Astros @ Reds
April 8, 1978

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Astros 1 4 1
Reds 2 6 1
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Astros 1 4 1
Reds 2 6 1

Wilbur Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 1.000
OBP .000 1.000
At Bats 0 1
Hits 0 1
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Doug Bair Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - April 8, 1978
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Strikeout
Doug Bair
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Wilbur Howard
Jimmy Sexton
Jose Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 4 1 7
Cincinnati Reds 2 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Fred Norman
Losing Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Save Doug Bair
Game Winning RBI Cesar Geronimo
Attendance 17,958
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Art Howe. Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Howard strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Howe takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Ferguson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Ray Knight now playing third base. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Bottom 8 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Andujar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Andujar. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion bunts towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Andujar strikes out.
Top 7 Metzger is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to second.
Top 7 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Morgan. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Norman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andujar bunts towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 5 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose juggles the ball. That's an error on Rose.
Top 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Andujar hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Geronimo reaches third base with a triple. Concepcion goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howe strikes out.
Top 2 Ferguson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl tags and scores.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.