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Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jul 22, 1979
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU02200020171406
STL3300000006917
loss:St Louis Cardinals logoW. McEnaneywin:Houston Astros logoJ. Sambito

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    1
    George Hendrick singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl. Jerry Mumphrey scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. George Hendrick to 2nd. [1 run]
    01
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    1
    Tony Scott out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Terry Puhl. Keith Hernandez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    02
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    1
    Ken Reitz singles on a to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. George Hendrick scores. Ken Reitz to 2nd. [1 run]
    03
  • Houston Astros logo
    2
    Art Howe reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Mike Phillips. Enos Cabell scores. Jeffrey Leonard to 3rd. [1 run]
    13
  • Houston Astros logo
    2
    Alan Ashby out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Jeffrey Leonard scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    23
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    2
    Jerry Mumphrey hits a home run (2). Bob Forsch scores. [2 runs]
    25
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    2
    George Hendrick singles on a to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. Keith Hernandez scores. George Hendrick to 2nd. [1 run]
    26
  • Houston Astros logo
    3
    Terry Puhl hits a home run (7). [1 run]
    36
  • Houston Astros logo
    3
    Jeffrey Leonard singles on a to left fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Enos Cabell scores. [1 run]
    46
  • Houston Astros logo
    7
    Jose Cruz doubles (22) on a to left fielder Jerry Mumphrey. Terry Puhl scores. [1 run]
    56
  • Houston Astros logo
    7
    Enos Cabell singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick. Jose Cruz scores. [1 run]
    66
  • Houston Astros logo
    9
    Jose Cruz singles on a to second baseman Ken Oberkfell. Julio Gonzalez scores. [1 run]
    76

Player Stats

Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
9Randy NiemannP00000000.143
George ThroopP00000000.000
Joe SambitoP00000000.250
TOTAL14367612116-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Randy NiemannLHP0.2333110113.53
Rick WilliamsRHP1.043300173.06
Frank LaCorteRHP3.1100130255.27
George ThroopRHP2.000000065.79
Joe SambitoLHP2.0100200111.20
TOTAL9.096644160-
St Louis Cardinals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Roy ThomasP00000000.167
Silvio MartinezPR00000000.139
Will McEnaneyP00000000.000
TOTAL9356644110-
St Louis Cardinals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bob ForschRHP5.0743111285.08
Roy ThomasRHP3.0522010163.97
Will McEnaneyLHP1.021100042.79
TOTAL9.0147612148-

Play-by-Play

1st inningHOUSTL
  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    SINGLE — Julio Gonzalez singles on a to right fielder George Hendrick.
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    FORCEOUT — Craig Reynolds grounds into a force out, shortstop Mike Phillips to second baseman Ken Oberkfell. Julio Gonzalez out at 2nd. Craig Reynolds to 1st. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    GROUNDOUT — Terry Puhl grounds out to first baseman Keith Hernandez. Craig Reynolds to 2nd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out to left fielder Jerry Mumphrey. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SINGLE — Jerry Mumphrey singles on a to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard.
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Jerry Mumphrey steals (4) 2nd base.
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ken Oberkfell strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    WALK — Keith Hernandez walks.
    00
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SINGLE — George Hendrick singles on a to center fielder Terry Puhl. Jerry Mumphrey scores. Keith Hernandez to 3rd. George Hendrick to 2nd. [1 run]
    01
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SAC FLY — Tony Scott out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Terry Puhl. Keith Hernandez scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    02
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    SINGLE — Ken Reitz singles on a to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. George Hendrick scores. Ken Reitz to 2nd. [1 run]
    03
  • Houston Astros logo
    PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Rick Williams replaces Randy Niemann, batting 9th, replacing pitcher Randy Niemann.
    03
  • St Louis Cardinals logo
    BATTER OUT — Steve Swisher out to center fielder Terry Puhl. [3 outs]
    03
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Team Stats

7Runs6
14Hits9
0Errors1
.389Batting Avg.257
36At Bats35
3Extra-base Hits4
1Home Runs1
6Runs-Batted-In6
2Walks4
0Stolen Bases2
1Strikeouts4
6Left on Base7
19Total Bases15

Game Details

Sunday, July 22, 1979 · 4:33 AM
Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO
attendance: 27,973 (61.5%)