The Astros, who scored three unearned runs in the first inning and then lost their lead in the ninth, broke the tie in the 13th and defeated the Reds, 4-3. With two out, Jim Wynn singled, stole second and scored the winning run on a single by Jack Hiatt. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      3, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  -   3 11  1
Astros       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 11  2


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   3   0     2   1   .297      Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Foster cf             6   0   1   0     0   3   .269      Morgan 2b             5   1   0   0     1   3   .239
May 1b                6   0   0   0     0   2   .305      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     2   1   .239
Bench c               6   0   1   0     0   2   .258      Watson lf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .291
Perez 3b              6   1   1   0     0   3   .252        Geronimo lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Carbo lf              4   1   1   0     2   0   .220        Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Helms 2b              6   1   3   1     0   1   .262        Schlueter lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .213        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Menke 1b              6   1   2   0     0   0   .252
  Woodward ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Rader 3b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .236
Gullett p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .108      Wynn rf               4   1   2   0     2   1   .217
  Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Hiatt c               6   0   1   1     0   0   .352
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilson p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .146
  McRae ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .242        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Alou ph,lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .315
  Gibbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   3  11   3     4  15             Totals               45   4  11   3     7   7

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 26,217
Left on Base: Reds 11, Astros 11
DP: Reds 2, Astros 1
Errors: Perez, Rader, Hiatt
Doubles: Rose (15)
Triples: McRae (1), Alou (3)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (7)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (4), Cedeno (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Woodward (4), Rader (2)
GIDP: Menke (8)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett                 6     5   3   0   3   2   0  26   2.58
Granger                 2     2   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.12
Carroll                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.95
Gibbon L(1-4)           2.2   4   1   1   2   1   0  13   3.12
Totals                 12.2  11   4   1   7   7   0  53

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  8.1   9   3   3   2  12   0  36   3.31
Gladding                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.29
Culver                  3     2   0   0   1   3   0  12   1.88
Ray W(5-1)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.33
Totals                 13    11   3   3   4  15   0  53

Passed Balls: Hiatt (3)
Wild Pitches: Gullett (2), Wilson (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Stan Landes


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to third [Rose to second (error by
Rader)]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Rose to third]; Foster
struck out; May grounded out (third to first); Bench struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to right; Morgan walked; Gullett
threw a wild pitch [Morgan to second]; Cedeno lined to first;
Watson walked; Menke reached on an error by Perez [Morgan scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Watson to third, Menke to second]; Rader
singled [Watson scored (unearned), Menke scored (unearned)];
Wynn walked [Rader to second]; Hiatt forced Wynn (third to
second); 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 2ND: Perez was called out on strikes; Carbo walked; Helms
struck out; Concepcion flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Wilson singled; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wilson to second]; Morgan flied out to center [Wilson to
third]; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 3RD: Gullett grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose singled;
Foster singled [Rose to second]; May struck out; Bench grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson flied out to right; Menke flied out to left;
Rader singled; Wynn singled to right [Rader to second]; Hiatt
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Wilson struck out; Metzger flied out to right;
Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Gullett was
called out on strikes; Rose struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to left; Watson lined to shortstop;
Menke grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cedeno out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Foster was
called out on strikes; May struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader flied out to left; Wynn flied out to center;
Hiatt lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: Perez made an out to second; Carbo walked; Helms
singled to right [Carbo to third]; CLINE BATTED FOR CONCEPCION;
Cline flied out to left; STEWART BATTED FOR GULLETT; Stewart
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING SS); GRANGER
REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Wilson lined to shortstop; Metzger
walked; Metzger was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: Rose doubled to center; Hiatt dropped a foul fly hit
by Foster for an error; Foster grounded out (shortstop to
first); May made an out to shortstop; Bench made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Geronimo was
called out on strikes; Menke singled; Rader singled to third
[Menke to second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 9TH: Perez singled; Carbo singled to left [Perez to
second]; Helms singled to right [Perez scored, Carbo to second];
Hiatt allowed a passed ball [Carbo to third, Helms to second];
Woodward struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR GRANGER; McRae tripled to
center [Carbo scored, Helms scored]; GLADDING REPLACED WILSON
(PITCHING); BRADFORD RAN FOR MCRAE; Rose was walked
intentionally; Foster lined into a double play (right to
catcher) [Bradford out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Hiatt grounded
out (shortstop to first); CHILES BATTED FOR GLADDING; Chiles
flied out to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 10TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); May flied out to
right; Bench singled; Perez struck out; Carbo grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: Morgan was called out on strikes; Cedeno walked;
MAYBERRY BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Cedeno was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Mayberry grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 11TH: SCHLUETER REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING LF); Helms
singled to shortstop; Woodward out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Helms to second]; FERRARA BATTED FOR CARROLL; Ferrara
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Helms to third]; Rose was
walked intentionally; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 11TH: GIBBON REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); Menke singled
to right; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Menke to second]; Wynn was walked intentionally; Hiatt lined
into a double play (second to shortstop) [Menke out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 12TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied
out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 12TH: ALOU BATTED FOR CULVER; Alou tripled to left;
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out;
Cedeno was walked intentionally; Schlueter lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 13TH: RAY REPLACED SCHLUETER (PITCHING); ALOU STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); Carbo flied out to center; Helms made an out
to second; Woodward flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 13TH: Menke made an out to second; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wynn singled to left; Wynn stole second;
Hiatt singled to center [Wynn scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 4.