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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1970-05-12 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 7502 · night · 2:10
Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 5th. Jim Merritt earned the win. Johnny Bench went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
W: Jim Merritt L: Steve Blass SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Andy Olsen · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Woody Woodward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Bench | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee May | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Carbo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Merritt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hal McRae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matty Alou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Clemente | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Willie Stargell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Manny Sanguillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richie Hebner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Blass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Blass | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Dave Giusti | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Walker | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Rose: 43
- Woody Woodward: W
- Bobby Tolan: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: 13
- Matty Alou: 43
- Roberto Clemente: 63
Top 2
- Tony Perez: 9
- Johnny Bench: K
- Lee May: 53
Bot 2
- Bob Robertson: 6/FL
- Willie Stargell: K/C
- Manny Sanguillen: E5.B-1
- Richie Hebner: W.1-2
- Jose Martinez: 5(2)/FO
Top 3
- Bernie Carbo: 43
- Dave Concepcion: K
- Jim Merritt: K
Bot 3
- Steve Blass: 53
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Matty Alou: 6/L
Top 4
- Pete Rose: 7
- Woody Woodward: 53
- Bobby Tolan: K
Bot 4
- Roberto Clemente: HR/9
- Bob Robertson: K
- Willie Stargell: W
- Manny Sanguillen: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Tony Perez: 63
- Johnny Bench: FLE3#
- Johnny Bench: S8
- Lee May: W.1-2
- Bernie Carbo: S7.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(TH)
- Dave Concepcion: 63.3-H(UR)
- Jim Merritt: K
Bot 5
- Richie Hebner: 5/P
- Jose Martinez: 4/P
- Steve Blass: K
Top 6
- Pete Rose: 13
- Woody Woodward: 53
- Bobby Tolan: 8
Bot 6
- Freddie Patek: S6#
- Matty Alou: 34/SH.1-2
- Roberto Clemente: WP.2-3
- Roberto Clemente: W
- Bob Robertson: W.1-2
- Willie Stargell: 8/SF.3-H
- Manny Sanguillen: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Tony Perez: K
- Johnny Bench: 63
- Lee May: HR/9
- Bernie Carbo: W
- Dave Concepcion: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Richie Hebner: 8/L
- Jose Martinez: S8
- Johnny Jeter: 64(1)/FO
- Freddie Patek: 2/FL
Top 8
- Jim Merritt: 9
- Pete Rose: 8
- Woody Woodward: 4/L
Bot 8
- Matty Alou: 63
- Roberto Clemente: 7
- Bob Robertson: 6/L
Top 9
- Bobby Tolan: 43
- Tony Perez: S9
- Johnny Bench: SB2
- Johnny Bench: HR/7.2-H
- Lee May: S8
- Hal McRae: W.1-2
- Dave Concepcion: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Jim Merritt: POCSH(152)
Bot 9
- Willie Stargell: D9
- Manny Sanguillen: 43.2-3
- Richie Hebner: 43.3-H
- Jose Martinez: 53