Fred Norman allowed only four hits in seven innings and Rawly Eastwick then completed pitching the Reds to a 4-2 victory over the Astros. Pete Rose knocked in two runs for the Reds with a single in the second inning and an error by J.R. Richard enabled them to add an unearned pair in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Day game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   2     1   0   .325      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Griffey rf            5   0   0   1     0   1   .321      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .310
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .328      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .271
Bench c               2   0   0   0     2   1   .250      Roberts rf            3   1   1   0     1   2   .339
Geronimo cf           4   2   3   0     0   0   .301      Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Lum lf                3   1   0   0     1   1   .203        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Flynn ss              3   1   0   0     1   1   .313      Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Norman p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Metzger ss            3   0   2   1     0   0   .230
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Richard p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .089
  Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .210
                                                            Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   4   6   3     5   6             Totals               30   2   4   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 24,234
Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 4
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Errors: Richard
Home Runs: Watson (8)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman W(6-1)           7     4   2   2   3   3   1  27   3.15
Eastwick SV(9)          2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.59
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3   6   1  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(7-9)          5     6   4   2   4   4   0  26   2.98
Siebert                 2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.69
Pentz                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.33
Totals                  9     6   4   2   5   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Richard (8)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (third to first); Griffey struck
out; Morgan singled to center; Driessen grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell flied out to right; Andrews popped to second;
Cedeno popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Geronimo singled; Lum flied out to center; Flynn walked
[Geronimo to second]; Norman singled to shortstop [Geronimo to
third, Flynn to second]; Rose singled to left [Geronimo scored,
Flynn scored, Norman to second]; Griffey forced Norman (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Roberts walked; Johnson popped to
shortstop; Herrmann walked [Roberts to second]; Metzger singled
[Roberts scored, Herrmann to second]; Richard flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck
out; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell popped to shortstop; Andrews walked; Andrews
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Geronimo singled to pitcher; Lum walked [Geronimo to
second]; Flynn struck out; On a bunt Norman reached on a
fielder's choice [Geronimo scored (error by Richard) (unearned),
Lum to third, Norman to second]; Rose walked; Griffey forced
Rose (second to shortstop) [Lum scored (unearned), Norman to
third, Griffey to first]; Morgan forced Griffey (shortstop
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
singled to center; Johnson forced Roberts (third to second)
[Johnson to first]; Herrmann grounded out (catcher unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench walked; Geronimo
singled to left [Bench to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch
[Bench to third, Geronimo to second]; Lum flied out to right;
Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros
1.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; HOWARD BATTED FOR
RICHARD; Howard struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Norman grounded
out (third to first); Rose flied out to right; Griffey flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson homered; Roberts struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: Morgan flied out to right; Driessen grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bench walked; Geronimo forced Bench
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger singled to center;
BOSWELL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boswell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Lum struck out;
Flynn grounded out (second to first); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR
NORMAN; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: EASTWICK REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Cabell
popped to first; Andrews struck out; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Rose flied out to right; Griffey grounded out (second
to first); Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson struck out; Roberts struck out; GROSS BATTED
FOR JOHNSON; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 4, Astros 2.