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July 10, 1977

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Reds 4 7 0
Astros 4 9 0
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Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .271
OBP .333 .336
At Bats 3 247
Hits 1 67
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 20
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 65

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 4
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Astrodome - July 10, 1977
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Double
Joe Niekro
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Ken Boswell
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Wilbur Howard
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Johnny Bench
George Foster
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Bench hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno. Bench reaches second base with a double. Foster goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Joe Niekro now pitching. Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. Gardner scores. Howard scores. Boswell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Boswell takes first base on ball four. Metzger scores. Gardner moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Howard takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Gardner moves to second.
Bottom 7 Art Gardner pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Concepcion fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Herrmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Ray Knight now playing third base. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Griffey moves to third.
Top 7 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Rose trying to get to third. Cedeno throws the ball in to Cabell, who tags Rose for the out. Griffey moves to second.
Top 7 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a popup towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Boswell 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 Dale Murray now pitching. Howard hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Lum pinch hits for Paul Moskau. Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pentz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 6 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pentz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pentz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Pentz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Griffey strikes out.
Top 4 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Moskau takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boswell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Pentz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Metzger 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 3 Concepcion strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Concepcion out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Bench moves to second.
Top 3 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Foster strikes out.
Top 3 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Herrmann 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 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Morgan strikes out.
Top 2 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moskau hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 1 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bench strikes out.
Top 1 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Driessen. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Driessen steals second.
Top 1 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.