New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 136
Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (D) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 1 HOU N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 2
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 Stearns lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Hassler p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 Youngblood rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 Hodges c 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 Flynn 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Kobel p 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Maddox ph,rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 8 5 3 2 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hebner-Kranepool. E: Taveras (23). BATTING - 2B: Stearns (24,off Niemann). SH: Kobel (6,off Andujar); Taveras (9,off Niemann). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Maddox (2,2nd base off Ladd/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 Reynolds ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Cruz lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Cedeno 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 Leonard cf,rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Walling rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Knicely ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Puhl cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bochy c 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Alou ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ladd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Howe ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 9 3 4 4 27 13 FIELDING - E: Leonard (8), Andujar (3). BATTING - 2B: Cabell 2 (21,off Kobel 2); Walling (4,off Kobel). 3B: Landestoy (3,off Kobel). SF: Cruz (5,off Kobel). GDP: Knicely (2,off Kobel). IBB: Leonard (3,by Kobel). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Leonard (15,2nd base off Kobel/Hodges).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Kobel W(6-8) 6 6 3 2 2 3 0 25 Hassler 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 10 Allen SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 4 3 4 4 0 38 Hassler faced 2 batters in the 9th inning IBB: Kobel (2,Leonard). Inherited Runners - Scored: Allen 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar 5 6 3 2 2 1 0 23 Niemann L(3-2) 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 9 Ladd 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 8 5 3 3 2 0 39 WP: Andujar (4). Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 14215 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Taveras ss Landestoy 2b 2. Stearns lf Reynolds ss 3. Mazzilli cf Cruz lf 4. Hebner 3b Cedeno 1b 5. Youngblood rf Cabell 3b 6. Kranepool 1b Leonard cf 7. Hodges c Walling rf 8. Flynn 2b Bochy c 9. Kobel p Andujar p METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli singled to left; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy tripled to left; Reynolds struck out; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Landestoy scored]; Cedeno flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 2ND: Youngblood flied out to left; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Leonard singled to center; Leonard stole second; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Leonard to third]; Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Flynn singled to right; Kobel reached on an error by Andujar on a sacrifice bunt [Flynn to second, Kobel to first]; Taveras singled to right [Flynn scored, Kobel to third, Taveras to second (on throw)]; Stearns singled to left [Kobel scored (unearned), Taveras to third]; Mazzilli singled to right [Taveras scored, Stearns to second]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Youngblood forced Stearns (pitcher to third) [Mazzilli to second]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar struck out; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Hodges walked; Flynn singled to left [Hodges out at third (left to third)]; Kobel struck out; Taveras made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; Cabell doubled to center; Leonard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. METS 5TH: Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli popped to third in foul territory; Hebner walked; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Hebner to second]; Youngblood grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Walling doubled to left; Bochy walked; ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou singled to center [Walling scored, Bochy to third]; Landestoy reached on a fielder's choice [Bochy out at home (third to catcher to third), Alou to second]; Reynolds forced Landestoy (second to shortstop) [Alou scored (error by Taveras) (unearned) (no RBI), Reynolds to first]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 6TH: NIEMANN REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Kranepool made an out to shortstop; Hodges grounded out (second to first); Flynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell doubled to left; Leonard was walked intentionally; KNICELY BATTED FOR WALLING; Knicely grounded into a double play (third to first) [Cabell out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 3. METS 7TH: PUHL REPLACED KNICELY (PLAYING CF); LEONARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MADDOX BATTED FOR KOBEL; Maddox singled to left; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Maddox to second]; Stearns doubled to center [Maddox scored]; Mazzilli reached on an error by Leonard [Stearns to third, Mazzilli to first]; Hebner forced Mazzilli (shortstop unassisted) [Stearns scored (unearned)]; Youngblood forced Hebner (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HASSLER REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Bochy walked; SEXTON BATTED FOR NIEMANN; Sexton lined to left; Landestoy walked [Bochy to second]; Reynolds made an out to third; Cruz singled to left [Bochy out at home (left to catcher), Landestoy to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3. METS 8TH: LADD REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3. METS 9TH: Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; Hassler struck out; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to pitcher; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR BOCHY; Gonzalez singled to left [Puhl to second]; HOWE BATTED FOR LADD; ALLEN REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); HEEP BATTED FOR HOWE; Heep grounded out (first to pitcher) [Puhl to third, Gonzalez to second]; Landestoy grounded out (third to first) [Puhl scored, Gonzalez to third]; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 5 8 1 7 Astros 4 9 2 7
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