Cubs @ Reds
July 31, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 16 2
Reds 7 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 16 2
Reds 7 10 1

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .299
OBP .500 .348
At Bats 4 401
Hits 2 120
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 1 26
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 36
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 1 101

Roberto Rodriguez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 5
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Riverfront Stadium - July 31, 1970
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Strikeout
Roberto Rodriguez
Jack Hiatt
Jim Hickman
Glenn Beckert
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Cleo James
Johnny Callison
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 11 16 2 7
Cincinnati Reds 7 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Roberto Rodriguez
Losing Pitcher Jim Merritt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Callison
Attendance 50,056
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. James settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 9 Wayne Granger now pitching. Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out.
Bottom 8 Ty Cline pinch hits for Ray Washburn. Cline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cleo James now playing center field. Carbo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Washburn covering, for the out.
Top 8 Ray Washburn now pitching. Hickman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Santo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Santo reaches second base with a double. Kessinger goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Williams hits a popup towards third. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 May hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hiatt takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 John Noriega now pitching. Pepitone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tolan hits a popup towards first. Hickman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bravo tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Angel Bravo pinch hits for Clay Carroll. Bravo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone who is chasing the ball. Bravo reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Hickman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Santo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Williams reaches second base with a double. Beckert goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bernie Carbo now playing left field. Johnny Bench now catching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Pat Corrales. Roberto Rodriguez now pitching. Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 5 May strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Tolan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hickman scoops it up and throws to first, with Colborn covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clay Carroll now pitching. Hickman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Merritt fires to first and picks off Santo.
Top 4 Santo hits a line drive into left field. Bench picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bench. Beckert scores. Williams moves to third.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beckert moves to second.
Top 4 Beckert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stewart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Corrales hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Beckert reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stewart hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pepitone. Bench reaches second base with a double. Perez scores.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Colborn is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Hiatt is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Callison reaches second base with a double. Santo scores. Hickman goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hickman is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Santo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tolan hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rose is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Merritt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 2 Beckert hits a fly ball into left field. Bench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Kessinger reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Colborn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hiatt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Corrales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Corrales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bench tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. May reaches second base with a double. Rose scores. Tolan scores. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo juggles the ball. That's an error on Santo.
Bottom 1 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Tolan. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Tolan steals second.
Bottom 1 Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Callison hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stewart reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pepitone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rose. Pepitone reaches second base with a double. Hickman scores.
Top 1 Hickman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bench. Hickman reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. Beckert scores. There goes Santo trying to get to home. Bench throws the ball in to Corrales, who tags Santo for the out.
Top 1 Santo is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out. Kessinger moves to third. Beckert moves to second.
Top 1 Beckert bunts towards third. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger moves to second.
Top 1 Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.