Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Regular Season Game 5
Played on Tuesday, April 12, 1977 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  0
HOU N    3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose 3b                       4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Griffey rf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
Morgan 2b                     4   0   1   1       0   0       2   2
Bench c                       4   1   1   0       0   0       7   0
Foster lf                     3   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Driessen 1b                   4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Concepcion ss                 3   0   2   0       0   0       0   1
Geronimo cf                   4   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Zachry p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Lum ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eastwick p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Summers ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3       1   2      24   6

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Griffey-Bench.

BATTING - 
2B: Rose (3,off Richard).
SH: Zachry (1,off Richard); Concepcion (1,off Forsch).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (2,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez 2b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       2   3
Cabell 3b                     4   1   2   1       0   1       0   3
Cruz rf                       4   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Watson 1b                     3   1   1   0       1   0      13   0
Crawford lf                   2   0   0   1       1   0       1   0
  Howard lf                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Ferguson c                    3   0   1   1       0   2       2   0
  Herrmann c                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gardner cf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Metzger ss                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Richard p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       2   4
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       30   4   8   4       2   5      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Watson.
E: Metzger (1).
PB: Ferguson 2 (2).

BATTING - 
3B: Cabell (1,off Zachry).
SH: Richard (2,off Zachry).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zachry L(0-1)                 6     6   4   4   2   4   0  25
Eastwick                      2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8
Totals                        8     8   4   4   2   5   0  33


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Richard W(1-0)                7     5   1   1   1   2   0  27
Forsch SV(1)                  2     3   2   1   0   0   0   9
Totals                        9     8   3   2   1   2   0  36


Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry
Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 14029


Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros           
1. Rose                3b        Gonzalez            2b
2. Griffey             rf        Cabell              3b
3. Morgan              2b        Cruz                rf
4. Bench               c         Watson              1b
5. Foster              lf        Crawford            lf
6. Driessen            1b        Ferguson            c
7. Concepcion          ss        Gardner             cf
8. Geronimo            cf        Metzger             ss
9. Zachry              p         Richard             p

REDS 1ST: Rose doubled to left; Ferguson allowed a passed ball
[Rose to third]; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan
singled to right [Rose scored]; Morgan stole second; Bench
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster walked; Driessen flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez singled to left; Cabell tripled [Gonzalez
scored]; Cruz singled to right [Cabell scored]; Watson singled
to center [Cruz to third]; Crawford grounded out (second to
first) [Cruz scored, Watson to second]; Ferguson struck out;
Gardner popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 2ND: Concepcion singled; Geronimo forced Concepcion (third
to second); Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Geronimo to second]; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Metzger singled; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Cabell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 1, Astros 3.

REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied
out to center; Bench flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz flied out to right; Watson walked; Crawford
walked [Watson to second]; Ferguson singled to right [Watson
scored, Crawford to third]; Gardner hit into a double play
(right to catcher) [Crawford out at home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 4TH: Foster struck out; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Concepcion singled to second; Ferguson allowed
a passed ball [Concepcion to second]; Geronimo grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Richard
struck out; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 5TH: Zachry struck out; Rose grounded out (shortstop to
first); Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
popped to second; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 6TH: Morgan lined to first; Bench grounded out (pitcher to
first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Crawford flied out to right; Ferguson was called out
on strikes; Gardner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 7TH: HOWARD REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); Driessen
singled to second; Concepcion flied out to right; Geronimo
forced Driessen (second to shortstop); LUM BATTED FOR ZACHRY;
Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: EASTWICK REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Metzger flied out
to left; Richard was called out on strikes; Gonzalez singled to
center; Cabell singled to third [Gonzalez to second]; Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 4.

REDS 8TH: HERRMANN REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); FORSCH
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Rose singled to second; Griffey
flied out to center; Morgan lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Rose out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson flied out to right; Howard flied out to left;
Herrmann popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 4.

REDS 9TH: Bench singled; Foster singled to right [Bench to
third]; Driessen reached on an error by Metzger [Bench scored
(RBI), Foster to second, Driessen to first]; Concepcion out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Foster to third, Driessen to
second]; Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Foster scored (unearned)]; SUMMERS BATTED FOR EASTWICK; Summers
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 3, Astros 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             3   8   0    6
 Astros           4   8   1    5


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