Joaquin Andujar, making his first start for the Astros since pulling a hamstring July 14, pitched six innings against his former teammates and received credit for an 8-3 victory over the Reds. Bob Watson doubled and Art Howe singled to start the Astros' scoring in the second inning.

Two throwing errors by Johnny Bench led to a pair of tainted tallies in the third. After Enos Cabell homered in the fifth, the Astros iced the decision with three runs in the sixth. Howe doubled to drive in two runs and later crossed the plate himself on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 6, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  2
Astros       0  1  2    0  1  3    1  0  x  -   8 11  3


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose 3b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .304      Howard lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Cabell 3b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .280
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .304      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Foster lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Watson 1b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .286
Driessen 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Ferguson c            2   1   0   0     2   1   .253
Bench c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .274      Cruz rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .297
Geronimo cf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Howe ss,2b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .258
Summers rf            3   1   0   1     0   0   .161      Gonzalez 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Dumoulin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Andujar p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Knight ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .302        Walton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Capilla p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Metzger pr,ss       1   0   1   0     0   0   .187
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Griffey ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   0   .319

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   3             Totals               35   8  11   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 14,653
Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 6
DP: Reds 0, Astros 0
Errors: Bench 2, Gonzalez, Andujar 2
Doubles: Watson 2 (33), Cedeno (29), Howe (18), Metzger (7)
Home Runs: Cabell (14)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (37), Cedeno (49)
Caught Stealing: Morgan (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Concepcion (6), Geronimo (4), Gonzalez (5)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capilla L(6-7)          2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.90
Hume                    2     1   2   0   0   1   0   8  10.64
Murray                  1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.98
Dumoulin                1     4   3   3   1   0   0   8  13.50
Billingham              2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   5.18
Totals                  8    11   8   6   2   4   1  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(11-5)         6     6   3   2   2   1   0  27   3.42
Sambito SV(6)           3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.37
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Murray (4), Dumoulin (1), Billingham (7), Andujar (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Ed Sudol


REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Concepcion reached on an error
by Andujar on a sacrifice bunt [Rose to third, Concepcion to
first]; Morgan reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at home
(first to catcher), Concepcion to second]; Foster lined to
third; Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
struck out; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Geronimo walked;
Summers forced Geronimo (second to shortstop); Capilla forced
Summers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled to center; Ferguson walked; Cruz
forced Ferguson (second unassisted) [Watson to third]; Howe
singled to left [Watson scored, Cruz to second]; Gonzalez forced
Howe (shortstop to second) [Cruz to third]; Andujar lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 3RD: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Morgan walked; Morgan was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: HUME REPLACED CAPILLA (PITCHING); Howard singled to
shortstop; Cabell forced Howard (shortstop to second); Cabell
stole second [Cabell to third (error by Bench)]; Cedeno reached
on a fielder's choice [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Cedeno stole
second [Cedeno to third (error by Bench)]; Watson grounded out
(second to first) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Ferguson grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 3.

REDS 4TH: Foster singled to left; Driessen popped to third in
foul territory; Bench struck out; Geronimo flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded
out (third to first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 0, Astros 3.

REDS 5TH: Summers reached on an error by Gonzalez [Summers to
first]; LUM BATTED FOR HUME; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Summers
to second]; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Summers to
third]; Rose singled to center [Summers scored (unearned)];
Concepcion forced Rose (third to second); Concepcion was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Concepcion to
third]; Morgan flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: MURRAY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Andujar struck out;
Howard flied out to left; Cabell homered; Cedeno doubled to
left; Murray threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1,
Astros 4.

REDS 6TH: Foster singled to center; Driessen singled [Foster to
second]; Bench singled to center [Foster scored, Driessen to
second]; Geronimo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Driessen to third, Bench to second]; Summers grounded out
(second to first) [Driessen scored, Bench to third]; GRIFFEY
BATTED FOR MURRAY; Griffey grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: GRIFFEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DUMOULIN
REPLACED SUMMERS (PITCHING); Ferguson walked; Cruz singled to
left [Ferguson to second]; Howe doubled to left [Ferguson
scored, Cruz scored]; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Howe to third]; WALTON BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Dumoulin
threw a wild pitch [Howe scored]; Walton singled to left;
METZGER RAN FOR WALTON; Howard popped to third; Cabell singled
to right [Metzger to third]; Cedeno popped to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 7.

REDS 7TH: METZGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOWE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SAMBITO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING);
Rose popped to first in foul territory; Concepcion grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED DUMOULIN (PITCHING); Watson
doubled to center; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Watson to
third]; Ferguson struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Watson scored]; Howe flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 3, Astros 8.

REDS 8TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Driessen singled
to right; Bench forced Driessen (shortstop to second); Geronimo
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 8.

ASTROS 8TH: Sambito grounded out (second to first); Metzger
doubled to left; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Metzger
to third]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 8.

REDS 9TH: KNIGHT BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Knight flied out to
center; Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Astros 8.