Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 26, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1973 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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Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 0 1 2
Driessen 3b,1b 5 0 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
  Menke 3b 0 0 0 0
Tolan cf,rf 1 1 0 0
Stahl rf 3 1 2 0
  Geronimo cf 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 2
Plummer c 2 1 2 1
Grimsley p 1 1 0 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0
Metzger ss 5 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0
Watson lf,1b 4 0 0 0
May 1b 2 0 1 0
  Agee pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 2 1
Jutze c 2 0 1 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Cincinnati 002 000 030571
Houston 010 000 000182
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley  W (7-5) 5.0 5 1 0 6 2
  Carroll  SV (4) 4.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
7
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (5-8) 7.2 6 5 4 6 2
  Ray   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  York   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
6
2

  E–Tolan (5), Wynn (3), Wilson (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Morgan (15,off Wilson); Stahl (1,off Wilson); Concepcion (9,off Wilson), Houston Helms 2 (16,off Grimsley 2).  SH–Grimsley (4,off Wilson); Carroll (4,off Wilson); Wilson 2 (5,off Grimsley,off Carroll).  IBB–Stahl (2,by Wilson); Jutze (2,by Grimsley); May (2,by Grimsley).  HBP–Jutze (1,by Carroll).  SB–Tolan (11,2nd base off Wilson/Jutze); Wynn (7,3rd base off Grimsley/Plummer); Metzger (6,2nd base off Grimsley/Plummer).  CS–Cedeno (5,2nd base by Carroll/Plummer).  HBP–Carroll (3,Jutze).  IBB–Grimsley 2 (5,Jutze,May); Wilson (2,Stahl).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:36.  A–26,064.
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