5/3/1979, Hou79-SL79, Busch Stadium
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1979 Astros 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 13 12 1 6 0
1979 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2 7 0
Astros AB R H BI AVG Cardinals AB R H BI AVG
Puhl rf 6 1 1 0 .271 Templeton ss 4 1 1 0 .353
Reynolds ss 5 2 2 0 .313 Brock lf 3 1 1 0 .328
Cedeno cf 3 2 1 1 .329 Hernandez 1b 3 0 2 1 .309
Cruz lf 4 2 1 1 .220 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 .262
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 2 .206 Hendrick rf 3 0 1 1 .297
Watson 1b 3 3 0 1 .247 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 .255
Howe 2b 4 2 2 4 .242 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 .179
Ashby c 5 1 1 0 .247 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 .191
Niekro p 4 0 2 2 .308 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 .250
Sambito p 1 0 1 2 1.000 Schultz p 0 0 0 0 .000
40 13 12 13 Iorg ph 1 0 0 0 .333
Bruno p 0 0 0 0 .000
Knowles p 0 0 0 0 .000
Freed ph 1 0 0 0 .250
33 2 6 2
Astros (8-16) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Niekro W 2-3 7.1 5 2 1 2 7 118 76 3.03
Sambito 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 20 14 4.05
9.0 6 2 1 2 9 138 90
Cardinals (13-9) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Vuckovich L 3-3 5.1 5 7 5 4 4 95 58 3.98
Schultz 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 21 18 3.75
Bruno 1.0 5 5 5 1 1 34 20 5.79
Knowles 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 20 10 3.27
9.0 12 13 11 6 7 170 106
SL : Iorg batted for Schultz in the 7th
Freed batted for Knowles in the 9th
E-Ashby, Scott, Tyson. 2B-Niekro 2(2), Sambito(1), Brock(2), Hendrick(6).
HR-Howe(4). RBI-Cedeno(15), Cruz(12), Cabell 2(6), Watson(14), Howe 4(13),
Niekro 2(4), Sambito 2(2), Hernandez(17), Hendrick(11). SB-Reynolds(4),
Cruz(6), Brock(4). K-Cedeno, Cruz, Cabell 2, Watson, Ashby 2, Templeton,
Simmons 2, Hendrick, Scott, Tyson, Vuckovich 2, Iorg. BB-Cedeno 2, Cruz,
Watson 2, Howe, Brock, Hendrick. CI-Hernandez. WP-Niekro 2.
GWRBI: Niekro
Temperature: 84, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 5 MPH.
Attendance: 16,860
Game Time: 2:56
5/3/1979, Hou79-SL79, Busch Stadium
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1979 Astros 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 13 12 1 6 0
1979 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2 7 0
Astros -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Puhl rf 1>31 3>6 3/g note 1 9>S
Reynolds ss 43 8 6>S 7 S.1-3
Cedeno cf W k SB2 7>4 S.3-H;1-3
W
Cruz lf k 4>3/g S.2-H;1-2 7 W.1-2
Cabell 3b 2>k 63 8.2-3 k note 2
Watson 1b e4.B-1 W SB2 8>Bruno Knowles
IW k note 3
Howe 2b 8 54/f note 4 S W.1-2
Ashby c S.1-2 5>k Schultz 9 k
e8.B-1
Niekro p note 5 9 D.1-3 8
Sambito p D.2-H;1-H
1: 62.3xH;2-3;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 3: 64/f.3-H;1x2;B-1 4: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
5: D.2-H;1-H;Bx3(765)
Cardinals -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Templeton ss 1>43 64/f k 8>S
Brock lf W 3>6 6>D 53.1-2
Hernandez 1b SB2 53 S.2xH(72) wp.2-3
S.2-H CI.B-1(e2)
Simmons c 4 8 k Sambito
k
Hendrick rf W.1-2 4>8 note 1 D.3-H;1-3
Scott cf 43 9 k 7
Reitz 3b 2>S 53 7>9 9>9
Tyson 2b 7 5>43 4 k
Vuckovich p k k
Schultz p
Iorg ph k
Bruno p
Knowles p
Freed ph 7
1: k+wp.1-2;B-1
Astros -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Puhl rf 9
Reynolds ss
Cedeno cf
Cruz lf
Cabell 3b
Watson 1b
Howe 2b
Ashby c
Niekro p
Sambito p
Cardinals -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Templeton ss
Brock lf
Hernandez 1b
Simmons c
Hendrick rf
Scott cf
Reitz 3b
Tyson 2b
Vuckovich p
Schultz p
Iorg ph
Bruno p
Knowles p
Freed ph
Astros IN OUT ER Cardinals IN OUT ER
Niekro A1 D3 1 W 2-3 Vuckovich A1 C7 5 L 3-3
Sambito D4 D9 0 Schultz C8 D5 0
Bruno D6 E5 5
Knowles E6 F1 1
5/3/1979, Hou79-SL79, Busch Stadium
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1979 Astros 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 13 12 1 6 0
1979 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2 7 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Astros batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Puhl grounded out to first (FFBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Reynolds grounded out to second (X)
0-0 2 --- 32 Cedeno walked (CBCFBBB)
0-0 2 1-- 22 Cruz struck out (CSBFBS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Cardinals batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Templeton grounded out to second (BCX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Brock walked (FBBBB)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Brock stole second (>C)
0-0 1 -2- 22 Hernandez lined a single to shallow center, Brock scored
(>C.BBFX)
0-1 1 1-- 00 Simmons popped out to second (X)
0-1 2 1-- 30 Hendrick walked, Hernandez to second (BBBB)
0-1 2 12- 11 Scott grounded out to second (BFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Astros batting
0-1 0 --- 02 Cabell struck out (CCS)
0-1 1 --- 02 Watson to first on an error by the second baseman Tyson
(CCX)
0-1 1 1-- 01 Howe flied out to center (CX)
0-1 2 1-- 22 Ashby lined a single between third and short, Watson to
second (BCFFFBX)
0-1 2 12- 12 Niekro lined a double to left center, Watson scored,
Ashby scored, Niekro out at third (CFFFBX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Cardinals batting
2-1 0 --- 32 Reitz lined a single to shallow center (BBCBFX)
2-1 0 1-- 22 Tyson flied out to left (CBBCX)
2-1 1 1-- 22 Vuckovich struck out (FbSbFFFBBFC)
2-1 2 1-- 12 Templeton grounded to short, forcing Reitz at second
(BSCFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Astros batting
2-1 0 --- 01 Puhl popped out to short (SX)
2-1 1 --- 01 Reynolds flied out to center (CX)
2-1 2 --- 22 Cedeno struck out (CBFBS)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Cardinals batting
2-1 0 --- 32 Brock popped out to short (BFFBFBFX)
2-1 1 --- 22 Hernandez grounded out to third (BFBCX)
2-1 2 --- 00 Simmons flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Astros batting
2-1 0 --- 10 Cruz grounded out to first (BX)
2-1 1 --- 10 Cabell grounded out to short (BX)
2-1 2 --- 31 Watson walked (BBBCB)
2-1 2 1-- 11 Howe grounded to third, forcing Watson at second (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Cardinals batting
2-1 0 --- 00 Hendrick flied out to center (X)
2-1 1 --- 10 Scott lined out to right (BX)
2-1 2 --- 12 Reitz grounded out to third (BCCFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Astros batting
2-1 0 --- 32 Ashby struck out (BCFFBBFS)
2-1 1 --- 10 Niekro flied out to right (BX)
2-1 2 --- 12 Puhl grounded out to first (BFFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Cardinals batting
2-1 0 --- 00 Tyson grounded out to second (X)
2-1 1 --- 02 Vuckovich struck out (FCC)
2-1 2 --- 12 Templeton struck out (FBCS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Astros batting
2-1 0 --- 11 Reynolds lined a single to left center (FBX)
2-1 0 1-- 00 Reynolds stole second (>B)
2-1 0 -2- 30 Cedeno walked (>B.BBB)
2-1 0 12- 11 Cruz lined a single to shallow center, Reynolds scored,
Cedeno to second (CBX)
3-1 0 12- 11 Cabell flied out to center, Cedeno to third (CBX)
3-1 1 1-3 00 Cruz stole second (>B)
3-1 1 -23 30 Watson was walked intentionally (>B.III)
3-1 1 123 21 Howe homered deep to left center, Cedeno scored, Cruz
scored, Watson scored (BBCX)
Schultz now pitching
7-1 1 --- 01 Ashby to first on an error by the center fielder Scott
(CX)
7-1 1 1-- 12 Niekro lined a double to right center, Ashby to third
(FSBX)
7-1 1 -23 01 Puhl grounded to short, Ashby out at home, Niekro to
third, Puhl to first (CX)
7-1 2 1-3 02 Reynolds popped out to left (CSX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Cardinals batting
7-1 0 --- 00 Brock grounded a double down the third base line (X)
7-1 0 -2- 21 Hernandez grounded a single between third and short,
Brock out at home (BBFX)
7-1 1 1-- 12 Simmons struck out (BCFC)
7-1 2 1-- 12 Hendrick struck out, strike three was a wild pitch by
Niekro, Hernandez to second, Hendrick to first (SCBS)
7-1 2 12- 22 Scott struck out (BCBFS)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Astros batting
7-1 0 --- 11 Cedeno popped out to second (BCX)
7-1 1 --- 01 Cruz popped out to left (CX)
7-1 2 --- 12 Cabell struck out (CCBFS)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Cardinals batting
7-1 0 --- 00 Reitz flied out to right (X)
7-1 1 --- 01 Tyson popped out to second (CX)
Iorg pinch hitting for Schultz
7-1 2 --- 32 Iorg struck out (CBCBBFFC)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Astros batting
Bruno now pitching
7-1 0 --- 22 Watson struck out (SBFBC)
7-1 1 --- 32 Howe grounded a single between first and second (BBCFBX)
7-1 1 1-- 10 Ashby flied out to right (BX)
7-1 2 1-- 00 Niekro lined out to center (X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Cardinals batting
7-1 0 --- 01 Templeton lined a single to right (CX)
7-1 0 1-- 32 Brock grounded out to third, Templeton to second (BBBCFX)
7-1 1 -2- 00 Niekro threw a wild pitch, Templeton to third (B)
7-1 1 --3 22 Hernandez reached on catcher's interference, Hernandez to
first on an error by the catcher Ashby (B.CSBX)
Sambito now pitching
7-1 1 1-3 02 Simmons struck out (CFC)
7-1 2 1-3 22 Hendrick lined a double down the left field line,
Templeton scored, Hernandez to third (BFFBX)
7-2 2 -23 00 Scott flied out to left (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Astros batting
7-2 0 --- 12 Puhl reached on an infield single to short (CSBX)
7-2 0 1-- 10 Reynolds singled to left center, Puhl to third (BX)
7-2 0 1-3 02 Cedeno lined a single up the middle, Puhl scored,
Reynolds to third (CCX)
8-2 0 1-3 32 Cruz walked, Cedeno to second (SBCBBFB)
8-2 0 123 21 Cabell grounded a single up the middle, Reynolds scored,
Cedeno scored, Cruz to third (BBFX)
Knowles now pitching
10-2 0 1-3 32 Watson grounded to short, forcing Cabell at second, Cruz
scored, Cabell out at second, Watson to first (BBCFBFX)
11-2 1 1-- 30 Howe walked, Watson to second (BBBB)
11-2 1 12- 22 Ashby struck out (BCBFS)
11-2 2 12- 10 Sambito lined a double to right center, Watson scored,
Howe scored (BX)
13-2 2 -2- 01 Puhl flied out to right (CX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Cardinals batting
13-2 0 --- 20 Reitz flied out to right (BBX)
13-2 1 --- 12 Tyson struck out (BFCS)
Freed pinch hitting for Knowles
13-2 2 --- 12 Freed flied out to left (CBCX)