Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 62
Played on Friday, June 23, 1972 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 CIN N 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 x - 7 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Wynn rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 Howard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fenwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 0 1 7 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Helms-May. E: Metzger (11). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (13,off Grimsley). GDP: Rader (8,off Grimsley). Team LOB: 5.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 Morgan 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 Tolan cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Bench c 3 1 1 3 1 0 8 0 Perez 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 Foster rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Menke 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 Grimsley p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 29 7 6 6 6 6 27 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Concepcion-Morgan-Perez. E: Concepcion (10). BATTING - 2B: Concepcion (7,off Reuss); Menke (6,off Gladding). HR: Bench (19,4th inning off Reuss 2 on 1 out). SF: Perez (2,off Gladding). GDP: Tolan (6,off Reuss). IBB: Bench (8,by Gibbon); Concepcion (5,by Gladding). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Rose (2,2nd base off Gibbon/Howard); Tolan (20,2nd base off Gibbon/Howard).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss L(5-6) 5 3 4 3 3 4 1 21 York 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 Gibbon 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 4 Gladding 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 8 6 7 6 6 6 1 36 Gibbon faced 4 batters in the 8th inning IBB: Gibbon (3,Bench); Gladding (2,Concepcion). Inherited Runners - Scored: Gladding 3-2. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Grimsley W(4-2) 9 5 1 0 1 7 0 33 WP: Grimsley (3). Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 20401 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 Foster rf 7. Helms 2b Menke 3b 8. Howard c Concepcion ss 9. Reuss p Grimsley p ASTROS 1ST: 43 minute rain delay before start of game; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno doubled to left; Wynn flied out to right; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose (shortstop to second); Tolan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); Foster popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard flied out to left; Reuss struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Menke grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Wynn popped to shortstop; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan struck out; Bench homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Perez walked; Foster struck out; Menke grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled to right; Rader flied out to right; Helms flied out to center; Howard forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Concepcion doubled; On a bunt Grimsley struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Morgan reached on an error by Metzger [Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to first]; Tolan flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: FENWICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Fenwick struck out; Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled to center; Wynn popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: YORK REPLACED FENWICK (PITCHING); Bench flied out to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: May popped to first in foul territory; Watson singled to center; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 8TH: Helms walked; Howard popped to second; ALOU BATTED FOR YORK; Alou flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Rose walked; Rose stole second; On a bunt Morgan singled [Rose to third]; Tolan singled [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Tolan stole second; Bench was walked intentionally; GLADDING REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; HAGUE BATTED FOR FOSTER; Hague was called out on strikes; Menke doubled to left [Tolan scored, Bench to third]; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Grimsley flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 7. ASTROS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Cedeno flied out to right; Wynn reached on an error by Concepcion [Wynn to first]; May singled to left [Wynn to third]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Wynn scored (unearned), May to second]; Watson struck out; Rader flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 5 1 5 Reds 7 6 1 5
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