Bearing down all the way, Jack Billingham allowed only two hits and pitched the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Reds for his third shutout of the season. The Astros collected 10 hits, but scored only in the first inning. Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 0Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1971 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 2 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .242 Rose rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Carbo lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Geronimo rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .298 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Perez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Bench c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Foster cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .194 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Edwards c 2 0 1 0 2 1 .231 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Billingham p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Woodward ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 McGlothlin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .128 Merritt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Cline ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 34 1 10 1 2 3 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 6 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 12,002 Left on Base: Astros 8, Reds 4 DP: Astros 1, Reds 3 Errors: Alou, Billingham Doubles: Cedeno (36) GIDP: Billingham (2), Cedeno (8), Foster (17) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(8-14) 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 31 3.60 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 31 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothlin L(7-12) 4 7 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.33 Merritt 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 13 4.52 Granger 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.92 Totals 9 10 1 1 2 3 0 36 Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled; Morgan made an out to second; Geronimo forced Metzger (second to shortstop); Cedeno doubled [Geronimo scored]; Rader made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose reached on an error by Alou [Rose to second]; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rose to third]; May struck out; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry singled; Edwards singled [Mayberry to second]; On a bunt Billingham grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to second) [Mayberry out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Morgan singled; Geronimo singled [Morgan to second]; Cedeno grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Geronimo out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); McGlothlin struck out; Rose singled; Carbo walked [Rose to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader made an out to second; Alou grounded out (third to first); Mayberry singled; Edwards walked [Mayberry to second]; Billingham forced Edwards (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Perez flied out to left; Bench singled; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: MERRITT REPLACED MCGLOTHLIN (PITCHING); Metzger singled; Morgan forced Metzger (first to shortstop); Geronimo singled [Morgan to second]; Cedeno lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Helms walked; Helms was picked off first but was safe on an error by Billingham [Helms to second]; Concepcion struck out; Merritt struck out; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 6TH: Rader lined to second; Alou flied out to right; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Carbo flied out to left; May flied out to left; Perez lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 7TH: Edwards struck out; Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Foster struck out; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Stewart grounded out (first unassisted); CLINE BATTED FOR MERRITT; Cline grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); GRANGER REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (third to first); Alou singled; Mayberry flied out to right; Edwards walked [Alou to second]; Billingham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Carbo made an out to shortstop; May popped to third in foul territory; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. |
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