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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 15, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 15, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim McGlothlin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 9,369 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Ken Burkhart 3B: Ed Sudol |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
| Jim McGlothlin | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 15, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Dierker
There goes Tolan. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Menke applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Dierker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Dierker
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McGlothlin
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McGlothlin
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McGlothlin
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McGlothlin
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Dierker
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Dierker
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Dierker
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McGlothlin
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McGlothlin
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. McGlothlin
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. McGlothlin
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Dierker
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Dierker
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGlothlin vs. Dierker
McGlothlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. McGlothlin
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McGlothlin
Alou hits a popup towards short. Woodward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McGlothlin
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Dierker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Dierker
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bench vs. Dierker
Bench hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Dierker
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McGlothlin
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McGlothlin
Watson takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. McGlothlin
Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Watson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. McGlothlin
Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McGlothlin
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McGlothlin
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. McGlothlin
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Dierker
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Dierker
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Dierker
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stewart vs. Dierker
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim McGlothlin.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Washburn
Ray Washburn now pitching.
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Washburn
Morgan bunts towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Washburn
Wynn hits a line drive into left field. Carbo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carbo. Alou scores. Morgan moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Washburn
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Watson reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Wynn scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Washburn
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Washburn
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Washburn
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Behney
Mel Behney now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Dierker
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Dierker
Carbo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Dierker
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Dierker
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Maloney
Jim Maloney now pitching. Hal McRae now playing third base.
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. McRae fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Maloney
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Dierker
May hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Dierker
Helms hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Dierker
Frank Duffy pinch hits for Woody Woodward.
Duffy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Dierker
There goes Duffy. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Duffy steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Dierker
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Maloney
Frank Duffy now playing shortstop.
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Maloney
There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Maloney
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Maloney
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Maloney
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Dierker
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Dierker
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Dierker
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Maloney
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Maloney
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dierker vs. Maloney
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Maloney
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Maloney
Morgan hits a line drive towards short. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cline vs. Dierker
Ty Cline pinch hits for Jim Maloney.
Cline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Cline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Dierker
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cline moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Dierker
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cline scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Dierker
Duffy hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1970 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Tolan B, cf 3 0 1 0 Alou J, rf 5 1 1 0
Rose P, rf 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Carbo B, lf 2 0 1 0 Wynn J, lf 3 2 2 1
Bench J, c 4 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 2 1 2
Perez T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Menke D, ss 3 1 1 1
Maloney J, p 0 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 3
Cline T, ph 1 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 2 1
May L, 1b 3 1 0 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Dierker L, p 4 0 0 1
Woodward W, ss 2 0 0 0
Duffy F, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
McGlothlin J, p 1 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 1
Washburn R, p 0 0 0 0
Behney M, p 0 0 0 0
McRae H, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 4 2 34 9 10 9
Cincinnati 000 010 001 -- 2
Houston 000 440 01x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin J (L) 4.0 3 4 3 3 2
Washburn R 0.2 5 4 4 0 0
Behney M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Maloney J 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 4 2 2 5 1
E -- Perez T, Carbo B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Houston 5
2B -- Watson B, Cedeno C, Edwards J, Cline T
HR -- Rader D
SB -- Duffy F
CS -- Tolan B
WP -- Dierker L, Maloney J
T -- 2:15
A -- 9369
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