April 18, 1975 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
@BOS 7 MIL 5
@CLE 1 NYY 11
@DET 3 MIN 5
@OAK 4 KCR 5
@TEX 3 SDP 3
@ATL 1 CIN 5
HOU 2 SFG 3
@LAD 1 PHI 6
@MON 3 STL 5
PIT 4
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 36,485

Friday, April 18, 1975
Time of Game: 2:03

Astros

3-7

Lost 5

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
Reds            0  0  0   1  0  0   4  0  X    5 12  0

W: D Gullett (2-0), L: T Griffin (0-2)

Reds

5-6

Won 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    0   0  .250  .564    0    2   4   
R Andrews 2B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .265  .706    0    1   3   3B
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .316  .869    0    1   0   2B
C Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .653    0    8   0   
B Watson LF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .826    0    3   0   2B
  W Howard LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   0   
D Rader 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .800    0    2   0   
E Cabell RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .640    0    0   1   
S Jutze C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   0   
T Griffin P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    0   0   
  M Cosgrove P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   2   5   2    0   4                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Watson (2, off D Gullett); C Cedeno (4, off D Gullett).

3B: R Andrews (2, off D Gullett).

TB: R Andrews 5; B Watson 2; C Cedeno 2.

RBI: B Watson (3); C Cedeno (6).

2-out RBI: B Watson.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Metzger-C Johnson; C Johnson; R Andrews-R Metzger-C Johnson.

E: T Griffin (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Cedeno (1st base by D Gullett).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .777    0    3   0   GDP
D Concepcion SS               4   1   2   1    0   2  .265  .639    0    2   2   
J Morgan 2B                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .410 1.016    0    1   4   SF
J Bench C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .685    0    6   0   2B
T Perez 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .130  .504    0    9   0   HR
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .351  .871    0    1   0   2B,GDP
K Griffey RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .792    0    5   0   
D Chaney 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .265    0    0   2   
  J Vukovich 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .812         0   0   
D Gullett P                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .364  .781    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   5  12   5    4   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Bench (4, off T Griffin); C Geronimo (2, off W Granger).

HR: T Perez (2, off W Granger; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Morgan (1, off F Scherman).

TB: T Perez 5; C Geronimo 4; D Gullett 2; D Concepcion 2; J Bench 2; K Griffey; P Rose.

GIDP: C Geronimo (1); P Rose (1).

RBI: T Perez 2 (6); J Morgan (5); D Concepcion (6); C Geronimo (4).

2-out RBI: T Perez 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

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
T Griffin, L (0-2)             6    10   4   1    2   6   0   3.48   29     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 2·10     46    -     1.46  -0.20
F Scherman                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.73  -0.00
W Granger                      0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   1.35    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    0.65  -0.14
M Cosgrove                     1     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.45    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         8    12   5   2    4   6   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2·12          3-2

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, W (2-0)             9     5   2   2    0   4   0   0.98   31     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5     73    -     0.74   0.17
Totals                         9     5   2   2    0   4   0          31     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5           -

T Griffin faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Griffin (1); D Gullett (1).

IBB: None.

PO: D Gullett (1; C Cedeno, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 36,485.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. R Metzger            SS    1. P Rose               LF 
2. R Andrews            2B    2. D Concepcion         SS 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. C Johnson            1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. B Watson             LF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. D Rader              3B    6. C Geronimo           CF 
7. E Cabell             RF    7. K Griffey            RF 
8. S Jutze              C     8. D Chaney             3B 
9. T Griffin            P     9. D Gullett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  2-1  1--      23%  65% P Rose          T Griffin       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Gullett to 3B; Rose to 2B
   b 7   2  2-3  1--      16%  94% T Perez         W Granger       Home Run; Concepcion Scores/unER; Perez Scores/Team unER
   b 7   0  2-1  -23      14%  80% D Concepcion    T Griffin       Single to LF; Gullett Scores/unER; Rose to 3B
   b 6   0  2-1  1--     -13%  31% C Geronimo      T Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-     -10%  31% B Watson        D Gullett       Double to CF; Cedeno 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      ---      52%  R Metzger       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  R Andrews       Triple (LF-CF)
   R      --3      38%  C Cedeno        Double to LF (LF Line); Andrews Scores
   O      -2-      41%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   R      -2-      31%  B Watson        Double to CF; Cedeno Scores
   O      -2-      34%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      34%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   OO     1--      29%  J Morgan        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  S Jutze         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  T Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  J Bench         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      29%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---      30%  C Geronimo      Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
          ---      27%  R Andrews       Single to CF
   O      1--      30%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      31%  C Johnson       Cedeno Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Griffin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      29%  D Chaney        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  D Gullett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      28%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      31%  D Concepcion    Single to CF; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      26%  J Morgan        Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  J Bench         Double to CF
   O      -2-      35%  T Perez         Flyball: CF; Bench to 3B
   R      --3      42%  C Geronimo      Single to LF; Bench Scores
          1--      44%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Geronimo to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      35%  D Chaney        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      38%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      39%  S Jutze         Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  T Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  D Gullett       Single to RF
   O      1--      43%  P Rose          Groundout: P-1B; Gullett to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
          -2-      39%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      12-      33%  J Bench         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  R Metzger       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      37%  R Andrews       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      38%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  T Perez         Single to CF
   OO     1--      31%  C Geronimo      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      34%  K Griffey       Single to LF
   O      1--      30%  D Chaney        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      32%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      34%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
                  Wilbur Howard replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 5th
          ---      43%  D Gullett       Single to LF
          1--      65%  P Rose          Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Gullett to 3B; Rose to 2B
   R      -23      80%  D Concepcion    Single to LF; Gullett Scores/unER; Rose to 3B
                  Fred Scherman replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      80%  J Morgan        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores/unER
                  Wayne Granger replaces Fred Scherman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      78%  J Bench         Popfly: 2B
   RR     1--      94%  T Perez         Home Run; Concepcion Scores/unER; Perez Scores/Team unER
   O      ---      94%  C Geronimo      Double to RF (CF-RF); Geronimo out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  S Jutze         Flyball: CF
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  K Boswell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Cosgrove facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Cosgrove replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  K Griffey       Walk
          1--      98%  D Chaney        Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-      98%  D Gullett       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Chaney to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  P Rose          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
                  John Vukovich replaces Darrel Chaney playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  R Andrews       Single to LF
          1--      96%  C Cedeno        Wild Pitch; Andrews to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation