Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 40
Played on Tuesday, May 30, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 - 9 10 0 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 5 10 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Morgan 2b 3 3 1 0 2 1 4 4 Tolan cf 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 Bench c 5 2 3 4 0 1 7 2 Hague 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 10 0 Menke 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 Geronimo rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Billingham p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 9 10 8 5 11 27 10 BATTING - 3B: Tolan (4,off Forsch). HR: Bench 2 (8,2nd inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Forsch 1 on 2 out). SF: Hague (3,off Wilson). IBB: Tolan (4,by Wilson). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Concepcion (7,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards); Morgan 2 (18,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards,2nd base off Blasingame/Edwards). CS: Tolan (5,3rd base by Blasingame/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Wynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 May 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 8 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Edwards c 4 0 2 2 0 0 13 1 Rader 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 10 5 0 6 27 9 FIELDING - PB: Edwards (2). BATTING - 2B: Rader (7,off Billingham); May (6,off Billingham). SF: Rader (3,off Carroll). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Rader (2,2nd base by Billingham/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham W(2-6) 8.1 9 5 5 0 6 0 33 Carroll SV(9) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 10 5 5 0 6 0 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Carroll 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(3-4) 5.1 7 4 4 1 6 1 24 Culver 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Blasingame 2 0 1 0 3 4 0 8 Forsch 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 7 Totals 9 10 9 8 5 11 2 41 WP: Blasingame (1). IBB: Wilson (2,Tolan). Inherited Runners - Scored: Culver 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 14539 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Metzger ss 2. Morgan 2b Miller rf 3. Tolan cf Wynn cf 4. Bench c May 1b 5. Hague 1b Watson lf 6. Menke 3b Edwards c 7. Concepcion ss Rader 3b 8. Geronimo rf Helms 2b 9. Billingham p Wilson p REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench hit an inside the park homer; Hague struck out; Menke struck out; Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (catcher to first); Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Billingham struck out; Rose struck out; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader doubled to right; Helms grounded out (second to first) [Rader to third]; On a bunt Wilson made an out to pitcher; Metzger singled to center [Rader scored]; Miller lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Tolan lined to catcher; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; May struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Concepcion struck out; Geronimo singled to left; Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to left; Rader was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Helms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to left [Rose to third]; Morgan stole second; Tolan was walked intentionally; Bench singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan to third, Tolan to second]; Hague hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored, Tolan to third]; Menke singled to left [Tolan scored, Bench to second]; CULVER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Concepcion forced Menke (third to second) [Bench to third]; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: STINSON BATTED FOR CULVER; Stinson flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Billingham grounded out (second to first); Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Edwards allowed a passed ball [Morgan to third]; Tolan walked; Blasingame threw a wild pitch [Morgan scored (unearned), Tolan to second]; Tolan was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Wynn popped to catcher; May doubled to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [May to third]; Edwards singled to center [May scored]; Rader popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Hague struck out; Menke walked; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Helms lined to second; STEWART BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Stewart was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Geronimo singled; Billingham struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Geronimo to second]; Morgan walked; Tolan tripled [Geronimo scored, Morgan scored]; Bench homered [Tolan scored]; Hague popped to first; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Miller struck out; Wynn singled to center; May singled to left [Wynn to second]; Watson singled to right [Wynn scored, May to second]; Edwards singled to right [May scored, Watson to third]; CARROLL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Rader hit a sacrifice fly to right [Watson scored]; ALOU BATTED FOR HELMS; Alou singled to left [Edwards to second]; CEDENO BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cedeno forced Alou (second unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 9 10 0 5 Astros 5 10 0 4
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