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Cincinnati Reds @ 
San Diego Padres
1970-08-04 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 14070 · night · 2:29
Cincinnati Reds defeated San Diego Padres 12–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 9th. Jim Merritt earned the win. Johnny Bench went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |
| SDN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Jim Merritt L: Pat Dobson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Doug Harvey · 3B: Frank Dezelan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Bench | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Bernie Carbo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Lee May | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Woody Woodward | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Merritt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
San Diego Padres — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Arcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cito Gaston | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Ferrara | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ollie Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nate Colbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Cannizzaro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Stahl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
San Diego Padres — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Dobson | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Ron Herbel | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Dukes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Baldschun | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Rose: D7
- Bobby Tolan: 3/G.2-3
- Tony Perez: E6.3-H(RBI);B-1
- Johnny Bench: S9.1-3
- Bernie Carbo: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Lee May: 4/P
Bot 1
- Jose Arcia: 8
- Dave Campbell: K/C
- Cito Gaston: 7
Top 2
- Tommy Helms: 4/P
- Woody Woodward: 63
- Jim Merritt: K
Bot 2
- Al Ferrara: S9
- Ollie Brown: K
- Nate Colbert: 8
- Ed Spiezio: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Pete Rose: W
- Bobby Tolan: HR/9.1-H
- Tony Perez: K
- Johnny Bench: 9
- Bernie Carbo: W
- Lee May: CS2(24)
Bot 3
- Chris Cannizzaro: S7
- Pat Dobson: 24/SH.1-2
- Jose Arcia: S5.2-2
- Dave Campbell: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
- Cito Gaston: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Lee May: 8
- Tommy Helms: 53
- Woody Woodward: S5
- Jim Merritt: 7
Bot 4
- Al Ferrara: 53
- Ollie Brown: K/C
- Nate Colbert: K/C
Top 5
- Pete Rose: S9
- Bobby Tolan: 7
- Tony Perez: 3/FL
- Johnny Bench: K23
Bot 5
- Ed Spiezio: W
- Chris Cannizzaro: 8
- Larry Stahl: K/C
- Jose Arcia: 53
Top 6
- Bernie Carbo: HR/9
- Lee May: 63
- Tommy Helms: 13
- Woody Woodward: 3/G
Bot 6
- Dave Campbell: 9/L
- Cito Gaston: S7
- Al Ferrara: 8/L
- Ollie Brown: S7.1-2
- Nate Colbert: 7
Top 7
- Jim Merritt: HR/9
- Pete Rose: S8
- Bobby Tolan: S9.1-2
- Tony Perez: K
- Johnny Bench: S8.2-H;1-3
- Bernie Carbo: 43/DP.3-H(NR);1X2(36)
Bot 7
- Ed Spiezio: 53
- Chris Cannizzaro: HR/7
- Bob Barton: 53
- Jose Arcia: K
Top 8
- Lee May: E5.B-2
- Tommy Helms: 4/P
- Woody Woodward: 53
- Jim Merritt: K/C
Bot 8
- Dave Campbell: 7
- Cito Gaston: 7
- Al Ferrara: 63
Top 9
- Pete Rose: 3/G
- Bobby Tolan: S7
- Tony Perez: S7.1-2
- Johnny Bench: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Bernie Carbo: W
- Lee May: S8.1-2
- Tommy Helms: S7.2-H;1-2
- Woody Woodward: 5(2)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Ollie Brown: 8
- Nate Colbert: 8
- Ed Spiezio: D7
- Chris Cannizzaro: 9