Starting with a homer by Bobby Tolan, the Reds scored four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. Jim Merritt, making his first start for the Reds since straining his elbow September 8, pitched three innings in a tuneup for the playoffs. Don Gullett was the winner in relief, but the youngster was lifted in the eighth after Bill Sudakis homered for the Dodgers. Clay Carroll finished. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 26, 1970 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3 12  2
Reds         4  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   6  8  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              5   2   2   0     0   1   .268      Rose rf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .319
Mota lf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .295      Tolan cf              4   2   1   1     1   1   .316
Davis cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Perez 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .317        Concepcion pr,ss    0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Sudakis c,3b          5   1   2   1     0   1   .267      Bench c               4   1   0   1     0   1   .292
Garvey 3b,2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .232      May 1b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .252
Russell rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Carbo lf              2   0   1   1     2   0   .309
Grabarkewitz 2b       2   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Helms 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .233
  Haller ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Gullett p           2   0   1   1     0   1   .211
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Ferguson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Woodward ss,3b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Merritt p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Chaney 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .234

Totals               38   3  12   2     3   3             Totals               33   6   8   5     5   6

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 36,017
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Reds 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Reds 1
Errors: Wills, Garvey, Concepcion
Doubles: Wills (19), Garvey (4), Carbo (18), Perez (27), Chaney (3)
Home Runs: Sudakis (14), Tolan (16)
Stolen Bases: Rose (12), Tolan (55)
GIDP: Sudakis (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(14-13)         6     7   5   2   3   4   1  28   4.02
Lamb                    2     1   1   1   2   2   0  10   3.86
Totals                  8     8   6   3   5   6   1  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt                 3     4   1   1   0   0   0  13   4.08
Gullett W(5-2)          4.2   5   1   1   3   2   1  21   2.47
Carroll SV(16)          1.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   7   2.64
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   3   1  41

Passed Balls: Bench (10)
Balks: Sutton (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills lined to shortstop; Mota singled to left;
Davis grounded out (second to first) [Mota to second]; Parker
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose lined to first; Tolan homered; Perez singled to
left; Bench reached on an error by Wills [Perez to second, Bench
to first]; May walked [Perez to third, Bench to second]; Sutton
balked [Perez scored (unearned), Bench to third, May to second];
Carbo grounded out (second to first) [Bench scored (unearned),
May to third]; Helms singled to right [May scored (unearned)];
Woodward popped to second; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Reds 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Sudakis singled to left; Garvey flied out to right;
Russell flied out to right; Grabarkewitz forced Sudakis (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Merritt struck out; Rose singled to right; Rose stole
second; Tolan was called out on strikes; Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Reds 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (second to first); Wills
doubled to left; Mota singled to center [Wills scored]; Bench
allowed a passed ball [Mota to second]; Davis flied out to
right; Parker grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Bench flied out to right; May popped to first in foul
territory; Carbo doubled to left; Helms flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 4TH: GULLETT REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED
MERRITT (PLAYING 2B); Sudakis popped to third in foul territory;
Garvey struck out; Russell popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: Woodward flied out to center; Chaney struck out; Rose
walked; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz walked; Sutton popped to shortstop;
Wills struck out; Mota singled to right [Grabarkewitz to
second]; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Perez doubled to left; Bench struck out; May flied out
to left; Carbo was walked intentionally; Gullett singled to
right [Perez scored, Carbo out at third (right to third)]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker walked; Sudakis grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Parker out at second]; Garvey
singled to left; Russell forced Garvey (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 5.

REDS 6TH: Woodward grounded out (third to first); Chaney flied
out to center; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Reds 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Grabarkewitz flied out to right; FERGUSON BATTED
FOR SUTTON; Ferguson walked; Wills forced Ferguson (second to
shortstop); Mota forced Wills (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 5.

REDS 7TH: LAMB REPLACED FERGUSON (PITCHING); Tolan walked; Tolan
stole second; Perez reached on an error by Garvey [Tolan to
third, Perez to first]; CONCEPCION RAN FOR PEREZ; Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Tolan scored, Concepcion to second];
May struck out; Carbo was walked intentionally; Gullett struck
out; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Reds 6.

DODGERS 8TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WOODWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Davis flied out to left; Parker
flied out to left; Sudakis homered; Garvey doubled to left;
Russell singled to left [Garvey to third]; CARROLL REPLACED
GULLETT (PITCHING); HALLER BATTED FOR GRABARKEWITZ; Haller
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Reds 6.

REDS 8TH: HALLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SUDAKIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GARVEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Woodward flied out to right; Chaney doubled to right; Rose flied
out to center [Chaney to third]; Tolan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Reds 6.

DODGERS 9TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR LAMB; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Wills singled to right; Mota grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; Davis singled to shortstop
[Wills scored (error by Concepcion) (no RBI)]; Parker singled to
center [Davis to third]; Sudakis struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Reds 6.