April 6, 1978 Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 5
@SEA 4 CIN 11
HOU 9

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 52,378

Thursday, April 6, 1978
Time of Game: 2:53

Astros

0-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  4    9 12  2
Reds            1  0  0   1  5  2   2  0  X   11 16  0

W: P Borbon (1-0), L: J Richard (0-1), S: D Tomlin (1)

Reds

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl LF                     4   2   2   1    1   0  .500 1.850    0    0   0   HR
E Cabell 3B                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .200  .400    0    2   1   SB
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .500 1.850    0    0   0   HR,SB
J Cruz RF                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .600 1.400    0    0   0   2B
B Watson 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .400    0    5   1   
J Ferguson C                  4   1   1   2    0   3  .250 1.250    0   11   2   HR
A Howe 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   1   2B
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   4   
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Richard P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Pentz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  T Dixon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Howard PH                 0   1   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   HBP
Totals                       38   9  12   9    2   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: A Howe (1, off D Murray); J Cruz (1, off T Seaver).

HR: T Puhl (1, off T Seaver; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Ferguson (1, off T Seaver; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); C Cedeno (1, off T Seaver; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: W Howard (1, by D Murray).

TB: C Cedeno 5; T Puhl 5; J Cruz 4; J Ferguson 4; A Howe 2; B Watson; D Walling; E Cabell.

RBI: J Ferguson 2 (2); C Cedeno 2 (2); J Cruz 2 (2); E Cabell (1); T Puhl (1); B Watson (1).

2-out RBI: J Cruz 2; C Cedeno; E Cabell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

TP: 1. J Ferguson-R Metzger-E Cabell-R Metzger.

PB: J Ferguson (1).

E: A Howe (1); J Cruz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (1, 2nd base off P Borbon/J Bench); C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .900    0    0   0   2B
  R Knight 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Griffey RF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .500 1.100    0    0   0   SB
J Morgan 2B                   4   3   3   5    1   1  .750 2.800    0    4   4   HR,2·2B,SB
G Foster LF                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .400 1.000    0    3   1   2B,CS
D Driessen 1B                 4   2   2   0    1   1  .500 1.100    0    7   0   SB
J Bench C                     5   0   2   2    0   2  .400  .800    0    8   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   1   1    1   2  .250  .650    0    1   4   CS
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   2   1    1   1  .500 1.350    0    4   0   2B,IW
T Seaver P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Collins PH                1   1   1   1    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Murray P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Bair P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37  11  16  10    7  11                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Foster (1, off J Richard); C Geronimo (1, off J Richard); P Rose (1, off J Richard); J Morgan 2 (2, off T Dixon, off J Richard).

HR: J Morgan (1, off J Richard; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: C Geronimo (1, by G Pentz).

TB: J Morgan 8; C Geronimo 3; G Foster 3; P Rose 2; K Griffey 2; J Bench 2; D Driessen 2; D Collins; D Concepcion.

RBI: J Morgan 5 (5); J Bench 2 (2); D Collins (1); C Geronimo (1); D Concepcion (1).

2-out RBI: D Collins; J Morgan; C Geronimo.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 8 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Griffey (1, 2nd base off T Dixon/J Ferguson); D Driessen (1, 2nd base off J Richard/J Ferguson); J Morgan (1, 2nd base off G Pentz/J Ferguson).

CS: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base by J Richard/J Ferguson); G Foster (1, 2nd base by J Sambito/J Ferguson).

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 Richard, L (0-1)             4.2  11   7   7    3   8   1  13.50   26     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0·11     19    -     1.34  -0.56
G Pentz                        1.1   2   2   1    3   1   0   6.75   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          3-1    0.99  -0.15
T Dixon                        0     3   2   2    1   0   0    inf    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.13  -0.02
J Sambito                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    16  11  10    7  11   1          44     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1·16          5-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver                       3     6   5   5    0   3   3  15.00   15     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 6     30    -     0.87  -0.36
P Borbon, W (1-0)              2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.54   0.04
D Murray, H (1)                3.2   3   4   4    1   4   0   9.82   16     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.35   0.08
D Bair                         0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.45  -0.02
D Tomlin, S (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-2    2.16   0.03
Totals                         9    12   9   9    2   7   3          41     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0·12          6-3

T Dixon faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
T Seaver faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
D Bair faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Richard (1).

WP: J Richard (1).

IBB: G Pentz (1; C Geronimo).

HBP: D Murray (1; W Howard).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 52,378.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Cincinnati Reds                      
1. T Puhl               LF    1. P Rose               3B 
2. E Cabell             3B    2. K Griffey            RF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. J Cruz               RF    4. G Foster             LF 
5. B Watson             1B    5. D Driessen           1B 
6. J Ferguson           C     6. J Bench              C  
7. A Howe               2B    7. D Concepcion         SS 
8. R Metzger            SS    8. C Geronimo           CF 
9. J Richard            P     9. T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  5-2  1-3      19%  43% J Morgan        J Richard       Double (LF-CF); Collins Scores; Griffey Scores
   b 5   2  5-5  123      14%  74% C Geronimo      J Richard       Single to P; Foster Scores; Driessen to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
   t 4   0  1-1  ---     -14%  36% C Cedeno        T Seaver        Home Run
   b 5   0  5-2  1--      13%  34% P Rose          J Richard       Double to LF; Collins to 3B
   t 4   0  1-3  1--     -12%  11% J Ferguson      T Seaver        Home Run; Watson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      39%  T Puhl          Home Run
   O      ---      41%  E Cabell        Strikeout
          ---      39%  C Cedeno        Single
          1--      38%  J Cruz          Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      44%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  K Griffey       Strikeout
   R      ---      51%  J Morgan        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  G Foster        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  A Howe          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      55%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  J Bench         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
          1--      56%  C Geronimo      Double to LF; Bench to 3B
   O      -23      50%  T Seaver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  J Richard       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Puhl          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  K Griffey       Walk
          1--      58%  J Morgan        Passed Ball; Griffey to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  G Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      36%  C Cedeno        Home Run
          ---      30%  J Cruz          Double to LF
   R      -2-      23%  B Watson        Single to LF; Cruz Scores
   RR     1--      11%  J Ferguson      Home Run; Watson Scores
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Tom Seaver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      12%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  J Richard       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
          ---      15%  D Driessen      Single to LF
          1--      17%  J Bench         Driessen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      13%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      19%  D Concepcion    Single to CF; Driessen Scores
   O      1--      15%  C Geronimo      Concepcion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      14%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pedro Borbon facing 1-2-3
          ---      13%  T Puhl          Single to CF
   O      1--      14%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      13%  C Cedeno        Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      15%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      17%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Cabell out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
          ---      21%  D Collins       Single to 2B
          1--      34%  P Rose          Double to LF; Collins to 3B
   O      -23      24%  K Griffey       Single to SS/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Rose out at 3B/SS; Collins stays at 3B
   RR     1-3      43%  J Morgan        Double (LF-CF); Collins Scores; Griffey Scores
          -2-      47%  G Foster        Wild Pitch; Morgan to 3B
   R      --3      53%  " "             Balk; Morgan Scores
          ---      59%  " "             Double to LF
          -2-      61%  D Driessen      Walk
   O      12-      56%  J Bench         Strikeout
          12-      59%  D Concepcion    Walk; Foster to 3B; Driessen to 2B
   R      123      74%  C Geronimo      Single to P; Foster Scores; Driessen to 3B; Concepcion to 2B
                  Gene Pentz replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      84%  D Collins       Walk; Driessen Scores; Concepcion to 3B; Geronimo to 2B
   O      123      80%  P Rose          Groundout: 1B-P
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 7.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Dale Murray facing 5-6-7
                  Dale Murray replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  B Watson        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  A Howe          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-5, Gene Pentz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS
          ---      86%  J Morgan        Walk
          1--      87%  G Foster        Morgan Steals 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Morgan stays at 2B; Foster to 1B
          12-      91%  D Driessen      Single to C; Morgan to 3B; Foster to 2B
   RR     123      96%  J Bench         Single to CF; Morgan Scores/unER; Foster Scores; Driessen to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B; Driessen to 3B; Bench to 2B
          -23      96%  C Geronimo      Intentional Walk
   O      123      95%  D Murray        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 9.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Dale Murray facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Gene Pentz batting 9th
          ---      95%  D Walling       Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-5, Tom Dixon facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Dixon replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  P Rose          Walk
          1--      99%  K Griffey       Single to RF; Rose to 3B/Adv on E9
          1-3      99%  J Morgan        Griffey Steals 2B
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Double (LF-CF); Rose Scores; Griffey Scores
          -2-     100%  G Foster        Single to LF; Morgan to 3B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Tom Dixon pitching and batting 9th
   OOO    1-3      99%  D Driessen      Triple Play: Strikeout, Foster Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS); Morgan out at Hm/SS-3B-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-11, Dale Murray facing 3-4-5
                  Ray Knight replaces Pete Rose playing 3B batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 11-5, Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Bench         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Geronimo      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Reds 11.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-11, Dale Murray facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
          ---     100%  A Howe          Double to LF
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Roger Metzger batting 8th
   O      -2-     100%  D Bergman       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howe to 3B
                  Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Joe Sambito batting 9th
          --3     100%  W Howard        Hit By Pitch
          1-3     100%  T Puhl          Walk; Howard to 2B
   R      123      99%  E Cabell        Single to RF; Howe Scores; Howard to 3B; Puhl to 2B
                  Doug Bair replaces Dale Murray pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      97%  C Cedeno        Walk; Howard Scores; Puhl to 3B; Cabell to 2B
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Doug Bair pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      93%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Puhl Scores; Cabell Scores; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Reds 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation