Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 0
Regular Season Game 92
Played on Saturday, July 16, 1977 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 - 8 13 1 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cruz rf 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 Watson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 4 0 Ferguson c 4 1 1 0 1 0 11 0 Howard lf 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 Metzger ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 Richard p 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 37 8 13 8 3 5 27 9 FIELDING - E: Ferguson (6). BATTING - 2B: Watson (17,off Norman); Gonzalez (16,off Murray). HR: Howard (2,6th inning off Norman 2 on 1 out); Cruz (11,9th inning off Henderson 1 on 1 out). SH: Puhl (1,off Norman); Metzger (5,off Norman). Team LOB: 7.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A xRose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 4 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Auerbach 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 Henderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lum lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Armbrister ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Summers rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Bailey ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Concepcion ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Griffey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plummer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 4 9 27 17 x - reached first on interference. BATTING - 2B: Concepcion (15,off Richard); Bench (21,off Sambito). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(9-6) 6 4 0 0 4 7 0 27 Sambito SV(2) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 9 0 37 Richard faced 2 batters in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. .
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman L(9-5) 7 8 4 4 2 4 1 30 Murray 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 Henderson 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 Totals 9 13 8 8 3 5 2 42 WP: Norman (5). Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Lee Weyer Ejections: CIN Manager Sparky Anderson by Art Williams [Warning to both teams] Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 52286 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Puhl cf Rose 3b 2. Cabell 3b Driessen 1b 3. Cruz rf Morgan 2b 4. Watson 1b Foster cf 5. Ferguson c Bench c 6. Howard lf Lum lf 7. Gonzalez 2b Summers rf 8. Metzger ss Concepcion ss 9. Richard p Norman p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Ferguson forced Watson (pitcher to shortstop); Howard struck out; Gonzalez singled to center [Ferguson to second]; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Foster popped to pitcher; Bench walked; Lum forced Bench (pitcher to shortstop); Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 3RD: Richard singled; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Richard to second]; Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Richard out at third (shortstop to third)]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to third; On a bunt Norman popped to catcher in foul territory; Rose reached on catcher's interference by Ferguson [Concepcion to second]; Driessen flied out to center; Morgan walked [Concepcion to third, Rose to second]; Foster forced Rose (shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson grounded out (first to pitcher); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out to center; Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez singled to right; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to second]; Norman threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third]; Richard struck out; Puhl singled to right [Gonzalez scored]; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 5TH: Concepcion doubled to right; On a bunt Norman struck out; Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), Rose to second]; Driessen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Watson doubled; Ferguson walked; Howard homered [Watson scored, Ferguson scored]; Gonzalez singled to left; Gonzalez was picked off first (pitcher to first); Metzger walked; Richard flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Foster singled to left; Bench struck out; Lum singled to shortstop [Foster to second]; Summers struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell popped to catcher; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. REDS 7TH: Concepcion walked; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Griffey walked [Concepcion to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Rose flied out to right; Driessen forced Griffey (shortstop to second) [Concepcion to third]; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0. ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Watson walked; Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by HP umpire Art Williams after Dale Murray warned for throwing at Bob Watson; Ferguson grounded out (third to second to first) [Watson to second]; Howard singled to center [Watson to third]; Gonzalez doubled to right [Watson scored, Howard to third]; Metzger grounded out (first to second to first) [Howard scored, Gonzalez to third]; Sambito struck out; 38 minute rain delay; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 0. REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Bench doubled to left; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR LUM; Armbrister struck out; BAILEY BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Bailey popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 0. ASTROS 9TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); HENDERSON REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); PLUMMER REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING C ); Puhl lined to first; Cabell singled to right; Cruz homered [Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to center; Ferguson singled to center; Howard flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 0. REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Plummer grounded out (second to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 13 1 7 Reds 0 5 0 10
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