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Friday September 25, 1970
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The Dodgers beat the Reds for only the fifth time in 16 meetings this season when Claude Osteen pitched a six-hitter to gain a 9-3 victory. Bill Sudakis, Bill Buckner and Bill Russell each drove in two runs for the Dodgers. Lee May homered with a man on base for the Reds. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 3

Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Dodgers      0  1  0    1  0  0    3  0  4  -   9 14  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  6  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Tolan cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .317
Mota rf,lf            5   2   1   1     0   2   .291      Rose rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Davis cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .312      Perez 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .315
Parker 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .317      Bench c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Haller c              4   3   3   0     1   0   .291      May 1b                4   1   2   2     0   1   .253
Sudakis 3b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .264      McRae lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Buckner lf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .211      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
  Russell rf          1   0   1   2     0   0   .253      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Grabarkewitz 2b       5   1   1   0     0   1   .289        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Osteen p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      McGlothlin p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .123
                                                            Chaney ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               43   9  14   7     1   4             Totals               33   3   6   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 35,069
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Reds 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1
Errors: Osteen, Perez 2, Helms
Doubles: Davis (23), Buckner (3), Haller (16), Sudakis (11), Helms (20)
Home Runs: May (33)
Stolen Bases: Grabarkewitz (20), Tolan (54)
GIDP: Grabarkewitz (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(16-13)         9     6   3   3   1   6   1  34   3.90
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   6   1  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothlin L(14-10)     7    11   5   3   0   4   0  33   3.64
Granger                 2     3   4   0   1   0   0  11   2.72
Totals                  9    14   9   3   1   4   0  44

Wild Pitches: Osteen (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Tony Venzon


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota flied
out to right; Davis doubled to right; Parker grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Haller singled to center; Sudakis grounded out
(third to first) [Haller to second]; Buckner singled to left
[Haller scored]; Grabarkewitz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Buckner out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to center; May flied out to center;
McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Reds 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Osteen flied out to center; Wills singled to left;
Mota struck out; Davis singled to center [Wills to third];
Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(pitcher to first); McGlothlin grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Haller singled to right; Sudakis grounded out
(third to first) [Haller to second]; Buckner doubled to right
[Haller scored]; Grabarkewitz struck out; Osteen popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan singled to pitcher [Tolan to second (error by
Osteen)]; Tolan stole third; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez struck out; Bench walked; Osteen threw a wild
pitch [Tolan scored, Bench to second]; May struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Mota was
called out on strikes; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms flied
out to right; Concepcion grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller
doubled to right; Sudakis grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Haller to third]; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: McGlothlin flied out to center; Tolan struck out; Rose
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Grabarkewitz singled to left; Grabarkewitz stole
second; Osteen flied out to center; Wills grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Grabarkewitz to third]; Mota singled to
center [Grabarkewitz scored]; Davis singled to right [Mota to
third]; Parker reached on an error by Perez [Mota scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI), Parker to
first]; Haller reached on an error by Perez [Parker to second,
Haller to first]; Sudakis grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench singled
to left; May homered [Bench scored]; McRae struck out; Helms
doubled to center; Concepcion flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

DODGERS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); CHANEY
REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PLAYING SS); Buckner grounded out (second
to first); Grabarkewitz flied out to right; Osteen flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: RUSSELL REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING RF); MOTA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Chaney grounded out (second to first);
Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Rose grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Reds 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Wills singled to left; Mota reached on an error by
Helms (assist by Perez) [Wills to second, Mota to first]; Davis
popped to third in foul territory; Parker grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Wills to third, Mota to second]; Haller was walked
intentionally; Sudakis doubled to right [Wills scored
(unearned), Mota scored (unearned), Haller to third]; Russell
singled to center [Haller scored (unearned), Sudakis scored
(unearned)]; Grabarkewitz flied out to right; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: Perez singled to left; Bench struck out; May singled
to pitcher [Perez to second]; McRae flied out to right; Helms
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Reds 3.



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