Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1976 at Astrodome. 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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Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 0 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
Driessen lf 3 0 1 1
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
Bench c 3 1 1 1
Perez 1b 4 1 2 1
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
Nolan p 3 0 0 0
  Armbrister lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 2 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
DaVanon 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0
McLaughlin p 1 0 0 0
  Milbourne ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 011 001361
Houston 000 000 000041
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Nolan  W (12-8) 7.0 4 0 0 1 2
  Eastwick  SV (20) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin  L (3-3) 8.0 5 2 1 2 2
  Pentz   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
2

  E–Flynn (2), Metzger (9).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 2.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (11,off McLaughlin).  HR–Cincinnati Perez (16,5th inning off McLaughlin 0 on, 0 out); Bench (16,9th inning off Pentz 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Cabell (6,2nd base by Nolan/Bench); Cedeno (13,3rd base by Nolan/Bench).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:00.  A–9,525.
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