Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 144
Played on Friday, September 22, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 5 0 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 5 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 1 Tolan cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 Bench c 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 Perez 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 Menke 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 Geronimo rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Grimsley p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carroll p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 4 5 4 6 12 27 10 BATTING - HR: Rose (6,2nd inning off Reuss 0 on 2 out); Bench (37,6th inning off Reuss 0 on 0 out). SH: Morgan (3,off Dierker); Tolan (6,off Reuss). SF: Perez (6,off Dierker). HBP: Geronimo (3,by Reuss). IBB: Menke (1,by Reuss). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (56,2nd base off Reuss/Howard).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wynn rf 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 May 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Watson lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Howard c 2 1 0 0 1 1 12 1 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 5 3 7 3 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Watson (25,off Grimsley). SH: Reuss (1,off Grimsley). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Grimsley W(14-7) 7.2 4 3 3 3 3 0 30 Borbon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Carroll SV(33) 1.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 Totals 9 5 3 3 7 3 0 39 WP: Borbon (3). Inherited Runners - Scored: Borbon 2-2; Carroll 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(15-8) 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 0 6 Reuss 7.1 2 2 2 3 10 2 28 Cosgrove 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 Totals 9 5 4 4 6 12 2 39 HBP: Reuss (10,Geronimo). IBB: Reuss (3,Menke). Inherited Runners - Scored: Reuss 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 15490 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Metzger ss 2. Morgan 2b Wynn rf 3. Tolan cf Cedeno cf 4. Bench c May 1b 5. Perez 1b Watson lf 6. Menke 3b Rader 3b 7. Geronimo rf Helms 2b 8. Chaney ss Howard c 9. Grimsley p Dierker p REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Rose to second]; Tolan walked; Bench walked [Rose to third, Tolan to second]; Perez lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored]; Menke singled to right [Tolan scored, Bench to third]; REUSS REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Chaney popped to third; Grimsley was called out on strikes; Rose homered; Morgan flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson doubled to right; Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Tolan struck out; Bench flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard walked; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Howard to second]; Metzger singled to left [Howard to third]; Wynn singled to shortstop [Howard scored, Metzger to second]; Cedeno flied out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Menke flied out to left; Geronimo was hit by a pitch; Chaney flied out to left; Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to left; Rader lined to left; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Tolan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Howard popped to second; Reuss lined to right; Metzger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Bench homered; Perez struck out; Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn walked; Cedeno flied out to center; May lined to right; Watson forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Chaney struck out; Grimsley was called out on strikes; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Helms lined to second; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Tolan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Morgan to third]; Bench walked; Perez reached on a fielder's choice [Morgan out at home (third to catcher to third), Bench to third, Perez to second]; Menke was walked intentionally; MCRAE BATTED FOR GERONIMO; McRae forced Menke (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); ALOU BATTED FOR REUSS; Alou popped to second in foul territory; Metzger popped to second; Wynn walked; Cedeno singled to third [Wynn to second]; BORBON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Borbon threw a wild pitch [Wynn to third, Cedeno to second]; May walked; Watson singled to center [Wynn scored, Cedeno scored, May to second]; CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: COSGROVE REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Chaney popped to second; Carroll singled to left; Rose struck out; Morgan singled to right [Carroll to second]; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Helms walked; EDWARDS BATTED FOR HOWARD; On a bunt Edwards made an out to pitcher; MILLER BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Miller walked [Helms to second]; Metzger forced Miller (shortstop to second) [Helms to third]; Wynn walked [Metzger to second]; Cedeno forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 4 5 0 8 Astros 3 5 0 9
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