A trio of Reds' pitchers combined on a four-hitter and shut out the Astros, 2-0. Don Gullett hurled the first five innings. Clay Carroll and Wayne Granger worked two apiece. The Reds scored a run in the opening frame on a single by Tommy Helms and double by Bobby Tolan. The other tally in the eighth counted on a single by Pete Rose, a sacrifice, an infield out and an error. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Reds         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .308      Tolan cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .319
Miller rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Rose rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .319
Wynn lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .284      Carbo lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268        Cline lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Menke 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .305      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Perez 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .316
Howard c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .313        Woodward pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Torres ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .228      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Morgan ph,2b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Helms 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .231
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Lampard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               30   0   4   0     2  12             Totals               31   2   9   1     2   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,659
Left on Base: Astros 5, Reds 8
DP: Astros 0, Reds 0
Errors: Rader
Doubles: Morgan (25), Tolan (32)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (16)
Caught Stealing: Menke (5), Tolan (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Cline (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(1-2)           2     6   1   1   0   1   0  11   5.63
Ray                     5     2   0   0   1   1   0  17   3.43
Gladding                1     1   1   0   1   0   0   6   3.93
Totals                  8     9   2   1   2   2   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(4-2)          5     2   0   0   1   6   0  17   2.50
Carroll                 2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.63
Granger SV(34)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.82
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2  12   0  32

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - John Kibler


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
popped to first; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Tolan lined to second; Rose flied out to right; Carbo
singled to left; Bench singled to center [Carbo to second];
Perez singled to left [Carbo to third, Bench to second]; May
struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Menke struck out; Rader
struck out; Howard forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Helms singled to left; Concepcion grounded out (second
to first) [Helms to second]; Gullett grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Helms to third]; Tolan doubled to right [Helms scored];
Rose singled to center [Tolan out at home (center to catcher)];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Torres flied out to left; Forsch struck out; Cedeno
singled to right; Miller forced Cedeno (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: RAY REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Carbo grounded out
(second to pitcher); Bench walked; Perez popped to second; May
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 4TH: CLINE REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING LF); Wynn flied out to
left; Watson flied out to left; Menke walked; Menke was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
flied out to right; Gullett grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Howard struck
out; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Tolan singled to left; Tolan was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Rose struck out; Cline lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 6TH: CARROLL REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Ray struck out;
Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Miller struck
out; Wynn walked; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench popped to shortstop; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Helms singled to center; Concepcion forced Helms
(catcher to shortstop); STEWART BATTED FOR CARROLL; Stewart
forced Concepcion (second to shortstop); Tolan popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); MORGAN BATTED
FOR TORRES; Morgan doubled to right; LAMPARD BATTED FOR RAY;
Lampard struck out; Cedeno struck out; Miller grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MENKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GLADDING REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING);
Rose singled to left; Cline out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Rose to second]; Bench grounded out (second to first)
[Rose to third]; Perez was walked intentionally; WOODWARD RAN
FOR PEREZ; May reached on an error by Rader [Rose scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Woodward to second, May to first]; Helms
popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 2.

ASTROS 9TH: WOODWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wynn flied out
to left; Watson struck out; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 2.