J.R. Richard's five-hit pitching and his first shutout of the season carried the Astros to a 2-0 triumph over the Reds. The only runs scored when Bob Watson unloaded a two-run double in the sixth inning, after Richard and Julio Gonzalez singled. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 0
Game Played on Monday, July      11, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Gonzalez 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Griffey rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .336      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .313      Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Watson 1b             3   0   1   2     0   1   .284
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .313      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Fuller lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Plummer c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .162        Howard lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .119      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .191
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .196

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   5             Totals               29   2   5   2     1   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 17,835
Left on Base: Reds 5, Astros 4
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Watson (14), Gonzalez (15)
GIDP: Driessen (4)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(9-4)           7     4   2   2   1   5   0  26   2.94
Billingham              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.92
Totals                  8     5   2   2   1   6   0  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(8-6)          9     5   0   0   2   5   0  32   2.79
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  32

Wild Pitches: Norman (4)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Driessen struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell
flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Geronimo grounded out (third to
first); Concepcion lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Ferguson struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer singled to second; Norman struck out; Rose
singled [Plummer to second]; Griffey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Plummer to third, Rose to second]; Morgan flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Fuller grounded out (third to first); Metzger flied
out to right; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to center [Driessen out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Foster struck out; Geronimo grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell
struck out; Cedeno lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Concepcion flied out to center; Plummer grounded out
(third to first); Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson flied out to right; Cruz
singled to left; Fuller popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger flied out to left; Richard singled to left;
Gonzalez singled to center [Richard to second]; Norman threw a
wild pitch [Richard to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cabell struck
out; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson doubled [Richard
scored, Gonzalez scored, Cedeno to third]; Ferguson flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 7TH: Driessen flied out to center; Foster singled to right;
Geronimo flied out to left; Concepcion forced Foster (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Fuller flied
out to center; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED FULLER (PLAYING LF); Plummer walked;
LUM BATTED FOR NORMAN; Lum popped to right; Rose flied out to
center; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Richard struck
out (catcher to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Cabell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Morgan singled to right; Driessen grounded into a
double play (second to first to shortstop to first) [Morgan out
at second]; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 2.