The Astros throttled the Reds, 3-1, behind the four-hit pitching of J.R. Richard. The Astros scored in their first turn at bat on a triple by Terry Puhl and single by Denny Walling. The Reds tied the score in the bottom of the first on singles by Pete Rose, Ken Griffey and George Foster. Jose Cruz singled home Walling to put the Astros ahead, 2-1, in the third before a single by pinch-hitter Dave Bergman closed out the scoring in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 0 Reds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .317 Rose 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Walling lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .264 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .267 Foster lf 4 0 1 1 0 3 .304 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Bench c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Howe 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .281 Auerbach pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Pujols c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Fischlin ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .114 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Bergman ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .149 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Sexton ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .224 Richard p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .122 Morgan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Knight 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 Hume p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Collins ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 4 Totals 29 1 4 1 1 9 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 31,705 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 3 DP: Astros 1, Reds 0 Errors: Griffey, Concepcion Doubles: Pujols (2) Triples: Puhl (5) Stolen Bases: Cruz (14), Griffey (14) Caught Stealing: Cabell (7) Sacrifice Hits: Hume (6) GIDP: Geronimo (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(7-9) 9 4 1 1 1 9 0 31 3.66 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 9 0 31 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hume L(2-9) 6.1 9 3 2 0 3 0 27 5.38 Tomlin 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 4.50 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.59 Totals 9 9 3 2 2 4 0 37 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg ASTROS 1ST: Puhl tripled to center; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Puhl scored]; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz singled to second; Cruz stole second; Watson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey singled to center [Rose to second]; Driessen flied out to right [Rose to third]; Griffey stole second; Foster singled to left [Rose scored, Griffey to third]; Bench struck out; Concepcion struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to left; Pujols struck out; Fischlin forced Howe (pitcher to shortstop); Richard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy walked; Hume out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kennedy to second]; Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Walling singled; Cabell singled to left [Walling to second]; Cruz singled to right [Walling scored, Cabell out at home (pitcher to catcher), Cruz to third (error by Griffey)]; Watson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Driessen grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe flied out to center; Pujols flied out to right; Fischlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Bench flied out to left; Concepcion flied out to center; Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Richard flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Kennedy struck out; Hume struck out; Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to left; Cabell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Cruz struck out; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. REDS 6TH: Griffey grounded out (second to first); Driessen grounded out (first to pitcher); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Reds 1. ASTROS 7TH: Howe reached on an error by Concepcion [Howe to first]; Pujols doubled to right [Howe to third]; BERGMAN BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Bergman singled to right [Howe scored (unearned), Pujols to third]; On a bunt Richard made an out to pitcher; TOMLIN REPLACED HUME (PITCHING); Puhl struck out; Walling walked [Bergman to second]; Cabell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 7TH: SEXTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING SS); Bench singled to center; AUERBACH RAN FOR BENCH; Concepcion popped to center; Geronimo grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Auerbach out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. ASTROS 8TH: CORRELL REPLACED AUERBACH (PLAYING C ); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Watson popped to shortstop; Howe walked; Pujols flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 8TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR KENNEDY; Morgan popped to second; COLLINS BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Collins struck out; Rose flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. ASTROS 9TH: BORBON REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); KNIGHT REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Sexton flied out to center; Richard grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1. REDS 9TH: Griffey grounded out (third to first); Driessen popped to third in foul territory; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 1.

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