On opening day the Astros pull off the first triple play begun with a strikeout

On April 6 , 1978 — The traditional Opening Day in Cincinnati is held up with a rain-delay, when play starts Houston’s Terry Puhl leads off with a homer against Tom Seaver‚ who allows 5 runs in 3 innings he is joined Cesar Cedeno and Joe Ferguson in the longball department

But led by Joe Morgan’s pair of two-run doubles and a homer‚ the Reds prevail‚ 11 – 9.

In the bottom of the 7th‚ with Morgan on third base and George Foster on first‚ Dan Driessen strikes out and Foster is caught stealing second‚ C Joe Ferguson to SS Roger Metzger. Morgan tries to score on the play and is thrown out on the return. This is apparently the first triple play begun with a strikeout. In 1982‚ the Twins will start a triple play with a strikeout.

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