Breaking out of an 0-for-16 slump, Joe Morgan rapped a homer, triple and single to lead the Astros' attack and Ken Forsch pitched a six-hitter to defeat the Reds, 6-1. The victory was the fourth straight for Forsch, raising the rookie righthander's record to  5-1. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Astros       2  0  1    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   6 10  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .299      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Morgan 2b             4   3   3   1     0   0   .246
Carbo lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .222      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Watson lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .290
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .248      Menke 1b              4   2   3   2     0   0   .260
Stewart 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .186      Rader 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Helms 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .214
Concepcion ss         1   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Hiatt c               0   0   0   2     2   0   .352
  Cline ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Forsch p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .045
  Woodward ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Grimsley p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .143
  McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Cloninger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               31   1   6   1     3   7             Totals               31   6  10   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 25,768
Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 6
DP: Reds 1, Astros 2
Doubles: Helms (17), Carbo (14), Cedeno (15), Rader (15), Menke (12)
Triples: Morgan (4)
Home Runs: Morgan (6)
Caught Stealing: Rose (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hiatt (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hiatt (1)
GIDP: Rose (6), Menke (9)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(4-4)         6     8   4   4   2   3   0  27   4.02
Cloninger               2     2   2   2   1   2   1   9   3.99
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   5   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(5-1)           9     6   1   1   3   7   0  34   2.03
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   7   0  34

Wild Pitches: Forsch (4)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose singled; Foster struck out while Rose was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Carbo flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Morgan
singled; Cedeno doubled [Morgan to third]; Watson struck out;
Menke singled [Morgan scored, Cedeno scored]; Rader lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez was called
out on strikes; Stewart flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Wynn grounded out (first unassisted); Hiatt walked;
Forsch struck out; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 3RD: Helms doubled; Concepcion grounded out (third to
first); Grimsley was called out on strikes; Rose singled [Helms
scored]; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan tripled; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); Watson singled [Morgan scored]; Menke grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Watson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Carbo doubled; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Carbo to
third]; Bench made an out to first; Perez was called out on
strikes; Stewart flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader doubled; Wynn flied out to left; Hiatt walked;
Forsch flied out to right; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Helms made an out to shortstop; Concepcion walked;
Grimsley singled [Concepcion to second]; Rose grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Grimsley out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno was
called out on strikes; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 6TH: Foster flied out to center; Carbo walked; Bench lined
to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros
3.

ASTROS 6TH: Menke singled; Rader singled [Menke to third]; Wynn
lined to shortstop; Hiatt out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Menke scored, Rader to second]; Forsch flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 7TH: Stewart walked; Helms singled [Stewart to second];
CLINE BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Cline struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR
GRIMSLEY; McRae made an out to second; Rose flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: WOODWARD REPLACED CLINE (PLAYING SS); CLONINGER
REPLACED MCRAE (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan homered; Cedeno grounded out (third to first);
Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 5.

REDS 8TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Carbo struck
out; Bench grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Menke doubled; Rader grounded out (second to first)
[Menke to third]; Wynn walked; Hiatt hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Menke scored]; Forsch was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

REDS 9TH: Perez flied out to center; Stewart flied out to
center; Helms made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 6.