Final
CIN 9 — HOU 5
5/30/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197205300
Complete available game record for CIN at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Miller | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Morgan | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Tolan | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Hague | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesar Geronimo | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Culver | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Stewart | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stinson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Billingham | 8.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Don Wilson | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Clay Carroll | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| George Culver | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Menke | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hague | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Blasingame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Culver | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Edwards | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/IPHR | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 23 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 1/BP | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 2/L | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24)# | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | IW | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | PB.2-3# | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | WP.3-H(UR);1-2# | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | CS3(25)# | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7/7L | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | T/78.2-H;1-H | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H | 7–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 9–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 9–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO | 9–5 |