Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 84
Played on Thursday, July 5, 1979 (N) at Riverfront Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 4 10 1 CIN N 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 x - 5 11 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Cedeno 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 Walling rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Howe 2b 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sexton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 10 4 2 2 24 3 FIELDING - E: Cabell (9). BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (12,off Seaver); Cedeno (16,off Seaver); Howe (11,off Seaver); Baldwin (1,off Sarmiento). SH: Reynolds (19,off Seaver). SF: Howe (2,off Sarmiento). IBB: Walling (2,by Seaver); Ashby (6,by Seaver). Team LOB: 8.
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Griffey rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 Geronimo cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 Morgan 2b 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 5 Bench c 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 Driessen 1b 3 0 1 1 2 0 10 0 Knight 3b 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Auerbach ss 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 3 Seaver p 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Spilman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sarmiento p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 11 4 6 12 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Morgan (16,off Richard); Driessen (13,off Richard). SH: Knight (3,off Richard). SF: Knight (3,off Richard). HBP: Knight (2,by Richard). IBB: Morgan (3,by Richard). Team LOB: 13.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(7-8) 8 11 5 5 6 12 0 42 WP: Richard (14). HBP: Richard (1,Knight). IBB: Richard (2,Morgan).
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Seaver W(7-5) 6 7 3 3 2 2 0 27 Sarmiento 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 Tomlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bair SV(12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 2 0 39 Sarmiento faced 1 batter in the 9th inning IBB: Seaver 2 (3,Walling,Ashby). Inherited Runners - Scored: Tomlin 1-0; Bair 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 28249 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Cincinnati Reds 1. Puhl cf Griffey rf 2. Reynolds ss Geronimo cf 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 Auerbach ss 9. Richard p Seaver p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno popped to catcher; Cruz popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan walked; Bench singled to right [Morgan to third]; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); Howe singled to left; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Knight was hit by a pitch; Cruz singled to right [Knight to third]; Auerbach struck out; Seaver forced Cruz (second to shortstop) [Knight scored]; Griffey singled to third [Seaver to second]; Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard struck out; Puhl popped to second; Reynolds popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 3RD: Morgan walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Morgan to second]; Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Driessen walked; Knight struck out; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell singled to right; Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1. REDS 4TH: Auerbach struck out; Seaver struck out; Griffey singled to center; Geronimo singled to left [Griffey to second]; Morgan doubled to right [Griffey scored, Geronimo to third]; Bench struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howe flied out to left; Ashby popped to shortstop; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. REDS 5TH: Driessen doubled to left; Knight out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Driessen to third]; Cruz struck out; Auerbach struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to first; Reynolds doubled to left [Puhl to third]; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl scored, Reynolds scored]; Cruz flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling was walked intentionally; Howe doubled to left [Cedeno scored, Walling to third]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Richard popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: SPILMAN BATTED FOR SEAVER; Spilman singled to right; On a bunt Griffey singled [Spilman to second]; On a bunt Geronimo singled to third [Spilman scored (error by Cabell) (no RBI), Griffey to third, Geronimo to second]; Morgan was walked intentionally; Bench struck out; Driessen walked [Griffey scored, Geronimo to third, Morgan to second]; Knight hit a sacrifice fly to center [Geronimo scored]; Cruz flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5. ASTROS 7TH: SARMIENTO REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds popped to shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: Auerbach struck out; Sarmiento struck out; Griffey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled to center; Walling singled to right [Cabell to third]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cabell scored]; Ashby flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: Geronimo singled; Morgan walked [Geronimo to second]; Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to center; Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. ASTROS 9TH: BALDWIN BATTED FOR RICHARD; Baldwin doubled to right; SEXTON RAN FOR BALDWIN; TOMLIN REPLACED SARMIENTO (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to right [Sexton to third]; Reynolds reached on a fielder's choice [Sexton out at home (second to catcher)]; BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Cedeno forced Reynolds (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Reds 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 1 8 Reds 5 11 0 13
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