Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 18, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 3 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 1
  Howard lf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Cabell rf 3 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 0 0
Griffin p 2 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 1
Morgan 2b 2 0 0 1
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Perez 1b 4 1 2 2
Geronimo cf 4 0 3 1
Griffey rf 3 0 1 0
Chaney 3b 3 0 0 0
  Vukovich 3b 0 0 0 0
Gullett p 4 1 2 0
Totals 32 5 12 5
Houston 200 000 000251
Cincinnati 000 100 40x5120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (0-2) 6.0 10 4 1 2 6
  Scherman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Granger   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Cosgrove   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
12
5
2
4
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Gullett  W (2-0) 9.0 5 2 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
4

  E–Griffin (1).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Cedeno (4,off Gullett); Watson (2,off Gullett), Cincinnati Bench (4,off Griffin); Geronimo (2,off Granger).  3B–Houston Andrews (2,off Gullett).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (2,7th inning off Granger 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Morgan (1,off Scherman).  WP–Griffin (1), Gullett (1).  T–2:03.  A–36,485.
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