Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 152
Played on Tuesday, October 3, 1972 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 2 1 CIN N 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 6 6 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Chiles lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Alou ph,lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Howard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 2 1 1 5 24 6 FIELDING - E: Metzger (22). BATTING - 2B: May (31,off Grimsley). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (55,2nd base off Nolan/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 Tolan cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 Bench c 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Menke 3b 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 Geronimo rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 Chaney ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 Nolan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Foster ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Grimsley p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 30 6 6 6 7 6 27 10 FIELDING - E: Chaney (10). BATTING - 2B: Geronimo (9,off Culver). SF: Chaney (1,off Culver). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (57,2nd base off Griffin/Howard).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(6-8) 5 4 5 3 3 3 0 23 Griffin 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 Culver 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 Totals 8 6 6 4 7 6 0 38 WP: Forsch (9), Culver (2).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nolan W(15-5) 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 Grimsley SV(1) 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 14 Totals 9 2 1 0 1 5 0 31 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 10069 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Metzger ss Rose lf 2. Wynn rf Morgan 2b 3. Cedeno cf Tolan cf 4. May 1b Bench c 5. Rader 3b Perez 1b 6. Chiles lf Menke 3b 7. Helms 2b Geronimo rf 8. Howard c Chaney ss 9. Forsch p Nolan p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan forced Morgan (second to shortstop) [Rose to third]; Bench reached on an error by Metzger [Rose scored (RBI), Tolan to second, Bench to first]; Perez flied out to left; Menke walked [Tolan to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo singled to left [Tolan scored (unearned), Bench scored (unearned), Menke to second]; Chaney struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Helms lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Nolan struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Tolan struck out; Bench flied out to right; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to left; Chiles forced Rader (second to shortstop); Helms lined to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR NOLAN; Foster walked; Rose singled to center [Foster to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Foster to third, Rose to second]; Morgan singled to left [Foster scored, Rose scored, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 6TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Johnson flied out to right; Metzger struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Menke walked; Geronimo singled to right [Menke to third]; Chaney flied out to right; Grimsley struck out; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Chaney [Cedeno to first]; May doubled to right [Cedeno to third]; Rader struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR CHILES; Alou grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Helms popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Tolan flied out to right; Bench flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Howard flied out to center; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Sutherland flied out to left; Metzger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Menke walked; Geronimo doubled to right [Menke to third]; Chaney hit a sacrifice fly to center [Menke scored]; Culver threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to third]; Grimsley struck out; Rose walked; Morgan lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn struck out; Cedeno flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 2 1 3 Reds 6 6 1 8
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