Astros @ Reds
July 5, 1978

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Astros 1 7 1
Reds 2 7 1
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Astros 1 7 1
Reds 2 7 1

Wilbur Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .254
OBP .000 .314
At Bats 0 63
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 7

Doug Bair Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 12
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Riverfront Stadium - July 5, 1978
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Doug Bair
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Junior Kennedy
Pete Rose
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Wilbur Howard
Luis Pujols
Art Howe
Bob Watson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 1 7 1 7
Cincinnati Reds 2 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Paul Moskau
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save Doug Bair
Game Winning RBI Johnny Bench
Attendance 30,320
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Jimmy Sexton. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to home to get Cruz. Watson moves to third. Howe moves to second.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Watson moves to second.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz moves to second.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There go the runners. The throw from Pujols to Cabell. The throw back to home, and Driessen is out at the plate.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Driessen moves to third.
Bottom 8 There goes Driessen. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Driessen steals second.
Bottom 8 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cabell strikes out.
Top 8 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Rose moves to third. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rose bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Moskau hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Bergman strikes out.
Top 7 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pujols for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. Foster moves to third. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Driessen takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moskau takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Niekro strikes out.
Top 5 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bench fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bench. Cabell moves to third.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 2 Moskau strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Geronimo. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Geronimo steals third.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. Driessen scores.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Driessen. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Driessen steals second.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Top 2 Fischlin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl takes first base on ball four.