Cincinnati Reds 1 – 10 Houston Astros
2 August 1972 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-5 | Cesar Cedeno | 1 in 693 games |
| 31 | final score 10–1 | 1 in 218 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Jim Wynn | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 10 | 16 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Tolan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Bench | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Tony Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cesar Geronimo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Denis Menke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Darrel Chaney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Uhlaender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Nolan | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim McGlothlin | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pedro Borbon | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Jim Wynn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Lee May | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnny Edwards | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommy Helms | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |