Cesar Cedeno collected four straight hits, including a homer, to lead the Astros' attack in a 9-5 victory over the Reds. The Astros scored six of their runs in the third inning, three coming on a circuit clout by Doug Rader. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 5
Game Played on Thursday, June      22, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       2  0  6    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   9 11  0
Reds         1  2  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   5 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .201      Rose lf               4   1   3   1     1   1   .275
Cedeno cf             4   3   4   1     1   0   .336      Morgan 2b             4   1   3   1     1   1   .280
Wynn rf               3   1   0   1     2   2   .289      Tolan cf              4   0   2   2     1   0   .299
May 1b                5   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Bench c               4   0   1   1     1   2   .294
Watson lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .296      Perez 1b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .274
Rader 3b              4   1   2   3     1   1   .238      Foster rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Menke 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .224
Howard c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Concepcion ss         3   1   0   0     1   0   .218
Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .258        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Culver p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Simpson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .053
  Gibbon 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   .200        Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .159
                                                            Gullett p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .333
                                                            Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  11   7     4   6             Totals               37   5  11   5     6  10

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 22,164
Left on Base: Astros 6, Reds 12
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Watson (13), Rose (12), Morgan (7), Perez (9)
Home Runs: Rader (11), Cedeno (8)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (19)
GIDP: Howard (3)
Hit by Pitch: Menke (3,by Culver)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 1.2   5   3   3   3   2   0  12   4.68
Culver W(2-0)           5.2   5   2   2   3   7   0  26   2.21
Gibbon                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1  12.27
Ray SV(6)               1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.42
Totals                  9    11   5   5   6  10   0  44

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Simpson L(4-2)          2     5   5   5   1   2   0  12   4.69
Sprague                 2     3   4   3   1   1   2  11   4.13
Gullett                 4     3   0   0   2   3   0  16   7.20
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.11
Totals                  9    11   9   8   4   6   2  42

Passed Balls: Howard (2)
Hit by Pitch: Culver (2)
Wild Pitches: Roberts (4), Simpson (5), Sprague (2)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Cedeno singled to left
[Metzger to third, Cedeno to second (on throw)]; Wynn grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Metzger scored]; May popped to first;
Watson doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; Rader struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left [Rose out at third (left to
second to third)]; Morgan singled; Roberts threw a wild pitch
[Morgan to third]; Tolan grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Morgan scored]; Bench walked; Perez grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms grounded out (third to first); Howard flied
out to right; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Foster singled; Howard allowed a passed ball [Foster
to second]; Menke struck out; Concepcion walked; On a bunt
Simpson struck out; Rose singled to center [Foster scored,
Concepcion to second]; Morgan doubled to right [Concepcion
scored, Rose to third]; Tolan walked; CULVER REPLACED ROBERTS
(PITCHING); Bench forced Morgan (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled to right; Cedeno singled [Metzger to
third]; Simpson threw a wild pitch [Metzger scored, Cedeno to
second]; Wynn walked; SPRAGUE REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); May
singled to left [Cedeno scored, Wynn to second]; Watson reached
on an error by Menke [Wynn scored (no RBI), May to second,
Watson to first]; Rader homered [May scored, Watson scored
(unearned)]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
struck out; Culver popped to shortstop; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 3.

REDS 3RD: Perez popped to first; Foster grounded out (third to
first); Menke was hit by a pitch; Concepcion flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
homered; Wynn walked; Sprague threw a wild pitch [Wynn to
second]; May flied out to center; Watson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

REDS 4TH: UHLAENDER BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; Uhlaender struck out;
Rose singled; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan grounded out
(first unassisted) [Rose stayed at second, Morgan stayed at
first]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds
3.

ASTROS 5TH: GULLETT REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Rader walked;
Helms singled [Rader to second]; Howard grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Rader to third, Helms out at second];
Culver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

REDS 5TH: Perez doubled; Foster grounded out (pitcher to first);
Menke grounded out (third to first); Concepcion popped to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger out on an unknown play; Cedeno singled; Wynn
struck out; May out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Reds 3.

REDS 6TH: Gullett walked; Rose struck out; Morgan struck out;
Tolan singled to right [Gullett to second]; Bench singled to
left [Gullett scored, Tolan to second]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader singled to left;
Helms flied out to center; Howard forced Rader (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Foster popped to first; Menke struck out; Concepcion
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
9, Reds 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Culver flied out to left; Metzger flied out to left;
Cedeno walked; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9,
Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: GERONIMO BATTED FOR GULLETT; Geronimo struck out; Rose
walked; Morgan singled [Rose to third]; GIBBON REPLACED CULVER
(PITCHING); Tolan singled to right [Rose scored, Morgan to
third]; RAY REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Tolan stole second;
Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by HP umpire Shag Crawford
after some towels flew out of the dugout; Bench struck out;
Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 9, Reds 5.

ASTROS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); May grounded
out (second to first); Watson grounded out (third to first);
Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 9, Reds 5.

REDS 9TH: Foster lined to left; Menke grounded out (pitcher to
first); MCRAE BATTED FOR CONCEPCION; McRae popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Reds 5.