Pete Rose batted in three runs and Dave Concepcion and Hal McRae drove in two apiece to lead the Reds' attack in a 10-2 victory over the Astros. McRae's RBIs came on a homer in the eighth inning. Joe Hague, playing first base instead of Tony Perez, collected four of the Reds' 15 hits. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 - 10 15 2 Astros 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose lf 5 1 3 3 1 1 .310 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .224 Javier 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .207 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Borbon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .048 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .325 Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Carroll p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Watson lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .308 Hague 1b 6 1 4 1 0 1 .238 Stewart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Bench c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Edwards c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Ruberto c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Plummer pr,c 1 2 0 0 0 0 .192 Rader 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .240 McRae 3b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .292 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Menke 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .135 Uhlaender cf 2 2 1 1 3 0 .164 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Foster rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .201 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Concepcion ss 5 2 2 2 0 0 .212 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Billingham p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .060 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morgan ph,2b 1 0 1 1 2 0 .293 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 10 15 10 6 8 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 5 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 12,709 Left on Base: Reds 11, Astros 5 DP: Reds 3, Astros 1 Errors: Concepcion 2 Doubles: Hague (12), Uhlaender (3), McRae (4) Home Runs: McRae (5) Sacrifice Flies: Rader (9) GIDP: Bench (17), Miller (4), May (13), Helms (8) Hit by Pitch: Ruberto (1,by Culver), Watson (8,by Borbon) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(11-12) 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 18 3.25 Borbon 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 11 3.05 Carroll SV(34) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.32 Totals 9 6 2 1 1 5 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch L(5-7) 5 6 2 2 2 5 0 22 3.98 Ray 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 4.19 Culver 1 2 4 4 1 2 0 7 3.04 Cosgrove 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 8 4.70 York 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 5.25 Totals 9 15 10 10 6 8 1 48 Hit by Pitch: Borbon (3), Culver (5) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Javier flied out to right; Hague doubled to right; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Wynn grounded out (third to first); Cedeno popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: McRae singled to center; Uhlaender doubled [McRae scored]; Foster struck out; Concepcion lined to center; Billingham grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Watson grounded out (third to first); Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (second to first); Javier struck out; Hague struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Rader singled to center; Helms reached on an error by Concepcion [Rader to third, Helms to first]; On a bunt Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded out (third to first) [Rader scored (unearned), Helms to second]; Wynn flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Bench was called out on strikes; McRae doubled to left; Uhlaender walked; Foster flied out to right; Concepcion forced McRae (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); May was called out on strikes; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose walked; Javier singled to left [Rose to second]; Hague singled to center [Rose scored, Javier to second]; Bench grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hague out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); Rader walked; Helms reached on an error by Concepcion [Rader to second, Helms to first]; MILLER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Miller grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: RAY REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); McRae flied out to right; Uhlaender walked; Foster grounded out (first unassisted) [Uhlaender stayed at first]; Concepcion singled to right [Uhlaender to second]; MORGAN BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Morgan walked [Uhlaender to third, Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to left [Uhlaender scored, Concepcion scored, Morgan to third, Rose to second (on throw)]; CULVER REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Javier struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED JAVIER (PITCHING); MORGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RUBERTO REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Metzger singled to center; Wynn struck out; Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Hague singled to center; Ruberto was hit by a pitch [Hague to second]; PLUMMER RAN FOR RUBERTO; McRae lined to center; Uhlaender walked [Hague to third, Plummer to second]; Foster struck out; Concepcion singled to center [Hague scored, Plummer scored, Uhlaender to third]; COSGROVE REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Morgan singled to second [Uhlaender scored, Concepcion to second]; Rose singled to left [Concepcion scored, Morgan to third]; Borbon grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: PLUMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson was hit by a pitch; Edwards singled to left [Watson to third]; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to center [Watson scored]; Helms grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 8, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: Hague singled to right; Plummer forced Hague (second to shortstop); McRae homered [Plummer scored]; Uhlaender flied out to center; Foster popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: MENKE REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING 3B); CHILES BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Chiles was called out on strikes; Metzger popped to shortstop; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: YORK REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Concepcion flied out to center; Morgan walked; Rose singled to left [Morgan to second]; GERONIMO BATTED FOR BORBON; Geronimo struck out; Hague lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); May was called out on strikes; STEWART BATTED FOR WATSON; Stewart singled to third; Edwards singled to first [Stewart to second]; JOHNSON RAN FOR EDWARDS; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 10, Astros 2.

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