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 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         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.