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FINAL
May 18, 1974

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
CIN40000030071125
HOU00211110061015
win:Cincinnati Reds logoP. Borbon Sr.loss:Houston Astros logoF. Scherman

Scoring Summary

CINHOU
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    1
    Johnny Bench doubles (5) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Joe Morgan scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    1
    Merv Rettenmund hits a home run (5). Johnny Bench scores. Dan Driessen scores. [3 runs]
    40
  • Houston Astros logo
    3
    Tommy Helms hits a home run (2). Doug Rader scores. [2 runs]
    42
  • Houston Astros logo
    4
    Cesar Cedeno hits a home run (8). [1 run]
    43
  • Houston Astros logo
    5
    Greg Gross singles on a to center fielder Cesar Geronimo. Doug Rader scores. [1 run]
    44
  • Houston Astros logo
    6
    Milt May out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Pete Rose. Cesar Cedeno scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    45
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    7
    Johnny Bench hits a home run (8). Pete Rose scores. Joe Morgan scores. [3 runs]
    75
  • Houston Astros logo
    7
    Cesar Cedeno doubles (11) on a to right fielder Merv Rettenmund. Greg Gross scores. [1 run]
    76

Player Stats

Cincinnati Reds logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Pete RoseLF25100002.302
2Joe Morgan2B13200201.310
3Johnny BenchC25241010.282
4Tony Perez1B04001001.276
5Dan Driessen3B23100100.267
Darrel Chaney3B00000000.000
6Merv RettenmundRF14131011.244
7Dave ConcepcionSS14000001.246
8Cesar GeronimoCF23000100.340
9Clay KirbyP02001003.067
Terry CrowleyPH01000002.167
Pedro Borbon Sr.P01000000.250
TOTAL11357744211-
Cincinnati Reds logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Clay KirbyRHP5.0444412315.32
Pedro Borbon Sr.RHP4.0621110231.87
TOTAL9.0106552254-
Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Greg GrossRF-LF25110000.348
2Roger MetzgerSS05001002.287
3Cesar CedenoCF34221010.280
4Bob WatsonLF02000100.328
Bob GallagherPR-RF11000000.200
5Lee May1B14001002.291
Larry MilbournePR00000000.278
Denis Menke1B00000000.111
6Milt MayC13010000.253
7Doug Rader3B13201104.259
8Tommy Helms2B14120014.291
9Don WilsonP02001001.111
Fred SchermanP00000000.000
Ken ForschP00000000.000
Mike EaslerPH01000000.125
Doug KoniecznyP00000000.000
Cliff JohnsonPH01000000.348
TOTAL10356652213-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Don WilsonRHP6.0944321396.10
Fred SchermanLHP0.012201053.98
Ken ForschRHP1.011110163.00
Doug KoniecznyRHP2.000001096.60
TOTAL9.0117744259-

Play-by-Play

1st inningCINHOU
  • TOP 1
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    BATTER OUT — Pete Rose out, first baseman Lee May to pitcher Don Wilson. [1 out]
    00
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    DOUBLE — Joe Morgan doubles (8) on a to right fielder Greg Gross.
    00
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    PICKOFF ERROR 2B — Missed catch error by pitcher Don Wilson on the pickoff attempt.
    00
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    DOUBLE — Johnny Bench doubles (5) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Joe Morgan scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    STRIKEOUT — Tony Perez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    10
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    WALK — Dan Driessen walks.
    10
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    HOME RUN — Merv Rettenmund hits a home run (5). Johnny Bench scores. Dan Driessen scores. [3 runs]
    40
  • Cincinnati Reds logo
    BATTER OUT — Dave Concepcion out to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. [3 outs]
    40
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Greg Gross out to left fielder Pete Rose. [1 out]
    40
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Roger Metzger out to first baseman Tony Perez. [2 outs]
    40
  • Houston Astros logo
    STRIKEOUT — Cesar Cedeno strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    40
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Team Stats

7Runs6
11Hits10
2Errors1
.314Batting Avg.286
35At Bats35
5Extra-base Hits4
2Home Runs2
7Runs-Batted-In6
4Walks2
0Stolen Bases2
4Strikeouts5
5Left on Base5
20Total Bases18

Game Details

Saturday, May 18, 1974 · 8:05 PM
Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX
attendance: 19,390 (47.1%)