Sunday April 20, 1975
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Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 20, 1975 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 - 7 7 1 Reds 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 - 6 6 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cabell lf,1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .333 Rose lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .350 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Concepcion ss 4 2 1 0 1 1 .271 Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .306 Morgan 2b 4 1 3 5 1 0 .417 May c 4 1 1 2 1 0 .279 Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .429 Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Bench ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Howard pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Foster rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250 Cruz rf 4 0 1 3 1 0 .195 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .327 Boswell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .308 Flynn 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Metzger ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 .268 Plummer c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 Kirby p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .429 C. Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffey ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 Totals 34 7 7 5 5 5 Totals 31 6 6 6 8 10 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 35,150 Left on Base: Astros 9, Reds 7 DP: Astros 1, Reds 0 Errors: Cruz, Driessen, Plummer, Kirby Doubles: Boswell (1), Geronimo (4) Triples: Cruz (1) Home Runs: Morgan (1) Stolen Bases: Cabell (3), Cedeno (9), Howard 2 (2), Concepcion (2) Caught Stealing: Morgan (1) Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (2), Richard (1) GIDP: Chaney (2) Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (1,by Kirby), Howard (1,by C. Carroll), Driessen (1,by Richard) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(1-1) 8.2 5 5 5 8 9 0 38 5.19 Scherman 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.93 Granger SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.08 Totals 9 6 6 6 8 10 1 40 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby L(0-2) 3.2 5 5 3 4 2 0 22 6.00 Borbon 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 4.60 McEnaney 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 5.79 C. Carroll 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.64 Totals 9 7 7 4 5 5 0 43 Passed Balls: May (2) Hit by Pitch: Richard (2), Kirby (2), C. Carroll (1) Wild Pitches: Kirby (1), Borbon (2) Balks: McEnaney (1) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli ASTROS 1ST: Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Andrews was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to right; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose popped to shortstop; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan singled to right; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson popped to shortstop; Cruz walked; Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third, Metzger to second]; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Foster struck out; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell singled to left; Cabell was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kirby [Cabell to second]; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Cabell to third]; Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno stole second; May walked; Johnson forced Cabell (shortstop to catcher) [Cedeno to third, May to second]; Cruz tripled to right [Cedeno scored, May scored, Johnson scored]; Boswell grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Plummer grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirby walked; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger reached on an error by Driessen [Metzger to first]; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Cabell singled to left [Metzger to third, Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Andrews walked; Cedeno popped to shortstop; May singled to right [Metzger scored (unearned), Cabell scored (unearned), Andrews to third]; BORBON REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Johnson flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Concepcion was called out on strikes; Morgan walked; Driessen singled to right [Morgan to second]; May allowed a passed ball [Morgan to third, Driessen to second]; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Geronimo walked; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Boswell doubled to right; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Boswell to third]; Richard struck out but Boswell advanced to home and Richard advanced to first on a wild pitch; Cabell forced Richard (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Plummer walked; CHANEY BATTED FOR BORBON; Chaney grounded into a double play (second to first) [Plummer out at second]; Rose walked; Concepcion singled to right [Rose to third]; Concepcion stole second; Morgan singled to right [Rose scored, Concepcion scored, Morgan to second (error by Cruz)]; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: MCENANEY REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Foster struck out; Geronimo grounded out (first to pitcher); Flynn walked; Plummer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: Johnson singled to center; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Howard stole second [Howard to third (error by Plummer)]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Boswell struck out; Metzger walked; McEnaney balked [Howard scored (unearned), Metzger to second]; Richard struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR MCENANEY; Armbrister struck out; Rose was called out on strikes; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: C. CARROLL REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: Morgan flied out to right; Driessen was hit by a pitch; Foster struck out; Geronimo doubled [Driessen scored]; Flynn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 3. ASTROS 9TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Howard was hit by a pitch; Howard stole second; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher) [Howard to third]; Boswell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: Plummer struck out (catcher to first); GRIFFEY BATTED FOR C. CARROLL; Griffey walked; Rose flied out to left; Concepcion walked [Griffey to second]; SCHERMAN REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Morgan homered [Griffey scored, Concepcion scored]; BENCH BATTED FOR DRIESSEN; GRANGER REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Bench was called out on strikes; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Reds 6.

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