Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 20, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1975 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cabell lf,1b 5 1 3 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0
May c 4 1 1 2
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0
  Howard pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 3
Boswell 3b 5 1 1 0
Metzger ss 2 1 0 0
Richard p 3 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 7 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose lf 4 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 2 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 3 5
Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0
  Bench ph 1 0 0 0
Foster rf 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1
Flynn 3b 3 0 0 0
Plummer c 3 0 0 0
Kirby p 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  Griffey ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 31 6 6 6
Houston 003 210 100771
Cincinnati 000 020 013663
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (1-1) 8.2 5 5 5 8 9
  Scherman   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Granger  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
8
10
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (0-2) 3.2 5 5 3 4 2
  Borbon   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
  McEnaney   2.0 1 1 0 1 2
  Carroll   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
7
4
5
5

  E–Cruz (1), Driessen (2), Plummer (1), Kirby (1).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–May (2).  2B–Houston Boswell (1,off Borbon), Cincinnati Geronimo (4,off Richard).  3B–Houston Cruz (1,off Kirby).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (1,9th inning off Scherman 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Andrews (2,off Kirby); Richard (1,off Kirby).  HBP–Cedeno (1,by Kirby); Howard (1,by C Carroll); Driessen (1,by Richard).  IBB–Metzger (2,by Kirby).  SB–Cabell (3,2nd base off Kirby/Plummer); Cedeno (9,2nd base off Kirby/Plummer); Howard 2 (2,2nd base off McEnaney/Plummer,2nd base off C Carroll/Plummer); Concepcion (2,2nd base off Richard/May).  CS–Morgan (1,2nd base by Richard/May).  WP–Kirby (1), Borbon (2).  BK–McEnaney (1).  HBP–Richard (2,Driessen); Kirby (2,Cedeno); C Carroll (1,Howard).  IBB–Kirby (1,Metzger).  T–2:38.  A–35,150.
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