Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 42
Played on Thursday, June 1, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 - 10 11 0 HOU N 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 2
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Morgan 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 Tolan cf 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench c 3 1 2 1 2 0 8 1 Perez 1b 4 2 3 2 1 1 9 1 Foster rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Menke 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 Concepcion ss 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 6 McGlothlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Javier ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 McRae ph 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 10 11 10 5 11 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Concepcion (4,off Reuss); Rose (8,off Reuss); Tolan (10,off Ray). HR: McRae (1,6th inning off Reuss 3 on 2 out); Bench (10,7th inning off Gibbon 0 on 2 out); Perez (7,9th inning off Ray 1 on 1 out). SF: Morgan (1,off Reuss). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Cedeno cf 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 Wynn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Alou rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 9 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Rader 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 Howard c 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 Fenwick 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 6 7 27 9 FIELDING - E: Metzger (9), Reuss (3). BATTING - 2B: Wynn (9,off Borbon). HR: Cedeno (2,1st inning off McGlothlin 0 on 1 out); Rader (7,2nd inning off McGlothlin 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: May (1,2nd base off Sprague/Bench). CS: Fenwick (1,2nd base by McGlothlin/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothlin 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 19 Sprague W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Borbon SV(3) 4 3 0 0 1 3 0 16 Totals 9 7 3 3 6 7 2 39 WP: Sprague (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss L(3-4) 5.2 7 6 5 3 8 1 27 Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gibbon 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 Ray 2.1 3 3 3 1 3 1 11 Totals 9 11 10 9 5 11 3 43 Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ken Burkhart Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 14466 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Metzger ss 2. Morgan 2b Cedeno cf 3. Tolan cf Wynn rf 4. Bench c May 1b 5. Perez 1b Watson lf 6. Foster rf Rader 3b 7. Menke 3b Howard c 8. Concepcion ss Fenwick 2b 9. McGlothlin p Reuss p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Tolan singled to pitcher [Tolan to second (error by Reuss)]; Bench walked; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno homered; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); May walked; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Menke lined to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Rader homered; Howard grounded out (third to first); Fenwick walked; Fenwick was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reuss walked; Metzger forced Reuss (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 3RD: McGlothlin struck out; Rose flied out to right; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Wynn flied out to center; May singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Watson struck out; Rader singled to center [Cedeno scored, May to second]; Howard forced Rader (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 4TH: Tolan struck out; Bench walked; Perez singled to second [Bench to second]; Foster struck out; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Fenwick flied out to right; Reuss was called out on strikes; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Concepcion doubled to left; JAVIER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Javier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Concepcion to third]; Rose doubled to right [Concepcion scored, Rose to third (error by Metzger)]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rose scored (unearned)]; Tolan struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn lined to shortstop; May walked; May stole second; Sprague threw a wild pitch [May to third]; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Bench singled to center; Perez singled to right [Bench to second]; Foster grounded out (second to first) [Bench to third, Perez to second]; Menke reached on a fielder's choice [Bench out at home (third to catcher), Perez to third]; Concepcion walked [Menke to second]; MCRAE BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; McRae homered [Perez scored, Menke scored, Concepcion scored]; GRIFFIN REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Rose flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (third to first); Howard singled to right; Fenwick forced Howard (shortstop to second); MILLER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: GIBBON REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Morgan flied out to left; Tolan lined to right; Bench homered; Perez walked; RAY REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Foster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno singled to left; Wynn doubled to right [Cedeno to third]; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: ALOU REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); Menke singled to left; Concepcion grounded out (catcher to first) [Menke to second]; Borbon grounded out (third to first); Rose was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard popped to second; Fenwick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: Morgan walked; Tolan doubled to right [Morgan scored]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez homered [Tolan scored]; Foster popped to first; Menke struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED TOLAN (PLAYING CF); STEWART BATTED FOR RAY; Stewart was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno walked; ball four almost hit Cesar Cedeno, charged mound with his bat; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 10 11 0 6 Astros 3 7 2 9
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