Cincinnati Reds 11, Houston Astros 5 (Game 2)
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  2
Reds         2  0  2    0  0  0    7  0  x  -  11 16  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .244      Rose lf               5   2   3   3     0   0   .339
Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Morgan 2b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .296
Cedeno cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .314      Driessen 3b           5   3   3   2     0   0   .322
Watson lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .323        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .166
Rader 3b              3   1   1   4     0   0   .252      Perez 1b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .294
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Menke 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Bench rf,1b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .249
Jutze c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Tolan cf,rf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .206
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .070      Crosby ss             5   1   1   1     0   2   .154
  Griffin p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Plummer c             4   1   1   0     1   1   .193
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Nelson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stahl ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .241
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borbon p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .333
  Stewart ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .196        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Dierker p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     1   0             Totals               41  11  16   9     3   8

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 52,285
Left on Base: Astros 8, Reds 9
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Agee, May
Doubles: Watson (17), Cedeno (21), Griffin (1), Bench (12), Rose (22)
Triples: Driessen (1)
Home Runs: Rader (19), Morgan (16), Driessen (2)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (4)
GIDP: Watson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Borbon)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  2     6   4   4   1   3   2  13   3.90
Griffin L(0-4)          4.1   5   2   2   1   5   0  19   5.68
Crawford                0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   4.63
Upshaw                  0     2   3   2   1   0   0   3   5.73
Pizarro                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.14
Dierker                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.63
Totals                  8    16  11  10   3   8   2  44

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  4     7   5   5   1   0   1  20   2.96
Borbon W(4-4)           4     4   0   0   0   0   0  17   2.61
Carroll SV(12)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.93
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   0   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Borbon (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Agee walked; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno
singled to left [Agee to third]; Watson doubled to left [Agee
scored, Cedeno to third]; Rader homered [Cedeno scored, Watson
scored]; May popped to second; Helms popped to second; 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to shortstop; Morgan struck out; Driessen
tripled [Rose scored]; Perez singled to right [Driessen scored];
Bench popped to first in foul territory; Tolan flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Jutze singled to center; Forsch out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Jutze to second]; Agee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Crosby struck out; Plummer singled to right; Nelson
struck out; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Cedeno scored]; May lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan homered; Driessen homered; Perez walked;
GRIFFIN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Bench singled to center
[Perez to third]; Tolan struck out; Crosby was called out on
strikes; Plummer grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms flied out to left; Jutze grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin doubled to left; Agee singled to
left [Griffin to third]; Metzger grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

REDS 4TH: STAHL BATTED FOR NELSON; Stahl walked; Rose flied out
to left; Morgan singled to left [Stahl to second]; Driessen
forced Morgan (pitcher to shortstop) [Stahl to third]; Perez
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

ASTROS 5TH: BORBON REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); Cedeno made an out
to first; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan struck
out; Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Helms
flied out to left; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Plummer struck out; Borbon struck out; Rose singled to
pitcher; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Griffin was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Agee popped to
first in foul territory; Metzger singled to second [Griffin to
second]; Cedeno flied out to center [Griffin to third]; Watson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5,
Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Driessen singled to right; Perez flied out to center;
Bench doubled [Driessen to third]; CRAWFORD REPLACED GRIFFIN
(PITCHING); Tolan singled to right [Driessen scored, Bench
scored (error by Agee) (no RBI)]; Tolan stole second; Crosby
singled to center [Tolan scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED CRAWFORD
(PITCHING); Plummer walked [Crosby to second]; On a bunt Borbon
singled [Crosby to third, Plummer to second]; Rose doubled to
left [Crosby scored, Plummer scored, Borbon scored]; PIZARRO
REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Morgan grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to third]; Driessen reached on an error by May
[Rose scored (unearned) (no RBI), Driessen to second]; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Reds 11.

ASTROS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED DRIESSEN (PLAYING CF); MENKE
REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); TOLAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); May grounded out (third to first); Helms
singled to center; Jutze singled to right [Helms to second];
STEWART BATTED FOR PIZARRO; Stewart singled to left [Helms to
third, Jutze to second]; Agee grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 11.

REDS 8TH: DIERKER REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Bench grounded
out (shortstop to first); Tolan singled to right; Crosby popped
to third; Plummer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 11.

ASTROS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (second to pitcher); Cedeno singled to center; Watson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 11.