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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 2, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 2, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 31,838 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Bob Engel |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Don Wilson | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 2, 1972
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Wilson
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Wilson
Wilson fires to first and picks off Tolan. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Nolan
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Nolan
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Nolan
Edwards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nolan
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Wilson
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Wilson
Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Wilson
Nolan bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Nolan
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Nolan
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nolan
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Wynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Nolan
May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. May reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Wilson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Nolan
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Nolan
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Nolan
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Nolan
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Wilson
Menke hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Wilson
Chaney hits a popup into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Wilson
Nolan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Nolan
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Nolan
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nolan
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. McGlothlin
Jim McGlothlin now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. McGlothlin
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. Watson scores. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. McGlothlin
The ball gets by Bench for a passed ball. Edwards moves to third. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. McGlothlin
Helms is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. McGlothlin
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGlothlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Wilson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McGlothlin
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. McGlothlin
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. McGlothlin
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. McGlothlin
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. McGlothlin
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Wilson
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chaney vs. Wilson
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McGlothlin
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McGlothlin
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McGlothlin
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke juggles the ball. That's an error on Menke. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McGlothlin
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Wilson
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Jim McGlothlin.
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Wilson
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Cedeno hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Tolan who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Borbon
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Borbon
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Borbon
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Borbon
Edwards hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Borbon
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Wilson
There's a wild pitch. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Wilson
Menke strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1972 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 3 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 5 2 3 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 5 3 4 4
Tolan B, cf 3 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 4 1 2 2
Bench J, c 4 0 2 0 May L, 1b 4 2 2 2
Perez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 4 1 1 0
Geronimo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 5 0 1 0
Menke D, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rader D, 3b 5 0 1 2
Chaney D, ss 3 0 1 0 Helms T, 2b 3 1 2 0
Nolan G, p 1 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 3 0 0 0
McGlothlin J, p 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 6 1 38 10 16 10
Cincinnati 000 010 000 -- 1
Houston 003 031 03x -- 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (L) 4.2 9 6 6 1 4
McGlothlin J 2.1 4 1 1 1 2
Borbon P 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 6
E -- Menke D
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Houston 9
2B -- Cedeno C, Wynn J 2, May L, Bench J
3B -- Metzger R, Cedeno C
HR -- Cedeno C, Menke D, May L
CS -- Cedeno C
SH -- Nolan G, Wilson D
SF -- Wynn J
WP -- Wilson D
PB -- Bench J
T -- 2:10
A -- 31838
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