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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 27, 1978
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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 27, 1978 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 16,848 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Joe West |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Rose | Third Baseman |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Don Werner | Catcher |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Mike Fischlin | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 27, 1978
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Bonham
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Bonham
There goes Puhl. The throw from Werner and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Bonham
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Bonham
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Bonham
There goes Cabell. The throw from Werner and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Bonham
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Bonham
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Bonham
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werner vs. Niekro
Werner hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Bonham
Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Bonham
Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Bonham
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Bonham
Walling takes first base on ball four. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Bonham
Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Cabell reaches second base with a double. Niekro scores. Walling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Bonham
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Niekro
Bonham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffey for the out. Rose moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bonham
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Bonham
Ferguson hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bonham
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Bonham
Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Bonham
Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Bonham
Puhl hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Geronimo, who is chasing the ball. Puhl reaches third base with a triple. Niekro goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walling vs. Bonham
Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Bonham
There goes Walling. The throw from Werner and he is safe. Walling steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Bonham
Cabell hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Bonham
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werner vs. Niekro
Werner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Niekro
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Bill Bonham.
Auerbach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Niekro
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rose for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Borbon
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Borbon
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischlin vs. Borbon
Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Borbon
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Borbon
Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Borbon
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werner vs. Niekro
Werner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fischlin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Niekro
Ken Henderson pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rose vs. Niekro
Tom Hume pinch runs for Ken Henderson.
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werner scores. Hume moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffey vs. Niekro
Ray Knight pinch runs for Pete Rose.
Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hume scores. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knight scores. Griffey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Tomlin
Ray Knight now playing third base. Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tomlin
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Tomlin
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Tomlin
Dave Bergman pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Sambito
Dave Bergman now playing first base. Joe Sambito now pitching.
Driessen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Sambito
Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Sambito
Johnny Bench pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo.
Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Correll vs. Sambito
Mike Lum pinch runs for Johnny Bench. Vic Correll pinch hits for Don Werner.
Correll strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Sambito
Dave Collins pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
Collins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sarmiento
Mike Lum now playing center field. Vic Correll now catching. Manny Sarmiento now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischlin vs. Sarmiento
Fischlin bunts towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sambito vs. Sarmiento
Sambito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sambito for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Sarmiento
The umpire calls a balk on Sarmiento Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sarmiento
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Sambito
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Sambito
Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Sambito
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1978 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Rose P, 3b 4 1 1 1 Puhl T, cf 4 2 2 1
Knight R, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Walling D, lf 3 1 1 1
Griffey K, rf 5 0 1 1 Cabell E, 3b 4 1 2 3
Morgan J, 2b 3 0 2 2 Cruz J, rf 4 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 4 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 2 1
Driessen D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bergman D, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Concepcion D, ss 3 0 2 0 Ferguson J, c 3 0 0 0
Geronimo C, cf 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Bench J, ph 1 0 1 0 Fischlin M, ss 3 0 0 0
Lum M, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 3 2 2 0
Werner D, c 3 1 0 0 Sambito J, p 1 0 0 0
Correll V, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Bonham B, p 0 0 0 0
Auerbach R, ph 1 0 0 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Henderson K, ph 1 0 1 0
Hume T, pr 0 1 0 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Collins D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sarmiento M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 33 7 10 6
Cincinnati 001 000 300 -- 4
Houston 220 200 01x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B (L) 4.0 7 6 6 3 3
Borbon P 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Tomlin D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Sarmiento M 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 7.0 6 4 4 3 4
Sambito J (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Houston 6
2B -- Cabell E
3B -- Puhl T
SB -- Puhl T, Cabell E, Walling D
SH -- Fischlin M
HBP -- by Niekro J (Morgan J)
Balk -- Sarmiento M
T -- 2:24
A -- 16848
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