Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 3, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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 8, Cincinnati Reds 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 2 0 0 0
  Howard lf,rf 3 1 2 1
Andrews 2b 4 1 2 2
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 1
Watson 1b 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf,rf 4 0 1 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 1 1 0
Herrmann c 4 2 1 2
Metzger ss 3 1 2 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Cosgrove p 3 1 1 1
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Chiles lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 2 1 0
Griffey rf 3 1 2 1
Morgan 2b 2 2 0 0
Perez 1b 4 0 0 0
Bench c 4 2 2 3
Bailey lf 4 2 2 4
  Armbrister lf 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Alcala p 1 0 0 0
  McEnaney p 0 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 1 0 0 0
  Driessen ph 1 0 1 0
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 9 9 8
Houston 131 011 1008131
Cincinnati 201 130 11x991
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cosgrove   4.2 5 6 6 4 2
  Griffin   0.2 1 1 1 4 1
  Niekro  L (3-7) 2.0 3 2 2 3 3
  Pentz   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
11
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Alcala   2.1 6 5 5 2 1
  McEnaney   2.2 5 2 2 1 1
  Eastwick   2.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Borbon  W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
4
3

  E–Cabell (7), Perez (3).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Herrmann (1).  2B–Houston Cedeno (14,off Alcala); Watson (11,off Alcala); Herrmann (4,off McEnaney).  3B–Houston Andrews (4,off Alcala), Cincinnati Rose (3,off Cosgrove).  HR–Cincinnati Bailey 2 (5,4th inning off Cosgrove 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Griffin 2 on, 2 out); Bench (9,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Niekro (3,off Eastwick).  SF–Watson (3,off Alcala); Bench (3,off Cosgrove); Griffey (2,off Cosgrove).  IBB–Metzger (5,by McEnaney); Morgan (3,by Griffin).  SB–Howard (3,2nd base off Eastwick/Bench); Griffey (21,3rd base off Niekro/Herrmann).  CS–Cedeno (8,2nd base by Eastwick/Bench).  WP–Cosgrove (4), Griffin (2).  IBB–Griffin (2,Morgan); McEnaney (6,Metzger).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:55.  A–45,277.
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