Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
11
–
5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Pitching
Cincinnati Reds
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim MerrittW | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 27 |
| George Culver | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| Wayne GrangerS | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade BlasingameL | 4.2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 23 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dooley Womack | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Dan Schneider | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Jack Billingham | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Darrel Chaney reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Doug Rader. Tony Perez scores. Johnny Bench to 3rd. Tommy Helms to 2nd.
1–0
▲ 2nd
Pete Rose singles on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Johnny Bench scores. Tommy Helms scores. Darrel Chaney to 3rd. Pete Rose to 2nd.
3–0
▲ 2nd
Bobby Tolan singles on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Darrel Chaney scores. Pete Rose scores. Bobby Tolan to 2nd. Bobby Tolan advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Jesus Alou.
5–0
▲ 4th
Bobby Tolan hits a home run (3).
6–0
▼ 4th
Denis Menke singles on a to left fielder Alex Johnson. Jesus Alou scores. Joe Morgan to 2nd.
6–1
▲ 5th
Jim Merritt singles on a to center fielder Jimmy Wynn. Johnny Bench scores. Tommy Helms scores. Darrel Chaney to 2nd.
8–1
▼ 6th
Jimmy Wynn hits a home run (2). Joe Morgan scores.
8–3
▲ 9th
Tony Perez singles on a to right fielder Jesus Alou. Bobby Tolan scores. Alex Johnson to 2nd.
9–3
▲ 9th
Johnny Bench grounds into a double play, shortstop Denis Menke to second baseman Joe Morgan to first baseman Curt Blefary. Alex Johnson scores. Giraldo Ruiz to 3rd. Lee May out at 2nd. Johnny Bench out at 1st.
10–3
▲ 9th
Tommy Helms walks.
11–3
▼ 9th
Jimmy Wynn reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Giraldo Ruiz. Cesar Geronimo scores. Jimmy Wynn to 2nd.
11–4
▼ 9th
Doug Rader doubles (4) on a to right fielder Bobby Tolan. Jimmy Wynn scores.
11–5
Box Score
Cincinnati Reds
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFPete Rose | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFBobby Tolan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LFAlex Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BTony Perez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BGiraldo Ruiz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJohnny Bench | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SSDarrel Chaney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PJim Merritt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PGeorge Culver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWayne Granger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFJesus Alou | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFJimmy Wynn | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| SSDenis Menke | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BCurt Blefary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSHector Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFNorm Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CDon Bryant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLeon McFadden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDooley Womack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHGary Geiger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDan Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJack Billingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHCesar Geronimo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |