The Astros throttled the Reds, 3-1, behind the four-hit pitching of J.R. Richard. The Astros scored in their first turn at bat on a triple by Terry Puhl and single by Denny Walling. The Reds tied the score in the bottom of the first on singles by Pete Rose, Ken Griffey and George Foster. Jose Cruz singled home Walling to put the Astros ahead, 2-1, in the third before a single by pinch-hitter Dave Bergman closed out the scoring in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  0
Reds         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .317      Rose 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Walling lf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .264      Griffey rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Cabell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Cruz rf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .267      Foster lf             4   0   1   1     0   3   .304
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Bench c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Howe 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .281        Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Pujols c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Fischlin ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .114      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
  Bergman ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .149      Geronimo cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Sexton ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Kennedy 2b            1   0   0   0     1   1   .224
Richard p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .122        Morgan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Knight 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
                                                          Hume p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Collins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   4             Totals               29   1   4   1     1   9

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 31,705
Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 3
DP: Astros 1, Reds 0
Errors: Griffey, Concepcion
Doubles: Pujols (2)
Triples: Puhl (5)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (14), Griffey (14)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Hume (6)
GIDP: Geronimo (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(7-9)          9     4   1   1   1   9   0  31   3.66
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   9   0  31

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hume L(2-9)             6.1   9   3   2   0   3   0  27   5.38
Tomlin                  1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.50
Borbon                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.59
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   4   0  37

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl tripled to center; Walling grounded out (second
to first) [Puhl scored]; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz
singled to second; Cruz stole second; Watson flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey singled to center [Rose
to second]; Driessen flied out to right [Rose to third]; Griffey
stole second; Foster singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey to
third]; Bench struck out; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to left; Pujols struck out; Fischlin
forced Howe (pitcher to shortstop); Richard struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kennedy
to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Walling
singled; Cabell singled to left [Walling to second]; Cruz
singled to right [Walling scored, Cabell out at home (pitcher to
catcher), Cruz to third (error by Griffey)]; Watson flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to center; Pujols flied out to right;
Fischlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to
center; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Reds 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (second
to first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

REDS 5TH: Kennedy struck out; Hume struck out; Rose grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to left; Cabell was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
Cruz struck out; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen
grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe reached on an error by Concepcion [Howe to
first]; Pujols doubled to right [Howe to third]; BERGMAN BATTED
FOR FISCHLIN; Bergman singled to right [Howe scored (unearned),
Pujols to third]; On a bunt Richard made an out to pitcher;
TOMLIN REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Puhl struck out; Walling walked
[Bergman to second]; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 1.

REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Bench singled to
center; AUERBACH RAN FOR BENCH; Concepcion popped to center;
Geronimo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Auerbach out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds
1.

ASTROS 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING C ); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Watson popped to shortstop; Howe
walked; Pujols flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Reds 1.

REDS 8TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Morgan popped to second;
COLLINS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Collins struck out; Rose flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 1.

ASTROS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED
MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Sexton flied out to center; Richard
grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 1.

REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped
to third in foul territory; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 1.