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April 15, 1978

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Top 9	R	H	E
Reds	1	3	1
Astros	6	10	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Reds	1	3	1
Astros	6	10	0

Dan Driessen Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.303
OBP	.000	.410
At Bats	3	33
Hits	0	10
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	6
RBI’s	0	7

Mark Lemongello Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	0

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Astrodome - April 15, 1978

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Strikeout

Mark Lemongello

Joe Ferguson

Dave Bergman

Art Howe

Enos Cabell

Roger Metzger

Terry Puhl

Cesar Cedeno

Jose Cruz

Dan Driessen

Ken Griffey

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Cincinnati Reds	1	3	1	4
Houston Astros	6	10	0	5
Winning Pitcher	Mark Lemongello
Losing Pitcher	Doug Capilla
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Art Howe
Attendance	34,858
Time of Game	2 hours 9 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Driessen strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to third.

Top 9 Morgan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Griffey reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bair fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.

Bottom 8 Ferguson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Doug Bair now pitching. Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 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 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 8 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 8 Concepcion strikes out.

Top 8 Bench hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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

Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster throws the ball in to Concepcion who relays the ball to Morgan who tags Cedeno trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Puhl scores. Cabell moves to third.

Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howe scores. Metzger scores. Puhl moves to second.

Bottom 7 Puhl is walked intentionally.

Bottom 7 Lemongello bunts between the mound and first base. Borbon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemongello for the out. Metzger moves to second.

Bottom 7 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe moves to third.

Bottom 7 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Howe reaches second base with a double.

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

Top 7 Foster hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Griffey moves to second.

Top 7 Griffey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Watson strikes out.

Top 6 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 6 Dave Collins pinch hits for Manny Sarmiento. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 5 Puhl strikes out.

Top 5 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Bench hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 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 4 Lemongello hits a line drive towards the mound. Sarmiento catches it and throws to first to double up Metzger.

Bottom 4 Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to third.

Bottom 4 Manny Sarmiento now pitching. Howe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 4 Morgan takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Griffey strikes out.

Top 4 Rose bunts in front of the plate. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores.

Bottom 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.

Bottom 3 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Capilla strikes out.

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

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

Bottom 2 Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemongello for the out.

Bottom 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rose fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Howe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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

Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 2 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.

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

Bottom 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup towards third. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields it and throws to first for the out.

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