Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 153
Played on Wednesday, October 4, 1972 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 CIN N 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 x - 4 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Miller lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Stewart cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 Rader 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Fenwick pr,2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Chiles rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sutherland 2b,3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Stinson c 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 Cosgrove p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 1 1 6 24 8 FIELDING - E: Stinson (1). BATTING - SH: Cosgrove (1,off McGlothlin). HBP: Stinson (1,by Billingham). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (23,2nd base off Hall/Plummer).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 Chaney 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Tolan cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench rf 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hague ph,1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Perez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 Geronimo pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Menke 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 5 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 McRae rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 7 4 4 4 27 12 FIELDING - E: Perez (9). BATTING - 2B: Perez (33,off Cosgrove); Concepcion (13,off Cosgrove). HR: Concepcion (2,4th inning off Cosgrove 0 on 1 out). SF: Bench (12,off Cosgrove). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Tolan (42,2nd base off Cosgrove/Stinson); Morgan (58,2nd base off Cosgrove/Stinson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cosgrove L(0-1) 6 5 3 3 3 3 1 26 Gladding 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 Totals 8 7 4 4 4 4 1 34 WP: Cosgrove (1).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Billingham 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 9 McGlothlin W(9-8) 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 13 Hall 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 Carroll SV(37) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 2 1 1 6 0 37 HBP: Billingham (7,Stinson). Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 10079 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Metzger ss Rose lf 2. Miller lf Morgan 2b 3. Cedeno cf Tolan cf 4. May 1b Bench rf 5. Rader 3b Perez 1b 6. Chiles rf Menke 3b 7. Sutherland 2b Concepcion ss 8. Stinson c Plummer c 9. Cosgrove p Borbon p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to third in foul territory; On a bunt Tolan singled; Cosgrove threw a wild pitch [Tolan to second]; Bench walked; Perez doubled to left [Tolan scored, Bench to third]; Menke flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 2ND: BILLINGHAM REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); May struck out; Rader singled to shortstop; FENWICK RAN FOR RADER; Chiles grounded out (second to first) [Fenwick to second]; Sutherland singled to left [Fenwick scored]; Stinson was hit by a pitch [Sutherland to second]; Cosgrove forced Stinson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: FENWICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SUTHERLAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Concepcion doubled to center; Plummer flied out to center [Concepcion to third]; Billingham struck out; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger was called out on strikes; Miller flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: STEWART REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Morgan struck out; Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second; Bench flied out to left; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); May struck out; Fenwick singled to center; Chiles forced Fenwick (second to shortstop); Sutherland forced Chiles (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Menke was called out on strikes; Concepcion homered; Plummer flied out to right; McGlothlin walked; Rose forced McGlothlin (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Stinson singled to right; Cosgrove out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stinson to second]; Metzger lined to pitcher; Miller reached on an error by Perez [Stinson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Miller to first]; Stewart popped to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second [Morgan to third (error by Stinson)]; Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Perez popped to shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. ASTROS 6TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Fenwick struck out; Chiles singled to center; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. REDS 6TH: Menke popped to shortstop; Concepcion flied out to left; Plummer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. ASTROS 7TH: HALL REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); MCRAE REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PLAYING RF); Stinson struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Alou singled to center; Metzger forced Alou (second to shortstop); Metzger stole second; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: GLADDING REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. ASTROS 8TH: Stewart walked; May singled to center [Stewart to second]; On a bunt Fenwick popped to third in foul territory; WYNN BATTED FOR CHILES; Wynn flied out to left; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Tolan walked; HAGUE BATTED FOR HALL; Hague singled to left [Tolan to third]; Perez singled to center [Tolan scored, Hague to second]; GERONIMO RAN FOR PEREZ; Hague was out trying to advance to third and Geronimo advanced to second (catcher to third); Menke struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. ASTROS 9TH: HAGUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GERONIMO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CARROLL REPLACED TOLAN (PITCHING); Stinson popped to shortstop; EDWARDS BATTED FOR GLADDING; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 7 1 8 Reds 4 7 1 6
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