spiezio
Doubles: Rose (23), Spiezio (9)
Home Runs: Tolan (11), Carbo (18), Merritt (2), Bench (37), Cannizzaro (5)
Caught Stealing: Carbo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dobson (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (2)
GIDP: Woodward (2), Gaston (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(16-10)        9     8   1   1   1   6   1  35   3.99
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(7-11)          5     5   4   3   2   3   1  22   4.13
Herbel                  1     4   4   4   0   0   2   7   5.12
Dukes                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.67
Baldschun               2     5   4   4   1   1   1  12   8.64
Totals                  9    15  12  11   3   5   4  44

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


REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose to third]; Perez reached on an error by Arcia
[Rose scored (RBI), Perez to first]; Bench singled to right
[Perez to third]; Carbo hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez
scored (unearned)]; May popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Arcia flied out to center; Campbell was called out
on strikes; Gaston flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 2ND: Helms popped to second; Woodward grounded out
(shortstop to first); Merritt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara singled to right; Brown struck out; Colbert
flied out to center; Spiezio forced Ferrara (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Padres 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Tolan homered [Rose scored]; Perez struck
out; Bench flied out to right; Carbo walked; Carbo was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Cannizzaro singled to left; Dobson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cannizzaro to second]; Arcia
singled to third [Cannizzaro stayed at second]; On a bunt
Campbell singled to third [Cannizzaro to third, Arcia to
second]; Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Campbell out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
4, Padres 0.

REDS 4TH: May flied out to center; Helms grounded out (third to
first); Woodward singled to third; Merritt flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Ferrara grounded out (third to first); Brown was
called out on strikes; Colbert was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

REDS 5TH: Rose singled to right; Tolan flied out to left; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; Bench struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Spiezio walked; Cannizzaro flied out to center;
STAHL BATTED FOR DOBSON; Stahl was called out on strikes; Arcia
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4,
Padres 0.

REDS 6TH: HERBEL REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Carbo homered; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms grounded out (pitcher
to first); Woodward grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell lined to right; Gaston singled to left;
Ferrara lined to center; Brown singled to left [Gaston to
second]; Colbert flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Padres 0.

REDS 7TH: Merritt homered; Rose singled to center; Tolan singled
to right [Rose to second]; DUKES REPLACED HERBEL (PITCHING);
Perez struck out; Bench singled to center [Rose scored, Tolan to
third]; Carbo hit into a double play (second to first) [Tolan
scored (no RBI), Bench out at second (first to shortstop)]; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Cannizzaro
homered; BARTON BATTED FOR DUKES; Barton grounded out (third to
first); Arcia struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres
1.

REDS 8TH: BALDSCHUN REPLACED BARTON (PITCHING); May reached on
an error by Spiezio [May to second]; Helms popped to second;
Woodward grounded out (third to first); Merritt was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Campbell flied out to left; Gaston flied out to
left; Ferrara grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 8, Padres 1.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan singled to
left; Perez singled to left [Tolan to second]; Bench homered
[Tolan scored, Perez scored]; Carbo walked; May singled to
center [Carbo to second]; Helms singled to left [Carbo scored,
May to second]; Woodward grounded into a double play (third to
first) [May out at third]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 12,
Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Brown flied out to center; Colbert flied out to
center; Spiezio doubled to left; Cannizzaro flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 12, Padres 1.