Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 40
Played on Friday, May 17, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 9 3
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 Bench 3b 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 Perez 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Driessen pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Foster cf,rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Rettenmund rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Plummer c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Norman p 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 4 10 1 3 8 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Driessen. BATTING - 2B: Morgan (7,off Osteen); Perez (6,off J. Johnson). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (16,3rd base off Osteen/M. May); Concepcion (5,2nd base off Osteen/M. May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 L. May 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 Rader 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 Brown rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 M. May c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 C. Johnson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Osteen p 2 0 1 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 Easler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 1 5 27 8 FIELDING - E: Metzger (4), L. May (1), Osteen (1). BATTING - 2B: Osteen (1,off Norman); Rader (7,off Norman). HR: Rader (5,7th inning off Norman 0 on 0 out). GDP: Easler (1,off C. Carroll). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman W(3-3) 8.1 8 2 2 1 5 1 34 C. Carroll SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 5 1 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carroll 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Osteen L(4-4) 7 8 4 1 3 5 0 34 J. Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 Totals 9 10 4 1 3 8 0 42 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Tom Gorman Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 16652 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Metzger ss 2. Morgan 2b Helms 2b 3. Bench 3b Cedeno cf 4. Perez 1b Watson lf 5. Foster cf L. May 1b 6. Concepcion ss Rader 3b 7. Rettenmund rf Brown rf 8. Plummer c M. May c 9. Norman p Osteen p REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench singled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Morgan stole third; Perez popped to third; Foster struck out; Concepcion reached on an error by Metzger [Morgan scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bench to second, Concepcion to first]; Rettenmund singled to third [Bench to third, Concepcion to second]; Plummer flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Helms flied out to left; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Norman struck out; Rose was called out on strikes; Morgan singled to center; Bench singled to second [Morgan to third]; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to right; L. May singled to center [Watson to second]; Rader lined to left; Brown flied out to right; M. May lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Foster grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Osteen doubled; Metzger struck out; Helms flied out to center; Cedeno popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Norman singled; Rose singled to right [Norman to second]; Morgan reached on an error by L. May [Norman scored (error by Osteen) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to second]; Bench grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to third]; Perez flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; L. May singled to left; Rader was called out on strikes; Brown popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Foster flied out to center; Concepcion walked; Concepcion stole second; Rettenmund lined to center; Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: M. May flied out to center; Osteen grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied out to center; Morgan doubled; Bench walked; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to second]; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 7TH: Foster struck out; Concepcion flied out to left; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); Rader homered; Brown was called out on strikes; M. May flied out to left; GROSS BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Gross flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Plummer singled to shortstop; Norman struck out; Rose flied out to center; Morgan made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to center; Helms flied out to right; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: Bench struck out; Perez doubled; DRIESSEN RAN FOR PEREZ; Foster struck out; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L. May flied out to center; Rader doubled; Brown singled to shortstop [Rader stayed at second]; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR M. MAY; C. CARROLL REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); C. Johnson singled to left [Rader scored, Brown to second]; EASLER BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; Easler grounded into a double play (second to first) [C. Johnson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 4 10 0 11 Astros 2 9 3 7
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