Final
CIN 4 — HOU 5
9/19/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197109190
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 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Concepcion | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Carbo | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Bradford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Howard | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Stewart | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrel Thomas | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Woodward | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scipio Spinks | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Sprague | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Merritt | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Gladding | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Chiles | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Scipio Spinks | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Jim Ray | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ed Sprague | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Clay Carroll | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Gladding | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Concepcion | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Carbo | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Merritt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bradford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Perez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Sprague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Woodward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Gladding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Howard | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scipio Spinks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S.1-2# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/FL | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-3 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | E4.3-H(RBI);1-3;B-1# | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2# | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H(UR);1-3 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 8(B)2(3)/DP | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | S | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | 6 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 0→0 | HR | 4–4 |