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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 8, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 8, 1976 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Nolan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bo McLaughlin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 9,525 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Jerry Dale |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Tony Perez | First Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Gary Nolan | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Jerry DaVanon | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Bo McLaughlin | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 8, 1976
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McLaughlin
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. McLaughlin
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. McLaughlin
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Nolan
Gross bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Nolan
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nolan
There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. McLaughlin
Bench takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geronimo vs. McLaughlin
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to third for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. McLaughlin
Concepcion hits a line drive towards the mound. McLaughlin catches it and throws to second to double up Perez. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Nolan
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Nolan
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Nolan
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. McLaughlin
Flynn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. McLaughlin
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McLaughlin
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Nolan
McLaughlin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Nolan
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. McLaughlin
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. McLaughlin
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. McLaughlin
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Metzger covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nolan
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Flynn. Cedeno moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Nolan
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is out, Rose applying the tag. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Nolan
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. McLaughlin
Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. McLaughlin
Concepcion strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. McLaughlin
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. McLaughlin
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Nolan
Herrmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Nolan
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Nolan
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McLaughlin
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. McLaughlin
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. McLaughlin
Driessen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Driessen reaches second base with a double. Rose goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bench vs. McLaughlin
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Nolan
McLaughlin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Nolan
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Nolan
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. McLaughlin
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. McLaughlin
Concepcion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. McLaughlin
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. McLaughlin
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nolan
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nolan
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Nolan
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Nolan
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. McLaughlin
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. McLaughlin
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. McLaughlin
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Ed Armbrister now playing left field.
DaVanon hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Eastwick
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Eastwick
Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Pentz
Jerry DaVanon now playing shortstop. Rob Andrews now playing second base. Gene Pentz now pitching.
Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pentz
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Pentz
Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Pentz
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Eastwick
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Eastwick
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Eastwick
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1976 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, 3b 4 1 0 0 Gross G, rf 4 0 1 0
Griffey K, rf 4 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Driessen D, lf 3 0 1 1 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0
Eastwick R, p 0 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 2 0
Bench J, c 3 1 1 1 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
Perez T, 1b 4 1 2 1 Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 4 0 1 0 DaVanon J, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0
Nolan G, p 3 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Armbrister E, lf 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin B, p 1 0 0 0
Milbourne L, ph 1 0 0 0
Pentz G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 29 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 011 001 -- 3
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan G (W) 7.0 4 0 0 1 2
Eastwick R (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin B (L) 8.0 5 2 1 2 2
Pentz G 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Flynn D, Metzger R
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Houston 3
2B -- Driessen D
HR -- Perez T, Bench J
CS -- Cabell E, Cedeno C
T -- 2:00
A -- 9525
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