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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
1972-10-03 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 10069 · night · 2:02
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 6–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 1st. Gary Nolan earned the win and Ross Grimsley picked up the save. Cesar Geronimo went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| CIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
W: Gary Nolan L: Ken Forsch SV: Ross Grimsley
Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Shag Crawford · 2B: John Kibler · 3B: Frank Pulli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Rader | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rich Chiles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Bobby Tolan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Bench | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denis Menke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Cesar Geronimo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrel Chaney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gary Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Foster | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ross Grimsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 Tom Griffin | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| George Culver | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Nolan | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Grimsley | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roger Metzger: 31
- Jim Wynn: 43
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Lee May: SB2#
- Lee May: K
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: S9
- Joe Morgan: W.1-2
- Bobby Tolan: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Johnny Bench: E6.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
- Tony Perez: 7
- Denis Menke: W.2-3;1-2
- Cesar Geronimo: S7/6.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
- Darrel Chaney: K
Top 2
- Doug Rader: 9
- Rich Chiles: 3/G
- Tommy Helms: 8/L
Bot 2
- Gary Nolan: K
- Pete Rose: 43
- Joe Morgan: 3/P
Top 3
- Larry Howard: 63
- Ken Forsch: 13
- Roger Metzger: 53
Bot 3
- Bobby Tolan: K
- Johnny Bench: 9/9D
- Tony Perez: 7
Top 4
- Jim Wynn: 5/FL
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Lee May: 63
Bot 4
- Denis Menke: 63
- Cesar Geronimo: 13
- Darrel Chaney: 4/P
Top 5
- Doug Rader: S7
- Rich Chiles: 46(1)/FO
- Tommy Helms: 8/L
- Larry Howard: 63
Bot 5
- George Foster: W
- Pete Rose: S8.1-2
- Joe Morgan: WP.2-3;1-2
- Joe Morgan: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Bobby Tolan: 13
- Johnny Bench: 63
- Tony Perez: 9
Top 6
- Cliff Johnson: 9
- Roger Metzger: K
- Jim Wynn: K
Bot 6
- Denis Menke: W
- Cesar Geronimo: S9.1-3
- Darrel Chaney: 9
- Ross Grimsley: K
- Pete Rose: 6/P
Top 7
- Cesar Cedeno: E6.B-1
- Lee May: D9.1-3
- Doug Rader: K
- Jesus Alou: 53.3-H(UR)
- Tommy Helms: 2/FL
Bot 7
- Joe Morgan: W
- Bobby Tolan: SB2#
- Bobby Tolan: 9
- Johnny Bench: 7
- Tony Perez: K
Top 8
- Larry Howard: 8
- Gary Sutherland: 7
- Roger Metzger: 4/P
Bot 8
- Denis Menke: W
- Cesar Geronimo: D9.1-3
- Darrel Chaney: 8/SF.3-H
- Ross Grimsley: WP.2-3#
- Ross Grimsley: K
- Pete Rose: W
- Joe Morgan: 9/L
Top 9
- Jim Wynn: K
- Cesar Cedeno: 9
- Lee May: 8