Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 12, Houston Astros 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 3 4
Morgan 2b 6 1 2 2
Driessen 3b 5 0 0 0
Perez 1b 5 1 1 1
Bench c 5 2 2 1
Griffey rf 5 3 3 0
Geronimo cf 2 0 0 0
  Armbrister ph,cf 1 0 0 1
  King ph 1 0 0 0
  Foster cf 0 0 0 0
Chaney ss 1 1 1 0
  Stahl ph 0 0 0 0
  Menke ss 2 2 2 1
Gullett p 0 0 0 0
  Tolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Baney p 2 0 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 1 1 1
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 12 16 11
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Torres ss 4 0 1 1
  Sutherland ph,ss 1 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 2 2 2
Watson lf 4 1 3 2
  Metzger pr 0 0 0 0
  Richard p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 1 1 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 5 0 1 1
Jutze c 3 1 0 0
  Stewart ph 0 1 0 0
  Edwards c 1 0 1 0
Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 10 7
Cincinnati 001 013 101 512162
Houston 300 100 003 07102
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett   4.0 5 4 3 3 1
  Baney   4.2 2 2 2 1 3
  Carroll   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Borbon  W (8-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
10
7
6
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   5.1 7 5 5 2 4
  Crawford   2.2 4 2 1 1 2
  Cosgrove   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Richard  L (5-2) 0.2 4 5 5 1 2
  Ray   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
16
12
11
4
8

  E–Bench (6), Chaney (9), Cedeno (7), Jutze (6).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Bench (8).  2B–Houston Torres (1,off Gullett); Sutherland (1,off Baney).  3B–Cincinnati Griffey (1,off Griffin).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (23,6th inning off Griffin 0 on, 1 out); Bench (24,6th inning off Griffin 0 on, 1 out); Menke (3,9th inning off Crawford 0 on, 0 out), Houston Watson (14,1st inning off Gullett 1 on, 2 out); Cedeno (19,9th inning off Carroll 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Gullett (5,off Griffin); Griffin (1,off Gullett).  SF–Armbrister (1,off Crawford).  IBB–Wynn (8,by Gullett).  SB–Morgan (58,2nd base off Crawford/Jutze); Cedeno (46,2nd base off Gullett/Bench).  IBB–Gullett (8,Wynn).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:55.  A–3,317.
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