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July 5, 1978

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Astros 1 4 1
Reds 2 6 1
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Astros 1 4 1
Reds 2 7 1

Dan Driessen Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .667 .376
At Bats 2 270
Hits 1 78
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 43

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Riverfront Stadium - July 5, 1978
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Single
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Jimmy Sexton
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Dan Driessen
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Cabell strikes out.
Top 8 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rose bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Moskau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Bergman strikes out.
Top 7 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pujols for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. Foster moves to third. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Driessen takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moskau takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Niekro strikes out.
Top 5 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bench fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bench. Cabell moves to third.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 2 Moskau strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Geronimo. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Geronimo steals third.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Driessen scores.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Driessen. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Driessen steals second.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Fischlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl takes first base on ball four.