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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros

1971-07-05 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 19854 · 2:18

Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 6th. Wade Blasingame earned the win and Fred Gladding picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	9
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		4	8

W: Wade Blasingame L: Wayne Simpson SV: Fred Gladding

Umpires — HP: Bob Engel · 1B: Stan Landes · 2B: Ed Sudol · 3B: Mel Steiner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	0	3	1	1	0
George Foster	5	0	0	0	0	4
Lee May	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bench	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Perez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hal McRae	4	1	2	1	0	1
Tommy Helms	4	0	2	1	0	0
Dave Concepcion	2	1	0	0	1	1
Wayne Simpson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bernie Carbo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Metzger	3	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	1	0	0	1	0
Cesar Cedeno	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Watson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Denis Menke	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doug Rader	3	0	1	1	0	1
Jim Wynn	4	0	1	2	0	0
Jack Hiatt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wade Blasingame	3	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wayne Simpson	8.0	8	2	3

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wade Blasingame	7.0	7	2	7
Fred Gladding	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Rose: 63
George Foster: K
Lee May: 4

Bot 1

Roger Metzger: T
Joe Morgan: 9
Cesar Cedeno: 31.3-H
Bob Watson: 4

Top 2

Johnny Bench: 8/8D
Tony Perez: S
Hal McRae: 9
Tommy Helms: 53

Bot 2

Denis Menke: S
Doug Rader: K/C
Jim Wynn: 53.1-2
Jack Hiatt: 43

Top 3

Dave Concepcion: K/C
Wayne Simpson: K
Pete Rose: W
George Foster: K/C

Bot 3

Wade Blasingame: D
Roger Metzger: 54/SH.2-3
Joe Morgan: 3/L
Cesar Cedeno: 6/L

Top 4

Lee May: 53
Johnny Bench: D
Tony Perez: 9/9D.2-3
Hal McRae: K/C

Bot 4

Bob Watson: K
Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: S
Jim Wynn: 8

Top 5

Tommy Helms: S
Dave Concepcion: W.1-2
Wayne Simpson: 56(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Pete Rose: S.2-H;1-2
George Foster: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Lee May: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jack Hiatt: K
Wade Blasingame: 13
Roger Metzger: 8

Top 6

Johnny Bench: E6.B-1
Tony Perez: 9
Hal McRae: T.1-H(UR)
Tommy Helms: S.3-H
Dave Concepcion: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Joe Morgan: W
Cesar Cedeno: D.1-3
Bob Watson: W
Denis Menke: 6
Doug Rader: 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Jim Wynn: S.3-H;2-H
Jack Hiatt: 13

Top 7

Wayne Simpson: K
Pete Rose: S
George Foster: K
Lee May: 8

Bot 7

Wade Blasingame: 8
Roger Metzger: S
Joe Morgan: 9
Cesar Cedeno: S.1-2
Bob Watson: 13

Top 8

Johnny Bench: 9
Tony Perez: 53
Hal McRae: S
Tommy Helms: 9

Bot 8

Denis Menke: 53
Doug Rader: 63
Jim Wynn: 6

Top 9

Bernie Carbo: 31
Jimmy Stewart: 6
Pete Rose: S
George Foster: K/C