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Astros 7 @ Reds 8
Riverfront Stadium
July 3, 1978

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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, 1978 at Riverfront Stadium. The home team Reds beat the visiting Astros with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 3, 1978 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 7 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherDoug Bair  
Losing PitcherJoe Sambito  
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Game Winning RBIJunior Kennedy 

Game Info

DateJuly 3, 1978 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherFloyd Bannister  
Home Starting PitcherFred Norman  
BallparkRiverfront Stadium 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance31,840 
Time of Game3 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eric Gregg
1B: Bill Williams
2B: Dick Stello
3B: Bruce Froemming

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Wilbur Howard  Right Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Art Howe  Second Baseman 
Jesus Alou  Left Fielder 
Luis Pujols  Catcher 
Mike Fischlin  Shortstop 
Floyd Bannister  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Rose  Third Baseman 
Ken Griffey  Right Fielder 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
George Foster  Left Fielder 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Dan Driessen  First Baseman 
Junior Kennedy  Second Baseman 
Cesar Geronimo  Center Fielder 
Fred Norman  Pitcher 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Astros 7 @ Reds 8
Riverfront Stadium
July 3, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/3/1978 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, cf            5  1  1  2   Rose P, 3b            5  1  3  1   
Howard W, rf          5  1  1  1   Griffey K, rf         6  0  2  1   
Cabell E, 3b          3  2  0  0   Concepcion D, ss      6  1  1  0   
Watson B, 1b          5  0  2  1   Foster G, lf          4  2  2  3   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Bench J, c            5  0  1  0   
Howe A, 2b            3  1  1  1   Auerbach R, pr        0  1  0  0   
Alou J, lf            4  0  2  1   Driessen D, 1b        6  1  2  2   
Pujols L, c           4  0  2  1   Kennedy J, 2b         6  1  3  1   
Sexton J, pr-ss       1  1  0  0   Geronimo C, cf        4  0  1  0   
Fischlin M, ss        3  0  0  0   Henderson K, ph-cf    1  0  0  0   
Walling D, ph         1  1  1  0   Norman F, p           2  0  0  0   
Baldwin R, c          1  0  0  0   Collins D, ph         0  1  0  0   
Bannister F, p        2  0  0  0   Sarmiento M, p        1  0  0  0   
McLaughlin B, p       1  0  0  0   Tomlin D, p           0  0  0  0   
Bergman D, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   Morgan J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Bair D, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  7 10  7                        47  8 15  8

Houston          203 000 002 00 --  7
Cincinnati       302 002 000 01 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bannister F           4.0  6  5  5  1  5
McLaughlin B          4.0  5  2  1  3  1
Sambito J (L)         2.2  4  1  1  0  2

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Norman F              6.0  8  5  5  3  4
Sarmiento M*          2.0  2  2  2  1  1
Tomlin D              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Bair D (W)            2.0  0  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Fischlin M
LOB -- Houston 7, Cincinnati 12
2B -- Rose P, Howard W, Watson B, Foster G, Bench J
HR -- Puhl T, Foster G, Driessen D
SB -- Concepcion D, Griffey K 2, Kennedy J
CS -- Griffey K
SH -- Alou J
SF -- Howard W
HBP -- by McLaughlin B (Foster G), by Tomlin D (Puhl T)
Balk -- McLaughlin B
T -- 3:23
A -- 31840

    

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