Pete Rose batted in three runs and Dave Concepcion and Hal McRae drove in two apiece to lead the Reds' attack in a 10-2 victory over the Astros. McRae's RBIs came on a homer in the eighth inning. Joe Hague, playing first base instead of Tony Perez, collected four of the Reds' 15 hits. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  1  0    0  1  2    4  2  0  -  10 15  2
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   3   3     1   1   .310      Metzger ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .224
Javier 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .207      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  Borbon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .048      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
  Geronimo ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .271      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .293
  Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Watson lf             2   1   0   0     0   0   .308
Hague 1b              6   1   4   1     0   1   .238        Stewart ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Edwards c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
  Ruberto c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Plummer pr,c        1   2   0   0     0   0   .192      Rader 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .240
McRae 3b              5   2   3   2     0   0   .292      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .135
Uhlaender cf          2   2   1   1     3   0   .164        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Foster rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .201        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Concepcion ss         5   2   2   2     0   0   .212        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Billingham p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .060        Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morgan ph,2b        1   0   1   1     2   0   .293        Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  10  15  10     6   8             Totals               31   2   6   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 12,709
Left on Base: Reds 11, Astros 5
DP: Reds 3, Astros 1
Errors: Concepcion 2
Doubles: Hague (12), Uhlaender (3), McRae (4)
Home Runs: McRae (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (9)
GIDP: Bench (17), Miller (4), May (13), Helms (8)
Hit by Pitch: Ruberto (1,by Culver), Watson (8,by Borbon)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(11-12)     5     1   1   0   1   2   0  18   3.25
Borbon                  3     3   1   1   0   2   0  11   3.05
Carroll SV(34)          1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.32
Totals                  9     6   2   1   1   5   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(5-7)           5     6   2   2   2   5   0  22   3.98
Ray                     0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   4.19
Culver                  1     2   4   4   1   2   0   7   3.04
Cosgrove                1.1   4   2   2   0   0   1   8   4.70
York                    1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.25
Totals                  9    15  10  10   6   8   1  48

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (3), Culver (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Javier flied out to right; Hague
doubled to right; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Wynn grounded out
(third to first); Cedeno popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: McRae singled to center; Uhlaender doubled [McRae
scored]; Foster struck out; Concepcion lined to center;
Billingham grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Javier struck
out; Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader singled to center; Helms reached on an error
by Concepcion [Rader to third, Helms to first]; On a bunt Forsch
struck out; Metzger grounded out (third to first) [Rader scored
(unearned), Helms to second]; Wynn flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench was called out on strikes; McRae doubled to
left; Uhlaender walked; Foster flied out to right; Concepcion
forced McRae (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May was
called out on strikes; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
walked; Javier singled to left [Rose to second]; Hague singled
to center [Rose scored, Javier to second]; Bench grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hague out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
walked; Helms reached on an error by Concepcion [Rader to
second, Helms to first]; MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: RAY REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); McRae flied out to
right; Uhlaender walked; Foster grounded out (first unassisted)
[Uhlaender stayed at first]; Concepcion singled to right
[Uhlaender to second]; MORGAN BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Morgan
walked [Uhlaender to third, Concepcion to second]; Rose singled
to left [Uhlaender scored, Concepcion scored, Morgan to third,
Rose to second (on throw)]; CULVER REPLACED RAY (PITCHING);
Javier struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); MORGAN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); RUBERTO REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Metzger
singled to center; Wynn struck out; Cedeno singled to left
[Metzger to second]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Hague singled to center; Ruberto was hit by a pitch
[Hague to second]; PLUMMER RAN FOR RUBERTO; McRae lined to
center; Uhlaender walked [Hague to third, Plummer to second];
Foster struck out; Concepcion singled to center [Hague scored,
Plummer scored, Uhlaender to third]; COSGROVE REPLACED CULVER
(PITCHING); Morgan singled to second [Uhlaender scored,
Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to left [Concepcion scored,
Morgan to third]; Borbon grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson was hit
by a pitch; Edwards singled to left [Watson to third]; Rader hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored]; Helms grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: Hague singled to right; Plummer forced Hague (second
to shortstop); McRae homered [Plummer scored]; Uhlaender flied
out to center; Foster popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 10, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING 3B); CHILES BATTED FOR
COSGROVE; Chiles was called out on strikes; Metzger popped to
shortstop; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
10, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: YORK REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out
to center; Morgan walked; Rose singled to left [Morgan to
second]; GERONIMO BATTED FOR BORBON; Geronimo struck out; Hague
lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 10, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); May was called out on strikes;
STEWART BATTED FOR WATSON; Stewart singled to third; Edwards
singled to first [Stewart to second]; JOHNSON RAN FOR EDWARDS;
Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 10, Astros 2.