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Astros 6 @ Reds 7
Riverfront Stadium
August 4, 1973

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on August 4, 1973 at Riverfront Stadium. The home team Reds beat the visiting Astros with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1973 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 7 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 18
Runs: 7
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 18
Winning PitcherPedro Borbon  
Losing PitcherCecil Upshaw  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Morgan 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1973 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Roberts  
Home Starting PitcherFred Norman  
BallparkRiverfront Stadium 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance32,215 
Time of Game3 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Dale
1B: Tom Gorman
2B: Bill Williams
3B: Dick Stello

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommie Agee  Right Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Skip Jutze  Catcher 
Dave Roberts  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Left Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Dan Driessen  Third Baseman 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Right Fielder 
Andy Kosco  Center Fielder 
Bill Plummer  Catcher 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Fred Norman  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Astros 6 @ Reds 7
Riverfront Stadium
August 4, 1973

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         Game of 8/4/1973 -- Houston at Cincinnati (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Agee T, rf            6  1  1  0   Rose P, lf            6  1  2  0   
Upshaw C, p           0  0  0  0   Morgan J, 2b          5  1  2  2   
Metzger R, ss         5  0  1  0   Driessen D, 3b        6  1  4  1   
Cedeno C, cf          4  1  1  1   Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   
Watson B, lf          4  1  1  0   Perez T, 1b           4  0  1  2   
Rader D, 3b           4  2  1  1   Bench J, rf-c         6  1  3  1   
May L, 1b             5  1  2  3   Kosco A, cf-rf        6  0  1  1   
Helms T, 2b           5  0  3  1   Plummer B, c          3  0  0  0   
Jutze S, c            4  0  0  0   Hall T, p             0  0  0  0   
Roberts D, p          3  0  0  0   Tolan B, ph           1  0  0  0   
Ray J, p              0  0  0  0   Menke D, 3b           0  1  0  0   
Pizarro J, p          0  0  0  0   Chaney D, ss          3  0  0  0   
Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   Stahl L, ph           0  1  0  0   
Dierker L, p          0  0  0  0   Crosby E, ss          0  0  0  0   
Crawford J, p         0  0  0  0   Norman F, p           3  0  0  0   
Wynn J, ph-rf         0  0  0  0   Geronimo C, cf        3  1  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  6 10  6                        46  7 15  7

Houston          100 202 100 00 --  6
Cincinnati       400 000 011 01 --  7
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roberts D             5.1 10  4  3  3  3
Ray J                 2.0  2  1  1  0  0
Pizarro J*            0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Forsch K              1.1  1  1  1  1  1
Dierker L+            0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Crawford J            1.1  0  0  0  0  1
Upshaw C (L)          0.1  1  1  1  2  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Norman F              7.0  7  6  6  4  8
Hall T                2.0  1  0  0  0  3
Borbon P (W)          2.0  2  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- May L, Metzger R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Houston 8, Cincinnati 18
2B -- Kosco A, Rader D
3B -- Bench J
HR -- May L, Cedeno C
SB -- Bench J
SH -- Jutze S
SF -- Perez T 2
HBP -- by Dierker L (Rose P)
WP -- Norman F 2
T -- 3:23
A -- 32215

    

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