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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
1970-04-29 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 6766 · 2:07
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 7th. Jim Merritt earned the win and Clay Carroll picked up the save. Joe Pepitone went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
W: Jim Merritt L: Tom Griffin SV: Clay Carroll
Umpires — HP: Tony Venzon · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Bob Engel · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Pepitone | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Keith Lampard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Johnny Bench | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Carbo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Dave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Merritt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Clay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Griffin | 5.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
 Jack Billingham | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fred Gladding | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 7.1 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Clay Carroll | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe Morgan: 4/L
- Jesus Alou: 2/P
- Jim Wynn: 13
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: 3/G
- Tommy Helms: 9
- Bobby Tolan: 43
Top 2
- Tommy Davis: 8
- Denis Menke: 3/P
- Doug Rader: D8
- Joe Pepitone: 3/L
Bot 2
- Tony Perez: K
- Johnny Bench: 7
- Lee May: 3/P
Top 3
- Johnny Edwards: D9
- Tom Griffin: 1/L
- Joe Morgan: 3/P
- Jesus Alou: D8.2-H
- Jim Wynn: 13
Bot 3
- Bernie Carbo: W
- Dave Concepcion: 53.1-2
- Jim Merritt: S8.2-H
- Pete Rose: 8
- Tommy Helms: 2/P
Top 4
- Tommy Davis: 13
- Denis Menke: 9
- Doug Rader: 6/P
Bot 4
- Bobby Tolan: 1/FL
- Tony Perez: W
- Johnny Bench: 5/P
- Lee May: D7.1-H
- Bernie Carbo: 13
Top 5
- Joe Pepitone: S8
- Johnny Edwards: CS2(26)
- Johnny Edwards: K
- Tom Griffin: 5/P
Bot 5
- Dave Concepcion: S7
- Jim Merritt: 14/SH.1-2
- Pete Rose: 9
- Tommy Helms: 7
Top 6
- Joe Morgan: 3/P
- Jesus Alou: 8
- Jim Wynn: D9
- Tommy Davis: D8.2-H
- Denis Menke: 9
Bot 6
- Bobby Tolan: W
- Tony Perez: HP.1-2
- Johnny Bench: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Lee May: W
- Bernie Carbo: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dave Concepcion: K
- Jim Merritt: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Doug Rader: 63
- Joe Pepitone: S8
- Johnny Edwards: K
- Jim Beauchamp: K
Bot 7
- Pete Rose: 143
- Tommy Helms: 53
- Bobby Tolan: D7
- Tony Perez: IW
- Johnny Bench: D7.2-H;1-H;B-3(THH)
- Lee May: 4/P
Top 8
- Marty Martinez: 3/P
- Jesus Alou: D7
- Jim Wynn: 2/FL
- Tommy Davis: 63
Bot 8
- Bernie Carbo: S1#
- Dave Concepcion: SB2
- Dave Concepcion: 63/DP.2X3(35)
- Clay Carroll: 13
Top 9
- Denis Menke: S7
- Doug Rader: 64(1)3/GDP
- Joe Pepitone: HR/9
- Keith Lampard: K