Cesar Cedeno, who was hitting only .180, stepped into the Astros' lineup in place of Jim Wynn and drove in three runs to account for a 4-1 victory over the Reds. Cedeno homered with a man on base in the third inning and added his other RBI with a double in the seventh, in addition to rapping a single on another of his four trips to the plate. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Monday, May       31, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  2    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  0
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   1   0   0     0   0   .223      Rose rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .279
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .261      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Cedeno cf             4   1   3   3     0   0   .196        Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Watson lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277        Woodward ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Menke 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      May 1b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .315
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  Geronimo lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Perez 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .336      Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .217
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .190      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Edwards c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .232      McRae cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Dierker p             3   0   1   1     1   0   .121      Cloninger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .148
                                                            Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     2   2             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 12,186
Left on Base: Astros 6, Reds 7
DP: Astros 1, Reds 1
Doubles: Rader (7), Edwards (4), Watson (6), Cedeno (7), Rose (10)
Home Runs: Cedeno (2)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (11)
GIDP: Dierker (2), Perez (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(9-1)          9     7   1   1   2   6   0  35   1.86
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   6   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cloninger L(2-3)        6     8   3   3   1   1   1  26   2.87
McGlothlin              1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.50
Granger                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.21
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   2   1  37

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick


ASTROS 1ST: Reds Coach Alex Grammas ejected by 3B umpire Al
Barlick for praising Barlick's strike zone in previous game
sometime in game; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first);
Morgan popped to shortstop; Cedeno singled to right; Watson
singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Mayberry flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Alou flied out to right; Rader doubled to right;
Edwards walked; Dierker grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench singled to left; Perez grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Bench out at second]; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
singled to right; Morgan stole second; Cedeno homered [Morgan
scored]; Watson popped to shortstop; Mayberry lined to first; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied
out to left; Cloninger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou lined to third; Rader struck out; Edwards
doubled to center; Dierker singled to center [Edwards scored];
Metzger popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Rose walked; Concepcion grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rose to second]; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bench lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Reds 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson doubled to right; Mayberry flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Carbo singled; Helms popped to
catcher in foul territory; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Alou lined to shortstop; Rader flied out to right;
Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CLONINGER; Stewart popped to first
in foul territory; Rose doubled to left; Concepcion flied out to
right [Rose to third]; May singled to left [Rose scored]; Bench
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 1.

ASTROS 7TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Dierker
walked; Metzger forced Dierker (second to shortstop); Morgan
singled to left [Metzger to third]; Cedeno doubled to left
[Metzger scored, Morgan out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), Cedeno to third (on throw)]; Watson grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Perez struck out; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted); Helms singled; McRae singled to right [Helms to
third]; FERRARA BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Ferrara struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

ASTROS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); Mayberry flied
out to right; Alou struck out; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); GERONIMO REPLACED
MAYBERRY (PLAYING LF); Rose flied out to center; CLINE BATTED
FOR CONCEPCION; Cline struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.

ASTROS 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING SS); Edwards
grounded out (first unassisted); Dierker flied out to right;
Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez flied out
to right; Carbo walked; Helms singled [Carbo to second]; McRae
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 1.