Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 143
Played on Thursday, September 9, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 - 4 13 1 HOU N 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffey rf 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Morgan 2b 4 2 1 2 2 0 4 2 Driessen lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bailey ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 McEnaney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench c 5 0 3 1 1 0 6 2 Perez 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 10 4 Geronimo cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 Concepcion ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 Zachry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 43 4 13 4 6 4 33* 16 * - Files missing details on 3 outs. FIELDING - DP: 1. Perez-Bench-Perez. E: Rose (11). BATTING - 2B: Rose 2 (33,off Andujar 2). SH: Geronimo (2,off Forsch). GDP: Perez (9,off Andujar). IBB: Driessen (2,by Forsch); Morgan (7,by Forsch). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - CS: Griffey (8,3rd base by Forsch/Herrmann).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Javier ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Watson 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 Cruz lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 DaVanon 2b 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Taveras pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 Andujar p 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 7 3 8 4 33 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-DaVanon-Watson. E: Taveras (1). BATTING - SH: Metzger (8,off Zachry); Herrmann (3,off Borbon). GDP: Boswell (7,off Borbon). IBB: Metzger (10,by Borbon). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (2,2nd base off Zachry/Bench). CS: DaVanon (2,Home by Zachry/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zachry 4 3 3 3 6 3 0 20 Sarmiento 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Borbon 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 Eastwick W(11-5) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 McEnaney SV(7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 11 7 3 3 8 4 0 47 IBB: Borbon (10,Metzger).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar 8.1 9 3 3 4 4 0 37 Forsch L(4-3) 2.2 4 1 1 2 0 0 13 Totals 11 13 4 4 6 4 0 50 BK: Andujar (4). IBB: Forsch 2 (6,Driessen,Morgan). Inherited Runners - Scored: Forsch 3-2. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 8945 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Rose 3b Gross rf 2. Griffey rf Cabell 3b 3. Morgan 2b Cedeno cf 4. Driessen lf Watson 1b 5. Bench c Cruz lf 6. Perez 1b Herrmann c 7. Geronimo cf DaVanon 2b 8. Concepcion ss Metzger ss 9. Zachry p Andujar p REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Gross stole second; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to left [Gross scored]; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Andujar balked [Driessen to second]; Bench walked; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Driessen to third, Bench out at second]; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann struck out; DaVanon walked; Metzger walked [DaVanon to second]; Andujar forced Metzger (first to shortstop) [DaVanon to third, Andujar to first]; Gross singled to center [DaVanon scored, Andujar to third]; Cabell singled [Andujar scored, Gross to second]; Cedeno forced Cabell (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 3RD: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Zachry struck out; Rose doubled to left; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Watson lined to first; Cruz struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Driessen singled; Bench singled [Driessen to second]; Perez flied out to right [Driessen to third]; Geronimo walked [Bench to second]; Concepcion forced Geronimo (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: DaVanon walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [DaVanon to second]; Andujar walked; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [DaVanon to third, Andujar to second]; Cabell walked while DaVanon was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher); Joaquin Andujar ran to 3B on walk when not forced; Roger Metzger left 3B and tagged; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Armbrister grounded out (second to first); Rose doubled to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to center; Cruz out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Bench flied out to left; Perez singled; Geronimo flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Herrmann singled to right; DaVanon out on an unknown play; Metzger flied out to center; Andujar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR SARMIENTO; Youngblood flied out to center; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: Griffey grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan walked; Driessen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morgan to second]; Bench singled to left [Morgan scored]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled; Cruz singled [Watson to second]; Herrmann reached on an error by Rose on a sacrifice bunt [Watson to third, Cruz to second, Herrmann to first]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR DAVANON; Boswell grounded into a double play (first to catcher to first) [Cruz to third, Herrmann to second, Watson out at home]; Metzger was walked intentionally; Andujar flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: ANDREWS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Geronimo singled to left; Concepcion singled to second [Geronimo to second]; FOSTER BATTED FOR BORBON; Foster struck out; Rose singled to left [Geronimo to third, Concepcion to second]; FORSCH REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to left; Morgan singled to right [Geronimo scored, Concepcion scored, Rose to third, Morgan to second (on throw)]; Driessen was walked intentionally; Bench grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to left; Cedeno forced Cabell (third to second); Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 10TH: Perez singled; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Perez to second]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Herrmann out on an unknown play; JOHNSON BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Johnson walked; TAVERAS RAN FOR JOHNSON; Metzger forced Taveras (shortstop to second) [Metzger to first]; Debut game for Alex Taveras; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 11TH: TAVERAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey reached on an error by Taveras [Griffey to second]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Griffey was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Morgan to second]; BAILEY BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Bailey singled [Morgan scored, Bailey to second (on throw to home)]; Bench singled to left [Bailey out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: FLYNN REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); MCENANEY REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); MILBOURNE BATTED FOR FORSCH; Milbourne popped to second; JAVIER BATTED FOR GROSS; Javier struck out; Debut game for Al Javier; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 4 13 1 13 Astros 3 7 1 11
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