An error by Houston shortstop Rafael Landestoy gave the Reds the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Astros. With one out in the ninth, Ken Henderson drew a walk. Rick Auerbach bunted and the ball was fielded by pitcher Joe Sambito, who threw to second for an attempted forceout. Landestoy failed to handle the throw and the ball sailed into center field, allowing Henderson to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 9 1 Reds 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Rose 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .301 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Morgan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Obradovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Drumright 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Foster lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .280 Puhl cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Bench c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Cruz rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 Collins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 3 0 0 .297 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 Summers rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .545 Walling lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 Henderson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .206 Lemongello p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Auerbach ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Cannon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moskau p 3 0 0 1 0 1 .167 Bannister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Correll c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 6 Totals 32 4 10 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 20,801 Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 6 DP: Astros 1, Reds 1 Errors: Landestoy Doubles: Walling (10), Puhl (24), Bochy (6), Cruz (30), Morgan (26), Foster (25), Auerbach (6) Home Runs: Cabell (7), Summers (1) Stolen Bases: Auerbach (1) Caught Stealing: Foster (4), Collins (6) Sacrifice Hits: Auerbach (2) GIDP: Watson (17), Summers (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemongello 6 9 3 3 0 2 1 25 4.09 Bannister 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 4.54 Sambito L(4-8) 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3.13 Totals 8.1 10 4 3 2 5 1 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moskau 8 8 3 3 2 5 1 33 4.05 Bair W(7-5) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.83 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 6 1 37 Balks: Moskau (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan doubled; Driessen popped to third; Foster doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Bench struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 2ND: On a bunt Cruz grounded out (third to first); Cabell homered; Watson popped to second; Walling doubled; Bochy was walked intentionally; Lemongello struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Summers singled to shortstop; Geronimo singled to left [Summers to second]; Auerbach out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Summers to third, Geronimo to second]; Moskau grounded out (shortstop to first) [Summers scored]; Rose struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy struck out; Gonzalez popped to second; Puhl doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Driessen grounded out (second to first); Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to left; Watson walked; Walling struck out; Bochy doubled to left [Watson to third]; Lemongello popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 4TH: Bench singled to left; Summers grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; Geronimo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Auerbach doubled; Moskau reached on a fielder's choice [Auerbach out at third (pitcher to third)]; Rose singled to center [Moskau to second]; Morgan forced Rose (first to shortstop) [Moskau to third]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to third; Moskau balked [Cruz to second]; Cabell flied out to right; Watson struck out; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Foster singled to center; Foster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers homered; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 3. ASTROS 7TH: Bochy grounded out (third to first); CANNON BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Cannon flied out to right; Landestoy popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 3. REDS 7TH: BANNISTER REPLACED CANNON (PITCHING); Auerbach singled to left; Auerbach stole second; On a bunt Moskau struck out; Rose flied out to right [Auerbach to third]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 3. ASTROS 8TH: OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Obradovich struck out; Debut game for Jim Obradovich; On a bunt Puhl singled; Cruz doubled [Puhl to third]; Cabell singled to center [Puhl scored, Cruz scored]; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 8TH: DRUMRIGHT REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PLAYING 2B); Driessen flied out to center; Foster struck out; Bench walked; COLLINS RAN FOR BENCH; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. ASTROS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); CORRELL REPLACED MOSKAU (PLAYING C ); Walling flied out to center; Bochy struck out; BALDWIN BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Baldwin singled to right; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 3. REDS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Summers grounded out (first to pitcher); HENDERSON BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Henderson walked; On a bunt Auerbach reached on an error by Landestoy (assist by Sambito) [Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 4.

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