Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 50
Played on Friday, June 3, 1977 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 CIN N 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cabell 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Ferguson c 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 Sperring ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemongello p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 27 0 2 0 8 4 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sambito-Sperring. PB: Ferguson (8). BATTING - 2B: Howe (8,off Norman). GDP: Ferguson (6,off Norman). IBB: Sperring (2,by Norman). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (6,2nd base by Norman/Bench).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rose 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Griffey rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 2 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Foster lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 0 Bench c 3 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Flynn pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Geronimo cf 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 Norman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Totals 32 4 9 4 4 7 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Morgan-Driessen. BATTING - 2B: Foster (9,off Lemongello). HR: Bench (9,2nd inning off Lemongello 1 on 0 out). SH: Norman (3,off Lemongello). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello L(1-8) 2.1 5 4 4 2 1 1 14 Niekro 3.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 16 Sambito 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 Totals 8 9 4 4 4 7 1 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: Niekro 1-0. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman W(5-2) 9 2 0 0 8 4 0 35 IBB: Norman (2,Sperring). Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 33150 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Howard cf Rose 3b 2. Cabell 3b Griffey rf 3. Cruz rf Morgan 2b 4. Ferguson c Driessen 1b 5. Watson 1b Foster lf 6. Johnson lf Bench c 7. Howe 2b Concepcion ss 8. Sperring ss Geronimo cf 9. Lemongello p Norman p ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell walked; Cruz singled to center [Cabell to third]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (second to first); Morgan singled to shortstop; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Johnson walked; Howe doubled to left [Johnson to third]; Sperring was walked intentionally; Lemongello struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster singled to center; Bench homered [Foster scored]; Concepcion lined to first; Geronimo walked; Norman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell walked; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Ferguson walked; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Griffey walked; Morgan singled to right [Griffey to second]; Driessen struck out; Foster doubled [Griffey scored, Morgan scored]; NIEKRO REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Bench popped to shortstop; Concepcion struck out but Foster advanced to third and Concepcion advanced to first on a passed ball; Geronimo walked [Concepcion to second]; Norman struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 4TH: Johnson walked; Howe popped to first in foul territory; Sperring forced Johnson (shortstop to second); Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey flied out to center; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 5TH: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied out to center; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 5TH: Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench walked; Concepcion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson flied out to left; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 6TH: Geronimo singled to center; Norman forced Geronimo (pitcher to shortstop); Rose singled to center [Norman to second]; Griffey forced Rose (second to shortstop) [Norman to third]; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 7TH: Howe flied out to center; Sperring popped to second; ROBERTS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Driessen struck out; Foster struck out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 8TH: On a bunt Howard made an out to first; Cabell popped to second; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. REDS 8TH: Concepcion singled to center; FLYNN RAN FOR CONCEPCION; Geronimo singled to center [Flynn to second]; Norman hit into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Flynn out at third]; Rose flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. ASTROS 9TH: FLYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Ferguson walked; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Ferguson to second]; Johnson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Howe walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SPERRING; Boswell forced Howe (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 2 0 8 Reds 4 9 0 9
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