MLB
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/26/1980
 
MLB
CINCINNATI REDS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 3402 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 1980 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (79-76) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 1
Houston Astros (79-75) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Reds Beat Astros, 4-1
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

Cincinnati used a superb performance from starting pitcher Bob Moose to down the Houston Astros, 4-1. Stan Perzanowski finished the game for Cincinnati and earned his 5th save.

It could have been a different outcome for Cincinnati, had it not been for Keith Thrower, the 22-year old second baseman . Thrower contributed a run-scoring triple in the top of the seventh inning to put Cincinnati up, 3-1.

"I like the roll we're on," said Cincinnati manager Milton Schroeppel.

Cincinnati has now won 4 games in a row.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Thrower 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .125 0 4
K. Griffey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 10 61
J. Bench C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .258 24 62
B. Buckner 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .342 2 10
   a-J. Spencer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 13 42
D. Concepcion SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .300 9 60
B. Pocoroba 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .227 4 45
B. Clark LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 6 29
   b-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 19 56
   c-G. Foster LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 18 61
A. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 0 0
B. Moose P 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .160 1 2
   S. Perzanowski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
Totals 34 4 9 3 1 8 8      
a - J. Spencer substituted for B. Buckner in the 8th
b - J. Morgan pinch hit for B. Clark in the 9th
c - G. Foster substituted for J. Morgan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Concepcion (25, 2nd Inning off D. Coombs, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Buckner (5, 4th Inning off D. Coombs, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Thrower (1, 7th Inning off S. McGregor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bench (24, 8th Inning off S. McGregor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Thrower 3 , J. Bench 4 , B. Buckner 3 , D. Concepcion 2 , B. Pocoroba , A. Rodriguez , B. Moose 2
2-out RBI: K. Thrower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Griffey 2 , B. Clark
Sac Fly: B. Pocoroba
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buckner (1) , A. Rodriguez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Buckner (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bernazard 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 1 6
J. Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 0 8
   b-J. Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281 14 58
   M. Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Parrish 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 20 88
T. Puhl RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 11 54
O. Velez LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .213 12 61
   c-R. Hassey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 14 63
D. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 5 26
T. McCarver C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .207 1 10
G. Rahe CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .176 1 2
D. Coombs P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .179 0 1
   S. McGregor P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 3
   a-J. Orta PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 15 61
Totals 33 1 5 1 1 6 10      
a - J. Orta pinch hit for S. McGregor in the 8th
b - J. Cruz pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - R. Hassey pinch hit for O. Velez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Parrish (22, 1st Inning off B. Moose, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. McCarver (6, 7th Inning off B. Moose, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. McCarver (2, 2nd Inning off B. Moose, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Parrish 2 , O. Velez , D. Johnson , T. McCarver 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Puhl , O. Velez , G. Rahe
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. McCarver (4)
OF assists: 1 (Rahe(Buckner at home))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Moose W (8-12) 6.2 4 1 1 0 5 0 101 4.39   
S. Perzanowski SV (5) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 34 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moose 67
Batters Faced: B. Moose 25, S. Perzanowski 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moose 8-7, S. Perzanowski 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moose 101-64, S. Perzanowski 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Perzanowski 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Coombs L (4-8) 5.0 4 2 0 1 4 0 66 3.79   
S. McGregor 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 1 46 2.50   
M. Littell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Coombs 58
Batters Faced: D. Coombs 20, S. McGregor 13, M. Littell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Coombs 2-9, S. McGregor 4-2, M. Littell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Coombs 66-42, S. McGregor 46-32, M. Littell 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Moose
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 28407
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