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A wild pitch by George Culver in the 11th inning allowed Woody Woodward to score the Reds' winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Astros. Woodward singled and moved around to third on a passed ball and sacrifice bunt. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1971 (Day game) at AstrodomeReds 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 13 2 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 5 0 1 0 1 1 .300 Metzger ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Helms 2b 6 1 3 0 0 1 .264 Morgan 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .260 May 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 .277 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Foster pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Corrales c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Geronimo lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Perez 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .267 Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .185 Bench c,1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Alou rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .273 Carbo lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .223 Wynn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Bradford pr,cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .191 Menke 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .256 McRae cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Edwards c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Howard c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Gullett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Forsch p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .082 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Woodward ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Nolan p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .139 Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Stewart ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Merritt ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 3 13 2 3 7 Totals 40 2 7 2 1 10 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 6,963 Left on Base: Reds 12, Astros 7 DP: Reds 0, Astros 1 Errors: Perez, Woodward Doubles: Perez (22), Bench (19), Forsch (1), Cedeno (38) Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (37) Caught Stealing: Menke (5) Sacrifice Hits: McRae (3), Merritt (2) Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (6) GIDP: McRae (7) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.11 Gullett 1.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 8 2.65 Granger 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.96 Sprague 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Carroll W(9-3) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 2.36 Wilcox SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.67 Totals 11 7 2 1 1 10 0 42 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 8.2 10 2 2 1 5 0 37 2.81 Gladding 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.03 Ray 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.33 Culver L(5-8) 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 2.82 Totals 11 13 3 2 3 7 0 48 Passed Balls: Howard (4) Wild Pitches: Sprague (1), Culver (4) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Nick Colosi REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Helms singled; May struck out; Perez singled [Helms to second]; Bench made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled; Morgan forced Metzger (second to shortstop); Morgan stole second; Cedeno made an out to second; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Carbo walked; McRae flied out to center; Chaney forced Carbo (third to second); Nolan singled [Chaney to third]; Rose forced Nolan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Alou grounded out (second to first); Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Helms singled; May struck out; Perez doubled [Helms scored]; Bench grounded out (third to first); Carbo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Edwards flied out to left; Forsch struck out; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; Chaney lined to second; Nolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Morgan singled; Morgan stole second; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out (second to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Rose struck out; Helms singled; May struck out; Perez forced Helms (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke made an out to second; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: HOWARD REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING C ); Bench grounded out (second to first); Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae singled; Chaney forced McRae (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: GULLETT REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); CONCEPCION REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING SS); Forsch doubled; Metzger flied out to right; Morgan singled [Forsch to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Forsch scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Mayberry struck out; Alou reached on an error by Perez [Alou to second]; Menke was walked intentionally; GRANGER REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Howard singled [Alou scored (unearned), Menke to second]; Menke was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Howard to second]; Forsch was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: May flied out to center; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Metzger grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled; Sprague threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Carbo singled; BRADFORD RAN FOR CARBO; McRae out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Bradford to second]; SMITH BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Smith lined to right; STEWART BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; Stewart singled [Bradford scored]; Rose singled [Stewart to second]; GLADDING REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: WOODWARD REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); CARROLL REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MCRAE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); Alou struck out; Menke reached on an error by Woodward [Menke to first]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2. REDS 10TH: May singled; FOSTER RAN FOR MAY; Perez was called out on strikes; Bench doubled [Foster to third]; RAY REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Bradford was walked intentionally; McRae grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bradford out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: CORRALES REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING C ); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CHILES BATTED FOR RAY; Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; Morgan singled; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2. REDS 11TH: CULVER REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Woodward singled; MERRITT BATTED FOR CARROLL; Howard allowed a passed ball [Woodward to second]; Merritt out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Woodward to third]; Rose was walked intentionally; Culver threw a wild pitch [Woodward scored (unearned), Rose to third]; Helms struck out; Corrales grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 11TH: WILCOX REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Geronimo was called out on strikes; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); WYNN BATTED FOR ALOU; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2. |
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