September 5, 1973 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 5 OAK 11
@CAL 8 DET 7
@CLE 3 CIN 9
@HOU 3
(11) NYM 4
PHI 0 STL 5
@PIT 3 SDP 4
ATL 3 SFG 7
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,197

Wednesday, September 5, 1973
Time of Game: 2:48

Reds

85-55

Won 7

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  6    9 11  1
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0    3  6  1

W: C Carroll (7-8), L: K Forsch (9-11)

Astros

71-71

Lost 3

4th, 15 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose LF                     5   1   1   1    1   0  .346  .848    0    3   0   2B
J Morgan 2B                   6   0   1   2    0   0  .283  .874    0    2   1   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .906    0   10   3   
  L Stahl PR                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .230  .662    0    0   0   
  G Foster RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bench C                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .795    0    6   0   
  B Plummer C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .557         2   0   
A Kosco RF                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .889    0    3   0   SH
  C Geronimo CF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .194  .539    0    1   0   
E Armbrister CF-RF            4   2   2   2    0   0  .357 1.119    0    2   0   HR,3B
  D Driessen PH-1B            1   1   1   1    0   0  .304  .751    0    1   0   
D Menke 3B                    1   0   0   2    2   0  .186  .643    0    1   6   2·SF,IW
D Chaney SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .173  .471    0    0   2   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .682    0    0   0   
  E Crosby SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .177  .552    0    0   0   
F Norman P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .070  .166    0    0   2   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .616         1   0   
  K Griffey PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .516 1.204    0    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .214  .428    0    1   1   
Totals                       40   9  11   9    5   4                    33  15

BATTING

2B: P Rose (29, off K Forsch).

3B: E Armbrister (1, off J Reuss).

HR: E Armbrister (1, off J Reuss; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: D Menke 2 (5, off J Reuss, off K Forsch).

SH: A Kosco (2, off M Cosgrove).

IBB: D Menke (5, by M Cosgrove).

TB: E Armbrister 7; P Rose 2; J Bench 2; J Morgan; D Driessen; C Carroll; C Geronimo; A Kosco; D Chaney.

RBI: J Morgan 2 (72); E Armbrister 2 (3); D Menke 2 (18); P Rose (58); D Driessen (41); C Carroll (1).

2-out RBI: J Morgan 2; C Carroll; P Rose.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Chaney (10).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wynn RF                     3   1   1   1    2   1  .215  .721    0    6   0   IW
H Torres SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .098  .311    0    0   3   SH
  G Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .066  .177         0   0   
  C Upshaw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .882    0    6   1   SB
B Watson LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .319  .859    0    1   0   IW
  R Metzger PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .637         0   0   
  B Gallagher LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .619    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .733    0    0   3   
L May 1B                      5   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .779    0   12   0   
T Helms 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .284  .693    0    2   4   2B
S Jutze C                     2   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .516    0    5   1   SF,SH
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Reuss P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .129  .301    0    0   0   
  G Sutherland PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   
  M Cosgrove P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Stewart PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .482    0    0   0   
  R Busse SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .489         0   0   
Totals                       37   3   6   3    4   8                    33  12

BATTING

2B: T Helms (28, off F Norman).

SF: S Jutze (2, off F Norman).

SH: S Jutze (6, off P Borbon); H Torres (1, off F Norman).

IBB: B Watson (7, by F Norman); J Wynn (9, by P Borbon).

TB: T Helms 3; S Jutze; L May; J Wynn; C Cedeno.

RBI: S Jutze (17); J Wynn (47); C Cedeno (56).

2-out RBI: J Wynn.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Rader (23).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno (47, 2nd base off F Norman/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
F Norman                       7.1   5   3   3    3   6   0   3.39   31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4     59    -     1.57  -0.16
P Borbon                       1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.13    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 1          2-0    3.62   0.29
C Carroll, W (7-8)             2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.10    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.97   0.13
Totals                        11     6   3   3    4   8   0          44     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 2· 5          2-0

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                        7     4   3   3    3   2   1   3.39   27     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 4     56    -     0.82  -0.04
M Cosgrove                     2     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.93    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.44   0.17
K Forsch, L (9-11)             1.2   5   6   6    1   2   0   4.16   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    1.88  -0.36
C Upshaw                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.77    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.09  -0.01
Totals                        11    11   9   9    5   4   1          48     -       ·  ·     12·16· 1·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: F Norman (8); J Reuss (10).

IBB: P Borbon (15; J Wynn); M Cosgrove (1; D Menke); F Norman (11; B Watson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 7,197.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. P Rose               LF    1. J Wynn               RF 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. H Torres             SS 
3. T Perez              1B    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. J Bench              C     4. B Watson             LF 
5. A Kosco              RF    5. D Rader              3B 
6. E Armbrister         CF    6. L May                1B 
7. D Menke              3B    7. T Helms              2B 
8. D Chaney             SS    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 8   1  3-2  -2-     -26%  40% C Cedeno        F Norman        Single to CF; Wynn Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      16%  66% E Armbrister    J Reuss         Triple; Kosco Scores
   b 7   1  3-1  1--     -15%  64% T Helms         F Norman        Double to LF (Line Drive); May to 3B
   t11   0  3-3  12-      14%  84% C Geronimo      K Forsch        Single/Bunt; Stahl to 3B; Bench to 2B
   b 9   2  3-3  1-3      13%  50% G Gross         P Borbon        Groundout: 3B-1B

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      ---      48%  P Rose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-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      ---      48%  J Wynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  H Torres        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  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      ---      48%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  A Kosco         Single
   R      1--      66%  E Armbrister    Triple; Kosco Scores
   RO     --3      68%  D Menke         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Armbrister Scores
   O      ---      68%  D Chaney        Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  L May           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  F Norman        Strikeout
          ---      73%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      74%  J Morgan        Wild Pitch; Rose to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      -2-      69%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  T Helms         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      69%  S Jutze         Single
          1--      67%  J Reuss         Wild Pitch; Jutze to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      61%  J Wynn          Single; Jutze Scores
   O      1--      63%  H Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  J Bench         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  A Kosco         Walk
   O      1--      61%  E Armbrister    Flyball: CF
          1--      63%  D Menke         Walk; Kosco to 2B
   O      12-      59%  D Chaney        Single to CF; Kosco out at Hm/CF-C; Menke to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Fred Norman facing 3-4-5
          ---      50%  C Cedeno        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  B Watson        Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      -2-      65%  L May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  F Norman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Fred Norman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  S Jutze         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Reuss         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  J Bench         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  A Kosco         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  J Wynn          Strikeout
          ---      62%  H Torres        Walk
   O      1--      65%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B; Torres to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      83%  E Armbrister    Home Run
   O      ---      82%  D Menke         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  D Chaney        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  F Norman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  L May           Single to LF
          1--      64%  T Helms         Double to LF (Line Drive); May to 3B
   RO     -23      68%  S Jutze         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; May Scores; Helms to 3B
                  Gary Sutherland pinch hits for Jerry Reuss batting 9th
   O      --3      76%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Cosgrove facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Cosgrove replaces Gary Sutherland pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Morgan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      71%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      65%  H Torres        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wynn to 2B
   R      -2-      40%  C Cedeno        Single to CF; Wynn Scores
          1--      35%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-      33%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th; Roger Metzger pinch runs for Bob Watson batting 4th
   O      12-      41%  D Rader         Lineout: LF
   O      12-      50%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Cosgrove facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Gallagher replaces Roger Metzger playing LF batting 4th
          ---      58%  J Bench         Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  A Kosco         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Bench to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  E Armbrister    Flyball: LF
          -2-      48%  D Menke         Intentional Walk
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Darrel Chaney batting 8th
   O      12-      37%  P Gagliano      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Pedro Borbon facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Crosby replaces Phil Gagliano playing SS batting 8th; Cesar Geronimo replaces Andy Kosco playing CF batting 5th; Ed Armbrister moves to RF
          ---      30%  T Helms         Single to RF
   O      1--      31%  S Jutze         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
                  Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove batting 9th
   O      -2-      38%  J Stewart       Groundout: 1B-P; Helms to 3B
          --3      37%  J Wynn          Intentional Walk
                  Greg Gross pinch hits for Hector Torres batting 2nd
   O      1-3      50%  G Gross         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Forsch replaces Greg Gross pitching and batting 2nd; Ray Busse replaces Jimmy Stewart playing SS batting 9th; Ken Griffey pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Clay Carroll facing 3-4-5
                  Clay Carroll replaces Ken Griffey pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  B Gallagher     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Rader         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  T Perez         Walk
                  Larry Stahl pinch runs for Tony Perez batting 3rd
          1--      70%  J Bench         Single to CF; Stahl to 2B
          12-      84%  C Geronimo      Single/Bunt; Stahl to 3B; Bench to 2B
                  Dan Driessen pinch hits for Ed Armbrister batting 6th
   R      123      94%  D Driessen      Single to LF; Stahl Scores; Bench to 3B; Geronimo to 2B
   RO     123      95%  D Menke         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bench Scores; Geronimo to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  E Crosby        Strikeout
   R      1-3      97%  C Carroll       Single to SS; Geronimo Scores; Driessen to 2B
   R      12-      99%  P Rose          Double to CF; Driessen Scores; Carroll to 3B
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 2nd
   RR     -23     100%  J Morgan        Single; Carroll Scores; Rose Scores; Morgan to 3B/Adv on E5
   O      --3     100%  L Stahl         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Clay Carroll facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Plummer replaces Johnny Bench playing C batting 4th; Dan Driessen moves to 1B; George Foster replaces Larry Stahl playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  L May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Helms         Strikeout Looking
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Skip Jutze batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  M Easler        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 9, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197309050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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