Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 135
Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 - 7 8 1 HOU N 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 6 Bench c 2 2 1 1 2 0 6 0 Perez 1b 4 0 2 3 0 1 13 1 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Foster rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kennedy 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kirby p 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Rettenmund ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crowley ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 7 8 6 7 4 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Morgan-Perez, Concepcion-Morgan-Perez. E: Kirby (10). BATTING - 2B: Concepcion (23,off Roberts). SF: Perez (8,off Roberts); Bench (4,off J. Johnson). GDP: Rose (6,off Roberts). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 Metzger ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 L. May 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 Campbell pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. May c 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Rader 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Milbourne 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 de los Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 5 2 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Metzger-Milbourne-L. May, Howard-Milbourne. E: Forsch (1). BATTING - HR: L. May (22,5th inning off Kirby 0 on 2 out). SF: L. May (7,off Kirby). GDP: Rader (13,off Borbon); Gross (12,off C. Carroll). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kirby 6 6 5 5 2 6 1 27 Borbon W(9-6) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 C. Carroll 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 6 1 37
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts 6.2 5 5 5 6 4 0 30 Forsch L(5-6) 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 7 de los Santos 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 J. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 7 7 7 4 0 40 Forsch faced 2 batters in the 9th inning de los Santos faced 1 batter in the 9th inning WP: Roberts (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 3-2; de los Santos 2-1; J. Johnson 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 6894 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose lf Gross rf 2. Morgan 2b Metzger ss 3. Bench c Cedeno cf 4. Perez 1b L. May 1b 5. Concepcion ss M. May c 6. Foster rf Rader 3b 7. Geronimo cf Howard lf 8. Kennedy 3b Milbourne 2b 9. Kirby p Roberts p REDS 1ST: Rose popped to first in foul territory; Morgan walked; Bench singled [Morgan to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored]; Concepcion doubled [Bench to third]; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Bench scored]; Foster struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Metzger walked [Gross to second]; Cedeno singled [Gross to third, Metzger to second]; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gross scored]; M. May singled [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third, M. May to second (on throw)]; Rader singled to left [Cedeno scored, M. May scored]; Howard flied out to left; Milbourne reached on an error by Kirby [Rader to second, Milbourne to first]; Roberts struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy walked; Kirby walked [Kennedy to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirby out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 2ND: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger walked; Cedeno struck out; L. May forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to center; Bench flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 3RD: M. May grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster popped to second; Geronimo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Roberts struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. REDS 5TH: Kennedy flied out to left; Kirby struck out; Rose walked; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno popped to first; L. May homered; M. May popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 5. REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Perez singled to right [Bench to third]; Concepcion forced Perez (shortstop to second) [Bench scored]; Foster forced Concepcion (shortstop to second); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard singled to center; Milbourne grounded out (second to first) [Howard to second]; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 5. REDS 7TH: Kennedy singled to left; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR KIRBY; Rettenmund singled to third [Kennedy to second]; Rose lined to right; Morgan flied out to right [Kennedy to third]; Bench walked [Rettenmund to second]; FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Perez singled to right [Kennedy scored, Rettenmund scored, Bench to third]; Concepcion flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5. REDS 8TH: Foster flied out to right; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); KING BATTED FOR KENNEDY; King grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED KING (PLAYING 3B); L. May singled to right; CAMPBELL RAN FOR L. MAY; M. May singled to center [Campbell to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to first) [Campbell to third, M. May out at second]; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 5. REDS 9TH: CAMPBELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Crowley walked; Crowley was picked off first but was safe on an error by Forsch [Crowley to third]; Rose singled to shortstop [Crowley stayed at third]; DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Morgan singled to right [Crowley scored, Rose to third]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED DE LOS SANTOS (PITCHING); Bench hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose scored, Morgan to second]; Perez hit into a double play (left to second) [Morgan out at third]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED CROWLEY (PITCHING); Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; C. Johnson singled to center; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [C. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 7 8 1 6 Astros 5 9 1 5
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