Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1
Regular Season Game 154
Played on Saturday, September 22, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
CIN N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 x - 4 9 0
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Collins rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 Concepcion ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 Foster lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Bench c 3 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 Knight 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Blair pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spilman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Geronimo cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 LaCoss p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Santo Domingo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Soto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 4 6 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bench-Concepcion. E: Concepcion (26). BATTING - 2B: Collins (16,off Niekro). HBP: Collins (2,by Niekro). GDP: Foster (11,off Niekro). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan (26,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 12 0 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Leonard rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 Pujols c 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Landestoy 2b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 9 3 4 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Cedeno. BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (19,off LaCoss). 3B: Cruz (7,off Bair). SH: Reynolds (34,off LaCoss); Pujols (1,off Soto). IBB: Cruz (16,by LaCoss); Landestoy (4,by Soto). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (36,2nd base off Bair/Bench). CS: Puhl (21,2nd base by LaCoss/Bench).
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP LaCoss L(14-8) 7 8 3 3 2 3 0 30 Bair 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 Soto 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Tomlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 9 4 4 4 4 0 37 Bair faced 3 batters in the 8th inning WP: Bair (3). IBB: LaCoss (8,Cruz); Soto (2,Landestoy). Inherited Runners - Scored: Soto 2-0; Tomlin 3-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(20-10) 8 5 1 1 4 4 0 33 Sambito SV(20) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 6 0 36 Niekro faced 3 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Niekro (7,Collins). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 3-0. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 46037 Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros 1. Collins rf Puhl cf 2. Morgan 2b Reynolds ss 3. Concepcion ss Cedeno 1b 4. Foster lf Cruz lf 5. Bench c Cabell 3b 6. Knight 3b Leonard rf 7. Spilman 1b Pujols c 8. Geronimo cf Landestoy 2b 9. LaCoss p Niekro p REDS 1ST: Collins was hit by a pitch; Morgan walked [Collins to second]; Concepcion flied out to right [Collins to third]; Morgan stole second; Foster walked; Bench forced Foster (shortstop to second) [Collins scored, Morgan to third]; Knight flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to third; Reynolds walked; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz reached on an error by Concepcion [Cruz to first]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 2ND: Spilman grounded out (second to first); Geronimo was called out on strikes; LaCoss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols popped to shortstop in foul territory; Landestoy singled to left; Niekro popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 3RD: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan flied out to right; Concepcion singled to right; Foster forced Concepcion (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); Spilman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to right; Leonard singled to right; Pujols singled to right [Leonard to third]; Landestoy grounded out (second to first) [Leonard scored, Pujols to second]; Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. REDS 5TH: Geronimo popped to first; LaCoss grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins singled to right; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno singled to right [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to second (on throw to home)]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Cabell singled to center [Cedeno scored, Cruz out at third (center to second to third to second)]; Leonard flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Foster grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Concepcion out at second]; Bench popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Pujols struck out; Landestoy grounded out (first to pitcher); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 7TH: Knight struck out; Spilman flied out to left; Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl singled to second; On a bunt Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno struck out while Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. REDS 8TH: SANTO DOMINGO BATTED FOR LACOSS; Santo Domingo was called out on strikes; Collins doubled to left; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Collins to third]; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED SANTO DOMINGO (PITCHING); Cruz tripled; Cabell struck out but Cruz advanced to home and Cabell advanced to first on a wild pitch; Cabell stole second; Leonard walked; SOTO REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); Pujols out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Cabell to third, Leonard to second]; Landestoy was walked intentionally; Niekro lined to shortstop; TOMLIN REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4. REDS 9TH: BERGMAN REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 1B); Foster singled to left; Bench walked [Foster to second]; Knight singled to right [Foster to third, Bench to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); BLAIR RAN FOR KNIGHT; CRUZ BATTED FOR SPILMAN; Cruz struck out; AUERBACH BATTED FOR GERONIMO; Auerbach struck out; KENNEDY BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Reds 1 5 1 8 Astros 4 9 0 9
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