Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Regular Season Game 129
Played on Saturday, August 25, 1979 (N) at Veterans Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 PHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Puhl cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Leonard rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Ashby c 4 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 Landestoy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Niekro p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 3 27 5 BATTING - 2B: Ashby (14,off Espinosa); Niekro (2,off Espinosa). 3B: Reynolds (9,off Espinosa). HR: Cruz (8,4th inning off Espinosa 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (14,2nd base by Espinosa/Boone).
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A McBride rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Bowa ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Rose 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 Schmidt 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Boone c 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Espinosa p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Saucier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 3 1 4 10 27 14 FIELDING - E: Saucier (1). BATTING - 2B: Espinosa (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Rose (16,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(18-7) 5.2 3 1 1 4 6 0 24 Sambito SV(16) 3.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 Totals 9 3 1 1 4 10 0 34 WP: Niekro (12). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. .
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Espinosa L(13-10) 5 7 3 3 0 0 1 21 Saucier 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 McGraw 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 3 1 35 Espinosa faced 2 batters in the 6th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Saucier 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Steve Fields Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 43109 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies 1. Cedeno 1b McBride rf 2. Reynolds ss Bowa ss 3. Puhl cf Rose 1b 4. Cruz lf Schmidt 3b 5. Cabell 3b Luzinski lf 6. Leonard rf Maddox cf 7. Ashby c Boone c 8. Landestoy 2b Trillo 2b 9. Niekro p Espinosa p ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno lined to second; Reynolds flied out to center; Puhl popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: McBride struck out; Bowa singled to left; Rose singled to right [Bowa to third]; Rose stole second; Schmidt flied out to right; Luzinski walked; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard singled to left; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Boone walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Boone to second]; Trillo struck out; Espinosa doubled to left [Boone scored]; McBride grounded out (second to first) [Espinosa to third]; Bowa flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Rose flied out to center; Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to left; Cruz homered; Cabell singled to center; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Boone flied out to center; Trillo struck out; Espinosa popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1. ASTROS 5TH: Leonard flied out to right; Ashby doubled to right; Landestoy popped to third in foul territory; Niekro doubled to center [Ashby scored]; Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: McBride popped to first; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 1. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds tripled to center; Puhl singled to left [Reynolds scored]; SAUCIER REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Saucier [Puhl to third]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl out at home (third to catcher)]; Leonard singled to second [Cabell to second]; Ashby struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt walked; Luzinski struck out; Maddox struck out; 2:24 rain delay; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sambito walked; Cedeno forced Sambito (shortstop to second); Reynolds forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 7TH: Trillo popped to first in foul territory; ANDERSON BATTED FOR SAUCIER; Anderson flied out to right; McBride struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); Rose grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. ASTROS 9TH: Leonard flied out to right; Ashby lined to third; Landestoy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski was called out on strikes; Maddox struck out; Boone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 8 0 5 Phillies 1 3 1 6
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