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September 8, 1976

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Reds 2 5 1
Astros 0 4 1
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Reds 3 6 1
Astros 0 4 1

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .333 .348
At Bats 2 413
Hits 0 98
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 70
RBI’s 0 70

Gene Pentz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 3
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Astrodome - September 8, 1976
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Home Run
Gene Pentz
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Jerry DaVanon
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McLaughlin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is out, Rose applying the tag. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McLaughlin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Flynn strikes out.
Bottom 2 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nolan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive towards the mound. McLaughlin catches it and throws to second to double up Perez.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to third for the out. Perez moves to second.
Top 2 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Top 2 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gross bunts towards the mound. Nolan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 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 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.