Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
April 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1977 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 2 0
Griffey rf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 1
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Foster lf 3 1 1 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 1
Concepcion ss 3 0 2 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 1
Zachry p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 1
Cruz rf 4 1 1 1
Watson 1b 3 1 1 0
Crawford lf 2 0 0 1
  Howard lf 1 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 0 1 1
  Herrmann c 1 0 0 0
Gardner cf 3 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 1 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Cincinnati 100 000 002380
Houston 301 000 00x481
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry  L (0-1) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4
  Eastwick   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 1 2
  Forsch  SV (1) 2.0 3 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
2

  E–Metzger (1).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Houston 1.  PB–Ferguson 2 (2).  2B–Cincinnati Rose (3,off Richard).  3B–Houston Cabell (1,off Zachry).  SH–Zachry (1,off Richard); Concepcion (1,off Forsch); Richard (2,off Zachry).  SB–Morgan (2,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:10.  A–14,029.
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