Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
May 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1970 at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 1 1 1
Helms 2b 5 0 1 0
Tolan cf 4 1 1 0
Perez 3b 3 0 1 1
Bench c 4 0 1 0
May 1b 4 1 1 0
Carbo lf 4 1 2 2
Concepcion ss 4 1 3 0
McGlothlin p 2 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 4 1 1 0
Beckert 2b 3 0 0 1
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Banks 1b 2 1 1 0
Day cf 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 1 1
  James cf 1 0 0 0
Martin c 2 0 0 0
Decker p 2 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Cincinnati 100 001 3005110
Chicago 001 000 100251
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin  W (3-2) 8.1 5 2 2 4 3
  Carroll  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  L (1-2) 6.1 9 5 4 1 6
  Abernathy   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Regan   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
8

  E–Callison (3).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Cincinnati Tolan (11,off Decker); Rose (6,off Decker), Chicago Banks (4,off McGlothlin); Smith (2,off McGlothlin).  3B–Chicago Kessinger (3,off McGlothlin).  HR–Cincinnati Carbo (5,7th inning off Decker 1 on, 0 out).  SH–McGlothlin (2,off Decker).  SF–Perez (1,off Decker); Beckert (1,off McGlothlin).  IBB–Martin (3,by McGlothlin).  SB–Carbo (4,2nd base off Regan/Martin).  CS–Rose (2,3rd base by Abernathy/Martin).  IBB–McGlothlin (3,Martin).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Augie Donatelli.  T–2:20.  A–16,101.
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