Although off in his control, walking five, Tom Griffin yielded only four hits and struck out 12 while pitching the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Reds. The Astros bunched singles by Greg Gross, Lee May and Milt May with a pass to Cesar Cedeno for two runs in the first inning, but the Reds came hack with their pair in the home half on walks to Pete Rose and Joe Morgan and a double by Johnny Bench. The Astros went ahead with the deciding run in the fourth on a pass to Milt May, double by Doug Rader and sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms before adding an insurance run on four singles in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       11, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       2  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  0
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelleher ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .108      Rose lf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .297
Gross rf,lf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .380      Morgan 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .311
Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .288      Bench c               4   0   2   2     0   2   .250
Watson lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .342      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .301
  Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Driessen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
L. May 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .314      Foster cf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .250
M. May c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .273      Griffey rf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .158
Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Helms 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .326      Nelson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Griffin p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .316        C. Carroll p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   7             Totals               29   2   4   2     5  12

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 27,754
Left on Base: Astros 6, Reds 5
DP: Astros 1, Reds 0
Doubles: Gross (4), Rader (6), Bench (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (1)
GIDP: Concepcion (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(5-1)          9     4   2   2   5  12   0  34   2.21
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5  12   0  34

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson L(1-3)           7     9   4   4   2   5   0  31   3.43
C. Carroll              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.50
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   0  37

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Sudol


ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher flied out to right; Gross singled to
center; Cedeno walked [Gross to second]; Watson flied out to
left; L. May singled to left [Gross scored, Cedeno to third]; M.
May singled to center [Cedeno scored, L. May to second]; Rader
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Morgan walked [Rose to second]; Bench
doubled to left [Rose scored, Morgan scored]; Perez was called
out on strikes; Driessen walked; Foster struck out; Griffey
singled to right [Bench out at home (right to catcher), Driessen
to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms popped to second in foul territory; Griffin
struck out; Kelleher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Reds 2.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion struck out; Nelson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Gross doubled to left; Cedeno flied out to right
[Gross to third]; Watson grounded out (third to first); L. May
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan flied out to right; Bench struck out; Perez
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 2.

ASTROS 4TH: M. May walked; Rader doubled [M. May to third];
Helms hit a sacrifice fly to right [M. May scored]; Griffin
struck out; Kelleher grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Foster singled to left;
Griffey struck out; Concepcion walked [Foster to second]; Nelson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno made
an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: L. May popped to third; M. May flied out to center;
Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
2.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
2.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms singled to left; On a bunt Griffin made an out
to catcher; Tom Griffin called for interference for stepping
across plate attempting to bunt; Kelleher struck out; Gross
singled to second [Helms to second]; Cedeno singled to third
[Helms to third, Gross to second]; Watson singled to shortstop
[Helms scored, Gross out at home (shortstop to catcher), Cedeno
to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Griffey walked; Concepcion grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Griffey out at second]; KOSCO BATTED
FOR NELSON; Kosco popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); L. May struck
out; M. May grounded out (second to first); Rader grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); Rose flied out to center; Morgan
popped to catcher in foul territory; Bench singled to left;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Griffin struck
out; Kelleher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Driessen flied
out to center; Foster struck out; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.