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Gary Nolan, who had been out of action since September 7 with an abscessed tooth and neck pains, showed himself ready for the playoffs by pitching five innings and allowing only one hit as the Reds defeated the Astros, 6-1. Ross Grimsley, also prepping for the playoffs, worked the last four frames and gave up two more hits. The Astros' run was unearned. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Tuesday, October 3, 1972 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 2 1 Reds 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 6 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 1 .223 Rose lf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .309 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 2 2 0 .293 Cedeno cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .321 Tolan cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .281 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Bench c 4 1 0 1 0 0 .270 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Chiles lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Alou ph,lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304 Menke 3b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .235 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Geronimo rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .275 Howard c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Chaney ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 .251 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 Nolan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .117 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Foster ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Grimsley p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .121 Sutherland ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Totals 30 1 2 1 1 5 Totals 30 6 6 6 7 6 Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 10,069 Left on Base: Astros 3, Reds 8 DP: Astros 0, Reds 0 Errors: Metzger, Chaney Doubles: May (31), Geronimo (9) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (55), Morgan (57) Sacrifice Flies: Chaney (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(6-8) 5 4 5 3 3 3 0 23 3.91 Griffin 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 3.24 Culver 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 3.05 Totals 8 6 6 4 7 6 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nolan W(15-5) 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 1.99 Grimsley SV(1) 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 14 3.05 Totals 9 2 1 0 1 5 0 31 Wild Pitches: Forsch (9), Culver (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to right; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Tolan forced Morgan (second to shortstop) [Rose to third]; Bench reached on an error by Metzger [Rose scored (RBI), Tolan to second, Bench to first]; Perez flied out to left; Menke walked [Tolan to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo singled to left [Tolan scored (unearned), Bench scored (unearned), Menke to second]; Chaney struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to right; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Helms lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 2ND: Nolan struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 3RD: Tolan struck out; Bench flied out to right; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 4TH: Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Chaney popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. ASTROS 5TH: Rader singled to left; Chiles forced Rader (second to shortstop); Helms lined to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 3. REDS 5TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR NOLAN; Foster walked; Rose singled to center [Foster to second]; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Foster to third, Rose to second]; Morgan singled to left [Foster scored, Rose scored, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 6TH: GRIMSLEY REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Johnson flied out to right; Metzger struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. REDS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Menke walked; Geronimo singled to right [Menke to third]; Chaney flied out to right; Grimsley struck out; Rose popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Chaney [Cedeno to first]; May doubled to right [Cedeno to third]; Rader struck out; ALOU BATTED FOR CHILES; Alou grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Helms popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Tolan flied out to right; Bench flied out to left; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Howard flied out to center; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Sutherland flied out to left; Metzger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Menke walked; Geronimo doubled to right [Menke to third]; Chaney hit a sacrifice fly to center [Menke scored]; Culver threw a wild pitch [Geronimo to third]; Grimsley struck out; Rose walked; Morgan lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn struck out; Cedeno flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 6. |
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