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Cincinnati Reds @ Houston Astros
1972-09-24 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 12709 · 2:31
Cincinnati Reds defeated Houston Astros 10–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 7th. Jack Billingham earned the win and Clay Carroll picked up the save. Hal McRae went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Jack Billingham L: Ken Forsch SV: Clay Carroll
Umpires — HP: Nick Colosi · 1B: Ed Sudol · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Bob Engel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Julian Javier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Hague | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Bench | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal McRae | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Uhlaender | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 George Foster | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dave Concepcion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Billingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Sonny Ruberto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pedro Borbon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Plummer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Geronimo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Watson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Chiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Billingham | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pedro Borbon | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Clay Carroll | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Jim Ray | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| George Culver | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Cosgrove | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim York | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pete Rose: K
- Julian Javier: 9
- Joe Hague: D9/9L
- Johnny Bench: 53
Bot 1
- Roger Metzger: 8
- Jim Wynn: 53
- Cesar Cedeno: 4/P
Top 2
- Hal McRae: S8
- Ted Uhlaender: D/78.1-H
- George Foster: K
- Dave Concepcion: 8/L
- Jack Billingham: 31
Bot 2
- Lee May: 7
- Bob Watson: 53
- Johnny Edwards: 8
Top 3
- Pete Rose: 43
- Julian Javier: K
- Joe Hague: K
Bot 3
- Doug Rader: S8
- Tommy Helms: E6.1-3;B-1
- Ken Forsch: K/BF
- Roger Metzger: 53.3-H(UR);1-2
- Jim Wynn: 7/7D
Top 4
- Johnny Bench: K/C
- Hal McRae: D7/7L
- Ted Uhlaender: W
- George Foster: 9
- Dave Concepcion: 25(2)/FO
Bot 4
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Lee May: K/C
- Bob Watson: 7
Top 5
- Jack Billingham: 63
- Pete Rose: W
- Julian Javier: S7.1-2
- Joe Hague: S8.2-H;1-2
- Johnny Bench: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Johnny Edwards: 3/G
- Doug Rader: W
- Tommy Helms: E6.1-2;B-1
- Norm Miller: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Hal McRae: 9
- Ted Uhlaender: W
- George Foster: 3/G.1-1#
- Dave Concepcion: S9.1-2
- Joe Morgan: W.2-3;1-2
- Pete Rose: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Julian Javier: K
Bot 6
- Roger Metzger: S8
- Jim Wynn: K
- Cesar Cedeno: S7.1-2
- Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Joe Hague: S8
- Sonny Ruberto: HP.1-2
- Hal McRae: 8/L
- Ted Uhlaender: W.2-3;1-2
- George Foster: K
- Dave Concepcion: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Joe Morgan: S4.3-H;1-2
- Pete Rose: S7.2-H;1-3
- Pedro Borbon: 53
Bot 7
- Bob Watson: HP
- Johnny Edwards: S7.1-3
- Doug Rader: 8/SF.3-H
- Tommy Helms: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Joe Hague: S9
- Bill Plummer: 46(1)/FO
- Hal McRae: HR/7.1-H
- Ted Uhlaender: 8
- George Foster: 5/FL
Bot 8
- Rich Chiles: K/C
- Roger Metzger: 6/P
- Jim Wynn: 8
Top 9
- Dave Concepcion: 8
- Joe Morgan: W
- Pete Rose: S7.1-2
- Cesar Geronimo: K
- Joe Hague: 3/L
Bot 9
- Cesar Cedeno: 43
- Lee May: K/C
- Jimmy Stewart: S5
- Johnny Edwards: S3.1-2
- Doug Rader: 13