Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 16, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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 5, Cincinnati Reds 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 5 0 1 1
Milbourne 2b 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 3 4 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Helms 3b 0 0 0 0
May c 4 0 2 3
Gross rf 4 0 2 1
Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 1 1 0
Dierker p 3 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 14 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 1 1
  Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Perez 1b 3 0 0 0
Driessen lf 4 0 0 0
Griffey rf 2 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Werner c 3 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0
Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  Armbrister ph 0 0 0 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 210 010 1005141
Cincinnati 000 010 000150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (14-15) 9.0 5 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham  L (15-9) 5.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Borbon   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Carroll   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
4

  E–May (9).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Metzger (7,off Billingham), Cincinnati Morgan (26,off Dierker); Geronimo (24,off Dierker).  3B–Houston Gross (10,off Billingham).  SH–Dierker (12,off Billingham).  SB–Milbourne (1,2nd base off Billingham/Werner); Howard 2 (31,2nd base off Billingham/Werner,2nd base off Borbon/Werner); Cedeno (48,2nd base off Billingham/Werner); Griffey (14,2nd base off Dierker/May).  CS–Concepcion (6,2nd base by Dierker/May).  WP–Borbon (6).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:22.  A–16,025.
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