Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 137
Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (N) at Astrodome

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
HOU N    1  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   5 10  0
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rose 3b                       4   0   2   0       0   0       0   3
  Billingham p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Concepcion ss                 4   0   1   0       0   0       2   6
Morgan 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Foster lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Driessen 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       9   0
Bench c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Geronimo cf                   3   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Lum rf                        3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Dumoulin p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Knight 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Seaver p                      2   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Summers rf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1       1   4      24  10

FIELDING - 
E: Bench (9).

BATTING - 
2B: Rose (35,off Lemongello).
3B: Rose (7,off Lemongello).
HR: Seaver (2,6th inning off Lemongello 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howard lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Cabell 3b                     3   2   2   1       1   1       0   3
Cedeno cf                     4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Cruz rf                       3   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Ferguson c                    4   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
Watson 1b                     4   0   2   1       0   0      15   0
Howe ss                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
  Metzger pr,ss               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Gonzalez 2b                   3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Lemongello p                  4   1   1   0       0   3       0   3
Totals                       33   5  10   4       1   6      27  13

BATTING - 
2B: Ferguson (21,off Seaver).
3B: Lemongello (1,off Seaver); Cedeno (5,off Seaver).
HR: Cabell (13,1st inning off Seaver 0 on 1 out).
SF: Cruz (8,off Seaver).
HBP: Gonzalez (3,by Billingham).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cabell (36,2nd base off Seaver/Bench).

PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Seaver L(16-6)                6     8   5   5   1   3   1  27
Dumoulin                      1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Billingham                    1     2   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8    10   5   5   1   6   1  36

HBP: Billingham (9,Gonzalez).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lemongello W(7-14)            9     6   1   1   1   4   1  33


Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Eric Gregg
Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 20485


Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros           
1. Rose                3b        Howard              lf
2. Concepcion          ss        Cabell              3b
3. Morgan              2b        Cedeno              cf
4. Foster              lf        Cruz                rf
5. Driessen            1b        Ferguson            c
6. Bench               c         Watson              1b
7. Geronimo            cf        Howe                ss
8. Lum                 rf        Gonzalez            2b
9. Seaver              p         Lemongello          p

REDS 1ST: Rose tripled to center; Concepcion grounded out (third
to first); Morgan reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at
home (shortstop to third to catcher), Morgan to second]; Foster
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
homered; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled
to right; Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 2ND: Driessen was called out on strikes; Bench singled to
left; Geronimo singled to right [Bench to third]; Geronimo was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello tripled to center [Lemongello scored
(error by Bench)]; Howard made an out to shortstop; Cabell
walked; Cabell stole second; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 4TH: Morgan flied out to center; Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 5TH: Bench made an out to first; Geronimo flied out to
left; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Lemongello
struck out; Howard made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 6TH: Seaver homered; Rose grounded out (first unassisted);
Concepcion singled to left; Morgan walked [Concepcion to
second]; Foster popped to first in foul territory; Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to right; Cedeno tripled [Cabell
scored]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cedeno scored];
Ferguson doubled; Watson singled to center [Ferguson scored];
Howe forced Watson (third to second); METZGER RAN FOR HOWE;
Gonzalez singled to center [Metzger to third]; Lemongello struck
out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 5.

REDS 7TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Bench struck out;
Geronimo flied out to left; Lum grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: DUMOULIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); SUMMERS REPLACED
SEAVER (PLAYING RF); Howard struck out; Debut game for Dan
Dumoulin; Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 5.

REDS 8TH: Summers grounded out (pitcher to first); Rose doubled
to left; Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED
DUMOULIN (PLAYING 3B); Cruz grounded out (second to first);
Ferguson flied out to center; Watson singled to left; Metzger
singled to left [Watson to second]; Gonzalez was hit by a pitch
[Watson to third, Metzger to second]; Lemongello struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 5.

REDS 9TH: Foster struck out; Driessen flied out to center; Bench
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             1   6   1    5
 Astros           5  10   0    7


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