Astros @ Reds
August 10, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 0
Reds 2 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 0
Reds 2 4 0

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .235
OBP .333 .285
At Bats 3 412
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 1 47

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Riverfront Stadium - August 10, 1971
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Ken Forsch
Jack Hiatt
Bob Watson
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Jesus Alou
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 6 0 5
Cincinnati Reds 2 4 0 3
Winning Pitcher Ken Forsch
Losing Pitcher Wayne Simpson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jesus Alou
Attendance 15,083
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 May hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hiatt strikes out.
Top 9 Menke strikes out.
Top 9 Wayne Granger now pitching. Jimmy Stewart now playing left field. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a line drive towards short. Menke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cline hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clay Carroll now pitching. Ty Cline now playing center field. Wynn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hiatt scores.
Top 7 Forsch bunts towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Helms covering, for the out. Hiatt moves to second.
Top 7 Hiatt takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 May hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 5 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Morgan. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 5 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Forsch is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a line drive into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Perez. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Perez steals second.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Simpson, and towards Helms, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Menke strikes out.
Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May strikes out.
Bottom 3 Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose strikes out.
Top 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Simpson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Forsch hits a line drive into right field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hiatt is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carbo. Menke reaches second base with a double. Rader moves to third.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out.
Bottom 1 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Perez reaches second base with a double. Rose scores.
Bottom 1 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Rose reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Alou strikes out.