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Reds 3 @ Astros 2
Astrodome
September 18, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 18, 1971 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 18, 1971 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 3 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Clay Carroll  
Losing Pitcher—George Culver  
Save—Milt Wilcox  
Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateSeptember 18, 1971 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherGary Nolan  
Home Starting PitcherKen Forsch  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance6,963 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dick Stello
1B: Ed Sudol
2B: Bill Williams
3B: Nick Colosi

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Right Fielder 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Tony Perez  Third Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Bernie Carbo  Left Fielder 
Hal McRae  Center Fielder 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Gary Nolan  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Johnny Edwards  Catcher 
Ken Forsch  Pitcher 
Harry Walker  Manager 

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Reds 3 @ Astros 2
Astrodome
September 18, 1971

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         Game of 9/18/1971 -- Cincinnati at Houston (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, rf            5  0  1  0   Metzger R, ss         5  0  1  0   
Helms T, 2b           6  1  3  0   Morgan J, 2b          5  0  3  0   
May L, 1b             5  0  1  0   Cedeno C, cf          4  0  1  1   
Foster G, pr          0  0  0  0   Watson B, lf          4  0  0  0   
Corrales P, c         1  0  0  0   Geronimo C, lf        1  0  0  0   
Perez T, 3b           5  0  2  1   Mayberry J, 1b        5  0  0  0   
Bench J, c-1b         5  0  1  0   Alou J, rf            4  1  0  0   
Carbo B, lf           3  0  1  0   Wynn J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Bradford B, pr-cf     0  1  0  0   Menke D, 3b           3  0  0  0   
McRae H, cf-lf        4  0  1  0   Edwards J, c          2  0  0  0   
Chaney D, ss          3  0  0  0   Howard L, c           2  0  1  1   
Gullett D, p          0  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           3  1  1  0   
Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0   
Sprague E, p          0  0  0  0   Ray J, p              0  0  0  0   
Smith W, ph           1  0  0  0   Chiles R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Woodward W, ss        1  1  1  0   Culver G, p           0  0  0  0   
Nolan G, p            2  0  1  0                                      
Concepcion D, ss      1  0  0  0                                      
Stewart J, ph         1  0  1  1                                      
Carroll C, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Merritt J, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Wilcox M, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  3 13  2                        40  2  7  2

Cincinnati       001 000 001 01 --  3
Houston          000 001 100 00 --  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nolan G               5.0  2  0  0  0  3
Gullett D             1.1  2  2  1  1  1
Granger W             0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Sprague E             1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Carroll C (W)         2.0  1  0  0  0  3
Wilcox M (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K              8.2 10  2  2  1  5
Gladding F            0.2  2  0  0  0  1
Ray J                 0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Culver G (L)          1.0  1  1  0  1  1

E -- Perez T, Woodward W
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Houston 7
2B -- Perez T, Forsch K, Cedeno C, Bench J
SB -- Morgan J 2
CS -- Menke D
SH -- McRae H, Merritt J
SF -- Cedeno C
WP -- Sprague E, Culver G
PB -- Howard L
T -- 2:45
A -- 6963

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