Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Regular Season Game 146
Played on Sunday, September 12, 1971 (D) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 5 2 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Geronimo lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 0 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 6 0 Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Edwards c 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 4 5 4 2 5 27 5 FIELDING - E: Metzger (12), Geronimo (1). BATTING - 3B: Metzger (11,off Simpson). HR: Mayberry (6,4th inning off Simpson 2 on 1 out); Cedeno (10,9th inning off Granger 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 3.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Carbo lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 May 1b 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 1 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Foster cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 4 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Concepcion ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simpson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cline ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 2 7 2 2 7 27 10 FIELDING - E: Sprague (1). BATTING - 2B: Rose (26,off Wilson). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(15-8) 9 7 2 0 2 7 0 38
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Simpson L(4-6) 5 4 3 3 1 3 1 20 Sprague 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gibbon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Granger 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Totals 9 5 4 4 2 5 2 34 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 12529 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Metzger ss Rose rf 2. Morgan 2b Carbo lf 3. Geronimo lf May 1b 4. Cedeno cf Perez 3b 5. Mayberry 1b Bench c 6. Wynn rf Foster cf 7. Rader 3b Helms 2b 8. Edwards c Chaney ss 9. Wilson p Simpson p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger made an out to shortstop; Morgan flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Carbo walked; May struck out; Perez struck out; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno made an out to second; Mayberry flied out to center; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: On a bunt Foster made an out to catcher; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader grounded out (second to first); Edwards walked; On a bunt Wilson forced Edwards (first to shortstop); Metzger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Rose flied out to center; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan singled to right; Geronimo flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left [Morgan to second]; Mayberry homered [Morgan scored, Cedeno scored]; Wynn struck out; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: May flied out to center; Perez singled to right; Bench lined to left; Foster singled to center [Perez to second]; Helms singled to shortstop [Perez to third, Foster to second]; Chaney popped to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards lined to second; Wilson struck out; Metzger tripled; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: CLINE BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Cline popped to second; Rose flied out to center; Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Geronimo reached on an error by Sprague; Cedeno forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); Mayberry forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: May flied out to left; Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Edwards flied out to center; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Helms reached on an error by Metzger; Chaney flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Smith walked [Helms to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: Carbo singled to left; May reached on an error by Geronimo [Carbo to third, May to second]; Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Foster singled to left [Carbo scored (unearned), May scored (unearned)]; Helms singled to right [Foster to third]; STEWART BATTED FOR CHANEY; Stewart grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); GRANGER REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Cedeno homered; Mayberry flied out to right; Wynn walked; Wynn was picked off first (pitcher to first); Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: MCRAE BATTED FOR GRANGER; McRae was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to center; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 5 2 3 Reds 2 7 1 9
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