Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 154
Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 CIN N 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 x - 5 10 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Howard cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 M. May c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 Busse 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 Griffin p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 8 24 12 FIELDING - PB: M. May (9). BATTING - HR: Watson (11,5th inning off Norman 0 on 0 out). GDP: M. May (9,off Norman). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Gross (20,2nd base by Norman/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Morgan 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Chaney 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bench c 4 2 3 1 0 0 8 1 Perez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 Driessen 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 Knight 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 3 2 0 0 4 4 Griffey rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 Armbrister ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norman p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 10 4 4 2 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Concepcion-Perez. BATTING - 3B: Bench (2,off Griffin). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Driessen (10,2nd base off Griffin/M. May).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(14-10) 4.2 8 4 4 3 1 0 25 Cosgrove 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 J. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Scherman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 10 5 5 4 2 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Cosgrove 1-0; J. Johnson 2-0. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman W(13-12) 9 6 1 1 1 8 1 32 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 12487 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Gross rf Rose lf 2. Metzger ss Morgan 2b 3. Howard cf Bench c 4. Watson lf Perez 1b 5. L. May 1b Driessen 3b 6. M. May c Geronimo cf 7. Helms 2b Concepcion ss 8. Busse 3b Griffey rf 9. Griffin p Norman p ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Gross was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Metzger was called out on strikes; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; L. May struck out; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez walked; Driessen forced Perez (third to second); Driessen stole second; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms popped to first in foul territory; Busse struck out; Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Griffey singled to left; On a bunt Norman forced Griffey (catcher to shortstop); Rose walked [Norman to second]; Morgan flied out to center; Bench singled to left [Norman to third, Rose to second]; Perez forced Bench (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to left; Geronimo popped to shortstop; Concepcion singled to right [Driessen to second]; Griffey singled to left [Driessen scored, Concepcion to second]; On a bunt Norman forced Concepcion (pitcher to third) [Griffey to second]; Rose flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Watson homered; L. May singled to left; M. May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [L. May out at second]; Helms singled to center; Busse singled to shortstop [Helms to second]; Griffin struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Morgan walked; Bench tripled to right [Morgan scored]; M. May allowed a passed ball [Bench scored]; Perez flied out to right; Driessen singled to right; Geronimo grounded out (second to first) [Driessen to second]; Concepcion singled to left [Driessen scored]; COSGROVE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Griffey grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Gross walked; Metzger flied out to center; Howard singled to right [Gross to third]; Watson struck out; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: Norman grounded out (first to pitcher); Rose flied out to right; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); M. May struck out; Helms popped to shortstop; Busse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Bench singled; Perez lined to right; Driessen walked [Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; Concepcion singled to left [Bench scored, Driessen to third]; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR GRIFFEY; J. JOHNSON REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Armbrister forced Concepcion (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING 3B); ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CAMPBELL BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; Campbell flied out to center; Gross flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Norman popped to second; Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Watson popped to shortstop; L. May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 0 4 Reds 5 10 0 9
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