Lemongello Shuts Out Cincinnati in First Career Start

American League
Baltimore 4, Detroit 2
New York Y 5, Milwaukee 1
Kansas City 7, Chicago W 4
Minnesota 7, California 0

National League
New York M 4, Chicago C 2 (11)
Philadelphia 6, Montreal 5
Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 2
Houston 3, Cincinnati 0
Los Angeles 7, San Francisco 4

• Jim Palmer allowed just 2 hits in 8 innings as the Orioles sweep four games at Tiger Stadium to move to 9-0 on the season
• Hal McRae, George Brett and Amos Otis each hit their first home runs of the season as the Royals are off to a 7-2 start
• Mark Wiley shuts out the Angels in their home opener and gives some much needed rest to an overworked Twins bullpen
• Mike Schmidt hit his MLB best 6th home run and Tom Hutton hit a 3-run shot off his former team as the Phillies take two of three from the Expos at the Vet
• Pittsburgh earns a split with St. Louis courtesy Rick Reuschel's complete game victory
• Mike Ivie hit a 2-run home run and rookie Mark Lemongello shuts out the Big Red Machine in his first career start.

Houston 3, Cincinnati 0

4/15/1976, HOU76-CIN76, Riverfront Stadium
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1976 Houston           0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  0     3  9  1     6  0
1976 Cincinnati        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  6  0     8  0
 
Houston              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Cincinnati           AB  R  H BI   AVG
Cedeno            cf  4  0  1  0  .171    Geronimo          cf  4  0  1  0  .333
Boswell           2b  4  0  1  0  .313    Concepcion        ss  4  0  0  0  .216
Cabell            3b  4  1  1  0  .273    Morgan            2b  3  0  1  0  .364
Cruz              lf  4  0  1  0  .308    Rose              3b  3  0  1  0  .286
Ivie              1b  3  2  2  2  .419    Foster            lf  4  0  1  0  .424
DaVanon           ss  4  0  1  0  .250    Biittner          rf  4  0  1  0  .375
Howard            rf  4  0  1  1  .321    Plummer           c   4  0  0  0  .091
Ashby             c   4  0  1  0  .194    Bailey            1b  2  0  0  0  .267
Lemongello        p   3  0  0  0  .167     Collins          ph  1  0  0  0  .286
                     34  3  9  3           Borbon           p   0  0  0  0  .000
                                           Vail             ph  1  0  0  0  .281
                                          Bonham            p   2  0  0  0  .000
                                           Bench            ph  1  0  1  0  .233
                                                               33  0  6  0
 
Houston                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Lemongello       W 2-0           9.0  6  0  0  2  7 128  83  0.50
                                 9.0  6  0  0  2  7 128  83 
 
Cincinnati                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Bonham           L 0-2           7.0  7  1  1  2  5  99  65  4.96
Borbon                           2.0  2  2  2  0  1  22  17  4.50
                                 9.0  9  3  3  2  6 121  82 
 
CIN: Collins batted for Bailey in the 7th
     Bench batted for Bonham in the 7th
     Bench moved to 1b in the 8th
     Vail batted for Borbon in the 9th
 
E-Ivie. 2B-Howard. HR-Ivie(4). SB-Cabell(2). CS-Cedeno, Morgan. K-Cedeno, 
Cabell, DaVanon 2, Lemongello 2, Geronimo, Concepcion, Foster, Plummer, 
Bailey, Bonham 2. BB-Ivie, Lemongello, Morgan, Rose. BALK-Bonham. 
GWRBI: Howard