Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Regular Season Game 52
Played on Thursday, May 31, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 3 10 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Collins lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Knight 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 Driessen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 Bench c 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 Auerbach ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Norman p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Hume p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 0 7 0 3 4 24 14 BATTING - GDP: Geronimo (3,off Williams). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Collins (1,2nd base off Williams/Ashby); Kennedy (2,2nd base off Williams/Ashby). CS: Knight (2,2nd base by Williams/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 Cedeno 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 Leonard rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 Howe 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Williams p 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 32 3 10 3 2 3 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Williams-Reynolds-Cedeno, Ashby-Gonzalez. BATTING - 3B: Howe (2,off Borbon). HR: Cruz (4,6th inning off Norman 2 on 0 out). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Leonard (4,2nd base off Norman/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norman L(2-5) 5 9 3 3 2 2 1 24 Hume 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Borbon 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 10 3 3 2 3 1 34 Norman faced 4 batters in the 6th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Hume 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Williams W(2-1) 9 7 0 0 3 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 25453 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Griffey rf Puhl cf 2. Collins lf Reynolds ss 3. Knight 3b Cedeno 1b 4. Driessen 1b Cruz lf 5. Bench c Leonard rf 6. Geronimo cf Howe 3b 7. Kennedy 2b Gonzalez 2b 8. Auerbach ss Ashby c 9. Norman p Williams p REDS 1ST: Griffey walked; Collins forced Griffey (shortstop to second); Collins stole second; Knight struck out; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Reynolds singled to shortstop; Cedeno forced Reynolds (second to shortstop); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Bench singled to center; Geronimo grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bench out at second]; Kennedy singled to right; Kennedy stole second; Auerbach flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard singled to shortstop; Howe forced Leonard (pitcher to second); Gonzalez singled to center [Howe out at third (center to third)]; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Norman struck out; Griffey flied out to center; Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Williams was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Knight singled to center; Driessen popped to third; Bench struck out while Knight was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Leonard singled to left; Leonard was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 5TH: Geronimo singled to right; Kennedy grounded out (second to first) [Geronimo to second]; Auerbach reached on a fielder's choice [Geronimo out at third (pitcher to third)]; Norman singled to center [Auerbach to second]; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to left; Gonzalez singled to right; Ashby flied out to right; Williams singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. REDS 6TH: Collins flied out to right; Knight grounded out (third to first); Driessen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds singled to right; Cedeno walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz homered [Reynolds scored, Cedeno scored]; Leonard singled to center; Leonard stole second; HUME REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Howe walked (walk was charged to Norman); Gonzalez forced Leonard (catcher to third) [Howe to second]; Ashby flied out to left; Williams struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to right; Geronimo walked; Kennedy forced Geronimo (third to second); Auerbach singled to center [Kennedy to third]; FOSTER BATTED FOR HUME; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BORBON REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: On a bunt Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins grounded out (second to first); Knight singled to center; Driessen walked [Knight to second]; Bench struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe tripled to left; Gonzalez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 9TH: Geronimo popped to third; Kennedy flied out to right; Auerbach popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 0 7 0 8 Astros 3 10 0 7
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