Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 71
Played on Monday, June 24, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
HOU N    0  4  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 10  1
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose lf                       3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Geronimo cf                   4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Morgan 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       5   2
Bench 3b,c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Perez 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
Concepcion ss                 4   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
Rettenmund rf                 4   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
Plummer c                     2   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
  Driessen ph,3b              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Gullett p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  King ph                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Borbon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Crowley ph                  1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Hall p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   1   5   1       1   8      24  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Driessen-Morgan-Perez.

BATTING - 
2B: Rettenmund (4,off Griffin).
HBP: Rose (3,by Griffin).
Team LOB: 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf,lf                   3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Metzger ss                    4   0   1   1       0   1       1   1
Cedeno cf                     3   1   2   2       1   1       1   0
Watson lf                     3   0   2   0       1   1       2   0
  Gallagher rf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
L. May 1b                     4   1   2   0       0   0      11   1
C. Johnson c                  3   1   0   0       1   0       8   0
Rader 3b                      4   1   1   3       0   0       1   3
Helms 2b                      3   1   1   0       0   0       1   5
Griffin p                     2   1   1   0       0   1       1   1
Totals                       29   6  10   6       3   5      27  11

FIELDING - 
E: Griffin (4).

BATTING - 
2B: Cedeno (15,off Gullett); L. May (12,off Gullett).
HR: Rader (7,2nd inning off Gullett 2 on 0 out); Cedeno (15,7th inning off
Hall 1 on 2 out).
SH: Griffin (7,off Gullett); Gross (2,off Hall).
GDP: C. Johnson (2,off Hall).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Cedeno (9,3rd base by Gullett/Plummer).

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gullett L(7-5)                4     6   4   4   2   3   1  19
Borbon                        2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7
Hall                          2     3   2   2   0   1   1   8
Totals                        8    10   6   6   3   5   2  34


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Griffin W(8-3)                9     5   1   1   1   8   0  34

HBP: Griffin (3,Rose).

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Paul Runge
Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 16428


Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros           
1. Rose                lf        Gross               rf
2. Geronimo            cf        Metzger             ss
3. Morgan              2b        Cedeno              cf
4. Bench               3b        Watson              lf
5. Perez               1b        L. May              1b
6. Concepcion          ss        C. Johnson          c
7. Rettenmund          rf        Rader               3b
8. Plummer             c         Helms               2b
9. Gullett             p         Griffin             p

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; Morgan
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled; Watson
walked; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench lined to third; Perez struck out; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May doubled to left; C. Johnson walked; Rader
homered [L. May scored, C. Johnson scored]; Helms singled to
right; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Helms to second]; Gross flied out to center; Metzger singled to
right [Helms scored]; Cedeno struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 0, Astros 4.

REDS 3RD: Rettenmund made an out to shortstop; Plummer singled;
Gullett struck out; Rose was hit by a pitch [Plummer to second];
Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Reds 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson singled to left; L. May popped to second in
foul territory; C. Johnson flied out to center; Rader made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 4.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Morgan was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Griffin [Morgan to second]; Bench lined to
left; Perez grounded out (third to first); Concepcion struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms flied out to left; Griffin struck out; Gross
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros
4.

REDS 5TH: Rettenmund doubled; Plummer was called out on strikes;
KING BATTED FOR GULLETT; King singled [Rettenmund scored]; Rose
grounded out (third to first) [King to second]; Geronimo struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: BORBON REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Metzger was called
out on strikes; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Watson singled; L. May grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: C. Johnson made an out to second; Rader flied out to
right; Helms flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 4.

REDS 7TH: Concepcion lined to second; Rettenmund singled;
DRIESSEN BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Driessen grounded out (second to
first) [Rettenmund to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON;
Crowley singled to second [Rettenmund to third]; Rose grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); DRIESSEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HALL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING);
Griffin singled; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Griffin to second]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cedeno homered [Griffin scored]; Watson struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

REDS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Geronimo flied out to center; Morgan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: L. May singled; C. Johnson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [L. May out at second]; Rader
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

REDS 9TH: Perez flied out to left; Concepcion struck out;
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             1   5   0    6
 Astros           6  10   1    4


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