Cesar Cedeno hit a single, double, triple and homer and drove in four Astros' runs in a 10-1 victory over the Reds. Cedeno's double was wasted, but he homered with a man on base in the third inning, batted in a run with a single in the fifth and added the other RBI with a triple in the seventh. Lee May also homered for the Astros, while Denis Menke accounted for the Reds' run with a round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    2, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Astros       0  0  3    0  3  1    0  3  x  -  10 16  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .285      Metzger ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .210
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Cedeno cf             5   3   4   4     0   0   .353
Tolan cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Wynn rf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .279
Bench c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .278      May 1b                4   2   2   2     1   1   .290
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Watson lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .303
Geronimo rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Edwards c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Menke 3b              3   1   1   1     1   1   .223      Rader 3b              5   0   1   2     0   2   .247
Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Helms 2b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .264
Nolan p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .095
  McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Uhlaender ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     3   6             Totals               38  10  16  10     3   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 31,838
Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 9
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Errors: Menke
Doubles: Bench (16), Cedeno (24), Wynn 2 (20), May (20)
Triples: Metzger (3), Cedeno (5)
Home Runs: Menke (5), Cedeno (15), May (22)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Nolan (4), Wilson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (3)
GIDP: Morgan (3)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan L(13-3)           4.2   9   6   6   1   4   1  23   2.01
McGlothlin              2.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  13   4.65
Borbon                  1     3   3   3   1   0   1   7   3.76
Totals                  8    16  10  10   3   6   2  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(7-7)           9     6   1   1   3   6   1  34   3.24
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   1  34

Passed Balls: Bench (2)
Wild Pitches: Wilson (4)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right;
Tolan walked; Tolan was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
doubled; Wynn flied out to left; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to left; Perez popped to second;
Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Edwards popped
to catcher in foul territory; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Menke flied out to center; Chaney singled to right;
Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Chaney to
second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to left; Wilson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Metzger grounded out
(second to first) [Helms to third]; Cedeno homered [Helms
scored]; Wynn doubled to left; May doubled to right [Wynn
scored]; Watson flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Morgan popped to third; Tolan grounded out (first
unassisted); Bench singled to right; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Rader struck
out; Helms singled to center; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo struck out; Menke homered; Chaney popped to
center; Nolan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros
3.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger tripled; Cedeno singled to right [Metzger
scored]; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Wynn flied out to left; May walked; Watson singled to left [May
to second]; MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Edwards
singled to pitcher [May to third, Watson to second]; Rader
singled to center [May scored, Watson scored, Edwards to
second]; Bench allowed a passed ball [Edwards to third, Rader to
second]; Helms was walked intentionally; Wilson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan grounded into a double
play (second to first to second to first to second) [Rose out at
second]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled to left; Cedeno forced Metzger
(shortstop to second); Wynn doubled to center [Cedeno scored];
May grounded out (second to first); Watson struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 7.

REDS 7TH: Bench doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Geronimo popped to shortstop; Menke walked; Chaney
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms reached on an error by
Menke [Helms to first]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Astros 7.

REDS 8TH: UHLAENDER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHLIN; Uhlaender flied out
to center; Rose walked; Morgan grounded out (second to first)
[Rose to second]; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED UHLAENDER (PITCHING); Metzger
singled to shortstop; Cedeno tripled [Metzger scored]; Wynn hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored]; May homered; Watson
walked; Edwards flied to left in foul territory; Rader popped to
second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 10.

REDS 9TH: Bench struck out; Perez flied out to right; Geronimo
singled to right; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to
second]; Menke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros
10.