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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 2Game Played on Saturday, May 11, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 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. |
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