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FINAL
Jul 22, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU02200020171406
STL3300000006917
win:Houston Astros logoJ. Sambitoloss:St Louis Cardinals logoW. McEnaney

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
1Julio Gonzalez2B25100001.248
2Craig ReynoldsSS14000001.275
3Terry PuhlCF25210013.284
4Jose CruzLF24120101.289
5Enos Cabell1B34210001.266
6Jeffrey LeonardRF34110001.270
7Art Howe3B03000103.242
8Alan AshbyC13010001.226
9Randy NiemannP00000000.143
Rick WilliamsP01001001.150
Frank LaCorteP01000000.000
Denny WallingPH01000002.281
George ThroopP00000000.000
Jesus AlouPH01000001.192
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
1Jerry MumphreyLF25220013.288
2Ken Oberkfell2B04001001.316
Garry TempletonPH01001000.317
3Keith Hernandez1B13200200.322
4George HendrickRF25120001.318
5Tony ScottCF02010101.272
6Ken Reitz3B14010002.279
7Steve SwisherC14001001.125
8Mike PhillipsSS04001001.258
9Bob ForschP11100100.167
Lou BrockPH01000000.324
Roy ThomasP00000000.167
Roger FreedPH11000000.227
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%)