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 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       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.