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July 3, 1978

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Bottom 11	R	H	E
Astros	7	10	1
Reds	7	14	0

Bottom 11	R	H	E
Astros	7	10	1
Reds	8	15	0

Junior Kennedy Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.400	.216
OBP	.400	.333
At Bats	5	74
Hits	2	16
• Singles	2	15
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	13
RBI’s	0	3

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	4	6

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Riverfront Stadium - July 3, 1978

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Joe Sambito

Reggie Baldwin

Dave Bergman

Art Howe

Enos Cabell

Jimmy Sexton

Jesus Alou

Terry Puhl

Wilbur Howard

Junior Kennedy

Rick Auerbach

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Houston Astros	7	10	1	7
Cincinnati Reds	8	15	0	12
Winning Pitcher	Doug Bair
Losing Pitcher	Joe Sambito
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Junior Kennedy
Attendance	31,840
Time of Game	3 hours 23 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Auerbach scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 11 Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Johnny Bench. Driessen strikes out.

Bottom 11 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Bench reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 11 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 11 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 11 Puhl hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bair covering, for the out.

Bottom 10 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 There goes Griffey. The throw from Baldwin and he is out, Howe applying the tag.

Bottom 10 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 10 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 10 Baldwin hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 10 Alou bunts towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alou for the out. Howe moves to second.

Top 10 Doug Bair now pitching. Ken Henderson now playing center field. Howe takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Joe Morgan pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Henderson strikes out.

Bottom 9 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo. There goes Kennedy. The throw from Baldwin and he is safe. Kennedy steals second.

Bottom 9 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Reggie Baldwin now catching. Dave Bergman now playing first base. Driessen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Tomlin covering, for the out.

Top 9 Cabell hits a popup into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walling tags and scores.

Top 9 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Puhl is hit by the pitch. Sexton scores. Walling moves to third. Bergman moves to second.

Top 9 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Bergman takes first base on ball four. Sexton moves to third. Walling moves to second.

Top 9 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Luis Pujols. Denny Walling pinch hits for Mike Fischlin. Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sexton moves to second.

Top 9 Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Bench strikes out.

Bottom 8 Foster is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 There goes Griffey. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Griffey steals second.

Bottom 8 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Howe hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Sarmiento hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third.

Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Cabell strikes out.

Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 There goes Griffey. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Griffey steals second.

Bottom 6 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Rose moves to third.

Bottom 6 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Collins moves to second. That run is unearned.

Bottom 6 Collins takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Dave Collins pinch hits for Fred Norman. The umpire calls a balk on McLaughlin Kennedy moves to second.

Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fischlin misplays the ball. That's an error on Fischlin.

Top 6 McLaughlin strikes out.

Top 6 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Driessen hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bench takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second.

Bottom 5 Foster is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Bench fires to second and picks off Watson for the out.

Top 5 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.

Top 5 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Rose hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Norman strikes out.

Bottom 4 Geronimo strikes out.

Top 4 Howard strikes out.

Top 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Driessen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 3 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Foster reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Fischlin hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howe scores. Alou moves to second.

Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to third for the out. Cabell scores. Howe moves to second.

Top 3 Howe is walked intentionally.

Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Watson reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Cabell moves to third.

Top 3 Cabell takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Howard reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Rose takes first base on ball four. Norman moves to second.

Bottom 2 Norman bunts towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Geronimo strikes out.

Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Bannister strikes out.

Top 2 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Bench strikes out.

Bottom 1 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 There goes Concepcion. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Concepcion steals second.

Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.

Bottom 1 Griffey strikes out.

Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Puhl. Rose reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Howe trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 1 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Howe moves to second.

Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to second.

Top 1 Cabell takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Howard strikes out.

Top 1 Puhl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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