Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 0
Regular Season Game 134
Played on Friday, August 31, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 HOU N 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 3 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Youngblood lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Hebner 3b,1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Maddox ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norman rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Trevino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 3 0 1 4 24 12 FIELDING - E: Norman 2 (2). BATTING - GDP: Trevino (5,off Niemann). Team LOB: 3.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Leonard rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bochy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Landestoy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Forsch p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 3 1 2 3 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cabell-Landestoy-Cedeno. BATTING - 2B: Leonard (12,off Swan); Cabell (18,off Swan). SF: Reynolds (3,off Swan). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno (11,2nd base by Swan/Stearns).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Swan L(12-11) 7 3 2 0 2 1 0 26 Hassler 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 8 3 2 0 2 3 0 30 WP: Swan (2), Hassler 2 (7).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(9-6) 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 Niemann 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 Sambito SV(18) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 30 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 19883 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Youngblood lf Cedeno 1b 2. Taveras ss Reynolds ss 3. Mazzilli cf Puhl cf 4. Hebner 3b Cruz lf 5. Stearns c Cabell 3b 6. Kranepool 1b Leonard rf 7. Norman rf Bochy c 8. Flynn 2b Landestoy 2b 9. Swan p Forsch p METS 1ST: Youngblood flied out to left; Taveras singled to left; Mazzilli forced Taveras (second to shortstop); Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool popped to second; Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell popped to second in foul territory; Leonard doubled to center; Bochy reached on an error by Norman [Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bochy to second]; Landestoy flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Swan struck out; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch walked; Cedeno singled to right [Forsch to third (error by Norman)]; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to right [Forsch scored (unearned)]; Swan threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to second]; Puhl made an out to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 4TH: Taveras flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to center; Hebner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell doubled to left; Leonard grounded out (third to first); Bochy struck out; Landestoy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 5TH: Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: HEEP BATTED FOR FORSCH; Heep popped to third; Debut game for Danny Heep; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reynolds popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 6TH: NIEMANN REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Swan struck out; Youngblood flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 7TH: Taveras made an out to shortstop; Mazzilli singled to left; Hebner walked [Mazzilli to second]; Stearns flied out to left; MADDOX BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HEBNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Leonard grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochy flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 8TH: Norman popped to first; Flynn singled to center; TREVINO BATTED FOR SWAN; Trevino grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: HASSLER REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR NIEMANN; Alou was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to right; Reynolds struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Hassler threw a wild pitch [Reynolds to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Youngblood popped to shortstop; Taveras popped to second; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 0 3 2 3 Astros 2 3 0 4
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