Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1971 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, Houston Astros 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose rf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 0 1 0
Perez 3b 4 0 1 0
Foster cf 3 0 0 0
Carbo lf 3 0 1 0
Woodward 2b 2 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
  Helms 2b 0 0 0 0
Nolan p 2 0 0 0
  Cline ph 1 0 1 0
  McGlothlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou rf 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1
Watson lf 3 0 2 0
  Geronimo pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Menke ss,1b 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 0
  Metzger pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 1
Hiatt c 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Cincinnati 000 000 000051
Houston 000 110 00x271
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  L (3-7) 7.0 6 2 2 1 10
  McGlothlin   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
2
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (5-3) 9.0 5 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
8

  E–Perez (10), Menke (1).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Carbo (9,off Wilson), Houston Watson (10,off Nolan).  3B–Houston Rader (2,off Nolan).  WP–Wilson (3).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:00.  A–1,740.
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