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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 25, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 25, 1970 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 25, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,119 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mel Steiner 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Tom Gorman |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dick Allen | Third Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Catcher |
| Carl Taylor | First Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Leron Lee | Right Fielder |
| Milt Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 25, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Carlton
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Helms reaches second base with a double. Rose goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Carlton
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bench vs. Carlton
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Merritt
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Carlton
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Carlton
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Carlton
Merritt is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Merritt
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Merritt
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Carlton
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Carlton
Tolan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Merritt
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Merritt
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Merritt
Carlton hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carlton for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Carlton
Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lee. Bench reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Carlton
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Carlton
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Concepcion vs. Carlton
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carlton fields it and throws to home to get Perez. Bench moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merritt vs. Carlton
Merritt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Merritt
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cardenal steals third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allen vs. Merritt
Allen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Merritt
Taylor hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Carlton
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Taylor scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Helms for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Carlton
Tolan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Carlton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Merritt
Javier hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Merritt
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Merritt
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Carlton
Bench is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Carlton
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. McRae reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Concepcion vs. Carlton
Concepcion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merritt vs. Carlton
Merritt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Merritt
Carlton 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Carlton
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Carlton, and towards Javier, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Carlton
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Carlton
Tolan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Carlton
Bench hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Merritt
Allen hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Merritt
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Merritt
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Helms fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Merritt
There's a wild pitch. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Merritt
Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Javier reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Merritt
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carlton
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Carlton
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merritt vs. Taylor
Merritt hits a popup towards the mound. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Taylor
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Merritt
Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Milt Ramirez.
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Merritt
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Chuck Taylor.
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Merritt
Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Campisi
Sal Campisi now pitching. Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Campisi
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Campisi
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Campisi
Bench takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Campisi
May hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Granger
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hague vs. Granger
Joe Hague pinch hits for Carl Taylor.
Hague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Gullett
Jim Campbell pinch hits for Julian Javier. Don Gullett now pitching.
Campbell hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1970 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 5 1 1 0 Brock L, lf 4 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Cardenal J, cf 4 1 2 0
Tolan B, cf 4 1 1 2 Allen D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Torre J, c 4 0 1 1
Bench J, c 4 0 1 0 Taylor C, 1b 3 1 0 0
May L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hague J, ph 1 0 1 0
McRae H, lf 3 0 2 0 Javier J, 2b 3 0 1 1
Stewart J, lf 0 0 0 0 Campbell J, ph 1 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 2 0 0 0 Lee L, rf 3 0 1 0
Merritt J, p 4 0 0 0 Ramirez M, ss 2 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
Gullett D, p 0 0 0 0 Campisi S, p 0 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0
Taylor C, p 0 0 0 0
Rojas C, ph 1 0 0 0
Maxvill D, ss 0 0 0 0
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33 3 7 3 32 2 6 2
Cincinnati 100 000 200 -- 3
St.Louis 000 000 101 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W)* 8.0 5 2 2 0 3
Granger W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Gullett D (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L)+ 7.0 7 3 3 7 6
Taylor C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Campisi S 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Cincinnati 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, St.Louis 4
2B -- Helms T, Bench J, Cardenal J 2, McRae H, Javier J, May L
HR -- Tolan B
SB -- Cardenal J
HBP -- by Merritt J (Allen D)
WP -- Merritt J
T -- 2:10
A -- 22119
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