St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 29
Played on Tuesday, May 8, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 4 9 2 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Templeton ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Brock lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mumphrey lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez 1b 4 1 4 0 0 0 8 1 Simmons c 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 Hendrick rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 Scott cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Iorg ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Vuckovich p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Littell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 3 27 7 FIELDING - E: Templeton (7), Vuckovich (1). PB: Simmons (2). BATTING - 2B: Hernandez (11,off Forsch); Hendrick (7,off Forsch). HR: Iorg (1,7th inning off Forsch 0 on 2 out); Hendrick (2,8th inning off Forsch 2 on 2 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Hernandez (1,2nd base by Forsch/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Leonard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 Watson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 14 1 Howe 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gonzalez pr,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Bochy c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Forsch p 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 Walling ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 9 1 1 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Watson. BATTING - SH: Landestoy (2,off Vuckovich); Forsch (3,off Vuckovich). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vuckovich W(3-2) 7.2 8 1 1 0 3 0 32 Littell 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Knowles SV(3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 3 0 38 BK: Vuckovich (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Littell 2-0; Knowles 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(3-2) 9 9 4 4 3 3 2 37 Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Jim Rains, 2B - Murray Strey, 3B - Howard Hansen Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 15645 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Templeton ss Puhl rf 2. Brock lf Reynolds ss 3. Hernandez 1b Cedeno cf 4. Simmons c Cruz lf 5. Hendrick rf Cabell 3b 6. Scott cf Watson 1b 7. Reitz 3b Howe 2b 8. Tyson 2b Bochy c 9. Vuckovich p Forsch p CARDINALS 1ST: ump1b,rainj901 ump2b,strem901 ump3b,hansh901 timeofgame,143 attendance,15645; Templeton grounded out (pitcher to first); Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez doubled to right; Simmons grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to shortstop; Scott lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Hendrick out at first]; Reitz singled to right; Tyson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell struck out; Watson singled to center; Howe popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Vuckovich struck out; Templeton grounded out (second to first); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bochy flied out to right; Forsch struck out; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez singled to right; Hernandez was caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop to first); Simmons grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick doubled to center; Scott walked; Reitz forced Hendrick (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Cruz singled to center; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Cruz to second]; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson flied out to left; Vuckovich grounded out (third to first); Templeton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled to left; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Watson to second]; Vuckovich balked [Watson to third]; Bochy struck out; Forsch singled to right [Watson scored]; Puhl lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Brock flied out to center; Hernandez singled to center; Simmons flied out to center; Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno popped to shortstop; Cruz singled to right; Cabell singled to right [Cruz to second]; Watson popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Scott flied out to left; Reitz flied out to left; IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg homered; Vuckovich grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: OBERKFELL REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 2B); Landestoy reached on an error by Vuckovich [Landestoy to first]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR LANDESTOY; Bochy flied out to center; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Gonzalez to second]; Puhl lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Hernandez singled to right; Simmons walked [Hernandez to second]; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored, Simmons scored]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds popped to third; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz singled to right; Cabell singled to shortstop [Cruz to third (error by Templeton)]; LITTELL REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Reitz flied out to left; Oberkfell walked; Littell struck out; Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez singled to pitcher; Bochy flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR FORSCH; Walling walked [Gonzalez to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Puhl popped to third in foul territory; LEONARD BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Leonard forced Gonzalez (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 4 9 2 6 Astros 1 9 0 10
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