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Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds

1977-06-02 · Night game · Cinergy Field · 11 innings · Att: 23503 · night · 3:14

Houston Astros defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–4. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 9th. Gene Pentz earned the win and Ken Forsch picked up the save. Bob Watson went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	13
CIN	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	12

W: Gene Pentz L: Dale Murray SV: Ken Forsch

Umpires — HP: Ed Sudol · 1B: Dick Stello · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Terry Tata · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Cedeno	5	0	0	0	1	1
Julio Gonzalez	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Cruz	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Ferguson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Watson	5	2	4	3	0	0
Willie Crawford	2	0	0	0	1	0
Enos Cabell	5	1	2	0	0	0
Art Howe	5	1	3	2	0	0
Floyd Bannister	2	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Johnson	2	0	1	1	1	0
Ed Herrmann	2	1	1	0	0	0
Ken Boswell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Art Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Rose	4	0	1	1	1	0
Ken Griffey	5	0	0	0	1	2
Joe Morgan	2	1	2	0	2	0
George Foster	4	1	1	0	2	2
Dave Concepcion	6	0	4	1	0	1
Dan Driessen	4	0	1	1	2	1
Bill Plummer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cesar Geronimo	5	1	0	0	1	2
Jack Billingham	4	0	2	1	0	1
Doug Flynn	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Lum	1	0	0	0	0	1
Champ Summers	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Knight	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Bench	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Floyd Bannister	6.2	6	7	8
Joe Sambito	1.1	2	0	1
Gene Pentz	2.0	1	3	2
Ken Forsch	1.0	3	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Billingham	8.1	7	2	1
Rawly Eastwick	1.1	2	1	0
Woodie Fryman	0.1	0	0	0
Dale Murray	1.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Cedeno: 23
Julio Gonzalez: 63
Jose Cruz: 13

Bot 1

Pete Rose: 9/FL
Ken Griffey: 9
Joe Morgan: S8
George Foster: SB2
George Foster: W
Dave Concepcion: K

Top 2

Joe Ferguson: 7/FL
Bob Watson: S1
Willie Crawford: W.1-2
Enos Cabell: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Dan Driessen: K
Bill Plummer: 63
Cesar Geronimo: W
Jack Billingham: D/89.1-H
Pete Rose: W
Ken Griffey: WP.2-3;1-2
Ken Griffey: K

Top 3

Art Howe: 63
Floyd Bannister: S8
Cesar Cedeno: 7
Julio Gonzalez: 6(1)/FO

Bot 3

Joe Morgan: W
George Foster: SB2#
George Foster: K
Dave Concepcion: 9.2-3
Dan Driessen: W
Bill Plummer: 8

Top 4

Jose Cruz: 1/G
Joe Ferguson: 4/P
Bob Watson: 63

Bot 4

Cesar Geronimo: K/C
Jack Billingham: K
Pete Rose: 9

Top 5

Willie Crawford: 3/G
Enos Cabell: S6
Art Howe: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ken Griffey: K
Joe Morgan: D/89
George Foster: SB3#
George Foster: K
Dave Concepcion: S7.3-H
Dan Driessen: SB2
Dan Driessen: 63

Top 6

Floyd Bannister: 7
Cesar Cedeno: K
Julio Gonzalez: 63

Bot 6

Bill Plummer: 63
Cesar Geronimo: 7
Jack Billingham: S8
Pete Rose: 13

Top 7

Jose Cruz: 43
Joe Ferguson: 6/FL
Bob Watson: D7
Willie Crawford: 43

Bot 7

Ken Griffey: 5/P
Joe Morgan: W
George Foster: CS2(24)
George Foster: W
Dave Concepcion: D7.1-3
Dan Driessen: 31

Top 8

Enos Cabell: 53
Art Howe: D7
Cliff Johnson: W
Cesar Cedeno: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bill Plummer: S8
Cesar Geronimo: PO1(E2).1-2#
Cesar Geronimo: K
Jack Billingham: 43.2-3
Pete Rose: S9.3-H(UR)
Ken Griffey: PB.1-2
Ken Griffey: 43

Top 9

Julio Gonzalez: 63
Jose Cruz: S7
Ed Herrmann: S6.1-2
Bob Watson: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Ken Boswell: 9
Enos Cabell: 3/G

Bot 9

Doug Flynn: 63
George Foster: 13
Dave Concepcion: T/89
Dan Driessen: IW
Mike Lum: K

Top 10

Art Howe: D/78
Cliff Johnson: 63
Cesar Cedeno: IW
Julio Gonzalez: 3/P
Jose Cruz: 5(2)/FO

Bot 10

Cesar Geronimo: 6/P
Champ Summers: W
Ray Knight: SB2
Ray Knight: 9.2-3
Ken Griffey: IW
Doug Flynn: SB2
Doug Flynn: K

Top 11

Ed Herrmann: 3/G
Bob Watson: S7
Art Gardner: 9
Enos Cabell: S/78.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Art Howe: D9.3-H;2-H
Cliff Johnson: S8.2-H
Cesar Cedeno: 9

Bot 11

George Foster: S8
Dave Concepcion: S7.1-2
Dan Driessen: S9.2-H;1-3
Johnny Bench: 4/L
Cesar Geronimo: 3(B)3(1)/GDP

Notes & reviews

Jose Cruz hit into 46 force out, but Reds manager Sparky Anderson had come out of dugout and called time to make pitching change so the play was nullified

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