Johnny Bench doubled in the second inning for the 1,500th hit of his major league career and added a two-run homer in the ninth to pace the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Astros. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Friday, April     14, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         2  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   8 10  0
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4  9  1


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               3   1   1   2     2   0   .314      Puhl lf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .313
  Knight 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Griffey rf            5   0   3   1     0   0   .382      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Morgan 2b             5   2   1   0     0   0   .400      Cruz rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .344
Foster lf             5   1   2   1     0   2   .364      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Driessen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Ferguson c            1   1   0   1     2   0   .222
Bench c               4   2   2   2     1   1   .345      Howe 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Concepcion ss         2   0   0   0     2   0   .333      Metzger ss            2   1   1   0     0   1   .150
Geronimo cf           1   2   0   0     3   1   .320        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Hume p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Sexton ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andujar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bannister p         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herrmann ph         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               32   8  10   7     8   5             Totals               33   4   9   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 25,583
Left on Base: Reds 8, Astros 6
DP: Reds 2, Astros 1
Errors: Sambito
Doubles: Bench (2), Morgan (6), Griffey (3), Foster (2), Puhl (1), Cruz (3)
Home Runs: Bench (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (2), Hume (1), Murray (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (1)
GIDP: Driessen (2), Cabell (1), Puhl (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume W(2-0)             5.2   6   3   3   3   3   0  25   4.26
Murray SV(1)            3.1   3   1   1   0   2   0  12   6.43
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   5   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar L(0-2)          1.2   4   4   4   2   0   0  10   5.59
Forsch                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  10.13
Bannister               3     3   1   1   4   4   0  16   3.60
Pentz                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   7.00
Sambito                 2     3   3   3   2   0   1  10   3.00
Totals                  9    10   8   8   8   5   1  43

Wild Pitches: Hume (1), Andujar (1), Bannister 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


REDS 1ST: Rose walked; Griffey singled to right [Rose to
second]; Morgan forced Griffey (first to shortstop) [Rose to
third]; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Rose scored, Morgan to
second]; Foster singled to left [Morgan scored]; Driessen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Foster out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to left; Cabell flied out to center;
Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench doubled to right; Concepcion out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Bench to third]; Geronimo walked; Hume
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bench stayed at
third, Geronimo to second]; Rose singled to center [Bench
scored, Geronimo scored, Rose to second (on throw to home)];
FORSCH REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Griffey flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Ferguson flied out to center;
Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 4, Astros
0.

REDS 3RD: BANNISTER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Morgan doubled
to right; Ken Forsch left with pulled groin; Bannister
threw a wild pitch [Morgan to third]; Foster struck out;
Driessen singled to left [Morgan scored]; Bannister threw a wild
pitch [Driessen to second]; Bench walked; Concepcion walked
[Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Geronimo struck out; Hume
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled; Bannister walked [Metzger to
second]; Puhl doubled to right [Metzger scored, Bannister to
third]; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno popped to
center; Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); Griffey doubled
to left; Morgan popped to third; Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson popped to second; Ferguson walked; Howe flied
out to left; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5,
Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Driessen flied out to center; Bench struck out;
Concepcion walked; Geronimo walked [Concepcion to second]; Hume
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds
5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling struck out; On
a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Rose grounded out
(first to pitcher); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros
1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz doubled to right;
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third];
Ferguson walked; Hume threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored, Ferguson
to second]; Howe singled to center [Ferguson scored]; BERGMAN
BATTED FOR METZGER; MURRAY REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Bergman
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 3.

REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Foster struck
out; Driessen flied out to left; Bench grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR PENTZ; Howard grounded out
(pitcher to first); Puhl grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
5, Astros 3.

REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Concepcion
grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked; Murray out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Geronimo to second]; Rose
was walked intentionally; Griffey singled to left [Geronimo
scored, Rose to third, Griffey out at second (left to second)];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: KNIGHT REPLACED ROSE (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno singled to
right; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Watson struck
out; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored];
Howe forced Cruz (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
6, Astros 4.

REDS 9TH: Morgan popped to third in foul territory; Foster
doubled to first; Bob Watson and Art Howe collided;
Foster was picked off second but was safe on an error by Sambito
[Foster to third]; Driessen flied out to right; Bench homered
[Foster scored]; Concepcion flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Sexton flied out to left; HERRMANN BATTED FOR
SAMBITO; Herrmann singled to center; Puhl grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 8, Astros 4.