| Backed by two homers, Don Wilson pitched the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Reds. John Mayberry hit for the circuit with two men on base in the fourth inning and Cesar Cedeno added a solo swat in the ninth. Both of the Reds' runs were unearned. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1971 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 5 2 Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Rose rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Carbo lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .220 Geronimo lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 May 1b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .277 Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .263 Perez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .271 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .210 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .210 Foster cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .248 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .261 Edwards c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .145 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Concepcion ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Simpson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .033 Cline ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Totals 32 4 5 4 2 5 Totals 36 2 7 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 12,529 Left on Base: Astros 3, Reds 9 DP: Astros 0, Reds 0 Errors: Metzger, Geronimo, Sprague Doubles: Rose (26) Triples: Metzger (11) Home Runs: Mayberry (6), Cedeno (10) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson W(15-8) 9 7 2 0 2 7 0 38 2.56 Totals 9 7 2 0 2 7 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson L(4-6) 5 4 3 3 1 3 1 20 4.65 Sprague 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Gibbon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.98 Granger 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2.98 Totals 9 5 4 4 2 5 2 34 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Metzger made an out to shortstop; Morgan flied out to left; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Carbo walked; May struck out; Perez struck out; Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno made an out to second; Mayberry flied out to center; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: On a bunt Foster made an out to catcher; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader grounded out (second to first); Edwards walked; On a bunt Wilson forced Edwards (first to shortstop); Metzger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Rose flied out to center; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan singled to right; Geronimo flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left [Morgan to second]; Mayberry homered [Morgan scored, Cedeno scored]; Wynn struck out; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: May flied out to center; Perez singled to right; Bench lined to left; Foster singled to center [Perez to second]; Helms singled to shortstop [Perez to third, Foster to second]; Chaney popped to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards lined to second; Wilson struck out; Metzger tripled; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: CLINE BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Cline popped to second; Rose flied out to center; Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 6TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED CLINE (PITCHING); Geronimo reached on an error by Sprague; Cedeno forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); Mayberry forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: May flied out to left; Perez struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); Edwards flied out to center; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Helms reached on an error by Metzger; Chaney flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Smith walked [Helms to second]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: Carbo singled to left; May reached on an error by Geronimo [Carbo to third, May to second]; Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Foster singled to left [Carbo scored (unearned), May scored (unearned)]; Helms singled to right [Foster to third]; STEWART BATTED FOR CHANEY; Stewart grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); GRANGER REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Cedeno homered; Mayberry flied out to right; Wynn walked; Wynn was picked off first (pitcher to first); Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: MCRAE BATTED FOR GRANGER; McRae was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to center; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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