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A homer by Johnny Bench broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning and carried the Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Astros. This was the fourth time this season that Jack Billingham, the Astros' loser, had been defeated by a score of 2-1. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Wednesday, June 9, 1971 (Night game) at AstrodomeReds 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .292 Alou rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .342 Carbo lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .216 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 May 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .306 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Bench c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .225 Menke 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Perez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .229 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Foster cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .276 Hiatt c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .367 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Woodward ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Edwards c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Cline ph,lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .225 Grimsley p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .083 Billingham p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .115 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Totals 32 2 8 2 2 8 Totals 36 1 8 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 16,354 Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 9 DP: Reds 0, Astros 1 Errors: Helms, Billingham Doubles: Cedeno (9) Home Runs: Bench (15) Caught Stealing: Foster (2), Cline (1) GIDP: Woodward (4) Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Billingham), Cline (2,by Billingham) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley 6 6 1 1 1 4 0 26 2.50 Carroll W(3-2) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.36 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(3-6) 9 8 2 1 2 8 1 36 2.73 Totals 9 8 2 1 2 8 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Billingham 2 (6) Wild Pitches: Grimsley (1), Billingham (3) Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo struck out; May was hit by a pitch; Bench singled to center [May to second]; Perez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Alou lined to first; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Helms flied out to left; Woodward grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled to right; Rader lined to right; Hiatt flied out to center; Metzger forced Menke (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Grimsley singled to center; Rose forced Grimsley (pitcher to shortstop); Carbo walked [Rose to second]; May was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to shortstop [Rose out at third (shortstop unassisted), Carbo to second]; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Billingham struck out; Alou grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Perez singled to shortstop; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Foster struck out; Helms walked; Woodward grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Watson flied out to center; Menke flied out to center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Grimsley grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); Carbo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Hiatt singled to right; Metzger singled to center [Hiatt to second]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Hiatt to third]; Billingham struck out; Alou reached on a fielder's choice [Hiatt out at home (second to catcher to third), Metzger to second]; Morgan singled to right [Alou to third, Metzger scored]; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: May struck out; Bench lined to first; Perez singled to center; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke reached on an error by Helms; Rader forced Menke (third to second); Hiatt walked [Rader to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); CLINE BATTED FOR WOODWARD; Cline singled; STEWART BATTED FOR GRIMSLEY; Stewart reached on an error by Billingham [Cline to second]; Rose forced Stewart (shortstop unassisted) [Cline scored (unearned)]; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: CLINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CONCEPCION REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); CARROLL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Billingham grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou singled to left; Morgan made an out to third; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: May struck out; Bench homered; Perez flied out to right; Foster singled to right; Foster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader singled to left; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR HIATT; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: EDWARDS REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING C ); Helms flied out to center; Cline was hit by a pitch; Cline was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); MILLER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Miller flied out to left; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. |
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