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Standings
NYY
@KCR		4
5		 
(13)
CAL
@OAK		2
3
MIN
@SEA		12
3
CLE
@TEX		2
3		 
(10)
DET
@TOR		3
5
CIN
@HOU		3
4
ATL
@LAD		7
6
CHC
@PHI		6
2
Monday, April 11, 1977
, Astrodome
Attendance: 10,807, Time of Game: 2:05
Reds
3
2-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 1½ GB
 at Astros
4
3-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
L: Woodie Fryman (1-1)
S: Joe Niekro (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    3  8  0
Astros          4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  5  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .167 .596 0.029 1.07 0.084 -0.055 0.7 0 4
Ken Griffey RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.030 -0.129 1.58 0.051 -0.180 0.1 1 0 HR
Joe Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .143 .779 0.042 0.78 0.077 -0.035 0.1 2 3
Johnny Bench C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.068 1.14 0.025 -0.094 -0.5 4 1
George Foster LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .176 .544 -0.059 1.02 0.042 -0.101 -0.5 1 0 GDP
Dan Driessen 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .105 .211 0.186 1.05 0.201 -0.015 1.4 10 0
Dave Concepcion SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .353 .833 0.018 1.59 0.129 -0.111 -0.2 2 3
Cesar Geronimo CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .353 1.095 -0.159 1.92 0.017 -0.177 -0.9 4 0
Woodie Fryman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.034 0.71 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 0 2
   Mike Lum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.032 1.29 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Champ Summers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.084 3.82 0.000 -0.084 -0.4
Team Totals 34 3 8 3 4 5 .235 .639 -0.290 1.31 0.626 -0.918 -1.0 24 13
HR: K Griffey (2, off D Konieczny; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
TB: K Griffey 4; D Driessen 2; D Concepcion; C Geronimo; P Rose; J Bench; G Foster.
GIDP: G Foster (1).
RBI: P Rose (4); K Griffey (4); D Driessen (1).
2-out RBI: P Rose.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Gonzalez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .471 -0.033 0.39 0.000 -0.033 -0.6 1 2 SH
Enos Cabell 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.027 0.43 0.045 -0.018 -0.2 2 3 SB,CS,HBP
Jose Cruz CF-RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .521 0.031 0.49 0.049 -0.019 -0.2 2 0
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .694 0.079 0.67 0.097 -0.018 0.6 8 3
Joe Ferguson C 3 0 0 1 0 1 .385 1.115 0.014 0.71 0.025 -0.011 -0.1 5 1
Cliff Johnson LF 2 1 1 2 1 1 .286 1.214 0.130 0.42 0.135 -0.006 1.7 3 0 HR
Leon Roberts RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.012 0.24 0.004 -0.016 -0.2 0 0
   Art Gardner CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 -0.020 0.25 0.000 -0.020 -0.5 2 3
Doug Konieczny P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.23 0.007 -0.007 0.2 2 0
   Joe Niekro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.006 0.26 0.000 -0.006 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 27 4 5 4 2 4 .185 .563 0.210 0.43 0.362 -0.154 0.4 27 12
HR: C Johnson (1, off W Fryman; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J Gonzalez (1, off W Fryman).
HBP: E Cabell (1, by W Fryman).
TB: C Johnson 4; B Watson; J Cruz; D Konieczny; E Cabell.
RBI: C Johnson 2 (2); J Ferguson (3); B Watson (1).
2-out RBI: C Johnson 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Metzger-J Gonzalez-B Watson.
Baserunning
SB: E Cabell (4, 2nd base off W Fryman/J Bench).
CS: E Cabell (2, 2nd base by W Fryman/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Woodie Fryman, L (1-1) 6 5 4 4 2 4 1 5.56 25 48 -0.240 0.49 -1.3
Pedro Borbon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 6 0 0 0.031 0.20 0.9
Team Totals 8 5 4 4 2 4 1 4.50 31 48 0 0 -0.209 1.31 -0.4

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Konieczny, W (1-0) 5.1 5 2 2 3 2 1 3.38 24 49 -0.058 0.65 -0.5
Joe Niekro, S (1) 3.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 2.45 14 2 0 0.349 2.44 1.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 4 5 1 3.00 38 49 2 0 0.291 0.43 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: W Fryman (1; E Cabell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 10,807.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Pete Rose 3B 1 Julio Gonzalez 2B
2 Ken Griffey RF 2 Enos Cabell 3B
3 Joe Morgan 2B 3 Jose Cruz CF
4 Johnny Bench C 4 Bob Watson 1B
5 George Foster LF 5 Joe Ferguson C
6 Dan Driessen 1B 6 Cliff Johnson LF
7 Dave Concepcion SS 7 Leon Roberts RF
8 Cesar Geronimo CF 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Woodie Fryman P 9 Doug Konieczny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-4 2 12- O CIN K. Griffey J. Niekro 13% 100% Flyball: CF
b1 2-0 2 -2- RR HOU C. Johnson W. Fryman 13% 87% Home Run; Watson Scores
t6 1-4 1 12- R CIN D. Driessen D. Konieczny -13% 71% Single to RF; Bench Scores; Foster to 3B
t9 2-4 0 1-- CIN D. Concepcion J. Niekro -12% 74% Single to CF; Driessen to 2B
t9 2-4 0 12- O CIN C. Geronimo J. Niekro 11% 85% Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN P. Rose D. Konieczny 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN K. Griffey D. Konieczny 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CIN J. Morgan D. Konieczny -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CIN J. Bench D. Konieczny 2% 55% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez W. Fryman -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU E. Cabell W. Fryman 2% 55% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 1 1-- HOU J. Cruz W. Fryman 2% 57% Cabell Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- HOU J. Cruz W. Fryman 5% 62% Single to 3B; Cabell to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R HOU B. Watson W. Fryman 10% 71% Single to RF; Cabell Scores; Cruz to 3B
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RO HOU J. Ferguson W. Fryman 3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz Scores; Watson to 2B
b1 2-0 2 -2- RR HOU C. Johnson W. Fryman 13% 87% Home Run; Watson Scores
b1 4-0 2 --- HOU L. Roberts W. Fryman 0% 87% Walk
b1 4-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger W. Fryman -1% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 5-6-7
t2 0-4 0 --- O CIN G. Foster D. Konieczny 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-4 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen D. Konieczny 1% 89% Flyball: LF
t2 0-4 2 --- CIN D. Concepcion D. Konieczny -1% 88% Walk
t2 0-4 2 1-- O CIN C. Geronimo D. Konieczny 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Woodie Fryman facing 9-1-2
b2 4-0 0 --- O HOU D. Konieczny W. Fryman -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 4-0 1 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez W. Fryman -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 4-0 2 --- HOU E. Cabell W. Fryman 0% 89% Single to CF
b2 4-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz W. Fryman -1% 88% Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- O CIN W. Fryman D. Konieczny 2% 89% Strikeout
t3 0-4 1 --- CIN P. Rose D. Konieczny -2% 88% Walk
t3 0-4 1 1-- O CIN K. Griffey D. Konieczny 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-4 2 1-- O CIN J. Morgan D. Konieczny 1% 91% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Woodie Fryman facing 3-4-5
b3 4-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz W. Fryman -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-0 1 --- O HOU B. Watson W. Fryman -0% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- O HOU J. Ferguson W. Fryman -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- O CIN J. Bench D. Konieczny 2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- O CIN G. Foster D. Konieczny 1% 92% Lineout: CF
t4 0-4 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen D. Konieczny 1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Woodie Fryman facing 6-7-8
b4 4-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson W. Fryman -1% 92% Strikeout
b4 4-0 1 --- O HOU L. Roberts W. Fryman -0% 92% Strikeout
b4 4-0 2 --- O HOU R. Metzger W. Fryman -0% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- O CIN D. Concepcion D. Konieczny 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- CIN C. Geronimo D. Konieczny -2% 91% Single to CF
t5 0-4 1 1-- O CIN W. Fryman D. Konieczny 2% 93% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t5 0-4 2 1-- O CIN P. Rose D. Konieczny 1% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Reds' Woodie Fryman facing 9-1-2
b5 4-0 0 --- HOU D. Konieczny W. Fryman 1% 95% Single to LF
b5 4-0 0 1-- O HOU J. Gonzalez W. Fryman -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Konieczny to 2B
b5 4-0 1 -2- O HOU E. Cabell W. Fryman -1% 94% Groundout: P-1B; Konieczny to 3B
b5 4-0 2 --3 O HOU J. Cruz W. Fryman -1% 93% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Doug Konieczny facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- R CIN K. Griffey D. Konieczny -5% 88% Home Run (CF-RF)
t6 1-4 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan D. Konieczny 2% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-4 1 --- CIN J. Bench D. Konieczny -3% 88% Single to LF
t6 1-4 1 1-- CIN G. Foster D. Konieczny -4% 84% Single to LF; Bench to 2B
t6 1-4 1 12- R CIN D. Driessen D. Konieczny -13% 71% Single to RF; Bench Scores; Foster to 3B
Joe Niekro replaces Doug Konieczny pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-4 1 1-3 O CIN D. Concepcion J. Niekro 10% 80% Fielder's Choice 3B; Foster out at Hm/3B-C-SS; Driessen to 2B; Concepcion to 1B
t6 2-4 2 12- O CIN C. Geronimo J. Niekro 6% 86% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
b6 4-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson W. Fryman -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b6 4-2 1 --- O HOU J. Ferguson W. Fryman -1% 84% Strikeout
b6 4-2 2 --- HOU C. Johnson W. Fryman 1% 85% Walk
b6 4-2 2 1-- O HOU L. Roberts W. Fryman -1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
Art Gardner replaces Leon Roberts (RF) playing CF batting 7th
Jose Cruz moves from CF to RF
Mike Lum pinch hits for Woodie Fryman (P) batting 9th
t7 2-4 0 --- O CIN M. Lum J. Niekro 3% 87% Flyball: RF
t7 2-4 1 --- O CIN P. Rose J. Niekro 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 2-4 2 --- O CIN K. Griffey J. Niekro 1% 90% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 8-9-1
Pedro Borbon replaces Mike Lum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger P. Borbon -1% 89% Lineout: RF
b7 4-2 1 --- O HOU J. Niekro P. Borbon -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b7 4-2 2 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez P. Borbon -0% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
t8 2-4 0 --- CIN J. Morgan J. Niekro -7% 81% Walk
t8 2-4 0 1-- O CIN J. Bench J. Niekro 6% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 2-4 1 1-- OO CIN G. Foster J. Niekro 8% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Pedro Borbon facing 2-3-4
b8 4-2 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Borbon -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-2 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz P. Borbon -0% 94% Flyball: CF
b8 4-2 2 --- O HOU B. Watson P. Borbon -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
t9 2-4 0 --- CIN D. Driessen J. Niekro -7% 86% Single to RF
t9 2-4 0 1-- CIN D. Concepcion J. Niekro -12% 74% Single to CF; Driessen to 2B
t9 2-4 0 12- O CIN C. Geronimo J. Niekro 11% 85% Flyball: LF
Champ Summers pinch hits for Pedro Borbon (P) batting 9th
t9 2-4 1 12- O CIN C. Summers J. Niekro 8% 93% Strikeout
t9 2-4 2 12- R CIN P. Rose J. Niekro -7% 87% Single; Driessen Scores; Concepcion to 2B
t9 3-4 2 12- O CIN K. Griffey J. Niekro 13% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 4.

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