Astros @ Reds
September 11, 1978

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Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 6 7 0
Reds 6 7 3
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Astros 6 7 0
Reds 6 7 3

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 342
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 22
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 58

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 10
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Riverfront Stadium - September 11, 1978
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Bob Watson
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bench strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Driessen takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento. Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geronimo scores.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Geronimo reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Summers takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Top 6 Ruhle strikes out.
Top 6 Bochy hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Puhl. Rose reaches second base with a double. Collins goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Dave Collins pinch hits for Mario Soto. Collins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 5 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Summers hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ruhle takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bochy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mario Soto now pitching. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Fred Norman. Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spilman for the out. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive to right field. Summers throws towards third. Rose fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rose. Summers fumbles the ball. That's an error on Summers. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 2 Summers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Summers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ruhle 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 2 Bochy strikes out.
Top 2 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 There goes Cabell. The slide. Bench applies the tag. Cabell is out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out. Cabell moves to third.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Watson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Landestoy scores. Puhl moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Concepcion. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.