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Reds 8 @ Astros 7
Astrodome
June 2, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 2, 1976 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJune 2, 1976 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 7 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherWill McEnaney  
Losing PitcherKen Forsch  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Morgan 

Game Info

DateJune 2, 1976 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherJack Billingham  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance13,476 
Time of Game3 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: John Kibler
2B: Jerry Crawford
3B: Terry Tata

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Third Baseman 
Dan Driessen  Left Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
George Foster  Right Fielder 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Cesar Geronimo  Center Fielder 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
Jack Billingham  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Right Fielder 
Rob Andrews  Second Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Cliff Johnson  Catcher 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Reds 8 @ Astros 7
Astrodome
June 2, 1976

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/2/1976 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Rose P, 3b            6  3  3  0   Gross G, rf           2  1  1  1   
Driessen D, lf        3  0  2  1   Griffin T, p          0  0  0  0   
McEnaney W, p         0  0  0  0   Roberts L, lf         3  1  1  0   
Morgan J, 2b          4  1  0  2   Andrews R, 2b         5  1  2  0   
Perez T, 1b           5  1  3  3   Cedeno C, cf          4  0  2  1   
Foster G, rf-lf       5  1  2  0   Watson B, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Bench J, c            3  0  1  0   Cruz J, lf-rf         3  2  1  0   
Geronimo C, cf        5  0  0  0   Johnson C, c          3  1  1  1   
Concepcion D, ss      5  0  2  2   Cabell E, 3b          4  1  1  2   
Billingham J, p       2  1  1  0   Metzger R, ss         3  0  0  1   
Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   Niekro J, p           1  0  1  0   
Norman F, p           1  0  0  0   Pentz G, p            0  0  0  0   
Eastwick R, p         0  0  0  0   Howard W, ph-rf       1  0  0  1   
Lum M, ph             1  0  1  0   Siebert P, p          0  0  0  0   
Griffey K, pr-rf      1  1  0  0   Boswell K, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Milbourne L, ph       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 15  8                        35  7 11  7

Cincinnati       005 001 200 --  8
Houston          103 003 000 --  7

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Billingham J*         2.0  8  4  4  3  0
Borbon P+             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Norman F              3.2  1  3  3  4  3
Eastwick R            0.1  1  0  0  2  1
McEnaney W (W)        3.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J              2.1  5  5  2  2  4
Pentz G               0.2  1  0  0  0  2
Griffin T             2.2  5  1  1  3  2
Siebert P             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Forsch K (L)          3.0  4  2  2  1  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd

E -- Andrews R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 13, Houston 13
2B -- Rose P 2, Driessen D
SB -- Morgan J 2, Foster G, Perez T, Driessen D, Cedeno C 2
SF -- Howard W, Morgan J
WP -- Billingham J
T -- 3:20
A -- 13476

    

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