| A two-run homer by Joe Morgan against his former Houston teammates enabled Wayne Simpson to pitch the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Astros. Walks to Pete Rose and Morgan and a double by Johnny Bench produced the Reds' initial tally in the first inning. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros' run in the fourth. Rose walked again in the fifth and Morgan decided the outcome of the game with his round-tripper off George Culver. [The Sporting News] |
Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .285 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .289 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .346 Tolan cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 Wynn rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .276 Bench c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .304 Geronimo rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .272 Edwards c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Menke 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Simpson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .086 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Culver p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Stinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 5 3 4 7 Totals 34 1 7 1 0 2 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 31,405 Left on Base: Reds 4, Astros 6 DP: Reds 0, Astros 0 Doubles: Bench (15) Home Runs: Morgan (13), Wynn (18) Caught Stealing: Tolan 2 (13) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Simpson W(7-4) 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 34 3.44 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 2 1 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 4.08 Culver L(3-2) 4.1 4 2 2 1 2 1 16 3.14 Griffin 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.42 York 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 5.16 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 7 1 34 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan popped to shortstop; Bench doubled to left [Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Perez struck out; Geronimo walked; CULVER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Menke forced Geronimo (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Chaney flied out to center; Simpson struck out; Rose singled to center; Morgan lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; Edwards popped to second; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Tolan singled to right; Bench flied out to center; Perez flied out to center; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Culver struck out; Metzger singled to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke flied out to center; Chaney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; May flied out to left; Watson singled to left; Edwards flied out to center; Rader singled to left [Watson to second]; Helms flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Simpson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Morgan homered [Rose scored]; Tolan singled to center; Bench flied out to left; Tolan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CULVER; Stewart grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to left; Wynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (second to first); Geronimo struck out; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Chaney flied out to left; Simpson struck out; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms popped to third; STINSON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Stinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: YORK REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Morgan popped to second; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Wynn grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: Perez lined to shortstop; Geronimo struck out; Menke popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Watson flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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