Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 22, 1970
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on September 22, 1970 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wade Blasingame |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,975 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: John Kibler 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Andy Olsen |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Larry Howard | Catcher |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Wade Blasingame | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
September 22, 1970
Top 1
-
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Nolan
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nolan
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson takes first base on ball four. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Nolan
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. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blasingame
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blasingame
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Blasingame
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Nolan
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nolan
There goes Miller. The throw from Bench and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Nolan
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Nolan
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Nolan
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Blasingame
Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blasingame
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Blasingame
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Blasingame
Helms 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
Top 3
-
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Nolan
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nolan
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blasingame
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Blasingame
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Blasingame
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez juggles the ball. That's an error on Perez. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Nolan
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Nolan
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Nolan
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Nolan
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blasingame vs. Nolan
Blasingame 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
Bottom 4
-
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Blasingame
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Blasingame
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Blasingame
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
-
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Nolan
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nolan
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blasingame
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Blasingame
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Blasingame
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nolan
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Nolan
Miller 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 -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Nolan
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Nolan
Martinez 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
Bottom 6
-
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Blasingame
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bravo vs. Culver
Frank Duffy pinch hits for Gary Nolan. George Culver now pitching. Angel Bravo pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Bravo hits a popup towards short. Martinez catches it and throws to first to double up Concepcion. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Culver
Tolan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Culver
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Culver
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culver vs. Wilcox
Milt Wilcox now pitching.
Culver strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Wilcox
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilcox
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Culver
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynn throws the ball in to Morgan who tags Bench, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Culver
May hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Culver
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Wilcox
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Wilcox
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Wilcox
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wilcox
Miller 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 -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wilcox
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Wilcox
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Culver
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Culver
Concepcion is hit by the pitch. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Cook
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Milt Wilcox. Ron Cook now pitching.
Carbo takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to third. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tolan vs. Cook
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Helms tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Cook
Rose takes first base on ball four. Concepcion moves to third. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Gladding
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion scores. Carbo moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Gladding
May takes first base on ball four. Carbo scores. Rose moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cline vs. Gladding
Darrel Chaney pinch runs for Lee May. Ty Cline pinch hits for Hal McRae.
Cline takes first base on ball four. Rose scores. Bench moves to third. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Gladding
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Chaney scores. Cline moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching. Darrel Chaney now playing third base. Tony Perez now playing first base. Bernie Carbo now playing left field. Cesar G
Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Granger
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Granger
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
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 9/22/1970 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Cedeno C, cf 5 0 0 0 Tolan B, cf 3 0 1 1
Morgan J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Rose P, rf 3 1 2 0
Wynn J, lf 4 1 2 0 Perez T, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 3 2 1 2 Bench J, c 4 1 2 1
Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 1 May L, 1b 3 0 2 1
Miller N, rf 3 1 0 0 Chaney D, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Howard L, c 3 0 2 1 McRae H, lf 3 0 0 0
Martinez M, ss 4 0 0 0 Cline T, ph 0 0 0 1
Blasingame W, p 2 0 0 0 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Culver G, p 1 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 3 1 1 2
Cook R, p 0 0 0 0 Concepcion D, ss 3 1 1 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Nolan G, p 1 0 0 0
Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0 Duffy F, ph 0 0 0 0
Geronimo C, ph 1 0 0 0 Bravo A, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilcox M, p 0 0 0 0
Carbo B, ph-lf 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 7 5 28 6 9 6
Houston 010 110 020 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 000 06x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame W* 5.0 4 0 0 0 0
Culver G+ 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Cook R 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Gladding F (L) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
Lemaster D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G 6.0 4 3 1 3 1
Wilcox M (W) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Granger W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Bench J, Perez T
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Houston 6, Cincinnati 5
2B -- May L
HR -- Morgan J, Watson B
SB -- Miller N
SF -- Tolan B
HBP -- by Culver G (Concepcion D)
T -- 2:37
A -- 11975
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
