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@CAL		6
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@CLE		3
4
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@CLE		4
5
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@DET		7
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@DET		5
0
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@MIN		4
5
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@OAK		7
8
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@OAK		2
1
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@SEA		8
4
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@TOR		8
0
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@TOR		6
0
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@ATL		0
4
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@CHC		2
4
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@HOU		1
5
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@NYM		4
3
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@PIT		1
3
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@PIT		11
1
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@SDP		0
1
Monday, September 5, 1977
, Astrodome
Attendance: 20,485, Time of Game: 2:10
Reds
1
73-65
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 10½ GB
 at Astros
5
67-70
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 16 GB
W: Mark Lemongello (7-14)
L: Tom Seaver (16-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1
Astros          1  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  X    5 10  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pete Rose 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .303 .811 0.058 0.82 0.112 -0.053 1.0 0 3 3B,2B
   Jack Billingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .367 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .689 -0.031 0.80 0.041 -0.073 -0.6 2 6
Joe Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .936 -0.037 1.20 0.061 -0.098 -0.7 1 1
George Foster LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 .995 -0.129 1.38 0.000 -0.129 -1.1 3 0
Dan Driessen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .828 -0.107 1.09 0.000 -0.107 -0.8 9 0
Johnny Bench C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .912 -0.014 0.58 0.027 -0.041 -0.3 6 0
Cesar Geronimo CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .699 -0.041 1.13 0.073 -0.114 -0.4 3 0
Mike Lum RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .162 .488 -0.053 0.68 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 0 0
   Dan Dumoulin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Knight 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .821 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom Seaver P 2 1 1 1 0 0 .188 .509 0.098 1.11 0.124 -0.026 0.8 0 0 HR
   Champ Summers RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .592 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 1 4 .188 .587 -0.267 0.96 0.438 -0.705 -3.0 24 10
2B: P Rose (35, off M Lemongello).
3B: P Rose (7, off M Lemongello).
HR: T Seaver (2, off M Lemongello; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: P Rose 5; T Seaver 4; D Concepcion; C Geronimo; J Bench.
RBI: T Seaver (8).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
E: J Bench (9).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: C Geronimo (1st base by M Lemongello).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .598 -0.044 0.44 0.000 -0.044 -0.7 2 0
Enos Cabell 3B 3 2 2 1 1 1 .279 .761 0.167 0.53 0.169 -0.002 1.6 0 3 HR,SB
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .240 .718 0.095 0.67 0.132 -0.036 1.0 3 0 3B
Jose Cruz RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .830 -0.011 0.43 0.013 -0.023 -0.5 1 0 SF
Joe Ferguson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .811 -0.020 0.36 0.013 -0.033 -0.2 5 0 2B
Bob Watson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .284 .820 0.002 0.39 0.030 -0.028 0.6 15 0
Art Howe SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .741 -0.024 0.33 0.000 -0.024 -0.5 0 3
   Roger Metzger PR-SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .183 .525 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.2 0 1
Julio Gonzalez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .622 -0.016 0.25 0.005 -0.022 0.3 1 3 HBP
Mark Lemongello P 4 1 1 0 0 3 .097 .226 0.082 0.39 0.102 -0.020 -0.3 0 3 3B
Team Totals 33 5 10 4 1 6 .303 .879 0.232 0.41 0.465 -0.232 1.4 27 13
2B: J Ferguson (21, off T Seaver).
3B: M Lemongello (1, off T Seaver); C Cedeno (5, off T Seaver).
HR: E Cabell (13, off T Seaver; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Cruz (8, off T Seaver).
HBP: J Gonzalez (3, by J Billingham).
TB: E Cabell 5; M Lemongello 3; C Cedeno 3; J Ferguson 2; B Watson 2; J Cruz; J Gonzalez; R Metzger.
RBI: B Watson (86); J Cruz (70); C Cedeno (47); E Cabell (60).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: E Cabell (36, 2nd base off T Seaver/J Bench).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (16-6) 6 8 5 5 1 3 1 2.90 27 38 -0.240 0.53 -2.3
Dan Dumoulin 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.4
Jack Billingham 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.19 6 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.4
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 1 6 1 5.62 36 38 0 0 -0.233 0.96 -1.4

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Lemongello, W (7-14) 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 3.77 33 74 0.267 0.96 3.0
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 1 1.00 33 74 0.267 0.41 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Billingham (9; J Gonzalez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Lemongello (4; C Geronimo, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 20,485.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Houston Astros
1 Pete Rose 3B 1 Wilbur Howard LF
2 Dave Concepcion SS 2 Enos Cabell 3B
3 Joe Morgan 2B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 George Foster LF 4 Jose Cruz RF
5 Dan Driessen 1B 5 Joe Ferguson C
6 Johnny Bench C 6 Bob Watson 1B
7 Cesar Geronimo CF 7 Art Howe SS
8 Mike Lum RF 8 Julio Gonzalez 2B
9 Tom Seaver P 9 Mark Lemongello P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-1 0 1-- R HOU C. Cedeno T. Seaver 13% 91% Triple; Cabell Scores
t6 0-2 0 --- R CIN T. Seaver M. Lemongello -12% 68% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 --- R HOU E. Cabell T. Seaver 11% 63% Home Run
b3 1-0 0 --- R HOU M. Lemongello T. Seaver 10% 78% Triple to CF; Lemongello Scores/Adv on E2
t1 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose M. Lemongello -10% 40% Triple to CF

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' Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CIN P. Rose M. Lemongello -10% 40% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 0 --3 O CIN D. Concepcion M. Lemongello 5% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O CIN J. Morgan M. Lemongello 6% 51% Fielder's Choice SS; Rose out at Hm/SS-3B-C; Morgan to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CIN G. Foster M. Lemongello 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard T. Seaver -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- R HOU E. Cabell T. Seaver 11% 63% Home Run
b1 1-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Seaver -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- HOU J. Cruz T. Seaver 1% 63% Single to RF
b1 1-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Ferguson T. Seaver -2% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O CIN D. Driessen M. Lemongello 2% 64% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 --- CIN J. Bench M. Lemongello -3% 61% Single to LF
t2 0-1 1 1-- CIN C. Geronimo M. Lemongello -7% 54% Single to RF; Bench to 3B
t2 0-1 1 1-3 O CIN M. Lum M. Lemongello 9% 63% Geronimo Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t2 0-1 2 --3 O CIN M. Lum M. Lemongello 4% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Seaver -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O HOU A. Howe T. Seaver -1% 63% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez T. Seaver -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O CIN T. Seaver M. Lemongello 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O CIN P. Rose M. Lemongello 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O CIN D. Concepcion M. Lemongello 1% 68% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- R HOU M. Lemongello T. Seaver 10% 78% Triple to CF; Lemongello Scores/Adv on E2
b3 2-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard T. Seaver -1% 77% Flyball: SS
b3 2-0 1 --- HOU E. Cabell T. Seaver 2% 78% Walk
b3 2-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno T. Seaver 1% 79% Cabell Steals 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno T. Seaver -2% 77% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Cruz T. Seaver -2% 75% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O CIN J. Morgan M. Lemongello 3% 77% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 1 --- O CIN G. Foster M. Lemongello 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- O CIN D. Driessen M. Lemongello 1% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O HOU J. Ferguson T. Seaver -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O HOU B. Watson T. Seaver -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 --- O HOU A. Howe T. Seaver -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O CIN J. Bench M. Lemongello 3% 80% Flyball: 1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O CIN C. Geronimo M. Lemongello 2% 82% Flyball: LF
t5 0-2 2 --- O CIN M. Lum M. Lemongello 1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez T. Seaver -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O HOU M. Lemongello T. Seaver -1% 81% Strikeout
b5 2-0 2 --- O HOU W. Howard T. Seaver -1% 80% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
t6 0-2 0 --- R CIN T. Seaver M. Lemongello -12% 68% Home Run
t6 1-2 0 --- O CIN P. Rose M. Lemongello 4% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-2 1 --- CIN D. Concepcion M. Lemongello -4% 67% Single to LF
t6 1-2 1 1-- CIN J. Morgan M. Lemongello -6% 61% Walk; Concepcion to 2B
t6 1-2 1 12- O CIN G. Foster M. Lemongello 7% 68% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-2 2 12- O CIN D. Driessen M. Lemongello 7% 75% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
b6 2-1 0 --- HOU E. Cabell T. Seaver 3% 78% Single to RF
b6 2-1 0 1-- R HOU C. Cedeno T. Seaver 13% 91% Triple; Cabell Scores
b6 3-1 0 --3 RO HOU J. Cruz T. Seaver 0% 92% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
b6 4-1 1 --- HOU J. Ferguson T. Seaver 1% 93% Double (LF-CF)
b6 4-1 1 -2- R HOU B. Watson T. Seaver 3% 96% Single to CF; Ferguson Scores
b6 5-1 1 1-- O HOU A. Howe T. Seaver -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
Roger Metzger pinch runs for Art Howe (SS) batting 7th
b6 5-1 2 1-- HOU J. Gonzalez T. Seaver 0% 96% Single to CF; Metzger to 3B
b6 5-1 2 1-3 O HOU M. Lemongello T. Seaver -1% 95% Strikeout
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 6-7-8
Roger Metzger moves from PR to SS
t7 1-5 0 --- O CIN J. Bench M. Lemongello 1% 96% Strikeout
t7 1-5 1 --- O CIN C. Geronimo M. Lemongello 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t7 1-5 2 --- O CIN M. Lum M. Lemongello 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Dan Dumoulin facing 1-2-3
Dan Dumoulin replaces Mike Lum (RF) pitching and batting 8th
Champ Summers replaces Tom Seaver (P) playing RF batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- O HOU W. Howard D. Dumoulin -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 5-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell D. Dumoulin -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 5-1 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Dumoulin -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
t8 1-5 0 --- O CIN C. Summers M. Lemongello 1% 98% Groundout: P-1B
t8 1-5 1 --- CIN P. Rose M. Lemongello -2% 97% Double to LF
t8 1-5 1 -2- O CIN D. Concepcion M. Lemongello 2% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 1-5 2 -2- O CIN J. Morgan M. Lemongello 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reds' Jack Billingham facing 4-5-6
Jack Billingham replaces Pete Rose (3B) pitching and batting 1st
Ray Knight replaces Dan Dumoulin (P) playing 3B batting 8th
b8 5-1 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz J. Billingham -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-1 1 --- O HOU J. Ferguson J. Billingham -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 5-1 2 --- HOU B. Watson J. Billingham 0% 99% Single to LF
b8 5-1 2 1-- HOU R. Metzger J. Billingham 0% 99% Single to LF; Watson to 2B
b8 5-1 2 12- HOU J. Gonzalez J. Billingham 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Watson to 3B; Metzger to 2B
b8 5-1 2 123 O HOU M. Lemongello J. Billingham -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 4-5-6
t9 1-5 0 --- O CIN G. Foster M. Lemongello 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-5 1 --- O CIN D. Driessen M. Lemongello 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-5 2 --- O CIN J. Bench M. Lemongello 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 5.

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