Jim Merritt was rapped for 14 hits in 6 2/3 innings, but the Reds' lefthander became the first 20-game winner in the N. L. this season when Bernie Carbo smashed a three-run homer to beat the Phillies, 6-5. Tony Perez broke a 2-2 tie with a circuit clout in the sixth inning. Then, after Johnny Bench and Lee May singled, Bernie Carbo connected for the circuit.

The Phillies came back in the seventh with a double by Tony Taylor and a homer by Don Money. Merritt retired the next two batters, but Larry Hisle doubled and Johnny Briggs singled for another run before Wayne Granger came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    26, 1970 (Night game) at Connie Mack Stadium
Reds         1  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Phillies     0  0  0    1  1  0    3  0  0  -   5 15  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   1   2   0     0   2   .317      Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Tolan cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .324      Taylor 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .288
Perez 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .331      Money 3b              5   1   1   2     0   0   .293
Bench c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .296      Johnson 1b            5   0   3   1     0   0   .256
May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .252      Browne rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Carbo lf              4   2   2   3     0   1   .320        Hutto rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .232      Hisle cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .191
Woodward ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Briggs lf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .260
Merritt p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Compton c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .172
  Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Bunning p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joseph ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .238
                                                            Wenz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stone ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               36   6  11   6     0   6             Totals               40   5  15   5     1   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 13,322
Left on Base: Reds 3, Phillies 9
DP: Reds 2, Phillies 0
Errors: Merritt
Doubles: Hisle 2 (15), Briggs (9), Johnson (23), Taylor (17)
Triples: Rose (9)
Home Runs: Perez (39), Carbo (21), Money (12)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (50)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (13), Rose (7)
GIDP: Browne (11), Taylor (13)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt W(20-10)        6.2  14   5   5   1   1   1  34   3.86
Granger SV(29)          2.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.63
Totals                  9    15   5   5   1   1   1  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunning L(10-13)        5.1  11   6   6   0   3   2  25   4.05
Wilson                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.70
Wenz                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   4.91
Hoerner                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.90
Totals                  9    11   6   6   0   6   2  36

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


REDS 1ST: Rose tripled to center; Tolan singled to right [Rose
scored]; Tolan stole second; Perez struck out; Tolan was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Bench was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
lined to third; Money popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 2ND: May lined to right; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Browne forced Johnson
(third to second); Hisle forced Browne (shortstop to second);
Briggs popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies
0.

REDS 3RD: Woodward grounded out (third to first); Merritt flied
out to center; Rose singled to right; Rose was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: On a bunt Compton singled to pitcher [Compton to
second (error by Merritt)]; Bunning singled to right [Compton to
third]; Bowa struck out; Taylor forced Bunning (catcher to
second) [Compton stayed at third]; Money popped to first; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Phillies 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan lined to center; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Bench popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Browne grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at
second]; Hisle doubled to center; Briggs doubled to right [Hisle
scored]; Compton was walked intentionally; Bunning forced
Compton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Phillies 1.

REDS 5TH: May lined to shortstop; Carbo singled to center; Helms
singled to left [Carbo to second]; Woodward singled to center
[Carbo scored, Helms to second]; On a bunt Merritt forced Helms
(pitcher to third) [Woodward to second]; Rose struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa lined to right; Taylor singled to second;
Money popped to third in foul territory; Johnson doubled to
center [Taylor scored]; Browne lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Phillies 2.

REDS 6TH: HUTTO REPLACED BROWNE (PLAYING RF); Tolan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perez homered; Bench singled to center; May
singled to left [Bench to second]; Carbo homered [Bench scored,
May scored]; Helms singled to left; WILSON REPLACED BUNNING
(PITCHING); Woodward grounded out (pitcher to first) [Helms to
second]; Merritt grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Hisle flied out to center; Briggs flied out to
center; Compton singled to third; JOSEPH BATTED FOR WILSON;
Joseph singled to left [Compton to second]; Bowa popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 2.

REDS 7TH: WENZ REPLACED JOSEPH (PITCHING); Rose struck out;
Tolan lined to right; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Taylor doubled to right; Money homered [Taylor
scored]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Hutto grounded
out (third to first); Hisle doubled to left; Briggs singled to
center [Hisle scored]; GRANGER REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING);
Compton popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6,
Phillies 5.

REDS 8TH: Bench flied out to center; May was called out on
strikes; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: STONE BATTED FOR WENZ; Stone lined to right; Bowa
singled to left; Taylor grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Bowa out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6,
Phillies 5.

REDS 9TH: HOERNER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Helms lined to
center; Woodward popped to first in foul territory; Granger
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Phillies 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Johnson lined
to first; Hutto flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
6, Phillies 5.