Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 99
Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 5 Tolan cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 Geronimo rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Menke 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Simpson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 30 3 5 3 4 7 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Bench (15,off Forsch). HR: Morgan (13,5th inning off Culver 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Tolan 2 (13,2nd base by Culver/Edwards 2).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Wynn rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 2 27 6 BATTING - HR: Wynn (18,4th inning off Simpson 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Simpson W(7-4) 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 Culver L(3-2) 4.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 Griffin 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 York 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 7 1 34 Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 31405 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. Geronimo rf Edwards c 7. Menke 3b Rader 3b 8. Chaney ss Helms 2b 9. Simpson p Forsch p REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan popped to shortstop; Bench doubled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; Geronimo walked; CULVER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Menke forced Geronimo (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Chaney flied out to center; Simpson struck out; Rose singled to center; Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; Edwards popped to second; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Tolan singled to right; Bench flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Culver struck out; Metzger singled to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke flied out to center; Chaney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; May flied out to left; Watson singled to left; Edwards flied out to center; Rader singled to left [Watson to second]; Helms flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Morgan homered [Rose scored]; Tolan singled to center; Bench flied out to left; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CULVER; Stewart grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to left; Wynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Chaney flied out to left; Simpson struck out; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms popped to third; STINSON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Stinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: YORK REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Morgan popped to second; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Wynn grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: Perez lined to shortstop; Geronimo struck out; Menke popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 3 5 0 4 Astros 1 7 0 6
Data courtesy of Retrosheet