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July 8, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 8 11 1
Astros 5 7 1
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Reds 8 11 1
Astros 5 7 1

Joe Ferguson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .258
OBP .250 .382
At Bats 4 244
Hits 1 63
• Singles 0 40
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 3 34

Dale Murray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 2
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Astrodome - July 8, 1977
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Out
Dale Murray
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Joe Ferguson
Jose Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 8 11 1 8
Houston Astros 5 7 1 9
Winning Pitcher Doug Capilla
Losing Pitcher Floyd Bannister
Save Dale Murray
Game Winning RBI George Foster
Attendance 25,962
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores.
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boswell scores.
Bottom 9 There's a wild pitch. Boswell moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 9 Howard takes first base on ball four. Boswell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 9 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Murray covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Fuller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ray Knight now playing third base. Ferguson strikes out.
Top 8 Foster strikes out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Watson 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 7 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dale Murray now pitching. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. George Foster now playing left field. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Champ Summers pinch hits for Rick Auerbach. Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ed Armbrister. Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Concepcion scores. Driessen goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McLaughlin, and towards Metzger, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. Rose moves to third.
Top 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Bannister covering. Safe. Auerbach scores. Rose moves to second.
Top 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Bannister covering. Safe. Auerbach moves to third.
Top 7 Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Bob Bailey. Bannister fires over to first and Watson drops the ball. That's an error on Watson. Auerbach moves to second.
Top 7 Bob Bailey pinch hits for Doug Capilla. Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bannister strikes out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Armbrister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Driessen takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 6 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to home to get Morgan. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Morgan. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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 5 Capilla strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out.
Bottom 4 Bannister strikes out.
Bottom 4 Metzger strikes out.
Top 4 Armbrister strikes out.
Top 4 Driessen hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Top 4 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howard. Foster reaches second base with a double. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Top 4 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Bannister covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 3 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Cruz. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose strikes out.
Top 3 Capilla strikes out.
Top 3 Armbrister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bannister strikes out.
Bottom 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Fuller moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose juggles the ball. That's an error on Rose.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Driessen is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bench strikes out.
Top 2 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Capilla covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Capilla fires to first and has Cabell trapped. There's the throw to Concepcion who tags Cabell for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Griffey strikes out.
Top 1 Rose strikes out.