April 11, 1976 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
@BAL 2 OAK 10
@CAL 7 MIN 4
@TEX 3 CIN 9
HOU 3 MON 7
@NYM 6 PIT 8
@PHI 3 ATL 4
@SDP 2 SFG 6
LAD 4 CHC 8
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 53,390

Sunday, April 11, 1976
Time of Game: 2:45

Astros

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  5  2
Reds            2  0  0   4  0  0   1  2  X    9 13  0

W: P Darcy (1-0), L: J Niekro (0-1)

Reds

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .929    0    2   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .846    0    8   1   
C Johnson C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .830    0    3   0   
  S Jutze C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
G Gross RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .733    0    2   0   
L Milbourne 2B                2   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .633    0    2   2   HBP
R Metzger SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    1   5   GDP
J Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Andujar P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  M Barlow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Hardy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 2.667    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   5   1    4   9                    24  10

BATTING

HBP: L Milbourne (1, by W McEnaney).

TB: E Cabell 2; K Boswell; B Watson; C Cedeno.

GIDP: R Metzger (1).

RBI: E Cabell (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Niekro (1); L Milbourne (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     6   2   4   1    0   0  .563 1.313    0    0   4   2B
K Griffey RF                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .308  .708    0    2   0   
J Morgan 2B                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .636 1.824    0    3   3   2B,SB
J Bench C                     4   1   0   1    1   1  .167  .833    0    8   0   
  B Plummer C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
T Perez 1B                    5   0   1   2    0   1  .333 1.050    0    9   0   2B
G Foster LF                   3   1   1   1    2   1  .250  .650    0    2   0   SB
D Concepcion SS               3   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .500    0    1   1   
C Geronimo CF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .462 1.352    0    1   0   2B
P Darcy P                     3   1   2   0    0   1  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
  P Zachry P                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  M Lum PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   9  13   9    8   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P Rose (1, off M Barlow); T Perez (3, off J Andujar); J Morgan (2, off J Niekro); C Geronimo (2, off M Barlow).

TB: P Rose 5; J Morgan 3; T Perez 2; P Darcy 2; C Geronimo 2; K Griffey; P Zachry; G Foster.

RBI: J Morgan 2 (5); T Perez 2 (6); P Rose (4); C Geronimo (4); G Foster (5); J Bench (4); K Griffey (2).

2-out RBI: T Perez.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 7 for 21.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Concepcion-J Morgan-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Morgan (4, 2nd base off J Niekro/C Johnson); G Foster (1, 2nd base off J Niekro/C Johnson).

PO: P Rose (2nd base by J Niekro).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, L (0-1)              3.1   6   6   6    5   2   0  16.20   21     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 6     21    -     0.99  -0.25
J Andujar                      1.2   3   0   0    1   2   0   3.86    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.20  -0.02
J Sosa                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0  22.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.01
M Barlow                       1.1   4   3   2    1   0   0   6.75   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.16  -0.03
L Hardy                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0  15.43    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   8    8   5   0          46     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·13          4-2

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Darcy, W (1-0)               5.1   2   3   3    2   4   0   5.06   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 2     54    -     0.68   0.10
P Zachry, H (1)                2.2   3   0   0    2   4   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          1-0    1.24   0.11
W McEnaney                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   9   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 5          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Barlow (1); P Darcy (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Niekro (0; P Rose, 2nd base).

HBP: W McEnaney (1; L Milbourne).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 53,390.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. W Howard             LF    1. P Rose               3B 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. B Watson             1B    4. J Bench              C  
5. C Johnson            C     5. T Perez              1B 
6. G Gross              RF    6. G Foster             LF 
7. L Milbourne          2B    7. D Concepcion         SS 
8. R Metzger            SS    8. C Geronimo           CF 
9. J Niekro             P     9. P Darcy              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  77% J Morgan        J Niekro        Double to RF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  64% K Griffey       J Niekro        Walk; Rose to 2B
   t 6   1  6-1  -23      -5%  88% E Cabell        P Darcy         Single to RF; Metzger Scores; Boswell Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI
   t 6   1  6-3  12-       5%  88% B Watson        P Zachry        Flyball: LF
   b 1   2  0-2  123      -5%  71% C Geronimo      J Niekro        Popfly: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Darcy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Cedeno        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Rose          Single to CF
          1--      64%  K Griffey       Walk; Rose to 2B
   R      12-      77%  J Morgan        Double to RF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 3B
   O      -23      73%  J Bench         Flyball: CF
   RO     -23      74%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffey Scores; Morgan to 3B
          --3      75%  G Foster        Walk
          1-3      75%  D Concepcion    Foster Steals 2B
          -23      76%  " "             Walk
   O      123      71%  C Geronimo      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Darcy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      76%  G Gross         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  P Darcy         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Darcy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  L Milbourne     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  J Niekro        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
          ---      80%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      82%  J Bench         Morgan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      77%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      77%  G Foster        Walk
   O      12-      75%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Darcy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  W Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      80%  P Darcy         Single to SS
          1--      85%  P Rose          Single to RF; Darcy to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  K Griffey       Single to LF; Darcy Scores; Rose to 2B
          12-      90%  J Morgan        Rose Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Rose to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  " "             Single to RF; Rose Scores; Griffey to 3B
                  Joaquin Andujar replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      95%  J Bench         Groundout: SS-1B; Griffey Scores; Morgan to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  T Perez         Double to RF; Morgan Scores
   O      -2-      97%  G Foster        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pat Darcy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  B Watson        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  C Johnson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  G Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 7-8-9
                  Skip Jutze replaces Cliff Johnson playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  D Concepcion    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  C Geronimo      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  P Darcy         Single to CF
          1--      98%  P Rose          Single to RF; Darcy to 2B
          12-      98%  K Griffey       Walk; Darcy to 3B; Rose to 2B
   O      123      98%  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pat Darcy facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  L Milbourne     Walk
          1--      95%  R Metzger       Walk; Milbourne to 2B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar batting 9th
          12-      91%  K Boswell       Single to LF; Milbourne to 3B; Metzger to 2B
   R      123      89%  W Howard        Wild Pitch; Milbourne Scores; Metzger to 3B; Boswell to 2B
   O      -23      92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      88%  E Cabell        Single to RF; Metzger Scores; Boswell Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI
                  Pat Zachry replaces Pat Darcy pitching and batting 9th
          1--      83%  C Cedeno        Single to LF; Cabell to 2B
   O      12-      88%  B Watson        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      92%  S Jutze         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jose Sosa facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Sosa replaces Ken Boswell pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  J Bench         Walk
   O      1--      92%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      91%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Pat Zachry facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  G Gross         Walk
   O      1--      90%  L Milbourne     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      93%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Jose Sosa batting 9th
          1--      91%  J Cruz          Walk; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      95%  W Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Barlow facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Barlow replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Geronimo      Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  P Zachry        Single to CF
          1--      95%  P Rose          Wild Pitch; Zachry to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  " "             Double to RF; Zachry Scores
   O      -2-      97%  K Griffey       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      97%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Pat Zachry facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  E Cabell        Single to 3B
   O      1--      97%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
          1--      94%  B Watson        Single to LF; Cabell to 2B
   O      12-      97%  S Jutze         Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  G Gross         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Barlow facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  J Bench         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bench to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-     100%  G Foster        Single to CF; Bench Scores/unER
          1--     100%  D Concepcion    Walk; Foster to 2B
   R      12-     100%  C Geronimo      Double to RF; Foster Scores; Concepcion to 3B
                  Larry Hardy replaces Mike Barlow pitching and batting 9th; Mike Lum pinch hits for Pat Zachry batting 9th
   O      -23     100%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
   O      -23     100%  P Rose          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Will McEnaney facing 7-8-9
                  Will McEnaney replaces Mike Lum pitching and batting 9th; Bill Plummer replaces Johnny Bench playing C batting 4th
          ---     100%  L Milbourne     Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--     100%  R Metzger       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Leon Roberts pinch hits for Larry Hardy batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Roberts       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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