The Reds scored three runs in the fifth inning on a walk to Pete Rose, triple by Joe Morgan and George Foster's eighth homer of the season and went on to defeat the Astros, 4-2. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Monday, May       31, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .341      Gross rf              2   0   2   0     2   0   .294
Griffey rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .346      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
  Armbrister rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .467      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .306
Morgan 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .321      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
  Concepcion ss       1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Cruz lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Foster cf,lf          3   1   2   2     2   1   .340      Johnson c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .226
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .200        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Bench c               4   0   1   0     1   1   .237      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .306
Lum lf                3   0   1   0     0   1   .205      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Geronimo cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Flynn ss,2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Darcy p               1   0   0   0     2   1   .200        DaVanon ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .032
  Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jutze c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .138

Totals               33   4   9   3     8   5             Totals               31   2   8   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 21,338
Left on Base: Reds 11, Astros 7
DP: Reds 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Morgan (11), Johnson 2 (7)
Triples: Morgan (3), Cruz (2)
Home Runs: Foster (9)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (17)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (2)
GIDP: Driessen (6)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Darcy W(2-3)            5     6   2   2   4   0   0  22   5.40
Borbon                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.18
Norman                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.15
Eastwick SV(6)          2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.12
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   3   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(5-5)          7     7   3   3   6   4   1  32   3.21
Siebert                 1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.24
Forsch                  0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.82
Totals                  9     9   4   4   8   5   1  42

Wild Pitches: Forsch (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey forced Rose (second to
shortstop) [Griffey to first]; Morgan forced Griffey (second to
shortstop) [Morgan to first]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first)
[Gross to third]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen walked; Bench flied out to left; Lum singled
to center [Driessen to third]; Flynn popped to second; Darcy
walked [Lum to second]; Rose flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Johnson doubled to right;
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Griffey flied out to center; Morgan grounded out
(second to first); Foster singled to left; Driessen grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (second to first); Gross
singled to left; Andrews was credited with a single when a
runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Gross out at second
(second unassisted)]; Andrews was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Lum was called out on
strikes; Flynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Watson hit into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at home (shortstop to
catcher)]; Cesar Cedeno reached 3B and tried to score on bad
throw; Cruz tripled; Johnson doubled to left [Cruz scored];
Cabell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Darcy struck out; Rose walked; Griffey flied out to
left; Morgan tripled [Rose scored]; Foster homered [Morgan
scored]; Driessen struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Richard flied
out to right; Gross walked; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Bench walked; Lum lined to second; Flynn flied out to
right; Darcy walked [Bench to second]; Rose singled to right
[Bench out at home (right to catcher), Darcy to second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: FOSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GERONIMO
REPLACED LUM (PLAYING CF); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole
second; Watson walked; BORBON REPLACED DARCY (PITCHING); Cruz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson struck out; Cabell
singled to left [Cedeno scored, Watson to second]; BOSWELL
BATTED FOR METZGER; NORMAN REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); ROBERTS
BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: DAVANON REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING SS); Griffey
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Morgan doubled to left;
Foster walked; Driessen grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR RICHARD; Howard flied out to left;
Gross singled to right; Andrews lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Gross out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3,
Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: SIEBERT REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Bench singled to
center; Geronimo forced Bench (second to shortstop) [Geronimo to
first]; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Geronimo to second]; BAILEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Bailey popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS); FLYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); EASTWICK REPLACED BAILEY
(PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to left; Watson struck out; Cruz
walked; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
3, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey walked;
Concepcion singled to right [Griffey to third]; FORSCH REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); JUTZE REPLACED SIEBERT (PLAYING C ); Forsch
threw a wild pitch [Griffey scored, Concepcion to second];
Foster walked; Driessen flied out to left; Bench struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: ARMBRISTER REPLACED GRIFFEY (PLAYING RF); Cabell
flied out to center; DaVanon grounded out (second to first);
Jutze flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros
2.