Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Regular Season Game 87
Played on Monday, July 11, 1977 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  0
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose 3b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Griffey rf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Morgan 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       0   2
Driessen 1b                   4   0   1   0       0   1      10   0
Foster lf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Geronimo cf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Concepcion ss                 3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Plummer c                     2   0   1   0       1   0       5   1
Norman p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Lum ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Billingham p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   0   5   0       2   5      24   8

BATTING - 
GDP: Driessen (4,off Richard).
Team LOB: 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez 2b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
Cabell 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
Cedeno cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       4   1
Watson 1b                     3   0   1   2       0   1      11   2
Ferguson c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Cruz rf                       3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Fuller lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Howard lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Metzger ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Richard p                     3   1   1   0       0   2       1   1
Totals                       29   2   5   2       1   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-Watson-Metzger-Watson.

BATTING - 
2B: Watson (14,off Norman); Gonzalez (15,off Billingham).
IBB: Cedeno (6,by Norman).
Team LOB: 4.

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Norman L(9-4)                 7     4   2   2   1   5   0  26
Billingham                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        8     5   2   2   1   6   0  30

WP: Norman (4).
IBB: Norman (4,Cedeno).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Richard W(8-6)                9     5   0   0   2   5   0  32


Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 17835


Starting Lineups:

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

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Driessen struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell
flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Geronimo grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Ferguson struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer singled to second; Norman struck out; Rose
singled [Plummer to second]; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Plummer to third, Rose to second]; Morgan flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Fuller grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to right; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to center [Driessen out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Foster struck out; Geronimo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell
struck out; Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Plummer grounded out
(third to first); Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson flied out to right; Cruz
singled to left; Fuller popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; Richard singled to left;
Gonzalez singled to center [Richard to second]; Norman threw a
wild pitch [Richard to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cabell struck
out; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson doubled [Richard
scored, Gonzalez scored, Cedeno to third]; Ferguson flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to center; Foster singled to right;
Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion forced Foster (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Fuller flied
out to center; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED FULLER (PLAYING LF); Plummer walked;
LUM BATTED FOR NORMAN; Lum popped to right; Rose flied out to
center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Richard struck
out (catcher to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Cabell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to right; Driessen grounded into a
double play (second to first to shortstop to first) [Morgan out
at second]; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             0   5   0    5
 Astros           2   5   0    4


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