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Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
May 31, 1972 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1972 at Astrodome. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Wednesday, May 31, 1972 at Astrodome |
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| Cincinnati |
0 | 0 | 6 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Houston |
0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
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| Cincinnati Reds |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Nolan W (7-1) |
9.0 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Roberts L (3-3) |
2.2 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
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Culver |
4.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
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Gladding |
0.1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
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Gibbon |
0.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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Blasingame |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
9.0 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
E–Javier (2), Menke (2). DP–Houston 2. 2B–Cincinnati Rose (7,off Roberts); Bench (4,off Roberts), Houston Culver (1,off Nolan). 3B–Houston Watson (2,off Nolan). HR–Cincinnati Foster (1,3rd inning off Roberts 3 on, 1 out); Bench (9,8th inning off Gibbon 2 on, 2 out), Houston Rader (6,2nd inning off Nolan 2 on, 1 out). SH–Concepcion (2,off Gladding). IBB–Perez (5,by Roberts); Rose (3,by Gladding). SF–Edwards (3,off Nolan). SB–Morgan (19,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards); Foster (1,2nd base off Gladding/Edwards); Concepcion (8,2nd base off Gladding/Edwards); Wynn (6,2nd base off Nolan/Bench). WP–Roberts (3). BK–Gibbon (1). IBB–Roberts (2,Perez); Gladding (1,Rose). U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dick Stello. T–2:28. A–15,702. |
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| Game played on Wednesday, May 31, 1972 at Astrodome |
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