Astros @ Reds
September 7, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 13 0
Reds 5 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 10 13 0
Reds 5 8 0

Cesar Geronimo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .311
OBP 1.000 .386
At Bats 2 428
Hits 2 133
• Singles 2 101
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 0 41

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 17
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Riverfront Stadium - September 7, 1976
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Ken Forsch
Cliff Johnson
Bob Watson
Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Greg Gross
Cesar Geronimo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 10 13 0 7
Cincinnati Reds 5 8 0 3
Winning Pitcher Joe Sambito
Losing Pitcher Pedro Borbon
Save Ken Forsch
Game Winning RBI Cliff Johnson
Attendance 19,026
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Armbrister strikes out.
Bottom 9 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Cruz. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 8 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Doug Flynn now playing second base. Will McEnaney now pitching. Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rose strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rob Andrews now playing second base. Ken Forsch now pitching. Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Armbrister. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Boswell scores.
Top 7 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jerry DaVanon. Boswell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Boswell reaches third base with a triple. Cedeno scores. Johnson scores. Cruz goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Armbrister. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Cabell scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 7 Watson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Gross moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DaVanon scores. Metzger moves to third. Gross moves to second.
Top 7 Gross takes first base on ball four. DaVanon moves to third. Metzger moves to second.
Top 7 Leon Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Metzger takes first base on ball four. DaVanon moves to second.
Top 7 DaVanon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Armbrister strikes out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 6 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sambito fires to first and picks off Morgan.
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geronimo scores. Griffey moves to third.
Bottom 5 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Armbrister scores. Geronimo moves to third.
Bottom 5 Norman bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Armbrister moves to third. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Armbrister. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Armbrister steals second.
Bottom 5 Armbrister hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sambito hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sambito for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Griffey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Griffey reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Johnson moves to third.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second.
Top 4 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose strikes out.
Bottom 3 Norman bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Armbrister hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sambito covering, for the out.
Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Sambito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sambito covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.