Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  6  -   9 11  1
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  -   3  6  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   1   1   1     1   0   .346      Wynn rf               3   1   1   1     2   1   .215
Morgan 2b             6   0   1   2     0   0   .283      Torres ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .098
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .313        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stahl pr            1   1   0   0     0   0   .230        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .066
  Foster rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bench c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .261      Cedeno cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .315
  Plummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .319
Kosco rf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .258        Metzger pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Geronimo cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .194        Gallagher lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Armbrister cf,rf      4   2   2   2     0   0   .357      Rader 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .252
  Driessen ph,1b      1   1   1   1     0   0   .304      May 1b                5   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Menke 3b              1   0   0   2     2   0   .186      Helms 2b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .284
Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .173      Jutze c               2   1   1   1     0   0   .222
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crosby ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .177      Reuss p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .129
Norman p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .070        Sutherland ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffey ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .516        Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Carroll p           1   1   1   1     0   0   .214        Busse ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .128

Totals               40   9  11   9     5   4             Totals               37   3   6   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  7,197
Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 8
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Errors: Chaney, Rader
Doubles: Rose (29), Helms (28)
Triples: Armbrister (1)
Home Runs: Armbrister (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (47)
Sacrifice Hits: Kosco (2), Torres (1), Jutze (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke 2 (5), Jutze (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman                  7.1   5   3   3   3   6   0  31   3.39
Borbon                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.13
Carroll W(7-8)          2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.10
Totals                 11     6   3   3   4   8   0  44

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   7     4   3   3   3   2   1  27   3.39
Cosgrove                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.93
Forsch L(9-11)          1.2   5   6   6   1   2   0  11   4.16
Upshaw                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.77
Totals                 11    11   9   9   5   4   1  48

Wild Pitches: Norman (8), Reuss (10)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Satch Davidson


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan grounded
out (second to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn flied out to left; Torres flied out to right;
Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench flied out to right; Kosco singled; Armbrister
tripled [Kosco scored]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Armbrister scored]; Chaney lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Rader flied out to
center; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Norman struck out; Rose walked; Reuss threw a wild
pitch [Rose to second]; Morgan flied out to right; Perez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (third to first); Jutze singled;
Norman threw a wild pitch [Jutze to second]; Reuss was called
out on strikes; Wynn singled [Jutze scored]; Torres grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Kosco walked;
Armbrister flied out to center; Menke walked [Kosco to second];
Chaney singled to center [Kosco out at home (center to catcher),
Menke to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno reached on an error by Chaney [Cedeno to
second]; Watson struck out; Rader struck out; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Norman flied out to center; Rose grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze
grounded out (third to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez flied out to right; Bench flied out to right;
Kosco flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros
1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn struck out; Torres walked; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first) [Torres to second]; Watson flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Armbrister homered; Menke grounded out (third to
first); Chaney flied out to center; Norman grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to left; May singled to left; Helms
doubled to left [May to third]; Jutze hit a sacrifice fly to
right [May scored, Helms to third]; SUTHERLAND BATTED FOR REUSS;
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED SUTHERLAND (PITCHING); Rose grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan popped to second; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn walked; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Wynn to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Wynn
scored]; Cedeno stole second; Watson was walked intentionally;
BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); METZGER RAN FOR WATSON; Rader
lined to left; May grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 9TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING LF); Bench singled
to left; Kosco out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Bench to second]; Armbrister flied out to left; Menke was
walked intentionally; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR CHANEY; Gagliano
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: CROSBY REPLACED GAGLIANO (PLAYING SS); GERONIMO
REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING CF); ARMBRISTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Helms singled to right; Jutze out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Helms to second]; STEWART BATTED FOR
COSGROVE; Stewart grounded out (first to pitcher) [Helms to
third]; Wynn was walked intentionally; GROSS BATTED FOR TORRES;
Gross grounded out (third to first); Debut game for Greg
Gross; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 10TH: BUSSE REPLACED STEWART (PLAYING SS); FORSCH REPLACED
GROSS (PITCHING); GRIFFEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Griffey struck out;
Rose flied out to center; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: CARROLL REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Cedeno flied
out to center; Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); Rader
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 3.

REDS 11TH: Perez walked; STAHL RAN FOR PEREZ; Bench singled to
center [Stahl to second]; On a bunt Geronimo singled [Stahl to
third, Bench to second]; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR ARMBRISTER;
Driessen singled to left [Stahl scored, Bench to third, Geronimo
to second]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bench scored,
Geronimo to third]; Crosby struck out; Carroll singled to
shortstop [Geronimo scored, Driessen to second]; Rose doubled to
center [Driessen scored, Carroll to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Morgan singled [Carroll scored, Rose scored,
Morgan to third (error by Rader)]; Stahl grounded out (second to
first); 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 9, Astros 3.

ASTROS 11TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); DRIESSEN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FOSTER REPLACED STAHL (PLAYING RF);
May was called out on strikes; Helms was called out on strikes;
EASLER BATTED FOR JUTZE; Easler grounded out (pitcher to
first); Debut game for Mike Easler; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 9, Astros 3.