Joaquin Andujar, formerly in the Reds' organization, gained his first major league victory and Pat Zachry suffered his first major league loss as the Astros defeated the Reds, 2-1. Andujar allowed only two hits. Triples by Roger Metzger and Rob Andrews led to the Astros' runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      1, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .335      Gross rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .314      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .311
Perez 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
  Griffey pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .346      Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
Foster lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .333      Johnson c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .230
Bench c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Cabell 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Lum rf                2   0   0   0     1   0   .196      Metzger ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .239
Flynn ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Andujar p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
  Concepcion ph,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Zachry p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Driessen ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               25   1   2   1     5   1             Totals               28   2   5   1     4   7

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 13,435
Left on Base: Reds 4, Astros 6
DP: Reds 0, Astros 2
Triples: Metzger (4), Andrews (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (18)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Zachry (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (2)
GIDP: Flynn (1), Rose (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(4-1)           7     4   2   2   4   7   0  28   1.34
Borbon                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.03
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   7   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(1-2)          9     2   1   1   5   1   0  32   4.73
Totals                  9     2   1   1   5   1   0  32

Wild Pitches: Zachry 2 (2), Andujar (1)

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


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Geronimo grounded out (second to first)
[Rose to second]; Morgan walked; Perez walked [Rose to third,
Morgan to second]; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rose
scored]; Bench flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Lum walked; Flynn grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; Zachry flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Johnson singled to left;
Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo
popped to shortstop; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger tripled to shortstop; Doug Flynn and
Cesar Geronimo collided on pop fly; Zachry threw a wild
pitch [Metzger scored]; Andujar struck out; Gross struck out;
Andrews grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Perez popped to catcher in foul territory; Foster
popped to second; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied
out to center; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Lum grounded out (third to first); Flynn singled to
center; Zachry out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn
to second]; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Flynn to third]; Rose
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
walked; Metzger struck out; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Geronimo lined to second; Morgan popped to catcher in
foul territory; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Andrews tripled
to right; Cesar Geronimo kicked the ball to the RF line;
Cedeno singled to center [Andrews scored]; Watson walked [Cedeno
to second]; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third, Watson
to second]; Cruz popped to center; Johnson was walked
intentionally; Cabell forced Cedeno (pitcher to catcher); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: Foster struck out (catcher to first); Bench grounded
out (third to first); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Andujar
flied out to center; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: CONCEPCION BATTED FOR FLYNN; Concepcion flied out to
right; DRIESSEN BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Driessen walked; Rose
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros
2.

ASTROS 8TH: CONCEPCION STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BORBON
REPLACED DRIESSEN (PITCHING); Andrews flied out to center;
Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson flied out to
center; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Geronimo flied out to center; Morgan lined to right;
Perez singled to center; GRIFFEY RAN FOR PEREZ; Foster grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Astros 2.