Gary Nolan, who helped himself at bat with a triple, pitched the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Astros with ninth-inning help from Clay Carroll. With the score tied, 1-1, Nolan tripled to drive in Tommy Helms and then scored the deciding run himself on an infield hit by Bobby Tolan in the fifth. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros in the ninth. Carroll retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan cf              4   0   2   1     0   2   .318      Alou rf               2   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .321        Miller ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Woodward 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Wynn lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .287
Bench c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .271
May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   2   .253      Menke ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .304
McRae lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
  Stewart lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Cedeno cf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .308
Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .229      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Blasingame p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Nolan p               3   1   2   1     0   1   .141        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               31   3   7   3     2   8             Totals               32   2   7   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 11,376
Left on Base: Reds 4, Astros 4
DP: Reds 1, Astros 1
Triples: Nolan (1)
Home Runs: Wynn (26)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (53)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (2)
GIDP: Bench (11), Morgan (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan W(17-7)           8.1   7   2   2   1   6   1  31   3.22
Carroll SV(13)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.64
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   6   1  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame L(3-3)       8     7   3   3   0   7   0  29   3.06
Culver                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   3.80
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   8   0  34

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor


REDS 1ST: Tolan struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to left; Morgan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; Wynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; May struck out; McRae flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Menke struck
out; Rader singled to left; Cedeno singled to left [Rader to
second]; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Concepcion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan singled to second;
Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame struck out; Alou popped to third; Morgan
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to center; Menke flied out to center; Rader walked
[Watson to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Watson scored,
Rader out at third (center to second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: May singled to left; McRae flied out to center; Helms
singled to center [May to third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly
to right [May scored]; Nolan tripled to right [Helms scored];
Tolan singled to pitcher [Nolan scored]; Tolan stole second;
Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Blasingame
grounded out (first unassisted); MILLER BATTED FOR ALOU; Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first);
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled
to center; Watson flied out to center; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Rader flied out
to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

REDS 8TH: Nolan struck out; Tolan singled to center; Tolan was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MAYBERRY BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Mayberry struck out;
Miller struck out; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

REDS 9TH: CULVER REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); Perez lined to
shortstop; Bench walked; May forced Bench (shortstop to second);
Stewart walked [May to second]; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Wynn homered;
Watson struck out; CARROLL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Menke
grounded out (third to first); Rader popped to second; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.