Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
June 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1978 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 4, Houston Astros 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 5 1 1 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
Griffey rf 4 1 1 1
Morgan 2b 1 0 0 1
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 1 2 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0
Werner c 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Knight 3b 0 0 0 0
Seaver p 1 1 0 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 1
  Correll c 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 4 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 5 1 2 0
Walling lf 3 1 1 1
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 1
Cruz rf 4 1 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 1 1
Howe 2b 4 0 1 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,ss 3 0 0 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 1 0
  Sexton pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cincinnati 003 000 001440
Houston 200 000 010372
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (9-5) 8.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Bair   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  L (6-7) 9.0 4 4 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
4
4
2
4
5

  E–Fischlin (3), Lemongello (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (18,off Lemongello), Houston Howe (23,off Seaver); Cruz (13,off Seaver).  3B–Houston Walling (2,off Seaver).  SH–Seaver (5,off Lemongello); Geronimo (5,off Lemongello); Lemongello (6,off Seaver).  SF–Morgan (8,off Lemongello); Collins (2,off Lemongello); Watson (6,off Seaver).  HBP–Werner (1,by Lemongello).  IBB–Ferguson (6,by Seaver).  SB–Concepcion (9,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson); Sexton (5,2nd base off Tomlin/Correll).  WP–Seaver (1).  HBP–Lemongello (3,Werner).  IBB–Seaver (6,Ferguson).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:24.  A–20,388.
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