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Don Gullett yielded only two singles, both by Roger Metzger, while pitching the Reds to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. The Reds decided the outcome early against Tom Griffin, scoring two runs in the second inning on singles by Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Dan Driessen and sacrifice fly by Dave Concepcion. The Reds added two unearned runs in the third to provide a more comfortable margin for Gullett's 13th victory. [The Sporting News] Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 0Game Played on Wednesday, July 31, 1974 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 2 Reds 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Geronimo cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .320 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Rose lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .307 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .292 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Bench c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Perez 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .275 C. Johnson c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Chaney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 Driessen 3b,1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .281 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .272 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Griffey rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Campbell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Gullett p 3 0 0 0 1 2 .222 Richard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busse ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 2 0 2 8 Totals 31 4 8 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 26,253 Left on Base: Astros 4, Reds 8 DP: Astros 0, Reds 0 Errors: L. May, Griffin, Driessen Doubles: Geronimo (13) Stolen Bases: Morgan (42) Caught Stealing: Helms (4) Sacrifice Flies: Concepcion (2), Perez (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(11-4) 5 6 4 2 2 3 0 25 3.23 Richard 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.97 Cosgrove 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.50 Totals 8 8 4 2 3 5 0 36 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(13-7) 9 2 0 0 2 8 0 31 2.78 Totals 9 2 0 0 2 8 0 31 Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dutch Rennert ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger was called out on strikes; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Geronimo flied out to center; Rose flied out to left; Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to left; C. Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to center; Perez singled to right [Bench to third]; Driessen singled to center [Bench scored, Perez to third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored]; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Driessen to second]; Gullett struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Rader flied out to right; Helms reached on an error by Driessen [Helms to first]; Helms was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Griffin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Geronimo doubled to right; Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo to third]; Morgan reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo scored (error by Griffin) (unearned) (no RBI), Rose out at second (pitcher to shortstop to third to second)]; Morgan stole second; Bench singled to left [Morgan to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored (unearned)]; Driessen struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger singled to right; Cedeno popped to shortstop; L. May forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 4TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Gullett walked; Geronimo singled to center [Gullett to second]; Rose walked [Gullett to third, Geronimo to second]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; C. Johnson popped to first; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded out (catcher to first); Driessen reached on an error by L. May [Driessen to second]; Concepcion popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Helms flied out to left; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Campbell struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: RICHARD REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Griffey struck out; Gullett grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo walked; Rose singled to center [Geronimo to second]; Morgan singled to second [Geronimo out at home (second to catcher), Rose to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to left; Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; L. May flied out to left; Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; C. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez popped to second; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rader struck out; Helms struck out; BUSSE BATTED FOR RICHARD; Busse grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey popped to third; Gullett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 9TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. |
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