Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 15, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1970 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Tolan cf 3 0 1 0
Rose rf 4 0 0 0
Carbo lf 2 0 1 0
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Perez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Maloney p 0 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 1 1 0
May 1b 3 1 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 1
Woodward ss 2 0 0 0
  Duffy ph,ss 1 0 0 0
McGlothlin p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 1
  Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Behney p 0 0 0 0
  McRae 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 1 0
Wynn lf 3 2 2 1
Watson 1b 3 2 1 2
Menke ss 3 1 1 1
Rader 3b 4 1 1 3
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Dierker p 4 0 0 1
Totals 34 9 10 9
Cincinnati 000 010 001242
Houston 000 440 01x9100
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin  L (13-9) 4.0 3 4 3 3 2
  Washburn   0.2 5 4 4 0 0
  Behney   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Maloney   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
9
8
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (14-12) 9.0 4 2 2 5 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
1

  E–Carbo (4), Perez (32).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Cincinnati Cline (6,off Dierker), Houston Watson (16,off Washburn); Cedeno (17,off Washburn); Edwards (14,off Maloney).  HR–Houston Rader (24,4th inning off McGlothlin 2 on, 0 out).  SB–Duffy (1,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).  CS–Tolan (16,2nd base by Dierker/Edwards).  WP–Maloney (1), Dierker (8).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:15.  A–9,369.
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