Gary Nolan, who helped himself at bat with a triple, pitched the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Astros with ninth-inning help from Clay Carroll. With the score tied, 1-1, Nolan tripled to drive in Tommy Helms and then scored the deciding run himself on an infield hit by Bobby Tolan in the fifth. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros in the ninth. Carroll retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tolan cf 4 0 2 1 0 2 .318 Alou rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Rose rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Miller ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Woodward 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Wynn lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .287 Bench c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Watson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .271 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .253 Menke ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 McRae lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Cedeno cf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .308 Helms 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .229 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .271 Blasingame p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Nolan p 3 1 2 1 0 1 .141 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 31 3 7 3 2 8 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 6 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 11,376 Left on Base: Reds 4, Astros 4 DP: Reds 1, Astros 1 Triples: Nolan (1) Home Runs: Wynn (26) Stolen Bases: Tolan (53) Caught Stealing: Tolan (17) Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (2) GIDP: Bench (11), Morgan (9) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan W(17-7) 8.1 7 2 2 1 6 1 31 3.22 Carroll SV(13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.64 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 6 1 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blasingame L(3-3) 8 7 3 3 0 7 0 29 3.06 Culver 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 3.80 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 8 0 34 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Paul Pryor REDS 1ST: Tolan struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to left; Morgan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alou out at second]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; May struck out; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Menke struck out; Rader singled to left; Cedeno singled to left [Rader to second]; Edwards flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan singled to second; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame struck out; Alou popped to third; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to third; Bench grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson singled to center; Menke flied out to center; Rader walked [Watson to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Watson scored, Rader out at third (center to second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: May singled to left; McRae flied out to center; Helms singled to center [May to third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to right [May scored]; Nolan tripled to right [Helms scored]; Tolan singled to pitcher [Nolan scored]; Tolan stole second; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Blasingame grounded out (first unassisted); MILLER BATTED FOR ALOU; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled to center; Watson flied out to center; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: STEWART REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Rader flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: Nolan struck out; Tolan singled to center; Tolan was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: MAYBERRY BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Mayberry struck out; Miller struck out; Morgan popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: CULVER REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); Perez lined to shortstop; Bench walked; May forced Bench (shortstop to second); Stewart walked [May to second]; Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); Wynn homered; Watson struck out; CARROLL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

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