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Sunday September 12, 1971
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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.



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