Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 5
Regular Season Game 141
Played on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 - 10 13 0 CIN N 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 Watson 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 10 2 Johnson c 4 1 2 2 1 1 8 0 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 DaVanon 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Boswell ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Metzger ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Sambito p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Roberts ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 10 13 10 6 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-DaVanon-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Johnson (18,off Borbon); Metzger (13,off Borbon). 3B: Cabell (7,off Norman); Boswell (1,off Borbon). SF: Cedeno (4,off Norman). GDP: Gross (5,off Norman). IBB: Cruz (4,by Borbon). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Cruz (10,2nd base by McEnaney/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 Flynn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench c 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 Perez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 13 0 Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 Armbrister lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 Geronimo cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 Norman p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 5 8 4 2 7 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Concepcion-Morgan-Perez. BATTING - 2B: Griffey (26,off Sambito). HR: Bench (15,4th inning off Sambito 1 on 1 out); Perez (15,6th inning off Sambito 0 on 1 out). SH: Norman (7,off Sambito). GDP: Rose (15,off Sambito). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Armbrister (6,2nd base off Sambito/Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sambito W(3-1) 6 7 5 5 2 5 2 25 Forsch SV(18) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 Totals 9 8 5 5 2 7 2 35
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman 6.1 6 5 5 4 1 0 28 Borbon L(4-3) 0.2 5 5 5 1 0 0 8 McEnaney 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 9 13 10 10 6 1 0 44 WP: Norman (5). IBB: Borbon (9,Cruz). Inherited Runners - Scored: Borbon 3-3. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 19026 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Gross rf Rose 3b 2. Cabell 3b Griffey rf 3. Cedeno cf Morgan 2b 4. Watson 1b Bench c 5. Johnson c Perez 1b 6. Cruz lf Concepcion ss 7. DaVanon 2b Armbrister lf 8. Metzger ss Geronimo cf 9. Sambito p Norman p ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied out to left; Cabell tripled; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Cruz flied out to left; DaVanon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Bench popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez struck out; Concepcion flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Sambito singled; Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sambito out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Armbrister grounded out (first to pitcher); Geronimo singled; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Geronimo to second]; Rose struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson singled to right; Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Watson to third, Johnson to second]; Cruz singled to left [Watson scored, Johnson to third]; DaVanon forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Griffey doubled; Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Bench homered [Griffey scored]; Perez flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Sambito grounded out (first unassisted); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Armbrister singled; Armbrister stole second; Geronimo walked; On a bunt Norman singled [Armbrister to third, Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Armbrister scored (no RBI), Geronimo to third, Norman out at second]; Griffey walked; Morgan singled to right [Geronimo scored, Griffey to third]; Morgan was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to left; Watson singled to left; Johnson singled to left [Watson to second]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: Bench grounded out (third to first); Perez homered; Concepcion struck out; Armbrister struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: DaVanon walked; Metzger walked [DaVanon to second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Gross walked [DaVanon to third, Metzger to second]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Cabell singled to third [DaVanon scored, Metzger to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Metzger scored, Gross to third, Cabell to second]; Watson popped to second in foul territory; Johnson doubled to left [Gross scored, Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; BOSWELL BATTED FOR DAVANON; Boswell tripled to center [Cedeno scored, Johnson scored, Cruz scored]; Metzger doubled to left [Boswell scored]; Roberts flied out to left; 8 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: ANDREWS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Geronimo singled to shortstop; LUM BATTED FOR BORBON; Lum flied out to center; Rose struck out; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: FLYNN REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); MCENANEY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Watson singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Johnson forced Cedeno (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Bench flied out to right; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews flied out to right; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Armbrister struck out; Geronimo popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 10 13 0 7 Reds 5 8 0 3
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