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The Reds promoted Farmers' Night and drew their largest crowd of the season, 52,286, but the Astros reaped the victory, 8-0. J.R. Richard and Joe Sambito combined to post the shutout. Sambito relieved after Richard walked the first two batters in the seventh inning. Wilbur Howard hit a three-run homer for the Astros and Jose Cruz added a two-run blast. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 0Game Played on Saturday, July 16, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 - 8 13 1
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .211 xRose 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .299
Cruz rf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .294 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .311
Watson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 .282 Auerbach 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Ferguson c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Foster cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .317
Howard lf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .237 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267
Gonzalez 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 .265 Henderson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Metzger ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 .195 Lum lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .173
Richard p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Armbrister ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .341
Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Summers rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .194
Bailey ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Concepcion ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 .295
Norman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .114
Griffey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332
Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Plummer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 5 Totals 32 0 5 0 4 9
Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 52,286
Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 10
DP: Astros 0, Reds 0
Errors: Ferguson
Doubles: Watson (17), Gonzalez (16), Concepcion (15), Bench (21)
Home Runs: Howard (2), Cruz (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Puhl (1), Metzger (5)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard W(9-6) 6 4 0 0 4 7 0 27 2.69
Sambito SV(2) 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.22
Totals 9 5 0 0 4 9 0 37
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Norman L(9-5) 7 8 4 4 2 4 1 30 3.06
Murray 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 4.65
Henderson 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 12.00
Totals 9 13 8 8 3 5 2 42
Wild Pitches: Norman (5)
Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Lee Weyer
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to shortstop; Cabell grounded out (third
to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (second to first); Driessen struck
out; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Ferguson forced Watson
(pitcher to shortstop); Howard struck out; Gonzalez singled to
center [Ferguson to second]; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
REDS 2ND: Foster popped to pitcher; Bench walked; Lum forced
Bench (pitcher to shortstop); Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Richard singled; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Richard to second]; Cabell reached on a
fielder's choice [Richard out at third (shortstop to third)];
Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.
REDS 3RD: Concepcion singled to third; On a bunt Norman popped
to catcher in foul territory; Rose reached on catcher's
interference by Ferguson [Concepcion to second]; Driessen flied
out to center; Morgan walked [Concepcion to third, Rose to
second]; Foster forced Rose (shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.
REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out to
center; Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez singled to right; Metzger out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gonzalez to second]; Norman
threw a wild pitch [Gonzalez to third]; Richard struck out; Puhl
singled to right [Gonzalez scored]; Cabell forced Puhl
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
REDS 5TH: Concepcion doubled to right; On a bunt Norman struck
out; Rose reached on a fielder's choice [Concepcion out at third
(pitcher to shortstop to third), Rose to second]; Driessen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Watson doubled;
Ferguson walked; Howard homered [Watson scored, Ferguson
scored]; Gonzalez singled to left; Gonzalez was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Metzger walked; Richard flied out to center;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.
REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Foster singled to left;
Bench struck out; Lum singled to shortstop [Foster to second];
Summers struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Cabell popped
to catcher; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.
REDS 7TH: Concepcion walked; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR NORMAN; Griffey
walked [Concepcion to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD
(PITCHING); Rose flied out to right; Driessen forced Griffey
(shortstop to second) [Concepcion to third]; Morgan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 0.
ASTROS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED GRIFFEY (PITCHING); Watson
walked; Reds Manager Sparky Anderson ejected by HP umpire Art
Williams after Dale Murray warned for throwing at Bob
Watson; Ferguson grounded out (third to second to first)
[Watson to second]; Howard singled to center [Watson to third];
Gonzalez doubled to right [Watson scored, Howard to third];
Metzger grounded out (first to second to first) [Howard scored,
Gonzalez to third]; Sambito struck out; 38 minute rain
delay; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 0.
REDS 8TH: Foster struck out; Bench doubled to left; ARMBRISTER
BATTED FOR LUM; Armbrister struck out; BAILEY BATTED FOR
SUMMERS; Bailey popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Reds 0.
ASTROS 9TH: ARMBRISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BAILEY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); AUERBACH REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING
2B); HENDERSON REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); PLUMMER REPLACED
MURRAY (PLAYING C ); Puhl lined to first; Cabell singled to
right; Cruz homered [Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to center;
Ferguson singled to center; Howard flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Reds 0.
REDS 9TH: Concepcion flied out to right; Plummer grounded out
(second to first); Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 8, Reds 0.
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