Final
CIN 8 — HOU 4
4/14/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197804140
Complete available game record for CIN at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Foster | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Driessen | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Bannister | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Howard | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hume | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Murray | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Pentz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hume | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dale Murray | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Floyd Bannister | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Gene Pentz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hume | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Knight | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Murray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Foster | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Driessen | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Pentz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D9 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 23/SH.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 24/SH.3-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH) | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | WP.2-3# | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/P | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S/BG | 5–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 31 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13 | 5–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | WP.3-H;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 23 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 14/SH.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | S7.2-H;1-3;BX2(74) | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D3 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | PO2(E1).2-3 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 9 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 8–4 |