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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