Cincinnati Reds 5 – 2 Houston Astros
22 May 1970 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Joe Pepitone | 1 in 107 games |
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Larry Dierker | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Bobby Tolan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Johnny Bench | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 2B |
| Lee May | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Bernie Carbo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Merritt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesus Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Pepitone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Marty Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Dierker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bob Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 7.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Jack Billingham | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |