Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 72
Played on Sunday, June 27, 1976 (D) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 Griffey rf 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 Morgan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Bench c 2 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 Geronimo cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 Lum lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Flynn ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 Norman p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 6 3 5 6 27 8 BATTING - Team LOB: 8.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Watson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 9 0 Roberts rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 5 0 Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 Metzger ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 4 2 3 6 27 11 FIELDING - E: Richard (5). BATTING - HR: Watson (8,6th inning off Norman 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Andrews (2,2nd base by Norman/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman W(6-1) 7 4 2 2 3 3 1 27 Eastwick SV(9) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 4 2 2 3 6 1 33
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(7-9) 5 6 4 2 4 4 0 26 Siebert 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Pentz 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 6 4 2 5 6 0 39 WP: Richard (8). Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 24234 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose 3b Cabell 3b 2. Griffey rf Andrews 2b 3. Morgan 2b Cedeno cf 4. Driessen 1b Watson 1b 5. Bench c Roberts rf 6. Geronimo cf Johnson lf 7. Lum lf Herrmann c 8. Flynn ss Metzger ss 9. Norman p Richard p REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey struck out; Morgan singled to center; Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cabell flied out to right; Andrews popped to second; Cedeno popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Geronimo singled; Lum flied out to center; Flynn walked [Geronimo to second]; Norman singled to shortstop [Geronimo to third, Flynn to second]; Rose singled to left [Geronimo scored, Flynn scored, Norman to second]; Griffey forced Norman (third unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Roberts walked; Johnson popped to shortstop; Herrmann walked [Roberts to second]; Metzger singled [Roberts scored, Herrmann to second]; Richard flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell popped to shortstop; Andrews walked; Andrews was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to pitcher; Lum walked [Geronimo to second]; Flynn struck out; On a bunt Norman reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo scored (error by Richard) (unearned), Lum to third, Norman to second]; Rose walked; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Lum scored (unearned), Norman to third, Griffey to first]; Morgan forced Griffey (shortstop unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts singled to center; Johnson forced Roberts (third to second) [Johnson to first]; Herrmann grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench walked; Geronimo singled to left [Bench to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; Lum flied out to right; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; HOWARD BATTED FOR RICHARD; Howard struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Norman grounded out (third to first); Rose flied out to right; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson homered; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to right; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Geronimo forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger singled to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boswell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. REDS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Lum struck out; Flynn grounded out (second to first); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR NORMAN; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Cabell popped to first; Andrews struck out; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Watson struck out; Roberts struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 4 6 0 8 Astros 2 4 1 4
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