Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
September 6, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 2 2 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 2 3 1
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 3
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
Herrmann c 5 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 1
Metzger ss 4 1 1 1
Richard p 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 1 1
  Rondon p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 3 1 2 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 5 1 2 1
Morgan 2b 3 1 2 4
Bench c 5 1 1 0
Foster lf 3 2 1 0
  Lum lf 1 0 0 0
Perez 1b 5 1 1 1
Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 2
Alcala p 2 0 0 0
  Sarmiento p 2 0 0 0
  Flynn 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
Houston 000 300 203892
Cincinnati 008 001 00x9120
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  L (16-14) 2.2 7 8 8 4 3
  Niekro   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rondon   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Pentz   3.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
6
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Alcala   3.1 5 3 3 3 2
  Sarmiento  W (5-1) 3.2 1 2 2 3 0
  Eastwick   2.0 3 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
7
3

  E–Cabell (15), Metzger (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (20,off Alcala); Roberts (10,off Alcala); Cabell (13,off Sarmiento); Watson (26,off Eastwick), Cincinnati Perez (26,off Richard); Concepcion (24,off Pentz).  3B–Houston Metzger (8,off Alcala).  HR–Cincinnati Morgan (27,3rd inning off Richard 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Watson (8,off Sarmiento).  SB–Griffey (28,2nd base off Richard/Herrmann); Bench (12,Home off Richard/Herrmann); Foster (17,2nd base off Richard/Herrmann).  CS–Morgan (7,2nd base by Pentz/Herrmann).  WP–Sarmiento (1).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:56.  A–22,912.
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