|

Cesar CedenoĀ collects 1000 career hit leading Houston sweep past Reds in doubleheader

1976 – Cesar CedenoĀ drives in both game-winners in a doubleheader sweep of Cincinnati. Cesar goes 7-for-11 in the twinbill, including a single that is his 1,000th career hitĀ  . His two-run bomb in the 14th off Rich Hinton wins the opener, 10-8. The 25 hits collected in the game ties a team record set just months earlier. Cedeno delivers an eighth-inning double off Fred Norman to plate the winning run in the 3-2 nightcap.

TheĀ AstrosĀ outslug theĀ Reds, 10 – 9, in 14 innings, collecting 25 hits for the second time in five weeks.Ā Pete RoseĀ has five hits for the Reds.

On July 2, 1976 TheĀ AstrosĀ outslug theĀ Reds, 10 – 9, in 14 innings, collecting 25 hits for the second time in five weeks.Ā Pete RoseĀ has five hits for the Reds. Ā  Source: Baseball Reference July 2