Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 140
Played on Monday, September 3, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 8 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 13 2
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Morgan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 Driessen 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Perez 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Bench c 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 Kosco rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 Armbrister cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Chaney ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Menke ph,ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Griffey ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Billingham p 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Gagliano ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 36 4 8 4 4 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Driessen-Morgan-Perez. E: Driessen (12). BATTING - 2B: Armbrister (1,off Pizarro); Bench (15,off Pizarro). HR: Kosco (7,2nd inning off Pizarro 0 on 2 out). GDP: Perez (11,off Pizarro). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Griffey (2,2nd base off Forsch/Edwards).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gallagher rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Watson lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 Rader 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 May 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 12 0 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 Helms 2b 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 4 Pizarro p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Busse ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 3 13 2 5 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Helms-May. E: Torres (3), Pizarro (1). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (28,off Billingham); May (21,off Billingham); Helms (27,off Billingham). SH: Stewart (3,off Borbon). GDP: Watson (16,off Borbon). IBB: Edwards (7,by Billingham). Team LOB: 13.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham 6 7 3 0 5 4 0 29 Borbon W(7-4) 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 14 Totals 9 13 3 0 5 6 0 43 WP: Billingham (10). IBB: Billingham (10,Edwards).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pizarro L(2-3) 7.2 6 4 4 4 5 1 34 Forsch 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Crawford 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 7 1 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 3-2. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Augie Donatelli Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 10319 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Gallagher rf 2. Morgan 2b Torres ss 3. Driessen 3b Cedeno cf 4. Perez 1b Watson lf 5. Bench c Rader 3b 6. Kosco rf May 1b 7. Armbrister cf Edwards c 8. Chaney ss Helms 2b 9. Billingham p Pizarro p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Torres walked; Cedeno struck out; Watson walked [Torres to second]; Rader singled to left [Torres out at home (left to catcher), Watson to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to right; Bench grounded out (first unassisted); Kosco homered; Armbrister doubled; Chaney grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Helms singled; Pizarro grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Billingham singled; Rose reached on an error by Torres [Billingham to second, Rose to first]; Morgan struck out; Driessen reached on an error by Pizarro [Billingham to third, Rose to second, Driessen to first]; Perez grounded into a double play (second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Torres was called out on strikes; Cedeno doubled to left; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson walked; Rader forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Bench walked; Kosco forced Bench (shortstop to second); Armbrister grounded out (second to first) [Kosco to second]; Chaney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: May struck out; Edwards singled to right; Helms flied out to center; Pizarro walked [Edwards to second]; Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Billingham struck out; Rose flied out to right; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; Watson singled; Rader reached on an error by Driessen [Watson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rader to second]; May doubled [Rader scored (unearned)]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms doubled to left [May scored (unearned), Edwards out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Driessen lined to right; Perez flied out to right; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Pizarro flied to left in foul territory; Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); Torres grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Kosco was called out on strikes; Armbrister struck out; MENKE BATTED FOR CHANEY; Menke walked; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Gagliano walked [Menke to second]; Rose singled to third [Menke scored, Gagliano to third]; Morgan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: MENKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson singled to center; Rader singled to center [Watson to second]; May popped to shortstop; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied out to left; Bench doubled; Kosco walked; Armbrister singled to shortstop [Bench to third, Kosco to second]; FORSCH REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); GRIFFEY BATTED FOR MENKE; Griffey singled to center [Bench scored, Kosco scored, Armbrister to third]; Griffey stole second; Borbon struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PLAYING CF); CROSBY REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING SS); Helms singled to left; STEWART BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stewart out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Gallagher struck out; WYNN BATTED FOR TORRES; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); BUSSE REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan struck out; Driessen singled to third; Perez forced Driessen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno singled to shortstop; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Rader singled to center; May singled to shortstop [Rader to second]; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 4 8 1 9 Astros 3 13 2 13
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