Cincinnati Reds 1 – 4 Houston Astros
17 September 1971 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Darrel Chaney | 1 in 497 games |
| 17 | final score 4–1 | 1 in 35 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Wayne Simpson | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lee May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bernie Carbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pat Corrales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Darrel Chaney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal McRae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Simpson | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Sprague | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Blateric | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jesus Alou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denis Menke | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Wilson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |