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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 27, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 27, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 28,913 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: John Kibler 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Augie Donatelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Tony Perez | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 27, 1970
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Griffin
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Griffin
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Griffin
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Griffin
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bench settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bench. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Griffin
Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Griffin
Helms hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Helms reaches second base with a double. Carbo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Griffin
Concepcion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merritt vs. Griffin
Merritt hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rose vs. Griffin
Rose hits a line drive towards the mound. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Merritt
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Merritt
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Merritt
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Griffin
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Griffin
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Griffin
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Merritt
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Merritt
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Merritt
Griffin strikes out. Bench drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Griffin out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Griffin
Carbo hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Griffin
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Griffin
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Griffin
Merritt strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Griffin
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Griffin
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Griffin
There goes Tolan. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Tolan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Griffin
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tolan scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Griffin
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Merritt
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Merritt
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Merritt
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Griffin
May hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Griffin
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Griffin
Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Griffin
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Merritt
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Merritt
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Merritt
Griffin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Griffin
Merritt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Griffin
Rose hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Rose reaches second base with a double. Merritt moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tolan vs. DiLauro
Jack DiLauro now pitching.
Tolan hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merritt tags and scores. Rose tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Ray
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ray
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Merritt
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Merritt
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms misplays the ball. That's an error on Helms. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Merritt
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Ray
Carbo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ray
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Ray
Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Ray
Merritt bunts towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Ray
Rose hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tolan vs. Cook
Ron Cook now pitching.
Tolan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Merritt
Jimmy Stewart now playing left field.
Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Merritt
Hector Torres pinch hits for Johnny Edwards.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Merritt
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Ron Cook.
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Merritt
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Merritt
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bouton
Jim Bouton now pitching. Marty Martinez now playing second base. Don Bryant now catching.
Perez hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Bouton
Bench hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bouton
May hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Merritt
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Carroll
Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Carroll
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1970 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, rf 5 1 2 0 Alou J, lf 4 1 1 0
Tolan B, cf 3 1 0 1 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Perez T, 3b 5 0 4 2 Bryant D, c 0 0 0 0
Bench J, c 5 0 1 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 0
May L, 1b 5 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Carbo B, lf 3 2 2 1 Menke D, ss 4 0 1 0
Stewart J, lf 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, rf 4 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 2 1 Rader D, 3b 3 1 1 1
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 2 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 3 1 1 0 Torres H, ph 1 0 0 0
Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Bouton J, p 0 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 2 0 0 0
DiLauro J, p 0 0 0 0
Ray J, p 0 0 0 0
Cook R, p 0 0 0 0
Martinez M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 13 5 33 2 5 2
Cincinnati 010 010 210 -- 5
Houston 000 000 110 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W)* 8.0 4 2 2 0 6
Carroll C (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T (L)+ 6.0 9 4 4 2 3
DiLauro J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Ray J 1.1 4 1 1 0 0
Cook R 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Bouton J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Bench J, Helms T, Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Houston 4
2B -- Helms T, Perez T, Rose P, Alou J
HR -- Carbo B, Rader D
SB -- Tolan B
SH -- Merritt J
SF -- Tolan B
T -- 2:18
A -- 28913
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