Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  0  -   5  8  1
Reds         0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .225      Rose lf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .350
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .318      Perez 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .305
Watson lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .316      Bench c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Foster cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Campbell 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Armbrister rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .320
May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Menke 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .188
Jutze c               4   2   2   0     0   2   .228      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Metzger ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .256        Driessen ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .128      Billingham p          2   0   1   1     0   0   .056
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
                                                            Baney p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Kosco ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .269

Totals               33   5   8   4     0   9             Totals               34   2   7   2     3   9

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 17,585
Left on Base: Astros 3, Reds 9
DP: Astros 0, Reds 0
Errors: Rader, Armbrister
Doubles: Wynn (14), Rose (33), Billingham (3), Gagliano (2)
Home Runs: Cedeno (23), Watson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (10), Metzger (12), Chaney (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(15-10)        9     7   2   2   3   9   0  38   2.89
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   9   0  38

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(18-9)      7     8   5   4   0   8   2  29   3.05
Baney                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.24
Totals                  9     8   5   4   0   9   2  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


ASTROS 1ST: 55 minute rain delay before start of game;
Wynn struck out; Sutherland grounded out (pitcher to first);
Cedeno homered; Watson lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to center; Morgan struck out; Perez
walked; Bench flied out to center; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out (catcher to first); May struck out;
Jutze struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Armbrister singled to shortstop; Menke struck out;
Chaney popped to shortstop; Billingham doubled [Armbrister
scored]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Roberts
grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan walked; Perez grounded out (third to first)
[Morgan to second]; Bench flied out to left; Foster reached on
an error by Rader [Morgan to third, Foster to first]; Armbrister
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
struck out; Watson homered; Rader grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Menke walked; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Menke to second]; Billingham grounded out (pitcher
to first); Rose singled to center [Menke scored, Rose to second
(on throw)]; Morgan flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: May singled to third; Jutze singled to right [May
scored (error by Armbrister) (no RBI), Jutze to third]; Metzger
singled to second [Jutze scored (unearned)]; Roberts out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Wynn
grounded out (third to first) [Metzger to third]; Sutherland
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Perez struck out; Bench struck out; Foster grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Watson singled to right;
Rader struck out; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); Armbrister
grounded out (shortstop to first); Menke flied out to right;
Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze singled to shortstop; Metzger out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jutze to second]; Roberts
struck out; Wynn doubled to left [Jutze scored]; Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Gagliano doubled to
center; Rose struck out; Morgan flied out to center; Perez
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BANEY REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson lined to second; Campbell
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Bench flied out to center; Foster popped to shortstop;
Armbrister struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze struck
out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Menke struck out; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Driessen
singled to right; KOSCO BATTED FOR BANEY; Kosco singled to left
[Driessen to second]; Rose forced Kosco (second to shortstop)
[Driessen to third]; Morgan grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.