Cesar Cedeno and Jose Cruz each belted two home runs and Bob Watson hit one as the Astros downed the Reds, 7-2, behind J.R. Richard, who gained his fourth victory in five decisions against the Reds this season. This was the Astros' 12th victory over the Reds in 17 games. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Monday, September 12, 1977 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       2  0  2    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   7 11  0
Reds         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               3   0   0   0     2   2   .282      Rose 3b               3   1   2   0     2   0   .304
Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .281      Griffey rf            5   0   2   2     0   2   .320
Cedeno cf             5   4   4   2     0   0   .257      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .299
Cruz rf               5   2   2   3     0   0   .295      Foster cf             5   0   2   0     0   3   .314
Watson 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Driessen 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     1   2   .258      Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     0   2   .268
Herrmann c            2   0   1   0     3   0   .290      Summers lf            3   0   0   0     1   3   .174
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .191      Plummer c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .139
Richard p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Soto p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Armbrister ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
                                                            Torres p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .157
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
                                                            Dumoulin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bailey ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  11   6     7  10             Totals               36   2   9   2     5  13

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 17,857
Left on Base: Astros 9, Reds 12
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Murray
Doubles: Howe (19), Rose (36), Griffey (32), Driessen (26)
Triples: Cedeno (7)
Home Runs: Cruz 2 (16), Cedeno 2 (12), Watson (16)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (52), Puhl (7), Driessen 2 (30)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(15-11)        8     8   2   2   5  11   0  37   2.90
Sambito                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.27
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5  13   0  41

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Soto L(2-6)             3     5   4   4   1   4   3  15   4.91
Torres                  2     2   1   1   3   5   1  11   4.50
Murray                  2     3   2   2   1   1   1   9   5.01
Dumoulin                1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   9.00
Sarmiento               1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.04
Totals                  9    11   7   7   7  10   5  43

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Cabell struck out; Cedeno
tripled to center; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; Watson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds
0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied to left in foul territory; Griffey grounded
out (second to first); Morgan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe struck out; Herrmann singled to center; Metzger
walked [Herrmann to second]; Richard popped to second; Puhl
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Driessen singled to center;
Driessen stole second; Driessen stole third; Concepcion struck
out; Summers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
homered; Cruz homered; Watson flied out to right; Howe struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer walked; ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR SOTO; Armbrister
struck out; Rose doubled to left [Plummer to third]; Griffey
doubled to left [Plummer scored, Rose scored]; Morgan flied out
to center; Foster struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Reds 2.

ASTROS 4TH: TORRES REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Herrmann
walked; Debut game for Angel Torres; Metzger was called
out on strikes; Richard struck out; Puhl walked [Herrmann to
second]; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4,
Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Driessen flied out to center; Concepcion struck out;
Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno homered; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Watson struck out; Howe doubled to right; Herrmann
walked; Metzger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5,
Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Plummer struck out; LUM BATTED FOR TORRES; Lum flied
out to left; Rose walked; Griffey singled to center [Rose to
second]; Morgan popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Richard singled to
right; Puhl was called out on strikes; Cabell forced Richard
(pitcher to shortstop); Cabell was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen doubled to right
[Foster to third]; Concepcion grounded out (third to first);
Summers struck out; Plummer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Cruz
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cedeno scored (error by Murray)
(no RBI)]; Watson homered; Howe grounded out (second to first);
Herrmann walked; Metzger flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR MURRAY; Knight flied out to right;
Rose singled to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7,
Reds 2.

ASTROS 8TH: DUMOULIN REPLACED KNIGHT (PITCHING); Richard
grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked; Puhl stole second;
Cabell singled to shortstop [Puhl to third]; Cedeno reached on a
fielder's choice [Puhl out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Cabell to second]; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: Driessen grounded out (second to pitcher); Concepcion
singled to right; Summers walked [Concepcion to second]; Plummer
popped to second; BAILEY BATTED FOR DUMOULIN; Bailey flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 2.

ASTROS 9TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED BAILEY (PITCHING); Watson popped
to second; Howe walked; Herrmann lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Howe out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
7, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: Rose walked; SAMBITO REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING);
Griffey struck out; Morgan struck out; Foster singled to center
[Rose to second]; Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 7, Reds 2.