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Batting in four runs, Johnny Bench led the Reds to a 9-5 victory over the Astros. Bench hit an inside-the-park homer in the second inning, drove in a run with a single in the sixth and capped his performance with a two-run drive over the fence in the ninth. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 5Game Played on Tuesday, May 30, 1972 (Night game) at AstrodomeReds 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 - 9 10 0
Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 5 10 0
Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Rose lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .210
Morgan 2b 3 3 1 0 2 1 .276 Miller rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Tolan cf 3 2 1 2 2 0 .313 Wynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288
Bench c 5 2 3 4 0 1 .281 May 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .284
Hague 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .248 Watson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .306
Menke 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .229 Edwards c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .257
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .248 Rader 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .205
Geronimo rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .196 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Billingham p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .056 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .391
Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059
Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Totals 35 9 10 8 5 11 Totals 35 5 10 5 0 6
Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 14,539
Left on Base: Reds 5, Astros 4
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Rader (7), May (6)
Triples: Tolan (4)
Home Runs: Bench 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (7), Morgan 2 (18)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (5), Rader (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hague (3), Rader (3)
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham W(2-6) 8.1 9 5 5 0 6 0 33 5.24
Carroll SV(9) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.25
Totals 9 10 5 5 0 6 0 36
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson L(3-4) 5.1 7 4 4 1 6 1 24 3.53
Culver 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.45
Blasingame 2 0 1 0 3 4 0 8 9.82
Forsch 1 3 4 4 1 1 1 7 3.75
Totals 9 10 9 8 5 11 2 41
Passed Balls: Edwards (2)
Wild Pitches: Blasingame (1)
Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen
REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right;
Tolan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds
0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
REDS 2ND: Bench homered; Hague struck out; Menke struck out;
Concepcion singled to left; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded
out (catcher to first); Edwards grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
REDS 3RD: Billingham struck out; Rose struck out; Morgan was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Rader doubled to right; Helms grounded out (second
to first) [Rader to third]; On a bunt Wilson made an out to
pitcher; Metzger singled to center [Rader scored]; Miller lined
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 4TH: Tolan lined to catcher; Bench popped to catcher in
foul territory; Hague grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Wynn struck out; May struck out; Watson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 5TH: Menke grounded out (third to first); Concepcion struck
out; Geronimo singled to left; Billingham grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Rader singled
to left; Rader was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Helms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 6TH: Rose singled to right; Morgan singled to left [Rose to
third]; Morgan stole second; Tolan was walked intentionally;
Bench singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan to third, Tolan to
second]; Hague hit a sacrifice fly to right [Morgan scored,
Tolan to third]; Menke singled to left [Tolan scored, Bench to
second]; CULVER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Concepcion forced
Menke (third to second) [Bench to third]; Geronimo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: STINSON BATTED FOR CULVER; Stinson flied out to
center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Miller lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1.
REDS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Billingham
grounded out (second to first); Rose was called out on strikes;
Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Edwards allowed a passed
ball [Morgan to third]; Tolan walked; Blasingame threw a wild
pitch [Morgan scored (unearned), Tolan to second]; Tolan was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Wynn popped to catcher; May doubled to left; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [May to third]; Edwards
singled to center [May scored]; Rader popped to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2.
REDS 8TH: Bench struck out; Hague struck out; Menke walked;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2.
ASTROS 8TH: Helms lined to second; STEWART BATTED FOR
BLASINGAME; Stewart was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Astros 2.
REDS 9TH: FORSCH REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Geronimo singled;
Billingham struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first)
[Geronimo to second]; Morgan walked; Tolan tripled [Geronimo
scored, Morgan scored]; Bench homered [Tolan scored]; Hague
popped to first; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Miller struck out; Wynn singled to center; May
singled to left [Wynn to second]; Watson singled to right [Wynn
scored, May to second]; Edwards singled to right [May scored,
Watson to third]; CARROLL REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Rader
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Watson scored]; ALOU BATTED FOR
HELMS; Alou singled to left [Edwards to second]; CEDENO BATTED
FOR FORSCH; Cedeno forced Alou (second unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 5.
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