Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Regular Season Game 83
Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 (D) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 6 0 CIN N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 Cedeno 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Landestoy 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Walling rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leonard ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Howe 2b,3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 6 3 0 4 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Cruz (17,off Bonham). Team LOB: 2.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Griffey rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Auerbach ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 Knight 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kennedy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 4 2 0 5 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cruz-Concepcion-Driessen. E: Cruz (2). BATTING - 2B: Driessen (12,off Andujar); Morgan (15,off Andujar). HR: Griffey (7,1st inning off Andujar 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar W(10-4) 7 4 2 2 0 2 1 25 Sambito SV(9) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 4 2 2 0 5 1 31
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bonham L(3-2) 6.1 5 3 2 0 3 0 23 Tomlin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Bair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 2 0 4 0 32 Inherited Runners - Scored: Tomlin 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Ed Vargo Ejections: Cesar Cedeno by Paul Pryor [Fighting]; Ray Knight by Paul Pryor [Fighting] Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 25713 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Puhl cf Griffey rf 2. Reynolds ss Concepcion ss 3. Cedeno 1b Morgan 2b 4. Cruz lf Bench c 5. Cabell 3b Driessen 1b 6. Walling rf Knight 3b 7. Howe 2b Cruz lf 8. Ashby c Geronimo cf 9. Andujar p Bonham p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Griffey homered; Concepcion struck out; Morgan popped to second; Bench grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cabell forced Cruz (shortstop to second); Walling hit into a double play (left to shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Dave Concepcion left with groin injury; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Howe popped to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (second to first); Andujar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonham flied out to left; Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl lined to second; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Auerbach struck out; Joaquin Andujar threw a pitch near Joe Morgan's head; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Driessen doubled to right; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first) [Driessen to third]; Cruz popped to second; Geronimo singled to left [Driessen scored]; Bonham popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to left [Howe to third (error by Cruz)]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howe scored (unearned)]; Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first); Joaquin Andujar threw a pitch at Joe Morgan in the fourth inning, so Bill Bonham retaliated by throwing a pitch behind Andujar here; both benches clear; and a brawl ensued; Cesar Cedeno and Ray Knight ejected by HP umpire Paul Pryor; KENNEDY REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 3B); Puhl struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Auerbach popped to shortstop; Morgan doubled to right; Bench popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2. ASTROS 7TH: On a bunt Reynolds singled; Landestoy forced Reynolds (pitcher to shortstop); Cruz doubled to left [Landestoy scored]; Cabell singled to shortstop [Cruz to third]; TOMLIN REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); LEONARD BATTED FOR WALLING; Leonard singled to left [Cruz scored, Cabell to second]; Howe flied out to center; Ashby flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 7TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Driessen popped to first; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 8TH: Andujar struck out; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Geronimo struck out; BLAIR BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Blair struck out; Griffey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. ASTROS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 9TH: Auerbach popped to shortstop; Morgan flied out to center; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 6 0 2 Reds 2 4 1 2
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