April 18, 1972 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BAL 3 BOS 4
CLE 2 CAL 2
MIN 0 CHW 14
TEX 0 NYY 2
MIL 0 OAK 3
KCR 2 LAD 3
@ATL 1 HOU 8
@CIN 4 MON 7
NYM 2 PHI 6
STL 3 CHC 6
@PIT 4 SFG 5
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 8,347

Tuesday, April 18, 1972
Time of Game: 2:36

Astros

2-2

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   4  0  1   0  3  0    8 10  1
Reds            2  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4 10  2

W: K Forsch (1-0), L: D Gullett (0-1), S: F Gladding (1)

Reds

1-2

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .071  .492    0    1   2   
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .333  .945    0    2   1   3B,2B
J Wynn RF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .666    0    4   1   
L May 1B                      4   0   1   0    1   1  .375  .787    0    9   1   
B Watson LF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .400 1.071    0    0   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   3   2   2    1   0  .313 1.228    0    1   3   HR
T Helms 2B                    5   2   1   2    0   1  .188  .798    0    3   5   HR
J Edwards C                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .182  .364    0    7   0   
K Forsch P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Stewart PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   8  10   8    5   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Cedeno (1, off J McGlothlin).

3B: C Cedeno (1, off D Gullett).

HR: T Helms (2, off D Gullett; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); D Rader (2, off D Gullett; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: C Cedeno 5; D Rader 5; T Helms 4; J Wynn 2; L May; B Watson; J Edwards.

RBI: D Rader 2 (6); J Edwards 2 (2); T Helms 2 (5); C Cedeno (1); B Watson (5).

2-out RBI: C Cedeno.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Forsch-T Helms-L May.

E: R Metzger (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .641    0    1   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .672    0    3   3   SB
B Tolan CF                    4   2   4   1    0   0  .500 1.288    0    3   0   3B,SB
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .508    0    8   0   GDP
T Perez 1B                    4   0   2   3    0   1  .273 1.021    0    8   0   2B
D Menke 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .400 1.200    0    1   2   
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Concepcion SS               3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    2   3   
  H McRae PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Gullett P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.500    0    0   1   2B
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J McGlothlin P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Sprague P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Uhlaender PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    2   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Gullett (1, off K Forsch); T Perez (1, off K Forsch).

3B: B Tolan (1, off K Forsch).

TB: B Tolan 6; T Perez 3; D Gullett 2; J Morgan; D Concepcion; P Rose.

GIDP: J Bench (1).

RBI: T Perez 3 (4); B Tolan (1).

2-out RBI: T Perez 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Perez (1); B Tolan (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (3, 2nd base off K Forsch/J Edwards); B Tolan (3, 2nd base off K Forsch/J Edwards).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, W (1-0)              7    10   4   4    2   4   0   5.14   31     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 9     43    -     1.30  -0.14
F Gladding, S (1)              2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 4· 9           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Gullett, L (0-1)             5     7   5   5    2   4   2   9.00   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 7     35    -     0.94  -0.51
P Borbon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.05
J McGlothlin                   2     3   3   1    2   0   0   3.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 3          0-0    1.02  -0.15
E Sprague                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   6    5   6   2          43     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1·10           -

D Gullett faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 8,347.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. R Metzger            SS    1. P Rose               LF 
2. C Cedeno             CF    2. J Morgan             2B 
3. J Wynn               RF    3. B Tolan              CF 
4. L May                1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. B Watson             LF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. D Rader              3B    6. D Menke              3B 
7. T Helms              2B    7. C Geronimo           RF 
8. J Edwards            C     8. D Concepcion         SS 
9. K Forsch             P     9. D Gullett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-2  -23     -26%  47% T Perez         K Forsch        Single to LF; Rose Scores; Tolan Scores
   t 4   1  2-2  1--      24%  75% T Helms         D Gullett       Home Run; Rader Scores
   t 6   0  4-4  ---      19%  69% D Rader         D Gullett       Home Run
   t 4   1  2-0  -2-      12%  38% B Watson        D Gullett       Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Watson to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 4   1  2-1  -2-      12%  50% D Rader         D Gullett       Single to LF; Watson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  C Cedeno        Triple to RF
   O      --3      49%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      --3      46%  L May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  J Morgan        Single to RF
          1--      43%  B Tolan         Morgan Steals 2B
   R      -2-      32%  " "             Single to CF; Morgan Scores; Tolan to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      31%  J Bench         Walk
   RO     12-      25%  T Perez         Double to CF; Tolan Scores; Bench out at Hm/CF-2B-C
          -2-      25%  D Menke         Walk
   O      12-      27%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Gullett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      25%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  D Rader         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      23%  T Helms         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
          ---      21%  D Gullett       Double to CF
   O      -2-      24%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      26%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Gullett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  J Edwards       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  K Forsch        Strikeout
          ---      23%  R Metzger       Walk
   O      1--      21%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---      15%  B Tolan         Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      17%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      22%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      --3      24%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Gullett facing 3-4-5
          ---      29%  J Wynn          Single to CF
   O      1--      26%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B; Wynn to 2B
   R      -2-      38%  B Watson        Single to CF; Wynn Scores; Watson to 2B/Adv on E8
   R      -2-      50%  D Rader         Single to LF; Watson Scores
   RR     1--      75%  T Helms         Home Run; Rader Scores
   O      ---      74%  J Edwards       Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---      73%  K Forsch        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  D Concepcion    Single to RF; Concepcion out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
   O      ---      78%  D Gullett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      79%  C Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--      77%  J Wynn          Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      78%  L May           Single to LF; Wynn to 2B
   O      12-      75%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  J Morgan        Lineout: RF
          1--      65%  B Tolan         Single (LF-CF); Rose to 3B
          1-3      62%  J Bench         Tolan Steals 2B
   O      -23      73%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     -23      47%  T Perez         Single to LF; Rose Scores; Tolan Scores
   O      1--      50%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Don Gullett facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      69%  D Rader         Home Run
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Don Gullett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      67%  T Helms         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  J Edwards       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  K Forsch        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
          ---      63%  D Concepcion    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Concepcion to 1B
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      1--      68%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      1--      72%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim McGlothlin facing 1-2-3
                  Jim McGlothlin replaces Bernie Carbo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      73%  C Cedeno        Walk
          1--      80%  J Wynn          Single to LF; Cedeno to 3B
   O      1-3      73%  L May           Lineout: 3B
   O      1-3      68%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  B Tolan         Single to CF
   OO     1--      78%  J Bench         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim McGlothlin facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  D Rader         Walk
          1--      90%  T Helms         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rader to 3B; Helms to 2B
   RR     -23      95%  J Edwards       Single to RF; Rader Scores; Helms Scores/unER
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Forsch batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  J Stewart       Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  R Metzger       Popfly: SS
   R      1--      97%  C Cedeno        Double to LF; Stewart Scores/unER
   O      -2-      97%  J Wynn          Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Fred Gladding facing 5-6-7
                  Fred Gladding replaces Jimmy Stewart pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  T Perez         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Menke         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Geronimo      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-4, Ed Sprague facing 4-5-6
                  Ed Sprague replaces Jim McGlothlin pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  L May           Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Watson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      99%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Fred Gladding facing 8-9-1
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Dave Concepcion batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Ed Sprague batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Uhlaender     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  P Rose          Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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