Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
September 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 6, Houston Astros 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rose 3b 4 0 0 1
Concepcion ss 5 0 1 0
Griffey rf 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 3 1
Bench c 5 1 1 1
Driessen 1b 3 2 1 0
Lum lf 2 1 1 0
Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1
Bonham p 4 0 1 1
  Sarmiento p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 5 1 4 0
Drumright 2b 4 1 0 0
Puhl cf 1 0 1 1
Cruz rf 4 0 3 1
Walling lf 4 1 1 1
Bergman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Watson ph 0 0 0 0
  Sexton pr 0 0 0 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez 3b 4 0 1 0
Pujols c 2 0 1 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
  Cabell 1b 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Warthen p 0 0 0 0
  Bochy ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 3
Cincinnati 021 010 2006100
Houston 000 100 1103112
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W (10-4) 6.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Sarmiento   1.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Tomlin   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Bair  SV (24) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (11-12) 6.0 8 4 4 5 0
  Warthen   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Andujar   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
6
2

  E–Drumright (3), Bergman (4).  DP–Cincinnati 4, Houston 2.  2B–Cincinnati Griffey (30,off Niekro); Geronimo (14,off Warthen), Houston Cruz (26,off Bonham); Landestoy (4,off Bonham).  HR–Cincinnati Bench (20,7th inning off Warthen 0 on, 1 out), Houston Walling (2,7th inning off Bonham 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Driessen (26,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).  CS–Puhl (13,2nd base by Bonham/Bench).  WP–Niekro (6).  BK–Bonham (2), Warthen (1).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:47.  A–11,090.
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