Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 72
Played on Tuesday, June 25, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Geronimo cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Morgan 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 8 Bench c 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 0 Perez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Chaney pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Driessen 3b,1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 6 3 3 8 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 2. Concepcion-Morgan-Perez, Morgan-Concepcion-Driessen. BATTING - 2B: Bench (13,off Dierker). HR: Geronimo (2,7th inning off Dierker 0 on 0 out). GDP: Billingham (1,off Forsch). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan 2 (33,2nd base off Dierker/M. May 2). CS: Morgan (9,2nd base by Dierker/M. May); Driessen (4,2nd base by Dierker/M. May).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 Watson lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. May c 4 0 2 1 0 0 8 3 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. M. May-Helms, Helms-Metzger-L. May. BATTING - 2B: Watson (8,off Billingham). HR: Cedeno (16,9th inning off Billingham 0 on 0 out). GDP: Helms (6,off Billingham); M. May (4,off C. Carroll). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham W(7-6) 8 7 2 2 1 4 1 31 C. Carroll SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 1 33 Billingham faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carroll 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker L(5-4) 6 5 3 3 3 7 1 24 Forsch 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Cosgrove 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 8 1 33 Dierker faced 5 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 21449 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Gross rf 2. Geronimo cf Metzger ss 3. Morgan 2b Cedeno cf 4. Bench c Watson lf 5. Perez 1b L. May 1b 6. Driessen 3b M. May c 7. Rettenmund rf Rader 3b 8. Concepcion ss Helms 2b 9. Billingham p Dierker p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross popped to shortstop; Metzger singled to center; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to second]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez grounded out (catcher to first); Driessen flied out to center; Rettenmund struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May flied out to center; M. May singled to right; Rader singled to right [M. May to second]; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to center; Billingham struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Geronimo popped to first; Morgan walked; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson doubled to left; L. May flied out to left; M. May singled to center [Watson scored]; Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Driessen walked; Rettenmund struck out while Driessen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker popped to catcher in foul territory; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Billingham struck out; Rose grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson walked; L. May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Geronimo homered; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Bench doubled to right [Morgan scored]; Perez singled [Bench to third]; CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Driessen singled [Bench scored, Chaney to second]; FORSCH REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Rettenmund popped to pitcher; Concepcion singled [Chaney to third, Driessen to second]; Billingham grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); M. May grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard grounded out (second to first); Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: COSGROVE REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Bench flied out to center; Chaney struck out; Driessen flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno homered; Watson singled to left; C. CARROLL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); L. May forced Watson (third to second) [L. May to first]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR L. MAY; M. May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 3 6 0 3 Astros 2 7 0 4
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