Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, May       12, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  2  1
Reds         0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  x  -   4  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelleher ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .119      Rose lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .297
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morgan 2b             1   0   0   1     2   1   .299
Gross rf,lf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .365      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   3   .253
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .278      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .291
Watson lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .341        Chaney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gallagher rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Driessen 3b,1b        3   0   0   0     1   2   .255
L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .297      Rettenmund rf         4   1   2   1     0   1   .266
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Concepcion ss         4   1   1   0     0   2   .267
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Geronimo cf           4   1   3   1     0   1   .317
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Kirby p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .077
Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  M. May ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .275

Totals               29   2   2   2     2  10             Totals               31   4   9   4     3  14

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 33,392
Left on Base: Astros 2, Reds 8
DP: Astros 0, Reds 0
Errors: Edwards
Doubles: Geronimo (2)
Triples: Rose (1)
Home Runs: Cedeno (5), Rettenmund (4)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (13), Driessen (4), Rettenmund (4), Bench (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kirby (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(1-2)           8     9   4   4   3  14   1  36   6.12
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3  14   1  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(2-3)            9     2   2   2   2  10   1  31   5.08
Totals                  9     2   2   2   2  10   1  31

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


ASTROS 1ST: Kelleher grounded out (second to first); Gross
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

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

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; L. May struck out; Rader
struck out; Edwards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Driessen stole second; Rettenmund
struck out; Concepcion struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms struck out; Wilson struck out; Kelleher struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Kirby struck out; Rose singled to right; Morgan struck
out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Driessen
struck out; Rettenmund hit an inside the park homer to left;
Bob Watson crashed into the fence, injuring his eye;
Concepcion popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Reds 1.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May flied out to left; Rader struck out; Edwards
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GALLAGHER
REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); Geronimo singled to center; On a
bunt Kirby made an out to first; Rose made an out to shortstop;
Morgan walked [Geronimo to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Helms popped to second; Wilson lined to third;
Kelleher walked; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Perez struck out; Driessen struck out; Rettenmund
singled to left; Rettenmund stole second [Rettenmund to third
(error by Edwards)]; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno struck out; Gallagher flied out to center; L.
May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: Geronimo singled to left; Kirby out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose tripled
[Geronimo scored]; Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose
scored]; Bench singled to left; Bench stole second; Perez struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first);
Edwards flied out to center; Helms popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Rettenmund
flied out to center; Concepcion singled to center; Geronimo
doubled to right [Concepcion scored, Geronimo to third (on throw
to home)]; On a bunt Kirby made an out to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 4.

ASTROS 9TH: M. MAY BATTED FOR WILSON; M. May popped to third in
foul territory; EASLER BATTED FOR KELLEHER; Easler flied out to
left; Gross walked; Cedeno homered [Gross scored]; Gallagher
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 4.