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Marking his 28th birthday, Joe Morgan homered in the 11th inning to give the Astros a 5-4 victory over the Reds. A homer by Johnny Bench with two men on base in the third helped the Reds take a 4-0 lead, but the Astros picked up a run in the sixth and rallied to tie the score in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 4Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1971 (Night game) at AstrodomeReds 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 - 5 14 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .298 Metzger ss 6 1 2 1 0 0 .240 Concepcion 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .260 May 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 .276 Cedeno cf 4 1 4 0 1 0 .268 Perez 3b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .267 Watson lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .293 Bench c 4 1 1 3 1 0 .237 Wynn rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .207 Carbo lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Menke 3b,1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 McRae cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .261 Howard c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .220 Bradford pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .188 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Thomas pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Woodward ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Spinks p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Merritt p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .138 Alou ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Sprague p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .173 Chiles ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 4 6 4 4 10 Totals 40 5 14 5 4 5 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 9,260 Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 12 DP: Reds 2, Astros 0 Errors: Concepcion Doubles: McRae (24), Howard (2) Home Runs: Bench (25), Morgan (13) Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (8), Morgan (10) Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (2), Morgan (7) GIDP: Menke (14) Hit by Pitch: Bradford (3,by Gladding) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Merritt 6.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 26 4.39 Sprague 1.2 3 2 0 1 0 0 10 0.00 Carroll L(9-4) 2 4 1 1 2 0 1 11 2.41 Totals 10 14 5 3 4 5 1 47 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Spinks 7 4 4 4 2 7 1 27 3.04 Ray 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 12 2.25 Gladding W(4-4) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.99 Totals 11 6 4 4 4 10 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Gladding (7) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Dick Stello REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled; Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Perez singled; Bench popped to third in foul territory; Carbo singled [Perez to second]; McRae singled [Perez scored, Carbo to second]; Chaney struck out; Merritt struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (second to first); Howard struck out; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Rose walked; Concepcion out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rose to second]; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez walked; Bench homered [Rose scored, Perez scored]; Carbo made an out to third; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Spinks struck out; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: McRae made an out to first; Chaney flied out to center; Merritt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); Wynn flied out to center; Menke singled [Watson to second]; Howard walked [Watson to third, Menke to second]; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Rose flied out to right; Concepcion flied out to center; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Spinks was called out on strikes; Metzger flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench flied to left in foul territory; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled; Watson singled [Cedeno to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Menke grounded into a double play (second to first) [Watson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (second to first); Merritt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Howard doubled; Mayberry struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR SPINKS; SPRAGUE REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Alou singled [Howard to third]; Metzger reached on an error by Concepcion [Howard scored (RBI), Alou to third, Metzger to first]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Alou scored (unearned)]; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; Watson singled [Metzger scored (unearned), Cedeno to third]; Wynn forced Watson (shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 8TH: RAY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (second to first); Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled; Perez walked [May to second]; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); Mayberry walked; Ray forced Mayberry (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 9TH: Carbo flied out to center; McRae doubled; BRADFORD RAN FOR MCRAE; STEWART BATTED FOR CHANEY; Stewart grounded out (second to first); SMITH BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WOODWARD REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); CARROLL REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Metzger singled; Morgan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Metzger to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson walked [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Wynn hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Metzger out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 10TH: Rose flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 10TH: Menke flied out to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry singled; THOMAS RAN FOR MAYBERRY; CHILES BATTED FOR RAY; Chiles singled [Thomas to third]; Metzger forced Chiles (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. REDS 11TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 3B); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GLADDING REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Carbo made an out to shortstop; Bradford was hit by a pitch [Bench to second]; Woodward grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 11TH: Morgan homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 5. |
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