Turning in his first complete game of the season, Don Gullett allowed only five hits and struck out 10 while pitching the Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Astros, who absorbed their ninth straight defeat. A homer by Lee May in the fourth inning was the only thing that kept Gullett from posting a shutout. George Foster drove in two runs for the Reds with a single and double. Tony Perez hit a homer. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       19, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         3  0  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   7  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Morgan 2b             1   1   0   0     4   0   .307      Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Bench 3b,c            4   1   1   1     1   1   .281      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Perez 1b              4   2   3   1     0   1   .290      Watson lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .326
  Chaney pr,3b        1   1   0   0     0   1   .000      L. May 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .290
Rettenmund rf         1   1   0   0     1   0   .241      C. Johnson c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .296
  Geronimo cf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Rader 3b              2   0   1   0     1   1   .263
Concepcion ss         5   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Foster cf,rf          3   1   2   2     1   0   .254      Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Plummer c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .176        Menke ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Driessen ph,3b,1b   2   0   1   1     0   0   .271        Nagy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gullett p             4   0   1   1     0   1   .267        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7   8   6     7   6             Totals               32   1   5   1     1  10

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,508
Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 5
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Doubles: Bench (6), Perez (7), Foster (3)
Home Runs: Perez (8), L. May (7)
Caught Stealing: Bench (3)
Hit by Pitch: Rettenmund (2,by Nagy)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(4-3)          9     5   1   1   1  10   1  33   2.63
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1  10   1  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-5)          5     4   4   4   4   3   1  22   3.69
Nagy                    0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   7   8.53
J. Johnson              2.1   2   1   1   1   2   0  10   3.75
Scherman                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.80
Totals                  9     8   7   7   7   6   1  42

Passed Balls: C. Johnson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nagy (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to center; Morgan walked; Bench doubled
to right [Morgan scored]; Perez singled to center [Bench to
third]; C. Johnson allowed a passed ball [Bench scored, Perez to
second]; Rettenmund walked; Concepcion was called out on
strikes; Foster singled [Perez scored, Rettenmund to third];
Plummer flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Brown popped to
shortstop; Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Gullett struck out; Rose flied out to center; Morgan
walked; Bench popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Johnson
struck out; Rader walked; Helms popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Perez homered; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to
first); Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (catcher to first); Brown was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Plummer flied out to right; Gullett flied out to left;
Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson struck
out; L. May homered; C. Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Morgan flied out to center; Bench walked; Bench was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Perez struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader struck out; Helms singled to left; MENKE
BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Menke popped to shortstop; Metzger flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: NAGY REPLACED MENKE (PITCHING); Rettenmund was hit by
a pitch; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rettenmund
to second]; Foster walked; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Driessen
singled to center [Rettenmund scored, Foster to third]; On a
bunt Gullett singled [Foster scored, Driessen to second]; Rose
flied out to center; Morgan walked [Driessen to third, Gullett
to second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED NAGY (PITCHING); Bench forced
Morgan (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 6,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: BENCH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); GERONIMO
REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING CF); FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); DRIESSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brown
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Perez doubled to center; CHANEY RAN FOR PEREZ;
Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion lined to
shortstop; Foster doubled to right [Chaney scored]; Driessen
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DRIESSEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L. May was called out on strikes; C.
Johnson struck out; Rader singled to left; Helms flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 1.

REDS 8TH: Gullett flied out to right; Rose struck out; Morgan
walked; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros
1.

ASTROS 8TH: EASLER BATTED FOR J. JOHNSON; Easler struck out;
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 1.

REDS 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Chaney was called
out on strikes; Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson
singled; L. May flied out to center; C. Johnson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 7, Astros 1.