Cincinnati Reds 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1973 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   1  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Rose lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Campbell 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Morgan 2b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .283
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .317      Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .305
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .222        Griffey pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .407
Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .223        Driessen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Helms 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .257
Gross lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .154      Kosco rf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .268
Jutze c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Geronimo cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .122      Foster cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Menke 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .186
                                                          Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .184
                                                          Gullett p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .180

Totals               31   0   4   0     0  11             Totals               29   1   5   1     4   7

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 15,305
Left on Base: Astros 4, Reds 8
DP: Astros 1, Reds 0
Errors: Helms, Reuss
Doubles: Cedeno (32)
Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (63)
GIDP: Kosco (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(15-12)          8     5   1   1   4   7   0  33   3.52
Totals                  8     5   1   1   4   7   0  33

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(18-8)         9     4   0   0   0  11   0  31   3.37
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0  11   0  31

Passed Balls: Jutze 3 (10)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Campbell
flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan singled to
left; Jutze allowed a passed ball [Morgan to second]; Perez
struck out; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Wynn struck out; Helms singled
to left; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Kosco struck out; Foster reached on an error by Helms
[Foster to first]; Foster was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Reuss [Foster to second]; Menke flied out to center;
Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze flied out to right; Reuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to center; Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Campbell popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno
struck out; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench singled to left; Jutze allowed a passed ball
[Bench to second]; Jutze allowed a passed ball [Bench to third];
Kosco struck out; Foster flied out to left; Menke grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Helms singled to center; Gross
struck out; Jutze singled to right [Helms to third]; Reuss
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Chaney popped to shortstop; Gullett struck out; Rose
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to center; Campbell struck out;
Cedeno doubled to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Perez
singled to center [Morgan to third]; Bench popped to third;
Kosco grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn flied out to center; Helms grounded out (third
to first); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Foster grounded out (second to first); Menke walked;
Chaney was called out on strikes; Gullett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
struck out; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Morgan struck out;
Perez walked; GRIFFEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Bench walked [Griffey to
second]; Kosco singled to right [Griffey scored, Bench to
second]; Foster popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 9TH: GERONIMO REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DRIESSEN REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING 1B);
Campbell flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; Johnson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.