The Astros called on seven pitchers but could not stave off a 7-6 loss to the Reds in 11 innings. The Reds took a 4-1 lead in the first, but the Astros got two runs on a homer by Lee May in the fourth, scored another pair in the sixth for a 5-4 lead and added a run on a homer by Cesar Cedeno in the seventh. The Reds picked up a run in the eighth and tied the score in the ninth when Joe Morgan drew a pass with the bases loaded.

Walks then helped beat the Astros with Cecil Upshaw on the mound in the 11th. Denis Menke and Ed Crosby both drew passes and when Roger Metzger muffed the throw to second on a grounder by Pete Rose, the error filled the bases and Morgan singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    4, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    2  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  -   6 10  2
Reds         4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  -   7 15  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee rf               6   1   1   0     0   4   .241      Rose lf               6   1   2   0     0   0   .339
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan 2b             5   1   2   2     2   0   .297
Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Driessen 3b           6   1   4   1     0   0   .333
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .313        Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Watson lf             4   1   1   0     1   3   .322      Perez 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .294
Rader 3b              4   2   1   1     1   0   .252      Bench rf,c            6   1   3   1     0   2   .253
May 1b                5   1   2   3     0   1   .263      Kosco cf,rf           6   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Helms 2b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .283      Plummer c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .186
Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .223        Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .045
Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .105        Tolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Menke 3b            0   1   0   0     1   0   .169
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .181
  Forsch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .069        Stahl ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .241
  Dierker p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby ss           0   0   0   0     1   0   .154
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .071
  Wynn ph,rf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .211        Geronimo cf         3   1   2   0     0   0   .173

Totals               41   6  10   6     5  12             Totals               46   7  15   7     7   5

Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 32,215
Left on Base: Astros 8, Reds 18
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Metzger, May
Doubles: Rader (16), Kosco (3)
Triples: Bench (2)
Home Runs: May (18), Cedeno (17)
Stolen Bases: Bench (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jutze (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez 2 (6)
GIDP: Jutze (10)
Hit by Pitch: Rose (6,by Dierker)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 5.1  10   4   3   3   3   0  30   2.93
Ray                     2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   4.41
Pizarro                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.14
Forsch                  1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.92
Dierker                 0     0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.63
Crawford                1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.53
Upshaw L(1-4)           0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   5.94
Totals                 10.1  15   7   6   7   5   0  56

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  7     7   6   6   4   8   2  32   3.36
Hall                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.74
Borbon W(5-4)           2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.55
Totals                 11    10   6   6   5  12   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (2)
Wild Pitches: Norman 2 (6)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Agee singled to left; Metzger singled to right [Agee
to second]; Cedeno walked [Agee to third, Metzger to second];
Watson struck out; Rader forced Cedeno (third to second) [Agee
scored, Metzger to third]; May flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to center; Morgan reached on an error by
May [Rose to second, Morgan to first]; Driessen singled to right
[Rose scored, Morgan to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Bench tripled [Driessen
scored]; Kosco doubled [Bench scored]; Plummer walked; Chaney
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kosco to third, Plummer to
second]; Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms flied out to center; Jutze grounded out (third
to first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 4.

REDS 2ND: Rose singled to center; Morgan grounded out (second to
first) [Rose to second]; Driessen flied out to right; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Agee popped to second; Metzger flied out to center;
Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 4.

REDS 3RD: Bench singled to left; Bench stole second; Kosco
struck out; Plummer struck out; Chaney was walked intentionally;
Norman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Reds 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Rader doubled; May homered [Rader
scored]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
4.

REDS 4TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan flied out to right;
Driessen singled to second; Perez singled to left [Driessen to
second]; Bench singled to pitcher [Driessen to third, Perez to
second]; Kosco forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Roberts struck out; Agee struck out; Metzger walked;
Norman threw a wild pitch [Metzger to second]; Norman threw a
wild pitch [Metzger to third]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 4.

REDS 5TH: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Chaney grounded
out (third to first); Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson walked; Rader walked [Watson to second]; May
singled to center [Watson scored, Rader to third]; Helms singled
to left [Rader scored, May to second]; Jutze lined to shortstop;
On a bunt Roberts struck out; Agee struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked;
Driessen singled to right [Morgan to third]; RAY REPLACED
ROBERTS (PITCHING); Perez popped to second; Bench lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
homered; Watson struck out; Rader lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 4.

REDS 7TH: Kosco popped to third in foul territory; Plummer flied
out to center; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 6, Reds 4.

ASTROS 8TH: HALL REPLACED PLUMMER (PITCHING); GERONIMO REPLACED
NORMAN (PLAYING CF); BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); KOSCO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May struck out; Helms singled to
left; Jutze grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Reds 4.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo singled; Rose flied to left in foul
territory; Morgan singled [Geronimo to second]; PIZARRO REPLACED
RAY (PITCHING); Driessen singled to left [Geronimo to third,
Morgan to second]; FORSCH REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Perez hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Geronimo scored, Morgan to third];
Bench struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Forsch struck out; Agee struck out; Metzger flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 5.

REDS 9TH: Kosco flied out to right; TOLAN BATTED FOR HALL; Tolan
popped to shortstop; STAHL BATTED FOR CHANEY; Stahl walked;
Geronimo singled to right [Stahl to third]; DIERKER REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Rose was hit by a pitch [Geronimo to second];
Morgan walked [Stahl scored, Geronimo to third, Rose to second];
CRAWFORD REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Driessen grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 6.

ASTROS 10TH: BORBON REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); MENKE REPLACED
TOLAN (PLAYING 3B); CROSBY REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING SS); Cedeno
lined to shortstop; Watson singled to right; Rader flied out to
left; May forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 6.

REDS 10TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench struck
out; Kosco flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6,
Reds 6.

ASTROS 11TH: Helms singled to left; Jutze out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; WYNN BATTED FOR
CRAWFORD; Wynn was walked intentionally; Agee struck out;
Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Reds 6.

REDS 11TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); UPSHAW REPLACED
AGEE (PITCHING); Menke walked; Crosby walked [Menke to second];
Geronimo flied out to left; Rose reached on an error by Metzger
[Menke to third, Crosby to second, Rose to first]; Morgan
singled to center [Menke scored, Crosby to third, Rose to
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Reds 7.