Sending 11 men to bat, the Reds scored six runs on only two hits in the eighth inning to defeat the Astros, 6-5. Joe Morgan and Bob Watson hit homers to pace the Astros to a 5-0 lead before the wildness of the Houston pitchers helped the Reds in their big inning.

Tommy Helms walked, Dave Concepcion was hit by a pitch and Bernie Carbo drew a pass to load the bases for starters. Bobby Tolan drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly. After a pass to Pete Rose reloaded the sacks, Tony Perez fouled out, but Johnny Bench singled to score Concepcion. Walks to Lee May and Ty Cline forced in two more tallies and Helms then singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Tuesday, September 22, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    1  1  0    0  2  0  -   5  7  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  6  x  -   6  9  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Tolan cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .319
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Rose rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .321
Wynn lf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .286      Perez 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Watson 1b             3   2   1   2     1   0   .268      Bench c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .245      May 1b                3   0   2   1     1   0   .252
Miller rf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .224        Chaney pr,3b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .233
Howard c              3   0   2   1     1   0   .328      McRae lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Cline ph            0   0   0   1     1   0   .279
Blasingame p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Culver p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Helms 2b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .232
  Cook p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .139
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Duffy ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Carbo ph,lf         0   1   0   0     1   0   .308

Totals               35   5   7   5     3   4             Totals               28   6   9   6     5   1

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 11,975
Left on Base: Astros 6, Reds 5
DP: Astros 3, Reds 0
Errors: Perez, Bench
Doubles: May (34)
Home Runs: Morgan (7), Watson (9)
Stolen Bases: Miller (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Tolan (7)
GIDP: Bench (12), McRae (6)
Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (3,by Culver)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame              5     4   0   0   0   0   0  17   2.84
Culver                  2     3   2   2   1   1   0   9   3.95
Cook                    0.1   0   2   2   2   0   0   3   3.78
Gladding L(5-4)         0.1   2   2   2   2   0   0   5   4.19
Lemaster                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.66
Totals                  8     9   6   6   5   1   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   6     4   3   1   3   1   1  26   3.18
Wilcox W(3-1)           2     3   2   2   0   2   1   9   2.66
Granger SV(35)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.79
Totals                  9     7   5   3   3   4   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Culver (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Andy Olsen


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Morgan
flied out to center; Wynn singled to left; Watson walked [Wynn
to second]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Tolan flied out to left; Rose grounded out (pitcher to
first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Miller walked; Miller stole second [Miller to third
(error by Bench)]; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Miller scored (unearned)]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Blasingame popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; May doubled to left; McRae
grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno popped to second; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Nolan
grounded out (first unassisted); Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson reached on an error by Perez [Watson to
second]; Rader singled to center [Watson scored (unearned)];
Miller flied out to right; Howard singled to left [Rader to
second]; Martinez popped to shortstop; Blasingame grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds
0.

REDS 4TH: Rose singled to center; Perez flied out to left; Bench
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rose out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Morgan
homered; Wynn flied out to right; Watson popped to second; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: May singled to center; McRae grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; Helms
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Reds 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader flied out to right; Miller grounded out
(second to first); Howard walked; Martinez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to third; DUFFY BATTED FOR NOLAN;
CULVER REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); BRAVO BATTED FOR DUFFY;
Bravo hit into a double play (shortstop to first) [Concepcion
out at second]; Tolan singled to left; Rose singled to center
[Tolan to second]; Perez struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 0.

ASTROS 7TH: WILCOX REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Culver struck out;
Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Bench singled to left [Bench out at second (left to
second)]; May flied out to left; McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn singled to center; Watson homered [Wynn
scored]; Rader flied out to left; Miller grounded out (second to
first); Howard singled to left; Martinez forced Howard (third to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Helms walked; Concepcion was hit by a pitch [Helms to
second]; CARBO BATTED FOR WILCOX; COOK REPLACED CULVER
(PITCHING); Carbo walked [Helms to third, Concepcion to second];
Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Helms scored]; Rose walked
[Concepcion to third, Carbo to second]; GLADDING REPLACED COOK
(PITCHING); Perez popped to first in foul territory; Bench
singled to left [Concepcion scored, Carbo to third, Rose to
second]; May walked [Carbo scored, Rose to third, Bench to
second]; CHANEY RAN FOR MAY; CLINE BATTED FOR MCRAE; Cline
walked [Rose scored, Bench to third, Chaney to second]; Helms
singled to left [Bench scored, Chaney scored, Cline to second];
LEMASTER REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Concepcion forced Helms
(third to second); 6 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 6.

ASTROS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); CHANEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CARBO
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO BATTED FOR LEMASTER;
Geronimo flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; Morgan grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 6.