Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 26, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1974 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 9, Houston Astros 1

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 3 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 3 2
Bench c 4 1 0 0
Perez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Chaney 3b 1 1 1 1
Driessen 3b,1b 5 1 2 1
Rettenmund rf 4 2 2 1
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1
Norman p 4 0 0 2
Totals 38 9 12 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson lf 4 1 2 1
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 0 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Menke ph 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Cincinnati 000 010 1169121
Houston 000 100 000161
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (8-5) 9.0 6 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (3-6) 7.1 8 3 3 4 4
  Forsch   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cosgrove   0.1 3 5 5 2 1
  Scherman   0.2 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
8
6

  E–Driessen (11), Wilson (4).  DP–Cincinnati 2, Houston 1.  PB–C Johnson (2).  2B–Cincinnati Morgan (16,off Cosgrove), Houston L May (13,off Norman); Gross (9,off Norman).  HR–Cincinnati Concepcion (5,7th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out); Driessen (2,8th inning off Wilson 0 on, 1 out), Houston Watson (8,4th inning off Norman 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Bench (9,by Cosgrove); Concepcion (5,by Scherman).  SB–Cedeno (33,2nd base off Norman/Bench).  CS–Gross (6,2nd base by Norman/Bench).  WP–Scherman 2 (2).  IBB–Cosgrove (2,Bench); Scherman (4,Concepcion).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.
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