Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 63
Played on Saturday, June 24, 1972 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 2 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 Wynn rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 9 4 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 Howard c 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 Dierker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Totals 35 4 10 4 1 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-Metzger-May. E: Rader (4), Helms (9). BATTING - 2B: Rader (13,off Billingham); Cedeno (14,off Billingham). HR: May (12,8th inning off Borbon 0 on 2 out). SH: Dierker (4,off Billingham). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (17,2nd base off Billingham/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 Tolan cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 16 2 Hague rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Menke 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 8 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McRae ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 4 27 20 FIELDING - DP: 1. Menke-Perez-Concepcion. BATTING - 2B: Tolan (14,off Dierker). HR: Perez (10,9th inning off Dierker 0 on 1 out). GDP: Concepcion (6,off Dierker). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (27,2nd base off Dierker/Howard). CS: Tolan (8,2nd base by Dierker/Howard).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(7-4) 9 7 1 1 0 4 1 34
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham L(4-8) 5 6 3 3 1 0 0 21 Borbon 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 Carroll 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 10 4 4 1 2 1 37 Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 31907 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 Hague rf 7. Helms 2b Menke 3b 8. Howard c Concepcion ss 9. Dierker p Billingham p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second; Wynn singled to center [Cedeno scored]; May flied out to right; Watson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to second; Morgan stole second; On a bunt Tolan singled [Morgan to third]; Tolan was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms singled to center; Howard popped to second; Dierker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Hague grounded out (first unassisted); Menke reached on an error by Rader [Menke to first]; Concepcion forced Menke (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Billingham reached on an error by Helms [Billingham to first]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher) [Billingham to second]; Morgan flied out to center; Tolan popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher); Bob Watson's ball caromed off Jack Billingham's foot; Rader doubled to center; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez lined to left; Hague was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howard walked; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Howard to second]; Metzger singled to second [Howard to third]; Cedeno doubled [Howard scored, Metzger scored]; Wynn hit into a double play (third to first to shortstop) [Cedeno out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Menke singled to center; Concepcion flied out to center; UHLAENDER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Uhlaender popped to second; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (third to first); Rader singled to left; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Tolan doubled to right; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 7TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Hague grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke singled to left; Concepcion grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Menke out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; May homered; Watson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: MCRAE BATTED FOR BORBON; McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose singled to center; Morgan flied out to right; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. ASTROS 9TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CARROLL REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms singled to left; Howard singled to center [Helms to second]; Dierker was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Bench struck out; Perez homered; Hague popped to catcher; Menke struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 2 6 Reds 1 7 0 6
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