Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
June 25, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 25, 1972 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"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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Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
Wynn rf 5 0 1 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 1 1 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 3
Howard c 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 2
Tolan cf 4 0 0 1
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Perez 1b 5 1 1 0
Hague rf 4 0 0 0
  Geronimo rf 1 0 0 0
Menke 3b 5 1 3 2
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
McGlothlin p 2 1 1 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 1 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  McRae ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 5
Houston 000 310 000 04102
Cincinnati 001 100 200 1580
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   6.0 3 3 3 6 4
  Ray   3.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Gladding  L (1-3) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.2
8
5
5
6
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothlin   5.0 8 4 4 0 4
  Hall   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Borbon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Carroll  W (4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
2
7

  E–Watson (3), Howard (2).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (15,off McGlothlin), Cincinnati McGlothlin (1,off Forsch); Menke (7,off Gladding).  HR–Houston Helms (3,4th inning off McGlothlin 2 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Menke (4,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out); Morgan (9,7th inning off Ray 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Cedeno (1,off Borbon).  CS–Wynn (3,2nd base by McGlothlin/Bench); Stewart (1,2nd base by Carroll/Bench).  SB–Morgan (28,2nd base off Forsch/Howard).  WP–Forsch (6).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:33.  A–30,019.
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