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With Ross Grimsley yielding only eight safeties, the Reds scored four unearned runs off J.R. Richard in the second inning, then routed the Houston righthander with three more tallies in the fifth and coasted to an easy 7-1 win over the Astros. The Cincy southpaw, in upping his record to 11-6, lost his bid for a shutout when Jim Wynn clouted his 17th homer in the fifth inning. After an error and singles by Pete Rose and Joe Morgan drove in second-inning scores, the Redlegs sent Richard to the showers in the fifth when Dan Driessen tripled, Tony Perez and Johnny Bench doubled and Bobby Tolan singled. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Reds 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 7 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .212 Rose lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .340 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 2 1 1 .297 Cedeno cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .318 Driessen 3b,1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .337 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .294 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Menke 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Bench c 2 2 1 1 2 0 .254 Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 Plummer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .220 Tolan rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .207 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Geronimo cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .170 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 .193 Agee ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Grimsley p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .071 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 1 8 1 1 4 Totals 34 7 10 6 4 9 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 44,194 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 7 DP: Astros 1, Reds 1 Errors: Richard Doubles: Cedeno (22), Helms (22), Chaney (3), Perez (23), Bench (13) Triples: Driessen (2) Home Runs: Wynn (17) Stolen Bases: Morgan (41), Rose (7) GIDP: Jutze (11), Grimsley (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(3-1) 4 7 7 3 4 4 0 24 2.64 Dierker 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.26 Crawford 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 4.38 Totals 8 10 7 3 4 9 0 38 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(11-6) 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 35 2.88 Totals 9 8 1 1 1 4 1 35 Wild Pitches: Dierker (1) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms doubled to center; Jutze was walked intentionally; Richard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench walked; Tolan walked [Bench to second]; Geronimo reached on an error by Richard [Bench scored (unearned) (no RBI), Tolan to third, Geronimo to second]; Chaney struck out; Grimsley struck out; Rose singled to shortstop [Tolan scored (unearned), Geronimo to third]; Rose stole second; Morgan singled to center [Geronimo scored (unearned), Rose scored (unearned)]; Driessen flied out to left; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 3RD: Wynn flied to left in foul territory; Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left; Watson forced Cedeno (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 3RD: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench walked; Tolan forced Bench (first to shortstop); Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 4TH: Rader flied out to left; May singled to left; Helms singled to left [May to second]; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 4TH: Chaney doubled to right; Grimsley was called out on strikes; Rose flied out to left; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 5TH: Richard lined to left; Wynn homered; Metzger singled to third; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second]; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Rader flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Driessen tripled to center; Perez doubled to center [Driessen scored]; Bench doubled to left [Perez scored]; Tolan singled to right [Bench scored]; DIERKER REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Geronimo forced Tolan (second to shortstop); Chaney singled to center [Geronimo to third]; Grimsley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms lined to left; Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop); Driessen singled to left [Morgan to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third, Driessen to second]; Perez struck out; Bench lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. ASTROS 7TH: MENKE REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); AGEE BATTED FOR DIERKER; Agee struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Metzger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. REDS 7TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); Tolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Geronimo was called out on strikes; Chaney struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson flied out to center; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. REDS 8TH: Grimsley struck out; Rose flied out to center; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. ASTROS 9TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); May grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out to left; Jutze popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 7. |
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