May 13, 1973 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
CLE 3 CAL 3
CHW 0 MIL 6
@DET 5
(10) MIN 5
@KCR 0 NYY 4
BAL 0 BAL 9
@NYY 6 TEX 7
OAK 2 SDP 6
@ATL 4 ATL 6
SDP 2 CHC 4
PHI 2 CHC 9
PHI 3 CIN 2
@HOU 0 NYM 6
@PIT 4 LAD 15
@SFG 3 STL 3
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 27,905

Sunday, May 13, 1973
Time of Game: 2:13

Reds

19-13

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: J Billingham (6-1), L: K Forsch (3-3)

Astros

22-12

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .309  .775    0    1   0   
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   3   0    1   0  .347 1.047    0    5   2   2·SB
J Bench C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .868    0    6   2   
B Tolan CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .260  .666    0    3   0   HR,SB
J Hague 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .433    0    9   1   SB
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    0   2  .314  .877    0    0   1   
  L Stahl PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .462 1.255    0    0   0   
  D Chaney SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .318         0   1   
D Menke 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .224  .693    0    1   5   
C Geronimo RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .474    0    1   0   
J Billingham P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .084    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       32   2   7   1    4   6                    27  14

BATTING

HR: B Tolan (3, off K Forsch; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: J Billingham (4, off K Forsch).

TB: B Tolan 5; J Morgan 3; P Rose; D Menke.

RBI: B Tolan (19).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Menke-J Morgan-J Hague.

E: D Menke (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan 2 (15, 2nd base off K Forsch/J Edwards, 2nd base off J Crawford/L Howard); J Hague (1, 2nd base off C Upshaw/L Howard); B Tolan (8, 3rd base off C Upshaw/L Howard).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wynn RF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .799    0    4   1   
R Metzger SS                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .176  .511    0    0   2   HBP
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .331  .968    0    3   0   SB,GDP
B Watson LF-1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .367 1.048    0    1   0   
L May 1B                      2   0   1   0    2   1  .208  .597    0    9   1   
  J Alou PR-LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   0   
D Rader 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .729    0    2   4   HBP
J Edwards C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .639    0    5   0   
  B Gallagher PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .321         0   0   
  J Crawford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750         0   1   
  C Upshaw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Agee PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .754    0    0   0   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .585    0    1   3   
K Forsch P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .048  .139    0    0   0   
  J Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    0   0   
  L Howard C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .419    0    1   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    5   4                    27  12

BATTING

HBP: R Metzger (1, by J Billingham); D Rader (2, by J Billingham).

TB: L May; D Rader; R Metzger; J Edwards.

GIDP: C Cedeno (6).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: L Howard (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (16, 2nd base off J Billingham/J Bench).

PO: R Metzger (3rd base by J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham, W (6-1)          9     4   0   0    5   4   0   2.49   37     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 4     78    -     1.66   0.64
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 4           -

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, L (3-3)              7     6   1   1    2   5   1   3.54   28     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 6     64    -     0.95   0.21
J Crawford                     0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   3.86    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.94  -0.13
C Upshaw                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.09    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.67   0.06
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Billingham (2); J Crawford (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Billingham 2 (3; R Metzger, D Rader).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 27,905.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-0  ---      13%  63% B Tolan         K Forsch        Home Run
   b 6   2  1-0  123      13%  71% J Edwards       J Billingham    Metzger Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   b 8   2  2-0  12-       8%  93% D Rader         J Billingham    Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 7   0  1-0  ---      -8%  58% J Edwards       J Billingham    Single
   b 8   0  2-0  ---      -8%  78% R Metzger       J Billingham    Single

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Rose          Single
   O      1--      50%  J Morgan        Single; Rose out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--      49%  J Bench         Groundout: 3B-1B; Morgan to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  B Tolan         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  C Cedeno        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 1B
          1--      47%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 3B
          --3      45%  " "             Walk
          1-3      43%  L May           Walk; Watson to 2B
   O      123      50%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Hague         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  D Menke         Single
   O      1--      45%  C Geronimo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Edwards       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  J Billingham    Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  J Morgan        Single
          1--      48%  J Bench         Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  R Metzger       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      50%  C Cedeno        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      63%  B Tolan         Home Run
   O      ---      61%  J Hague         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  B Watson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  L May           Strikeout
          ---      62%  D Rader         Single
   O      1--      65%  J Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  J Billingham    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      64%  J Morgan        Single; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      60%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  K Forsch        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  J Wynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  B Tolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  J Hague         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
          ---      56%  R Metzger       Walk
   O      1--      62%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      65%  B Watson        Groundout: P-1B; Metzger to 2B
          -2-      62%  L May           Single; Metzger to 3B
          1-3      58%  D Rader         Hit By Pitch; May to 2B
   O      123      71%  J Edwards       Metzger Picked off 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Forsch facing 7-8-9
          ---      74%  D Menke         Walk
   O      1--      71%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      69%  J Billingham    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Menke to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  P Rose          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  J Edwards       Single
                  Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Johnny Edwards batting 7th
   O      1--      65%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Ken Forsch batting 9th
   O      1--      71%  J Stewart       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      76%  J Wynn          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Crawford facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Crawford replaces Bob Gallagher pitching and batting 7th; Larry Howard replaces Jimmy Stewart playing C batting 9th
          ---      79%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      86%  J Bench         Morgan Steals 2B; Morgan to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      88%  " "             Wild Pitch; Morgan Scores
          ---      89%  " "             Walk
          1--      92%  B Tolan         Single; Bench to 2B
   O      12-      89%  J Hague         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Tolan to 2B
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Jim Crawford pitching and batting 7th; Larry Stahl pinch hits for Dave Concepcion batting 6th
          12-      92%  L Stahl         Tolan Steals 3B; Hague Steals 2B
   O      -23      88%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      85%  D Menke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
                  Darrel Chaney replaces Larry Stahl playing SS batting 6th
          ---      78%  R Metzger       Single
   O      1--      84%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
          1--      85%  L May           Walk; Cedeno to 2B
                  Jesus Alou pinch runs for Lee May batting 5th
   O      12-      93%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cecil Upshaw facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Watson moves to 1B; Jesus Alou moves to LF
   O      ---      93%  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  J Billingham    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Billingham facing 7-8-9
                  Tommie Agee pinch hits for Cecil Upshaw batting 7th
   O      ---      96%  T Agee          Groundout: C-1B
          ---      90%  T Helms         Walk
   O      1--      96%  L Howard        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Wynn          Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197305130

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