June 29, 1978 Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 3 CAL 3
KCR 1 CLE 6
DET 3 OAK 8
TEX 7
(10) SEA 9
CHW 7 LAD 7
@ATL 3 PHI 9
@CHC 3 HOU 5
CIN 0 PIT 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 17,564

Thursday, June 29, 1978
Time of Game: 2:20

Reds

44-31

Lost 3

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: F Bannister (3-3), L: T Hume (2-8)

Astros

33-38

Won 3

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .288  .758    0    2   1   2B
K Griffey RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .788    0    3   1   2B
J Morgan 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .259  .828    0    3   3   
  R Auerbach 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .509         1   0   
G Foster LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .898    0    2   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .739    0    1   2   
K Henderson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .636    0    1   0   2B
D Driessen 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .862    0    7   0   
V Correll C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .481    0    4   1   
T Hume P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .572    0    0   0   
  D Tomlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   0   4   0    3   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (19, off F Bannister); P Rose (21, off F Bannister); K Henderson (3, off F Bannister).

TB: K Henderson 2; P Rose 2; K Griffey 2; D Driessen.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl CF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .793    0    4   0   SB
D Walling LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .247  .661    0    3   0   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .310  .725    0    0   0   
  W Howard PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .597         0   0   
E Cabell 3B                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .293  .695    0    0   0   
J Cruz RF                     3   0   2   2    1   0  .266  .715    0    6   0   CS
B Watson 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .830    0    2   0   2B,SB
  D Bergman 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .474         2   0   
A Howe 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .779    0    2   3   
L Pujols C                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500    0    8   0   
M Fischlin SS                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .442    0    0   3   2B
F Bannister P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .255    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       32   5  11   5    6   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Watson (11, off T Hume); M Fischlin (1, off T Hume).

SH: F Bannister (4, off D Tomlin).

TB: B Watson 3; J Cruz 2; M Fischlin 2; T Puhl 2; A Howe; J Alou; D Walling; E Cabell.

RBI: J Alou 2 (8); J Cruz 2 (37); B Watson (46).

2-out RBI: J Alou 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: E Cabell (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Watson (1, 2nd base off T Hume/V Correll); T Puhl (13, 2nd base off T Hume/V Correll).

CS: J Cruz (4, 2nd base by T Hume/V Correll).

PITCHING

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 Hume, L (2-8)                6    10   3   3    3   3   0   5.56   29     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 9     40    -     0.72  -0.16
D Tomlin                       2     1   2   2    3   0   0   4.86   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.20  -0.01
Totals                         8    11   5   5    6   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·10           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (3-3)           9     4   0   0    3   7   0   2.61   35     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 4     83    -     0.81   0.33
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 4           -

Balks: T Hume (1); D Tomlin (1).

WP: T Hume (6); F Bannister (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 17,564.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Houston Astros                       
1. P Rose               3B    1. T Puhl               CF 
2. K Griffey            RF    2. D Walling            LF 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. E Cabell             3B 
4. G Foster             LF    4. J Cruz               RF 
5. D Concepcion         SS    5. B Watson             1B 
6. K Henderson          CF    6. A Howe               2B 
7. D Driessen           1B    7. L Pujols             C  
8. V Correll            C     8. M Fischlin           SS 
9. T Hume               P     9. F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      11%  80% B Watson        T Hume          Single to LF; Cabell Scores; Cruz to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      11%  69% J Cruz          T Hume          Single to LF; Walling Scores; Cabell to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-      -9%  35% K Griffey       F Bannister     Double (Short LF); Rose to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -23       8%  49% G Foster        F Bannister     Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -6%  44% P Rose          F Bannister     Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  P Rose          Double to LF
          -2-      35%  K Griffey       Double (Short LF); Rose to 3B
   O      -23      41%  J Morgan        Foul Flyball: C
   O      -23      49%  G Foster        Strikeout
   O      -23      54%  D Concepcion    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hume facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  D Walling       Single to RF
          1--      58%  E Cabell        Single to CF; Walling to 2B
   R      12-      69%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Walling Scores; Cabell to 2B
   R      12-      80%  B Watson        Single to LF; Cabell Scores; Cruz to 3B
          1-3      81%  A Howe          Watson Steals 2B
   O      -23      76%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -23      77%  L Pujols        Walk
   O      123      73%  M Fischlin      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  K Henderson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  D Driessen      Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  V Correll       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Hume facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      76%  F Bannister     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  D Walling       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      76%  T Hume          Strikeout
          ---      74%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--      77%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      79%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Hume facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  E Cabell        Walk
          1--      83%  J Cruz          Balk; Cabell to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  " "             Single to RF; Cabell Scores
   O      1--      86%  B Watson        Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      85%  " "             Popfly: 3B
          ---      85%  A Howe          Single to SS
   O      1--      85%  L Pujols        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  K Henderson     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Henderson to 1B
          1--      85%  D Driessen      Single to CF; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-      88%  V Correll       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  M Fischlin      Double to RF
   O      -2-      89%  F Bannister     Strikeout
   O      -2-      88%  T Puhl          Single to RF; Fischlin out at Hm/RF-C; Puhl to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      88%  D Walling       Walk
   O      12-      87%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  T Hume          Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  P Rose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  J Cruz          Popfly: 3B
          ---      91%  B Watson        Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  A Howe          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      89%  L Pujols        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
          ---      85%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      89%  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      91%  K Henderson     Wild Pitch; Concepcion to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  M Fischlin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  F Bannister     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  T Puhl          Single/Bunt
          1--      93%  D Walling       Puhl Steals 2B
          -2-      93%  " "             Wild Pitch; Puhl to 3B
   O      --3      92%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  D Driessen      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  V Correll       Flyball: RF
                  Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Tom Hume batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  J Kennedy       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Tomlin facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Tomlin replaces Junior Kennedy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  E Cabell        Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      95%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  A Howe          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Bergman replaces Bob Watson playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  P Rose          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      98%  G Foster        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Tomlin facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Auerbach replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 3rd
          ---      98%  L Pujols        Walk
          1--      99%  M Fischlin      Balk; Pujols to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      99%  F Bannister     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pujols to 3B; Fischlin to 2B
   O      -23      98%  T Puhl          Popfly: SS
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Denny Walling batting 2nd
   RR     -23     100%  J Alou          Single to LF; Pujols Scores; Fischlin Scores
                  Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Jesus Alou batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
                  Wilbur Howard moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  K Henderson     Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  D Driessen      Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3     100%  V Correll       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197806290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation