Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 74
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Monday, June 25, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Concepcion ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 Griffey rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Foster lf 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 0 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 Knight 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Seaver p 3 0 1 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 31 2 5 2 2 9 27 8 FIELDING - E: Morgan (4). BATTING - HR: Foster (17,1st inning off Richard 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Morgan (2,2nd base by Richard/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leonard cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Cedeno 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Walling rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Landestoy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Richard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 3 1 2 4 27 11 BATTING - 3B: Reynolds (4,off Seaver). SH: Richard (3,off Seaver). SF: Cedeno (7,off Seaver). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (19,2nd base off Seaver/Bench); Landestoy (2,2nd base off Seaver/Bench). CS: Walling (1,2nd base by Seaver/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Seaver W(5-5) 7.2 3 1 1 2 4 0 28 Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bair SV(10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 4 0 32 Inherited Runners - Scored: Tomlin 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(6-7) 8 3 2 2 2 8 1 28 Sambito 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 9 1 33 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 2:31 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Concepcion ss Leonard cf 2. Morgan 2b Reynolds ss 3. Griffey rf Cedeno 1b 4. Foster lf Cruz lf 5. Driessen 1b Cabell 3b 6. Bench c Walling rf 7. Knight 3b Ashby c 8. Geronimo cf Landestoy 2b 9. Seaver p Richard p REDS 1ST: Concepcion struck out; Morgan singled to right; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Griffey walked; Foster homered [Griffey scored]; Driessen struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Leonard flied out to left; Reynolds tripled to right; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left [Reynolds scored]; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Bench struck out; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first); Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to center; Walling flied out to center; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: Seaver singled to shortstop; Concepcion flied out to right; Morgan struck out; Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy reached on an error by Morgan [Landestoy to first]; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Landestoy to second]; Leonard struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 4TH: Foster walked; Driessen flied out to right; Bench struck out; Knight forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Seaver flied out to center; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Walling walked; Walling was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ashby grounded out (second to first); Landestoy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 6TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Griffey grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Richard flied out to right; Leonard struck out; Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 7TH: Driessen grounded out (second to first); Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 8TH: Geronimo popped to first; Seaver struck out; Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: Ashby flied out to center; Landestoy singled to center; PUHL BATTED FOR RICHARD; Landestoy stole second; Puhl flied out to right; Leonard walked; TOMLIN REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. REDS 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Morgan struck out; Griffey singled to center; Foster singled to center [Griffey to second]; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffey to third, Foster to second]; Bench grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED TOMLIN (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 2 5 1 4 Astros 1 3 0 4
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