Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 5 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 2 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 2
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1
Johnson c 2 1 1 0
Gross rf 4 0 2 0
Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 1
Metzger ss 4 1 2 0
Richard p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 0 3 2
Griffey rf 5 2 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 3 3 1
Bench c 4 1 0 0
Perez 1b 3 1 2 4
Foster lf 5 0 1 2
Concepcion ss 5 1 1 1
Geronimo cf 4 1 2 0
Nolan p 2 1 1 1
  Borbon p 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 11 15 11
Houston 000 013 1005114
Cincinnati 031 025 00x11150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (0-1) 4.0 5 4 4 1 2
  Sosa   1.0 6 5 5 0 1
  Cosgrove   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Andujar   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Barlow   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Forsch   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
4
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  W (1-0) 5.1 6 4 4 2 3
  Borbon  SV (1) 3.2 5 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
3

  E–Johnson 2 (2), Gross 2 (2).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 2.  2B–Houston Milbourne (1,off Nolan), Cincinnati Perez (1,off Sosa); Geronimo (1,off Sosa).  3B–Cincinnati Rose (1,off Richard).  HR–Houston Cedeno (1,6th inning off Nolan 1 on, 1 out); Watson (1,6th inning off Nolan 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Griffey 2 (2,2nd base off Richard/Johnson,2nd base off Sosa/Johnson); Morgan 2 (2,2nd base off Richard/Johnson,2nd base off Sosa/Johnson).  WP–Richard (1), Sosa (1).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:41.  A–52,949.
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