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August 1, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 3 5 0
Astros 1 7 0
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Reds 3 5 0
Astros 1 7 0

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .248
OBP .333 .314
At Bats 3 363
Hits 1 90
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 63

Wayne Simpson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Astrodome - August 1, 1972
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Out
Wayne Simpson
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Joe Morgan
Denis Menke
Darrel Chaney
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Cesar Geronimo
Doug Rader

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 3 5 0 4
Houston Astros 1 7 0 6
Winning Pitcher Wayne Simpson
Losing Pitcher George Culver
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Morgan
Attendance 31,405
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 9 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Menke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 9 Perez hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 May strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bench strikes out.
Top 8 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tolan for the out.
Top 8 Jim York now pitching. Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Stinson pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Stinson hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rose hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Simpson strikes out.
Top 7 Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edwards for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynn hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Metzger 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 5 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for George Culver. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Tolan. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Helms applying the tag.
Top 5 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 May hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Chaney is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Culver covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Culver strikes out.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Tolan. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 3 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morgan hits a line drive towards first. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Simpson strikes out.
Top 2 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Rose settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno 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 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 George Culver now pitching. Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Perez strikes out.
Top 1 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Bench reaches second base with a double. Rose scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 1 Tolan hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Rose moves to second.
Top 1 Rose takes first base on ball four.