St. Louis Cardinals 5 – 12 Cincinnati Reds
26 July 1970 · CIN08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Johnny Bench | 1 in 321 games |
| 36 | final score 12–5 | 1 in 402 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Wayne Simpson | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 12 | 15 | 2 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Brock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Milt Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vic Davalillo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Torre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Shannon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jose Cardenal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leron Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Joe Hague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dal Maxvill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Carlton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Crosby | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Carlton | 4.0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Chlupsa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sal Campisi | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Linzy | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Tolan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Angel Bravo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pete Rose | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ty Cline | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hal McRae | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Johnny Bench | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Lee May | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Jimmy Stewart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Helms | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Darrel Chaney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Corrales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dave Concepcion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wayne Simpson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Simpson | 7.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Wayne Granger | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |