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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds
1972-10-04 · Night game · Cinergy Field · Att: 10079 · night · 2:06
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 4–2. Jim McGlothlin earned the win and Clay Carroll picked up the save. Dave Concepcion went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
W: Jim McGlothlin L: Mike Cosgrove SV: Clay Carroll
Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: John Kibler · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Metzger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norm Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Doug Rader | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Chiles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Sutherland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Stinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Cosgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Tolan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Bench | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Denis Menke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Concepcion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Plummer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Billingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim McGlothlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrel Chaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hague | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cosgrove | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
 Fred Gladding | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pedro Borbon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim McGlothlin | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Hall | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Clay Carroll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roger Metzger: 43
- Norm Miller: 13
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: 63
- Joe Morgan: 5/FL
- Bobby Tolan: S/BG
- Johnny Bench: WP.1-2
- Johnny Bench: W
- Tony Perez: D7.2-H;1-3
- Denis Menke: 8
Top 2
- Lee May: K
- Doug Rader: S6
- Rich Chiles: 43.1-2
- Gary Sutherland: S7.2-H
- Bob Stinson: HP.1-2
- Mike Cosgrove: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Dave Concepcion: D8
- Bill Plummer: 8.2-3
- Jack Billingham: K
- Pete Rose: 9/9D
Top 3
- Roger Metzger: K/C
- Norm Miller: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
Bot 3
- Joe Morgan: K
- Bobby Tolan: S9
- Johnny Bench: SB2#
- Johnny Bench: 7/7D
- Tony Perez: 8
Top 4
- Lee May: K
- Bobby Fenwick: S8
- Rich Chiles: 46(1)/FO
- Gary Sutherland: 6(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Denis Menke: K/C
- Dave Concepcion: HR/7
- Bill Plummer: 9
- Jim McGlothlin: W
- Pete Rose: 54(1)/FO
Top 5
- Bob Stinson: S9
- Mike Cosgrove: 34/SH.1-2
- Roger Metzger: 1/L
- Norm Miller: E3.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Jimmy Stewart: 6/P
Bot 5
- Joe Morgan: W
- Bobby Tolan: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Bobby Tolan: 43
- Johnny Bench: 8/SF.3-H
- Tony Perez: 6/P
Top 6
- Lee May: 63
- Bobby Fenwick: K
- Rich Chiles: S8
- Gary Sutherland: 9
Bot 6
- Denis Menke: 6/P
- Dave Concepcion: 7
- Bill Plummer: 9
Top 7
- Bob Stinson: K
- Jesus Alou: S8
- Roger Metzger: 46(1)/FO
- Norm Miller: SB2
- Norm Miller: K
Bot 7
- Hal McRae: 53
- Pete Rose: 13
- Darrel Chaney: 31
Top 8
- Jimmy Stewart: W
- Lee May: S8.1-2
- Bobby Fenwick: 5/BP/FL
- Jim Wynn: 7
- Gary Sutherland: 8
Bot 8
- Bobby Tolan: W
- Joe Hague: S7.1-3
- Tony Perez: S8.3-H;1-2
- Denis Menke: OA.2X3(25);1-2#
- Denis Menke: K
- Dave Concepcion: 63
Top 9
- Bob Stinson: 6/P
- Johnny Edwards: 43
- Roger Metzger: 63