June 27, 1973 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 0 CAL 3
CHW 1 DET 6
MIL 3 DET 5
MIL 4 OAK 3
KCR 2 TEX 4
MIN 3 CHC 6
MON 1 MON 5
@CHC 4
(18) HOU 10
CIN 2 NYM 7
PHI 6 PHI 7
@NYM 1 STL 15
@PIT 4 SFG 6
ATL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 22,683

Wednesday, June 27, 1973
Time of Game: 2:15

Reds

38-35

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

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

W: J Reuss (10-5), L: F Norman (4-8)

Astros

43-33

Won 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     4   1   3   0    0   1  .297  .743    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .891    0    2   1   
D Driessen 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .343  .800    0    0   6   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .861    0    9   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   2   1    0   2  .275  .743    0    0   1   CS
A Kosco RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .633    0    0   0   2B,GDP
B Tolan CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .519    0    4   0   
B Plummer C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .570    0    7   0   
F Norman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .215    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .508    0    0   0   
  J McGlothlin P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   1   
Totals                       32   2   8   2    1   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: A Kosco (1, off J Reuss).

TB: P Rose 3; A Kosco 2; D Concepcion 2; J Morgan; D Driessen.

GIDP: A Kosco (1).

RBI: D Driessen (8); D Concepcion (37).

2-out RBI: D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Concepcion (9); D Driessen (3); P Rose (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Concepcion (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Reuss).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee RF                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .252  .706    0    1   0   2B
R Metzger SS                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .255  .655    0    1   4   
C Cedeno CF                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .322  .932    0    4   0   
B Watson LF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .331  .873    0    2   0   SF
L May 1B                      1   2   0   1    2   0  .267  .728    0    9   1   SF,IW
D Rader 3B                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .247  .709    0    0   0   2B
T Helms 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .292  .706    0    5   2   IW
S Jutze C                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .247  .622    0    5   2   2B
J Reuss P                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .191  .433    0    0   3   SF
Totals                       31  10   9  10    5   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: S Jutze (5, off F Norman); T Agee (1, off J McGlothlin); D Rader (12, off F Norman).

SF: B Watson (3, off P Borbon); J Reuss (1, off F Norman); L May (5, off P Borbon).

IBB: T Helms (3, by F Norman); L May (3, by F Norman).

TB: S Jutze 3; T Agee 2; R Metzger 2; D Rader 2; B Watson; J Reuss; C Cedeno.

RBI: J Reuss 2 (7); D Rader 2 (40); S Jutze 2 (4); R Metzger (18); L May (43); B Watson (51); T Agee (8).

2-out RBI: T Agee; R Metzger; J Reuss.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Helms-L May; J Reuss-S Jutze-T Helms.

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
F Norman, L (4-8)              5.2   4   6   6    5   7   0   3.54   27     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 4     39    -     1.42  -0.48
P Borbon                       1.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   3.09    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          1-0    0.16  -0.01
J McGlothlin                   1     3   2   1    0   0   0   5.95    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8     9  10   9    5   7   0          39     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 9          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Reuss, W (10-5)              9     8   2   2    1   5   0   3.08   33     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 8     67    -     0.86   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: P Borbon (1).

IBB: F Norman 2 (4; L May, T Helms).

PO: J Reuss (2; D Concepcion, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 22,683.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. P Rose               LF    1. T Agee               RF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. R Metzger            SS 
3. D Driessen           3B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. T Perez              1B    4. B Watson             LF 
5. D Concepcion         SS    5. L May                1B 
6. A Kosco              RF    6. D Rader              3B 
7. B Tolan              CF    7. T Helms              2B 
8. B Plummer            C     8. S Jutze              C  
9. F Norman             P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  123      28%  83% D Rader         F Norman        Double; Cedeno Scores; Watson Scores; May to 3B
   t 6   0  1-0  12-     -21%  31% D Driessen      J Reuss         Single to CF; Rose Scores; Morgan to 3B
   t 6   0  1-1  1-3      21%  51% T Perez         J Reuss         Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Morgan out at Hm/P-C; Driessen to 3B; Perez out at 2B/C-2B
   t 6   2  1-1  --3     -16%  35% D Concepcion    J Reuss         Single to SS; Driessen Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  1--      16%  54% B Watson        F Norman        Single to LF; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E7; Watson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Rose          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Driessen      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Metzger       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
          ---      52%  A Kosco         Double
   O      -2-      55%  B Tolan         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Watson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Watson to 1B
   O      1--      57%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B; Watson to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  D Rader         Groundout: 3B-1B; Watson to 3B
   O      --3      50%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Plummer       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  F Norman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      53%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      51%  J Morgan        Single to RF; Rose to 2B
   O      12-      55%  D Driessen      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  S Jutze         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  J Reuss         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Agee          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Concepcion    Single to CF
   OO     1--      56%  A Kosco         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Metzger       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Watson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Tolan         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Plummer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      56%  F Norman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  L May           Walk
          1--      68%  D Rader         Walk; May to 2B
   O      12-      61%  T Helms         Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  S Jutze         Strikeout
   R      12-      71%  J Reuss         Single to CF; May Scores; Rader to 2B
   O      12-      67%  T Agee          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      52%  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
   R      12-      31%  D Driessen      Single to CF; Rose Scores; Morgan to 3B
   OO     1-3      51%  T Perez         Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Morgan out at Hm/P-C; Driessen to 3B; Perez out at 2B/C-2B
   R      --3      35%  D Concepcion    Single to SS; Driessen Scores
   O      1--      38%  A Kosco         Concepcion Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      38%  C Cedeno        Walk
          1--      54%  B Watson        Single to LF; Cedeno to 3B/Adv on E7; Watson to 2B
          -23      55%  L May           Intentional Walk
   RR     123      83%  D Rader         Double; Cedeno Scores; Watson Scores; May to 3B
          -23      83%  T Helms         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      95%  S Jutze         Double; May Scores; Rader Scores; Helms to 3B
   RO     -23      96%  J Reuss         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Helms Scores; Jutze to 3B
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      95%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-6, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  A Kosco         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  B Tolan         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      98%  B Plummer       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  R Metzger       Single to SS
          1--      98%  C Cedeno        Single to LF; Metzger to 2B
          12-      99%  B Watson        Wild Pitch; Metzger to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   RO     -23      99%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  L May           Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 8.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-8, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Gagliano      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Morgan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  D Driessen      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jim McGlothlin facing 7-8-9
                  Jim McGlothlin replaces Phil Gagliano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Helms         Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  S Jutze         Single to SS
   O      1--     100%  J Reuss         Groundout: P-3B-1B; Jutze to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  T Agee          Double to RF; Jutze Scores; Agee to 3B/Adv on E6
   R      --3     100%  R Metzger       Single to 1B; Agee Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-10, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Kosco         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197306270

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