Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 19, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 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 8, Cincinnati Reds 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cabell lf,1b 5 1 2 0
Andrews 2b 3 2 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 2 2 1
May c 4 3 4 2
  Jutze pr,c 0 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 0 1 1
  Howard lf 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 2 0 0 1
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 2
Konieczny p 3 0 0 0
  Batista ph 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 11 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 5 1 3 1
Concepcion ss 6 1 3 1
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0
Bench c 4 1 3 1
Perez 1b 4 2 2 3
Geronimo cf 5 0 1 2
Griffey rf 3 1 1 0
Chaney 3b 4 0 0 0
  Driessen ph 0 1 0 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 1 0 0 0
  Armbrister ph 1 0 1 0
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 1 1 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 16 8
Houston 013 301 0008111
Cincinnati 001 020 2139160
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Konieczny   7.0 9 5 5 5 2
  Forsch  L (0-1) 1.2 7 4 4 1 3
Totals
8.2
16
9
9
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham   2.2 5 4 4 6 1
  McEnaney   1.1 3 3 3 1 2
  Borbon   4.0 2 1 1 0 4
  Carroll  W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
7
7

  E–Forsch (2).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Cabell (3,off Billingham); Watson (3,off McEnaney), Cincinnati Bench 2 (6,off Konieczny 2); Rose (4,off Konieczny); Geronimo (3,off Konieczny); Morgan (4,off Forsch).  3B–Cincinnati Perez (1,off Konieczny).  HR–Houston May (1,6th inning off Borbon 0 on, 2 out), Cincinnati Perez (3,9th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Cruz (1,off McEnaney); Perez (1,off Konieczny).  HBP–Rader (1,by Billingham).  IBB–Cruz (1,by Billingham).  CS–Cabell (1,2nd base by Billingham/Bench); Cedeno (1,2nd base by Billingham/Bench).  SB–Concepcion (1,2nd base off Konieczny/May).  WP–Billingham (1).  HBP–Billingham (1,Rader).  IBB–Billingham (2,Cruz).  T–2:45.  A–17,178.
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