Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
April 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1978 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 3, Cincinnati Reds 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 0 0 1
Cabell 3b 5 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 2 0
Cruz rf 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Herrmann c 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 1 2 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b 3 1 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 1
Lemongello p 1 0 1 1
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Bergman 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 1 1 0
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 3 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 2
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Foster lf 2 2 1 0
Driessen 1b 4 2 2 3
Bench c 4 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 2
Geronimo cf 3 1 2 2
Hume p 3 0 0 0
  Knight 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 10 9
Houston 030 000 0003110
Cincinnati 300 301 20x9100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  L (0-1) 5.0 5 6 6 1 2
  Pentz   2.0 4 3 3 1 3
  Forsch   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
9
2
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Hume  W (1-0) 7.0 9 3 3 3 4
  Sarmiento   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Tomlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (2,off Hume); Lemongello (1,off Hume), Cincinnati Driessen (1,off Pentz); Concepcion (1,off Pentz).  HR–Cincinnati Driessen (1,1st inning off Lemongello 2 on, 2 out); Geronimo (1,4th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 2 out); Morgan (2,7th inning off Pentz 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Puhl (1,off Hume).  HBP–Watson (1,by Hume); Foster (1,by Pentz).  SH–Griffey (1,off Lemongello).  IBB–Geronimo (2,by Pentz).  CS–Cedeno (1,2nd base by Hume/Bench).  SB–Foster (1,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson); Concepcion (1,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson).  WP–Pentz (1).  HBP–Pentz (1,Foster); Hume (1,Watson).  IBB–Pentz (2,Geronimo).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:10.  A–42,667.
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