Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 136
Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  1  1
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose lf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Morgan 2b                     2   0   0   0       2   0       4   4
Bench c                       3   0   0   0       1   0       3   2
Perez 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   0      12   2
Driessen 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Chaney 3b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Geronimo cf                   2   1   0   0       2   0       3   0
Concepcion ss                 4   0   0   0       0   1       1   7
Foster rf                     1   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
Billingham p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                       25   2   1   0       6   3      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Morgan-Concepcion-Perez, Bench-Morgan.
E: Chaney (7).

BATTING - 
SH: Billingham 2 (10,off Wilson 2).
HBP: Foster (3,by Wilson).
GDP: Driessen (6,off Wilson); Concepcion (17,off Cosgrove).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (55,2nd base off Wilson/M. May).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Metzger ss                    4   0   2   0       0   0       2   5
Cedeno cf                     3   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
L. May 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
M. May c                      4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Rader 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
Howard lf                     2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  C. Johnson ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gallagher lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Milbourne 2b                  2   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
  Watson ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Campbell 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Wilson p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Helms ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cosgrove p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   0       0   3      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Milbourne-Metzger-L. May, Metzger-Campbell-L. May.
E: Metzger (14).

BATTING - 
HBP: Cedeno (4,by Billingham).
GDP: Watson (14,off Billingham).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Cedeno (15,2nd base by Billingham/Bench); Metzger (6,2nd base by Billingham/Bench).

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Billingham W(18-8)            9     7   1   0   0   3   0  33

HBP: Billingham (6,Cedeno).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wilson L(10-11)               8     0   2   0   5   3   0  30
Cosgrove                      1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     1   2   0   6   3   0  34

HBP: Wilson (3,Foster).

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Art Williams
Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 8024


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. Driessen            3b        M. May              c
6. Geronimo            cf        Rader               3b
7. Concepcion          ss        Howard              lf
8. Foster              rf        Milbourne           2b
9. Billingham          p         Wilson              p

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Bench popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 0, Astros 0.

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

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Driessen flied out to
center; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May was called out on strikes; M. May grounded
out (first unassisted); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Concepcion flied out to left; Foster was hit by a
pitch; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Foster to second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Bench grounded out
(second to first) [Morgan to third]; Perez popped to second;
Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno was hit by a pitch; L. May grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros
0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo walked; Concepcion struck out; Foster walked
[Geronimo to second]; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Geronimo to third, Foster to second]; Rose reached
on an error by Metzger [Geronimo scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI), Rose to first]; Morgan flied
out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: M. May flied out to center; Rader singled to center;
Howard flied out to center; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Perez popped to first; Driessen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bench out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Gross grounded out (first to
pitcher); Metzger singled to right; Cedeno forced Metzger
(second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); L. May flied
out to center; M. May singled to right; Rader singled to third
[M. May to second]; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR HOWARD; C. Johnson
reached on an error by Chaney [M. May scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Rader to second, C. Johnson to first]; WATSON BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; Watson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [C. Johnson out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); CAMPBELL
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); Billingham struck out; Rose
grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Bench grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HELMS BATTED FOR WILSON; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross singled; Metzger singled to right
[Gross to third]; Cedeno was called out on strikes while Metzger
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 9TH: COSGROVE REPLACED HELMS (PITCHING); Perez singled to
center; Chaney forced Perez (third to shortstop); Geronimo
walked [Chaney to second]; Concepcion grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: L. May popped to second; M. May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             2   1   1    5
 Astros           1   7   1    5


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