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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 25, 1973
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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 June 25, 1973 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: John Kibler |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Larry Stahl | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Tolan | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Bill Plummer | Catcher |
| Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 25, 1973
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Forsch
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Forsch
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Forsch
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Forsch
Perez takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stahl vs. Forsch
Stahl hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Billingham
Wynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Billingham
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Billingham
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Billingham
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Plummer and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Billingham
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Billingham
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Forsch
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Forsch
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Forsch
Plummer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Billingham
Rader is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Billingham
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Billingham
Jutze hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Billingham
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Forsch
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards first. May juggles the ball. That's an error on May. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Forsch
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Forsch
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Billingham
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Billingham
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Billingham
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Billingham
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Forsch
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Forsch
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Forsch
Stahl is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Billingham
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Billingham
Rader hits a popup towards third. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Billingham
Helms hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Forsch
Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Forsch
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Forsch
Plummer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billingham vs. Forsch
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Billingham
Jutze hits a fly ball into right field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Billingham
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Billingham
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Billingham
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Forsch
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Forsch
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Forsch
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Billingham
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Billingham
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Billingham
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. May reaches second base with a double. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Billingham
Rafael Batista pinch runs for Lee May.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen juggles the ball. That's an error on Driessen. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Billingham
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Helms reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Batista scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jutze vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Forsch vs. Sprague
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Sprague
Wynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Sprague
Metzger is hit by the pitch. Rader scores. Helms moves to third. Wynn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Sprague
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Helms scores. Wynn moves to third. Metzger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Watson vs. Sprague
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Watson reaches second base with a double. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Batista vs. Sprague
Batista hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Sprague
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Forsch
Rafael Batista now playing first base.
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Forsch
Stahl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Forsch
Tolan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Forsch
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Forsch
Plummer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Forsch
Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Helms hits a popup towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Tomlin
Jutze is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Tomlin
Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Forsch
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Forsch
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Forsch
Driessen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Forsch
Perez takes first base on ball four. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stahl vs. Forsch
Stahl hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Tomlin
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Tomlin
The ball gets by Plummer for a passed ball. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Tomlin
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Tomlin
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Driessen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Tomlin
Watson takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Batista vs. Tomlin
Batista hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Plummer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Tomlin
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tolan. Rader reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Cedeno scores. Watson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Tomlin
Helms hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Forsch
Tolan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Forsch
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plummer vs. Forsch
Plummer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Forsch
Hal King pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1973 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, lf 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 2 2 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 2 1
Driessen D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 4 2 2
Perez T, 1b 2 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 4 3 3 4
Stahl L, rf 4 1 1 0 May L, 1b 3 0 1 0
Tolan B, cf 4 1 2 2 Batista R, pr-1b 2 1 1 1
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 5 1 1 3
Plummer B, c 4 0 1 0 Helms T, 2b 5 1 1 2
Billingham J, p 2 0 0 0 Jutze S, c 4 0 1 0
Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Forsch K, p 4 0 1 0
Geronimo C, ph 1 0 0 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
King H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 37 13 13 13
Cincinnati 000 000 200 -- 2
Houston 100 009 03x -- 13
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (L)* 5.0 9 6 4 1 4
Sprague E 1.0 2 4 4 2 2
Tomlin D 2.0 2 3 3 2 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 5
* Pitched to 5 batters in 6th
E -- May L, Driessen D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Houston 6
2B -- May L, Helms T, Watson B, Rader D
HR -- Cedeno C, Tolan B
SB -- Cedeno C
HBP -- by Sprague E (Metzger R)
PB -- Plummer B
T -- 2:21
A -- 25781
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