Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Regular Season Game 24
Played on Thursday, May 3, 1979 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 14 1 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Cedeno cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Cruz lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b,1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Landestoy 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Howe 2b,3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 Ashby c 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 4 14 4 1 4 27 13 FIELDING - E: Cruz (4). BATTING - 2B: Ashby (3,off Vuckovich). 3B: Cruz (3,off Vuckovich). HR: Cabell (2,4th inning off Vuckovich 0 on 1 out). GDP: Cabell (1,off Vuckovich). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (11,2nd base off Vuckovich/Simmons). CS: Puhl (6,2nd base by Vuckovich/Simmons).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Templeton ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Brock lf 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 12 0 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 Oberkfell pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Vuckovich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Iorg ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 7 1 2 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Reitz, Reitz-Tyson-Hernandez. E: Knowles (1), Hernandez (1). BATTING - 2B: Hernandez (9,off Niekro); Reitz (10,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Brock 2 (4,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby 2).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(2-2) 7.2 7 1 1 1 2 0 29 Sambito 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Andujar SV(3) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 34 WP: Niekro (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vuckovich L(2-1) 8 11 2 2 0 3 1 32 Littell 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 Knowles 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Bruno 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 14 4 4 1 4 1 39 Littell faced 2 batters in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Knowles 2-2; Bruno 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Sharp, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Joe Bendekovits, 3B - Jim Jones Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 7530 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl rf Templeton ss 2. Reynolds ss Brock lf 3. Cedeno cf Hernandez 1b 4. Cruz lf Simmons c 5. Cabell 3b Hendrick rf 6. Watson 1b Scott cf 7. Howe 2b Reitz 3b 8. Ashby c Tyson 2b 9. Niekro p Vuckovich p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to center; Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez doubled to center; Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to center; Cabell stole second; Watson flied out to center [Cabell to third]; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Puhl singled to first; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl to second]; Cedeno lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Puhl out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Vuckovich grounded out (shortstop to first); Templeton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell homered; Watson grounded out (second to first); Howe singled to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Brock singled to shortstop; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez singled to left [Hernandez to second (error by Cruz)]; Simmons struck out; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Scott flied out to center; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tyson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to center; Cabell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Vuckovich struck out; Templeton flied out to right; Brock singled to center; Brock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Howe singled to left; Ashby doubled to left [Howe scored]; Niekro struck out; Puhl struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Hernandez singled to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Hernandez to second]; Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to third]; Scott popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz tripled to right; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: LEONARD REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Reitz doubled to right; OBERKFELL RAN FOR REITZ; Tyson flied out to center; IORG BATTED FOR VUCKOVICH; Iorg walked; Templeton popped to first in foul territory; Brock singled to left [Oberkfell scored, Iorg to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hernandez popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); OBERKFELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LITTELL REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); Landestoy singled to center; Howe walked [Landestoy to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Howe was picked off first but was safe on an error by Knowles [Landestoy to third, Howe to second]; Ashby singled to right [Landestoy scored, Howe to third, Ashby to second (error by Hernandez)]; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first) [Howe scored]; Puhl singled to right [Ashby to third]; Reynolds was called out on strikes; BRUNO REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); Cedeno forced Puhl (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Simmons grounded out (second to first); Hendrick walked; Scott struck out; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 14 1 8 Cardinals 1 7 2 6
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