Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Regular Season Game 16
Played on Sunday, April 22, 1979 (D) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 3 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 3 6 0
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Garner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 Parker rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Stargell 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 Alexander pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milner lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 Ott c 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stennett 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Candelaria p 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 4 1 3 7 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Candelaria-Foli-Stargell. E: Garner (5), Ott (1), Foli (1). BATTING - 2B: Garner (6,off Niekro); Stargell 2 (3,off Niekro,off Andujar); Milner (3,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Parker (2,2nd base off Niekro/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 Cedeno cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Cruz lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Bochy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 6 2 2 3 27 11 FIELDING - PB: Bochy (2). BATTING - 2B: Reynolds 2 (4,off Candelaria 2); Cedeno (6,off Candelaria); Watson (2,off Candelaria). 3B: Puhl (1,off Candelaria). SF: Cedeno (2,off Candelaria). GDP: Alou (1,off Candelaria). IBB: Cedeno (2,by Candelaria). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (8,2nd base off Candelaria/Ott).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Candelaria L(0-1) 7.1 6 3 2 2 3 0 31 Tekulve 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 8 6 3 2 2 3 0 33 IBB: Candelaria (2,Cedeno). Inherited Runners - Scored: Tekulve 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 7 3 2 1 2 5 0 26 Andujar W(3-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 Sambito SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 9 4 2 1 3 7 0 34 Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Murray Strey, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Howard Hansen, 3B - Bob Schroeder Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 22403 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Moreno cf Puhl rf 2. Garner 3b Reynolds ss 3. Parker rf Cedeno cf 4. Stargell 1b Watson 1b 5. Milner lf Cabell 3b 6. Ott c Howe 2b 7. Stennett 2b Cruz lf 8. Foli ss Bochy c 9. Candelaria p Niekro p PIRATES 1ST: Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Garner struck out; Parker walked; Parker stole second; Stargell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl tripled to right; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to center [Puhl scored]; Watson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to pitcher); Ott struck out; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell popped to pitcher; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz walked; Bochy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 3RD: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Candelaria struck out; Moreno popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro flied out to center; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1. PIRATES 4TH: Garner doubled to left; Parker flied out to left; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Garner to third]; Milner walked; Bochy allowed a passed ball [Garner scored (unearned), Milner to second]; Ott flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to center; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Foli popped to first in foul territory; Candelaria flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Bochy grounded out (third to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl lined to center; Reynolds was called out on strikes; Cedeno doubled to left; Watson doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 2. PIRATES 7TH: Stargell doubled to right; Milner doubled to right [Stargell scored]; Ott grounded out (first unassisted) [Milner to third]; Stennett reached on a fielder's choice [Milner out at home (second to catcher)]; Foli struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled to shortstop; Cruz stole second; Bochy reached on an error by Garner [Bochy to first]; ALOU BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Alou grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. PIRATES 8TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Candelaria grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreno struck out; Garner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson reached on an error by Foli [Reynolds scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to third]; LANDESTOY RAN FOR WATSON; TEKULVE REPLACED CANDELARIA (PITCHING); Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at home (shortstop to catcher), Landestoy to third (error by Ott), Cabell to second]; Howe flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Parker struck out; Stargell doubled to right; ALEXANDER RAN FOR STARGELL; SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Milner walked; LACY BATTED FOR OTT; Lacy grounded out (third to first) [Alexander to third, Milner to second]; Stennett lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 2 4 3 5 Astros 3 6 0 6
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