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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 16, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on July 16, 1977 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 52,286 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Williams 1B: Paul Runge 2B: Joe West 3B: Lee Weyer |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| George Foster | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Mike Lum | Left Fielder |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
July 16, 1977
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Norman
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Norman
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Norman
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Richard
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Richard
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Norman
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Norman
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Norman
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Richard
Foster hits a popup towards the mound. Richard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Richard
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Richard
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Richard
Summers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Norman
Richard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Norman
Puhl bunts towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. Richard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Norman
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Norman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Richard
Norman bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Richard
Rosehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Ferguson interferes with Rose who is awarded first base. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Richard
Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Richard
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Concepcion moves to third. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Richard
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norman
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Norman
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Norman
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Richard
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Richard
Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Richard
Summers hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Norman
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richard vs. Norman
There's a wild pitch. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richard vs. Norman
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Norman
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Norman
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Richard
Norman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Richard
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and has Concepcion trapped. There's the throw to Gonzalez and over to Cabell, who tags Concepcion for the out. Rose moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Driessen vs. Richard
Driessen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Norman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Foster. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Norman
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Norman
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Norman
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Norman
Norman fires to first and picks off Gonzalez. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Norman
Richard hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Richard
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Richard
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Richard
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Richard
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Summers vs. Richard
Summers strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Norman
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Norman
Cabell hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Norman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Richard
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Richard
Ken Griffey pinch hits for Fred Norman.
Griffey takes first base on ball four. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Driessen vs. Sambito
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. Concepcion moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Sambito
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Murray
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Murray
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Murray
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Murray
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Driessen, and towards Morgan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sambito vs. Murray
Sambito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Sambito
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Sambito
Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Bench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Armbrister vs. Sambito
Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Mike Lum.
Armbrister strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Sambito
Bob Bailey pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Bailey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Henderson
Ed Armbrister now playing right field. Bob Bailey now playing left field. Rick Auerbach now playing second base. Joe Henderson now pitching. Bill
Puhl hits a line drive towards first. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Henderson
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Henderson
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Henderson
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Henderson
Ferguson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Henderson
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sambito
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plummer vs. Sambito
Plummer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sambito
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1977 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 4 0 1 1 Rose P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 5 1 1 0 Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cruz J, rf 5 1 1 2 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 4 2 2 0 Auerbach R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Ferguson J, c 4 1 1 0 Foster G, cf 4 0 1 0
Howard W, lf 5 2 2 3 Bench J, c 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez J, 2b 4 1 4 1 Henderson J, p 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 1 Lum M, lf 3 0 1 0
Richard J, p 3 0 1 0 Armbrister E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 1 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 3 0 2 0
Norman F, p 2 0 0 0
Griffey K, ph 0 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Plummer B, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 13 8 32 0 5 0
Houston 000 013 022 -- 8
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (W)* 6.0 4 0 0 4 7
Sambito J (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F (L) 7.0 8 4 4 2 4
Murray D 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Henderson J 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Ferguson J
LOB -- Houston 7, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Concepcion D, Watson B, Gonzalez J, Bench J
HR -- Howard W, Cruz J
SH -- Puhl T, Metzger R
WP -- Norman F
T -- 2:33
A -- 52286
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