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July 8, 1977

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Reds 8 10 1
Astros 3 5 1
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Reds 8 10 1
Astros 3 5 1

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .278
OBP 1.000 .348
At Bats 1 302
Hits 1 84
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 2 34
RBI’s 0 43

Dale Murray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 2
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Astrodome - July 8, 1977
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Strikeout
Dale Murray
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Pete Rose
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Jose Cruz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Dale Murray now pitching. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. George Foster now playing left field. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Champ Summers pinch hits for Rick Auerbach. Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cesar Geronimo pinch hits for Ed Armbrister. Geronimo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Concepcion scores. Driessen goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Concepcion moves to third.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McLaughlin, and towards Metzger, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. Rose moves to third.
Top 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Bannister covering. Safe. Auerbach scores. Rose moves to second.
Top 7 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Bannister covering. Safe. Auerbach moves to third.
Top 7 Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Bob Bailey. Bannister fires over to first and Watson drops the ball. That's an error on Watson. Auerbach moves to second.
Top 7 Bob Bailey pinch hits for Doug Capilla. Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bannister strikes out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Armbrister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Driessen takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Top 6 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Bench moves to second.
Top 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to home to get Morgan. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Morgan. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Capilla strikes out.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out.
Bottom 4 Bannister strikes out.
Bottom 4 Metzger strikes out.
Top 4 Armbrister strikes out.
Top 4 Driessen hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Top 4 Concepcion strikes out.
Top 4 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Howard. Foster reaches second base with a double. Griffey scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Top 4 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Bannister covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. Armbrister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 3 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Cruz. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rose strikes out.
Top 3 Capilla strikes out.
Top 3 Armbrister hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bannister strikes out.
Bottom 2 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Fuller moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose juggles the ball. That's an error on Rose.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Driessen is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bench strikes out.
Top 2 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Capilla covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Capilla fires to first and has Cabell trapped. There's the throw to Concepcion who tags Cabell for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Howard strikes out.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Griffey strikes out.
Top 1 Rose strikes out.