Montreal Expos 3, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 121
Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
MON N 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cromartie lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Scott 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 Dawson cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Hutton ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Carter c 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 Valentine rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Parrish 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Schatzeder p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 White ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sanderson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 3 10 2 4 4 27 13 BATTING - GDP: Speier (11,off Niekro). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Dawson (26,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Scott (30,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Valentine (9,2nd base off Roberge/Ashby). CS: Dawson (8,2nd base by Niemann/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 8 1 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Puhl cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Knicely ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 0 5 0 3 3 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Gonzalez-Cedeno. E: Cabell (11). BATTING - SH: Reynolds (25,off Schatzeder). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Puhl (19,2nd base by Sanderson/Carter).
PITCHING
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Schatzeder W(8-4) 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 20 Sanderson SV(1) 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 14 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 3 0 34 WP: Schatzeder (5).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(16-7) 7 9 3 2 2 3 0 32 Roberge 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Niemann 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 10 3 2 4 4 0 40 WP: Niekro (10). Inherited Runners - Scored: Williams 2-0; Niemann 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 24885 Starting Lineups: Montreal Expos Houston Astros 1. Cromartie lf Cedeno 1b 2. Scott 2b Reynolds ss 3. Dawson cf Puhl cf 4. Perez 1b Leonard rf 5. Carter c Cabell 3b 6. Valentine rf Cruz lf 7. Parrish 3b Gonzalez 2b 8. Speier ss Ashby c 9. Schatzeder p Niekro p EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out; Dawson singled; Dawson stole second; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled; Schatzeder threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; On a bunt Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Puhl singled [Cedeno to third]; Leonard struck out; Cabell walked [Puhl to second]; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Expos 0, Astros 0. EXPOS 2ND: Carter singled; Valentine reached on an error by Cabell [Carter to second, Valentine to first]; Parrish singled [Carter to third, Valentine to second]; Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carter scored (unearned) (no RBI), Valentine to third, Parrish out at second]; Schatzeder flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez popped to second; Ashby flied out to left; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0. EXPOS 3RD: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Scott walked; Scott stole second; Dawson flied out to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cedeno to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Leonard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0. EXPOS 4TH: Carter grounded out (third to first); Valentine struck out; Parrish singled; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell lined to third; Cruz walked; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to second]; Ashby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Astros 0. EXPOS 5TH: Schatzeder singled; Cromartie singled [Schatzeder to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Schatzeder to third, Cromartie to second]; Scott flied out to right; Dawson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Schatzeder scored]; Perez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Astros 0. EXPOS 6TH: Carter struck out; Valentine flied out to right; Parrish walked; Speier singled [Parrish to second]; WHITE BATTED FOR SCHATZEDER; White singled [Parrish scored, Speier to second]; Cromartie forced White (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: SANDERSON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Puhl singled; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. EXPOS 7TH: Scott flied out to left; Dawson singled; Perez flied out to left; Carter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Gonzalez struck out; Ashby flied out to center; KNICELY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Knicely struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. EXPOS 8TH: ROBERGE REPLACED KNICELY (PITCHING); On a bunt Valentine singled; Valentine stole second; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first) [Valentine to third]; Speier walked; WILLIAMS REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); Sanderson reached on a fielder's choice [Valentine out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Speier to second]; NIEMANN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Cromartie popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled; Reynolds popped to shortstop; Puhl popped to second; Leonard forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. EXPOS 9TH: Scott walked; Dawson forced Scott (right to shortstop); HUTTON BATTED FOR PEREZ; Dawson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Hutton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to left; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Expos 3 10 0 10 Astros 0 5 1 7
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