Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 28, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1970 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 0 2 0
Miller rf 4 0 1 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
  McFadden pr 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0
Menke ss 4 0 0 0
Lampard lf 4 1 2 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Lemaster p 1 0 0 1
  Davis ph 1 0 1 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Mayberry ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 33 2 10 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 2 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Tolan cf 4 2 1 0
Perez 3b 3 1 2 3
Bench c 4 1 1 0
May 1b 2 0 0 1
McRae lf 3 0 0 0
  Stewart lf 1 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Nolan p 3 0 0 0
  Gullett p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Houston 010 000 0012103
Cincinnati 103 000 00x460
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  L (1-3) 6.0 4 4 2 1 2
  Ray   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
2
2
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  W (4-0) 8.0 10 2 2 4 4
  Gullett   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Granger  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
4

  E–Miller (1), Wynn (1), Rader (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Rose (4,off Ray); Tolan (7,off Ray).  3B–Cincinnati Bench (2,off Lemaster).  HR–Houston Mayberry (3,9th inning off Nolan 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Perez (10,3rd inning off Lemaster 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Lemaster (1,off Nolan); May (2,off Lemaster).  IBB–May (1,by Lemaster); Perez (2,by Ray).  CS–Morgan (5,2nd base by Nolan/Bench); Wynn (1,2nd base by Nolan/Bench).  SB–Tolan (5,2nd base off Lemaster/Edwards).  BK–Nolan (2).  IBB–Lemaster (2,May); Ray (1,Perez).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:16.  A–7,884.
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