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Astros 8 @ Reds 9
Riverfront Stadium
July 3, 1976

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on July 3, 1976 at Riverfront Stadium. The home team Reds beat the visiting Astros with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJuly 3, 1976 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 8 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherPedro Borbon  
Losing PitcherJoe Niekro  
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Game Winning RBIJohnny Bench 

Game Info

DateJuly 3, 1976 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike Cosgrove  
Home Starting PitcherSanto Alcala  
BallparkRiverfront Stadium 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance45,277 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Colosi
1B: Ed Montague
2B: Lee Weyer
3B: Paul Runge

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 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Ed Herrmann  Catcher 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Mike Cosgrove  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Third Baseman 
Ken Griffey  Right Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Tony Perez  First Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Bob Bailey  Left Fielder 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
Cesar Geronimo  Center Fielder 
Santo Alcala  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Astros 8 @ Reds 9
Riverfront Stadium
July 3, 1976

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/3/1976 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Gross G, rf           2  0  0  0   Rose P, 3b            3  2  1  0   
Howard W, lf-rf       3  1  2  1   Griffey K, rf         3  1  2  1   
Andrews R, 2b         4  1  2  2   Morgan J, 2b          2  2  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          5  0  2  1   Perez T, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Watson B, 1b          4  1  1  1   Bench J, c            4  2  2  3   
Cruz J, lf-rf         4  0  1  0   Bailey B, lf          4  2  2  4   
Pentz G, p            0  0  0  0   Armbrister E, lf      0  0  0  0   
Cabell E, 3b          5  1  1  0   Foster G, ph-lf       0  0  0  0   
Herrmann E, c         4  2  1  2   Concepcion D, ss      4  0  0  0   
Metzger R, ss         3  1  2  0   Geronimo C, cf        4  0  1  0   
Boswell K, ph         1  0  0  0   Alcala S, p           1  0  0  0   
Cosgrove M, p         3  1  1  1   McEnaney W, p         0  0  0  0   
Griffin T, p          0  0  0  0   Eastwick R, p         1  0  0  0   
Niekro J, p           0  0  0  0   Driessen D, ph        1  0  1  0   
Chiles R, lf          0  0  0  0   Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  8 13  8                        31  9  9  8

Houston          131 011 100 --  8
Cincinnati       201 130 11x --  9

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cosgrove M            4.2  5  6  6  4  2
Griffin T             0.2  1  1  1  4  1
Niekro J (L)          2.0  3  2  2  3  3
Pentz G               0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Alcala S              2.1  6  5  5  2  1
McEnaney W*           2.2  5  2  2  1  1
Eastwick R            2.0  2  1  0  1  1
Borbon P (W)          2.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Perez T, Cabell E
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Cincinnati 11
2B -- Cedeno C, Watson B, Herrmann E
3B -- Andrews R, Rose P
HR -- Bailey B 2, Bench J
SB -- Howard W, Griffey K
CS -- Cedeno C
SH -- Niekro J
SF -- Watson B, Bench J, Griffey K
WP -- Cosgrove M, Griffin T
PB -- Herrmann E
T -- 2:55
A -- 45277

    

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