Johnny Bench batted in three runs and Tony Cloninger added a homer in his own behalf while pitching the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Phillies with the relief assistance of Wayne Granger. Bench accounted for his first RBI with an infield out in the first and batted in another run with a single in the third to the tie score at 2-2. Bobby Tolan tripled and Bench doubled to break the tie in the fifth and Cloninger then added to his lead with his circuit clout in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    16, 1970 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Phillies     1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Reds         1  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Doyle 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .236      Rose rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .324
Gamble cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Tolan cf              4   2   2   0     0   1   .322
Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Bench c               4   0   2   3     0   1   .297
Johnson 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .257      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .310
Stone rf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .278      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Stewart 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Bowa ss               2   1   1   0     1   0   .238      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
  Joseph ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Concepcion ss         1   0   0   0     1   0   .269
Edwards c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .270        Woodward ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Cloninger p           3   1   1   1     0   2   .200
  Compton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .192        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Bunning p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Browne ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Wenz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     4   3             Totals               31   4   7   4     2   9

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 45,059
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Reds 6
DP: Phillies 0, Reds 2
Errors: Doyle, Concepcion
Doubles: Rose (28), Bench (28)
Triples: Tolan (6)
Home Runs: Cloninger (1)
Stolen Bases: Bowa (14), Tolan (44), Stewart 2 (5), Concepcion (8)
GIDP: Edwards (4), Joseph (4)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (2,by Bunning)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(9-12)         6     7   4   3   2   5   1  28   3.92
Wenz                    2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   4.67
Totals                  8     7   4   3   2   9   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger W(6-4)        8     5   2   1   4   3   0  32   4.27
Granger SV(27)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.40
Totals                  9     5   2   1   4   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Bunning (7)

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle reached on an error by Concepcion [Doyle to
second]; Gamble flied out to right; Briggs lined to right;
Johnson singled to right [Doyle scored (unearned)]; Stone walked
[Johnson to second]; Money grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Tolan singled to center;
Tolan stole second [Tolan to third (error by Doyle)]; Bench
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Tolan scored (unearned)]; Carbo
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Bowa walked; Bowa stole second; Edwards singled to
right [Bowa scored]; On a bunt Bunning struck out; Doyle
grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to second]; Gamble
singled to center [Gamble to second (on throw to home), Edwards
out at home (center to catcher to second to pitcher)]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Stewart singled to
center; Stewart stole second; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Stewart stole third;
Cloninger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Briggs was called out on strikes; Johnson struck
out; Stone walked; Money forced Stone (second unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose doubled; Tolan grounded out (second to first)
[Rose to third]; Bench singled to center [Rose scored]; Carbo
forced Bench (first to shortstop); May grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa singled to center; Edwards grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bowa out at second];
Bunning grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 2, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Stewart grounded out (first unassisted); Helms struck
out; Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Cloninger
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Doyle walked; Gamble flied out to center; Briggs
flied out to right; Johnson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan tripled to
center; Bench doubled to left [Tolan scored]; Carbo walked; May
was called out on strikes; Stewart grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Stone grounded out (second to first); Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Helms flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to
left; Cloninger homered; Rose popped to third in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Taylor grounded out
(third to first); BROWNE BATTED FOR BUNNING; Browne grounded out
(third to first); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: WENZ REPLACED BROWNE (PITCHING); COMPTON REPLACED
TAYLOR (PLAYING C ); Tolan struck out; Bench struck out; Carbo
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Reds 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Briggs
lined to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: May popped to shortstop; Stewart was called out on
strikes; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Stone
singled to left; GRANGER REPLACED CLONINGER (PITCHING); Money
flied out to center; JOSEPH BATTED FOR BOWA; Joseph grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Stone out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Reds 4.