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Reds 9 @ Astros 3
Astrodome
September 5, 1973

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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 September 5, 1973 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 9 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1973 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 9
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 3 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherClay Carroll  
Losing PitcherKen Forsch  
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Game Winning RBIDan Driessen 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1973 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherFred Norman  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Reuss  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance7,197 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Augie Donatelli
2B: Bob Engel
3B: Satch Davidson

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Left Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Andy Kosco  Right Fielder 
Ed Armbrister  Center Fielder 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Fred Norman  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Wynn  Right Fielder 
Hector Torres  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Skip Jutze  Catcher 
Jerry Reuss  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Reds 9 @ Astros 3
Astrodome
September 5, 1973

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         Game of 9/5/1973 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, lf            5  1  1  1   Wynn J, rf            3  1  1  1   
Morgan J, 2b          6  0  1  2   Torres H, ss          2  0  0  0   
Perez T, 1b           4  0  0  0   Gross G, ph           1  0  0  0   
Stahl L, pr           1  1  0  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Foster G, rf          0  0  0  0   Upshaw C, p           0  0  0  0   
Bench J, c            5  1  2  0   Cedeno C, cf          5  0  1  1   
Plummer B, c          0  0  0  0   Watson B, lf          3  0  0  0   
Kosco A, rf           2  1  1  0   Metzger R, pr         0  0  0  0   
Geronimo C, cf        1  1  1  0   Gallagher B, lf       1  0  0  0   
Armbrister E, cf-rf   4  2  2  2   Rader D, 3b           5  0  0  0   
Driessen D, ph-1b     1  1  1  1   May L, 1b             5  1  1  0   
Menke D, 3b           1  0  0  2   Helms T, 2b           5  0  2  0   
Chaney D, ss          3  0  1  0   Jutze S, c            2  1  1  1   
Gagliano P, ph        1  0  0  0   Easler M, ph          1  0  0  0   
Crosby E, ss          1  0  0  0   Reuss J, p            2  0  0  0   
Norman F, p           3  0  0  0   Sutherland G, ph      1  0  0  0   
Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   Cosgrove M, p         0  0  0  0   
Griffey K, ph         1  0  0  0   Stewart J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Carroll C, p          1  1  1  1   Busse R, ss           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  9 11  9                        37  3  6  3

Cincinnati       020 000 100 06 --  9
Houston          001 000 110 00 --  3

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Norman F              7.1  5  3  3  3  6
Borbon P              1.2  1  0  0  1  0
Carroll C (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuss J               7.0  4  3  3  3  2
Cosgrove M            2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Forsch K (L)          1.2  5  6  6  1  2
Upshaw C              0.1  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Chaney D, Rader D
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Houston 8
2B -- Helms T, Rose P
3B -- Armbrister E
HR -- Armbrister E
SB -- Cedeno C
SH -- Torres H, Kosco A, Jutze S
SF -- Menke D 2, Jutze S
WP -- Reuss J, Norman F
T -- 2:48
A -- 7197

    

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