An error by Houston shortstop Rafael Landestoy gave the Reds the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Astros. With one out in the ninth, Ken Henderson drew a walk. Rick Auerbach bunted and the ball was fielded by pitcher Joe Sambito, who threw to second for an attempted forceout. Landestoy failed to handle the throw and the ball sailed into center field, allowing Henderson to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  1
Reds         1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          5   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Rose 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .241
  Obradovich ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Driessen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Drumright 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Foster lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .280
Puhl cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Bench c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .254
Cruz rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .312        Collins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .297        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .297      Summers rf            4   2   2   1     0   0   .545
Walling lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Geronimo cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Bochy c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .259        Henderson ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .206
Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Auerbach ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .333
  Cannon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moskau p              3   0   0   1     0   1   .167
  Bannister p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .172        Correll c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Baldwin ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .242
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   3   9   3     2   6             Totals               32   4  10   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,801
Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 6
DP: Astros 1, Reds 1
Errors: Landestoy
Doubles: Walling (10), Puhl (24), Bochy (6), Cruz (30), Morgan (26), Foster (25), Auerbach (6)
Home Runs: Cabell (7), Summers (1)
Stolen Bases: Auerbach (1)
Caught Stealing: Foster (4), Collins (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Auerbach (2)
GIDP: Watson (17), Summers (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              6     9   3   3   0   2   1  25   4.09
Bannister               2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   4.54
Sambito L(4-8)          0.1   0   1   0   1   0   0   3   3.13
Totals                  8.1  10   4   3   2   5   1  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moskau                  8     8   3   3   2   5   1  33   4.05
Bair W(7-5)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.83
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   1  37

Balks: Moskau (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan doubled; Driessen
popped to third; Foster doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Bench
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 1.

ASTROS 2ND: On a bunt Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cabell
homered; Watson popped to second; Walling doubled; Bochy was
walked intentionally; Lemongello struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 1.

REDS 2ND: Summers singled to shortstop; Geronimo singled to left
[Summers to second]; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Summers to third, Geronimo to second]; Moskau grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Summers scored]; Rose struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy struck out; Gonzalez popped to second;
Puhl doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen
grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to left; Watson walked; Walling
struck out; Bochy doubled to left [Watson to third]; Lemongello
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 4TH: Bench singled to left; Summers grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second];
Geronimo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
popped to first in foul territory; Puhl grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

REDS 5TH: Auerbach doubled; Moskau reached on a fielder's choice
[Auerbach out at third (pitcher to third)]; Rose singled to
center [Moskau to second]; Morgan forced Rose (first to
shortstop) [Moskau to third]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to third; Moskau balked [Cruz to
second]; Cabell flied out to right; Watson struck out; Walling
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Foster singled to center; Foster was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Bench grounded out (shortstop to
first); Summers homered; Geronimo grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Bochy grounded out (third to first); CANNON BATTED
FOR LEMONGELLO; Cannon flied out to right; Landestoy popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Reds 3.

REDS 7TH: BANNISTER REPLACED CANNON (PITCHING); Auerbach singled
to left; Auerbach stole second; On a bunt Moskau struck out;
Rose flied out to right [Auerbach to third]; Morgan struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 3.

ASTROS 8TH: OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Obradovich struck
out; Debut game for Jim Obradovich; On a bunt Puhl
singled; Cruz doubled [Puhl to third]; Cabell singled to center
[Puhl scored, Cruz scored]; Watson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 3.

REDS 8TH: DRUMRIGHT REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PLAYING 2B); Driessen
flied out to center; Foster struck out; Bench walked; COLLINS
RAN FOR BENCH; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 3.

ASTROS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); CORRELL REPLACED
MOSKAU (PLAYING C ); Walling flied out to center; Bochy struck
out; BALDWIN BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Baldwin singled to right;
Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 3.

REDS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Summers grounded
out (first to pitcher); HENDERSON BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Henderson
walked; On a bunt Auerbach reached on an error by Landestoy
(assist by Sambito) [Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Reds 4.