Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 133
Played on Wednesday, August 29, 1979 (N) at Stade Olympique
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 9 0 MON N 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 x - 5 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Sexton ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Leonard rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Bochy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Knicely c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 4 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Puhl-Landestoy, Cabell-Landestoy-Cedeno. PB: Ashby (9). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (24,off Lee); Cruz (30,off Sosa). SH: Niekro (11,off Lee). Team LOB: 8.
Montreal Expos AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cromartie lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Cash 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Dawson cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Perez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 2 Carter c 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 2 Valentine rf 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 0 Parrish 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 Lee p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 5 8 5 4 4 27 16 BATTING - HR: Parrish (22,5th inning off Niekro 0 on 0 out); Valentine (21,6th inning off Niekro 2 on 2 out). SH: Lee (6,off Niekro). GDP: Perez (14,off Williams). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(18-8) 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 26 Williams 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 Totals 8 8 5 5 4 4 2 34 WP: Niekro (13).
Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lee W(13-10) 7 8 2 2 1 3 0 30 Sosa SV(15) 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 4 0 38 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 25064 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Montreal Expos 1. Landestoy 2b Cromartie lf 2. Sexton ss Cash 2b 3. Puhl cf Dawson cf 4. Cedeno 1b Perez 1b 5. Cabell 3b Carter c 6. Leonard rf Valentine rf 7. Cruz lf Parrish 3b 8. Ashby c Speier ss 9. Niekro p Lee p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled; Cedeno forced Puhl (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie singled; Cash grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cromartie to second]; Dawson hit into a double play (center to second) [Cromartie out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to center; Leonard struck out; Cruz singled; Ashby singled [Cruz to second]; Niekro singled [Cruz scored, Ashby to second]; Landestoy grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez made an out to second; Carter made an out to second; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 3RD: Sexton flied out to right; Puhl flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 3RD: Parrish flied out to center; Speier singled; Lee out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Speier to second]; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 4TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Dawson flied out to center; Perez walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Carter walked; Valentine forced Carter (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Landestoy grounded out (first to pitcher) [Ashby to third]; Sexton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 0. EXPOS 5TH: Parrish homered; Speier made an out to second; Lee struck out; Cromartie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cedeno doubled; Cabell singled [Cedeno to third]; Leonard singled [Cedeno scored, Cabell to second]; Cruz made an out to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cash made an out to first; Dawson struck out; Perez singled; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Perez to second]; Carter walked; Valentine homered [Perez scored, Carter scored]; Parrish walked; Speier struck out (catcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 4. ASTROS 7TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gonzalez struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton singled; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 4. EXPOS 7TH: BOCHY REPLACED ASHBY (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR LEE; White grounded out (first unassisted); Cromartie singled; Cash singled [Cromartie to second]; Dawson singled [Cromartie scored, Cash to second]; Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dawson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 5. ASTROS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to right; Cabell walked; Leonard grounded out (third to first) [Cabell to second]; Cruz doubled [Cabell scored]; WALLING BATTED FOR BOCHY; Walling struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 5. EXPOS 8TH: KNICELY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); Carter flied out to left; Valentine made an out to first; Parrish made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 5. ASTROS 9TH: REYNOLDS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); Sexton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Expos 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 9 0 8 Expos 5 8 0 5
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