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Johnny Bench blasted a three-run homer in the fourth inning and that was more than enough for Ross Grirnsley, who pitched the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Astros. Bench's blow off Jerry Reuss came after passes to Pete Rose and Joe Morgan. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1 Reds 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 x - 7 6 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .198 Rose lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .276 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .339 Morgan 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .281 Wynn rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .283 Tolan cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .298 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Bench c 3 1 1 3 1 0 .295 Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .300 Perez 1b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .271 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Foster rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Helms 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Hague ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Howard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Geronimo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .069 Menke 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .224 Fenwick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .184 Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .219 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .056 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Gibbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 5 0 1 7 Totals 29 7 6 6 6 6 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 20,401 Left on Base: Astros 5, Reds 5 DP: Astros 1, Reds 1 Errors: Metzger, Concepcion Doubles: Cedeno (13), Concepcion (7), Menke (6) Home Runs: Bench (19) Stolen Bases: Rose (2), Tolan (20) Sacrifice Flies: Perez (2) GIDP: Rader (8), Tolan (6) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(5-6) 5 3 4 3 3 4 1 21 3.64 York 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.26 Gibbon 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 4 19.64 Gladding 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.70 Totals 8 6 7 6 6 6 1 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(4-2) 9 5 1 0 1 7 0 33 2.11 Totals 9 5 1 0 1 7 0 33 Wild Pitches: Grimsley (3) Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford ASTROS 1ST: 43 minute rain delay before start of game; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno doubled to left; Wynn flied out to right; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose (shortstop to second); Tolan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson was called out on strikes; Rader struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); Foster popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howard flied out to left; Reuss struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Menke grounded out (third to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Wynn popped to shortstop; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan struck out; Bench homered [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Perez walked; Foster struck out; Menke grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled to right; Rader flied out to right; Helms flied out to center; Howard forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: Concepcion doubled; On a bunt Grimsley struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first) [Concepcion to third]; Morgan reached on an error by Metzger [Concepcion scored (unearned) (no RBI), Morgan to first]; Tolan flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: FENWICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Fenwick struck out; Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled to center; Wynn popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: YORK REPLACED FENWICK (PITCHING); Bench flied out to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: May popped to first in foul territory; Watson singled to center; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Grimsley popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 8TH: Helms walked; Howard popped to second; ALOU BATTED FOR YORK; Alou flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: GIBBON REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Rose walked; Rose stole second; On a bunt Morgan singled [Rose to third]; Tolan singled [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Tolan stole second; Bench was walked intentionally; GLADDING REPLACED GIBBON (PITCHING); Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; HAGUE BATTED FOR FOSTER; Hague was called out on strikes; Menke doubled to left [Tolan scored, Bench to third]; Concepcion was walked intentionally; Grimsley flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 7. ASTROS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED HAGUE (PLAYING RF); Cedeno flied out to right; Wynn reached on an error by Concepcion [Wynn to first]; May singled to left [Wynn to third]; Grimsley threw a wild pitch [Wynn scored (unearned), May to second]; Watson struck out; Rader flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. |
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