Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 3
Regular Season Game 61
Played on Sunday, June 10, 1979 (D) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 NY N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 4 Cedeno 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 Leonard rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Howe 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 4 5 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 Niemann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Throop p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 35 5 12 3 5 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Howe-Cedeno, Reynolds-Howe-Cedeno. E: Leonard (2). BATTING - 2B: Howe (6,off Kobel). SH: Reynolds (17,off Kobel). GDP: Ashby (6,off Kobel); Cabell (6,off Murray). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (15,2nd base off Kobel/Stearns,3rd base off Kobel/Stearns). CS: Cabell (7,2nd base by Glynn/Stearns).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Youngblood rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Taveras ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 Stearns c 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 Henderson lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 Trevino 3b 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Kobel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boisclair ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Twitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Flores ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 10 3 4 7 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Flynn-Taveras-Montanez, Trevino-Flynn-Montanez. E: Taveras (11), Trevino (3). PB: Stearns (2). BATTING - 2B: Henderson (10,off Throop); Mazzilli (18,off Throop). SH: Flynn (4,off Sambito). SF: Stearns (3,off Niemann). GDP: Stearns (9,off Throop). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Taveras (18,2nd base off Niemann/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niemann 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 11 Throop W(1-0) 3 4 2 0 1 3 0 14 Sambito SV(5) 4 1 0 0 2 4 0 15 Totals 9 10 3 1 4 7 0 40 Niemann faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning Throop faced 2 batters in the 6th inning WP: Throop (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Throop 2-0; Sambito 2-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kobel L(2-2) 5 7 5 4 4 3 0 26 Twitchell 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Glynn 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 12 5 4 5 4 0 41 BK: Kobel (2). Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 15879 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Puhl cf Youngblood rf 2. Reynolds ss Taveras ss 3. Cedeno 1b Mazzilli cf 4. Leonard rf Stearns c 5. Cabell 3b Montanez 1b 6. Cruz lf Henderson lf 7. Howe 2b Trevino 3b 8. Ashby c Flynn 2b 9. Niemann p Kobel p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; On a bunt Reynolds singled to first; Cedeno flied out to center; Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (second to first); Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second; Mazzilli singled to left [Taveras to third]; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taveras scored]; Montanez singled to right [Mazzilli to third]; Henderson forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to center; Trevino dropped a foul fly hit by Cruz for an error; Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Cruz stole third; Howe walked; Ashby was called out on strikes; Niemann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Trevino walked; Flynn lined into a double play (second to first) [Trevino out at first]; Kobel flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Leonard reached on an error by Taveras [Puhl scored (unearned) (no RBI), Leonard to first]; Cabell flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Youngblood singled to left; Taveras singled to left [Youngblood to second]; THROOP REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out; Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe doubled to left; Ashby walked; Throop popped to pitcher; Puhl walked [Howe to third, Ashby to second]; Kobel balked [Howe scored, Ashby to third, Puhl to second]; Reynolds singled to right [Ashby scored, Puhl scored]; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Reynolds to second]; Cedeno singled to left [Reynolds scored]; Leonard singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Cabell struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Montanez popped to third; Henderson doubled to left; Trevino was called out on strikes; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Howe singled to left; Ashby grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1. METS 5TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOBEL; Boisclair reached on an error by Leonard [Boisclair to first]; Throop threw a wild pitch [Boisclair to second]; Youngblood struck out; Taveras walked; Mazzilli doubled to left [Boisclair scored (unearned), Taveras to third]; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taveras scored (unearned), Mazzilli to third]; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. ASTROS 6TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Throop struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to left; Cedeno forced Reynolds (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Henderson singled to center; Trevino singled to left [Henderson to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED THROOP (PITCHING); Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Henderson to third, Trevino to second]; MADDOX BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Maddox was called out on strikes; Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. ASTROS 7TH: GLYNN REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Leonard singled to right; Cabell singled to shortstop [Leonard out at third (shortstop to second)]; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli struck out; Stearns grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. ASTROS 8TH: Howe flied out to right; Ashby popped to shortstop; Sambito walked; Puhl singled to center [Sambito to second]; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. METS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Montanez flied out to right; Henderson singled to left; Trevino walked [Henderson to second]; Flynn forced Trevino (third to second) [Henderson to third]; FLORES BATTED FOR GLYNN; Flores walked [Flynn to second]; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. ASTROS 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to right; Leonard flied out to right; Cabell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Mazzilli struck out; Stearns flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 12 1 9 Mets 3 10 2 10
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