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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 30, 1974
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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 July 30, 1974 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 27,057 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: Terry Tata 3B: John Kibler |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Don Wilson | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Pete Rose | Left Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | Third Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 30, 1974
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Norman
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Norman
There goes Gross. The throw from Bench and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Norman
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Norman
May hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Norman
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Norman
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Norman
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Wilson
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Wilson
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Wilson
Griffey 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
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Norman
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Norman
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Norman
Cedeno is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Norman
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rose. May reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Norman
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Wilson
Norman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Norman
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Norman
Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Norman
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Norman
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Wilson
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Norman
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Norman
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Norman
May hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. May reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Baney
Dick Baney now pitching.
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Baney
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Baney
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Baney
Helms hits a popup into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Baney
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Wilson
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Wilson
Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baney vs. Wilson
Baney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Baney
Gross hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Baney
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Baney
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Baney
May hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Baney
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Baney
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Baney
Rader hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo. Rader reaches second base with a double. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Baney
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Baney
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Geronimo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Geronimo. Rader scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Baney
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wilson
Wilbur Howard now playing left field.
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Wilson
Driessen hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Wilson
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Wilson
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Wilson
Andy Kosco pinch hits for Dick Baney.
Kosco takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. Wilson
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Borbon
May hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Wilson
Rose hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Wilson
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Wilson
Bench strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Borbon
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Borbon
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Borbon
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Borbon
Helms hits a line drive into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Borbon
Wilson 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
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wilson
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Wilson
Driessen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Driessen reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Concepcion vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez scores. Driessen moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffey vs. Forsch
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crowley vs. Forsch
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1974 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 4 1 2 0 Geronimo C, cf 4 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 5 1 2 0 Rose P, lf 3 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 3 2 1 1 Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 0
May L, 1b 5 1 2 3 Bench J, c 3 1 1 2
Watson B, lf 4 0 1 1 Perez T, 1b 4 2 2 1
Howard W, lf 1 0 0 0 Driessen D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson C, c 3 2 2 1 Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 1
Rader D, 3b 5 1 2 1 Griffey K, rf 2 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Norman F, p 1 0 0 0
Wilson D, p 5 0 1 1 Baney D, p 1 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0 Kosco A, ph 0 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Crowley T, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 8 13 8 31 4 5 4
Houston 012 021 200 -- 8
Cincinnati 200 000 101 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (W)* 8.0 5 4 4 4 9
Forsch K 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F (L)+ 4.0 7 5 5 3 1
Baney D 3.0 5 3 3 1 1
Borbon P 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Concepcion D, Geronimo C
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 10, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Morgan J, Metzger R, May L 2, Rader D, Driessen D
HR -- Bench J, Johnson C, Cedeno C, Perez T
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Gross G
HBP -- by Borbon P (Johnson C)
T -- 2:30
A -- 27057
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