Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 5
Regular Season Game 5
Played on Wednesday, April 19, 1972 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 7 2 CIN N 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 - 5 10 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 Cedeno cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 Wynn rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 May 1b 4 1 0 0 1 4 9 1 Watson lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Rader 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Edwards c 3 2 1 0 1 0 8 1 Reuss p 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 32 7 7 6 7 8 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Helms-May. E: Wynn (1), Reuss (1). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno 2 (3,off Billingham,off Borbon); Edwards (1,off Billingham). HBP: Watson (1,by Billingham). GDP: Helms (1,off Billingham). IBB: Edwards (1,by Borbon). Team LOB: 6.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 Tolan cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Bench c 3 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 10 0 Menke 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Foster rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Javier ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 10 4 2 5 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Menke-Morgan-Perez, Perez. E: Borbon (1). BATTING - 2B: Javier (1,off Reuss); Foster (2,off Reuss). 3B: Tolan (2,off Reuss). HR: Perez (2,6th inning off Reuss 0 on 1 out). SF: Bench (1,off Reuss); Tolan (1,off Blasingame). GDP: Bench (2,off Culver). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (4,2nd base off Reuss/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss W(1-0) 6 9 5 4 2 4 1 29 Blasingame 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Culver SV(1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 5 1 38 Reuss faced 2 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Blasingame 2-1; Culver 1-0. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham L(0-2) 2 6 6 6 3 2 0 15 Borbon 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 12 Sprague 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Hall 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 Totals 9 7 7 7 7 8 0 40 Billingham faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning WP: Billingham 2 (2). HBP: Billingham (1,Watson). IBB: Borbon (1,Edwards). Inherited Runners - Scored: Borbon 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 6217 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Metzger ss Rose lf 2. Cedeno cf Morgan 2b 3. Wynn rf Tolan cf 4. May 1b Bench c 5. Watson lf Perez 1b 6. Rader 3b Menke 3b 7. Helms 2b Foster rf 8. Edwards c Concepcion ss 9. Reuss p Billingham p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Cedeno doubled to left [Metzger to third]; Wynn singled to center [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Cedeno scored, Wynn to second]; May struck out; Watson walked; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Wynn to third, Watson to second]; Rader walked; Helms grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted) [Morgan to third]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards doubled; Reuss was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to third]; Cedeno singled to third [Edwards scored]; Wynn grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez popped to shortstop; Menke popped to center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: May walked; Watson was hit by a pitch [May to second]; Rader singled to center [May scored, Watson to second]; BORBON REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Watson was picked off second but was safe on an error by Borbon [Watson to third, Rader to second]; Helms popped to second; Edwards was walked intentionally; Reuss walked [Watson scored, Rader to third, Edwards to second]; Metzger forced Reuss (second to shortstop) [Rader scored, Edwards to third]; Cedeno doubled to right [Edwards scored, Metzger to third]; Wynn flied out to right; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to right; Borbon struck out; Rose singled to center; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: May was called out on strikes; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Tolan tripled to center; Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tolan scored]; Perez grounded out (third to first); Menke walked; Foster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to center; Edwards flied out to right; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); JAVIER BATTED FOR BORBON; Javier doubled to right; On a bunt Rose singled to pitcher [Javier scored (error by Reuss) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to third (error by Wynn)]; Morgan popped to shortstop; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); Metzger walked; Cedeno lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Metzger out at first]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez homered; Menke singled to center; Foster doubled to left [Menke to third]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first) [Menke scored]; MCRAE BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; McRae flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: HALL REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); May was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to right [Rose to third]; BLASINGAME REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Tolan hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rose scored]; CULVER REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: Helms flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Culver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Perez struck out; Menke popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn walked; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: CARBO BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); UHLAENDER BATTED FOR HALL; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); Rose singled to center; Morgan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 7 2 6 Reds 5 10 1 6
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