Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 34
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, May 12, 1974 (D) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 CIN N 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 x - 5 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kelleher ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 C. Johnson ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Brown rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 M. May c 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Milbourne pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Osteen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 5 0 2 9 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Kelleher-Helms-L. May, Watson-L. May. BATTING - 2B: M. May (3,off Norman). GDP: Gross (2,off Norman). Team LOB: 5.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 Bench 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 Perez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 Driessen pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster cf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Concepcion ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 Rettenmund rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Plummer c 3 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 29 5 8 5 4 3 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Perez. BATTING - 2B: Plummer (1,off Osteen). HR: Concepcion (4,4th inning off Osteen 1 on 1 out); Rettenmund (3,7th inning off Osteen 0 on 0 out); Bench (5,8th inning off J. Johnson 0 on 0 out). SF: Geronimo (2,off J. Johnson). GDP: Perez (4,off Osteen). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Driessen (3,2nd base off J. Johnson/C. Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Osteen L(4-3) 7 6 3 3 3 2 2 29 J. Johnson 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 Totals 8 8 5 5 4 3 3 34 WP: Osteen (2). BK: Osteen (3).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman W(2-3) 9 5 0 0 2 9 0 32 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Satch Davidson Time of Game: 2:06 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Kelleher ss Rose lf 2. Helms 2b Morgan 2b 3. Cedeno cf Bench 3b 4. Watson lf Perez 1b 5. L. May 1b Foster cf 6. Rader 3b Concepcion ss 7. Brown rf Rettenmund rf 8. M. May c Plummer c 9. Osteen p Norman p ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms popped to first; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose lined to shortstop; Morgan walked; Osteen balked [Morgan to second]; Osteen threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Bench walked; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Brown singled to shortstop; M. May flied out to left; Osteen forced Brown (shortstop to second); Kelleher grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Plummer singled to center; On a bunt Norman struck out; Rose walked [Plummer to second]; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop) [Plummer to third]; Bench forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Helms flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to left; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Perez singled to shortstop; Foster popped to second; Concepcion homered [Perez scored]; Rettenmund flied out to right; Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); M. May doubled to right; Osteen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose flied out to right; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Kelleher singled to right; Helms flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; Watson forced Kelleher (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Bench flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster singled to left; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: L. May popped to first; Rader struck out; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: Rettenmund homered; Plummer doubled to left; On a bunt Norman made an out to first; Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 8TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); M. May walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR M. MAY; GROSS BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Gross grounded into a double play (second to first) [Milbourne out at second]; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR KELLEHER; C. Johnson walked; Helms singled to center [C. Johnson out at third (center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: C. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); J. JOHNSON REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Bench homered; Perez walked; DRIESSEN RAN FOR PEREZ; Driessen stole second; Foster struck out; Concepcion singled to shortstop [Driessen to third]; Geronimo sacrifice flied into a double play to left [Driessen scored, Concepcion out at second (left to first)]; Dave Concepcion thought there were two outs and kept running; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt Cedeno made an out to pitcher; Watson struck out; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 5 0 5 Reds 5 8 0 5
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