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FINAL
Aug 25, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
HOU0001110003805
PHI0100000001316
win:J. Niekro (HOU)loss:N. Espinosa (PHI)save:J. Sambito (HOU)

Scoring Summary

HOUPHI
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    2
    Nino Espinosa doubles (2) on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Bob Boone scores. [1 run]
    01
  • Houston Astros logo
    4
    Jose Cruz hits a home run (8). [1 run]
    11
  • Houston Astros logo
    5
    Joe Niekro doubles (2) on a to center fielder Garry Maddox. Alan Ashby scores. [1 run]
    21
  • Houston Astros logo
    6
    Terry Puhl singles on a to left fielder Greg Luzinski. Craig Reynolds scores. [1 run]
    31

Player Stats

Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Cesar Cedeno1B04000002.257
2Craig ReynoldsSS14100001.272
3Terry PuhlCF14010000.293
4Jose CruzLF14111011.292
5Enos Cabell3B14001001.266
6Jeffrey LeonardRF24000000.301
7Alan AshbyC14101003.205
8Rafael Landestoy2B04000001.210
9Joe NiekroP12010000.118
Joe SambitoP00000100.167
TOTAL834333119-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe NiekroRHP5.2311640482.98
Joe SambitoLHP3.1000400181.49
TOTAL9.0311104066-
Philadelphia Phillies logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Bake McBrideRF04002001.263
2Larry BowaSS14000001.246
3Pete Rose1B14000000.305
4Mike Schmidt3B02000202.265
5Greg LuzinskiLF03003102.258
6Garry MaddoxCF04002005.275
7Bob BooneC03101101.295
8Manny Trillo2B03002001.245
9Nino EspinosaP12010000.180
Kevin SaucierP00000000.125
Mike AndersonPH01000000.226
Tug McGrawP00000000.167
TOTAL33011104013-
Philadelphia Phillies logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Nino EspinosaRHP5.0733001213.54
Kevin SaucierLHP2.0100110133.33
Tug McGrawLHP2.0000200104.63
TOTAL9.083331144-

Play-by-Play

1st inningHOUPHI
  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    LINEOUT — Cesar Cedeno lines out to second baseman Manny Trillo. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Craig Reynolds out to center fielder Garry Maddox. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    POP OUT — Terry Puhl pops out to shortstop Larry Bowa. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bake McBride strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    SINGLE — Larry Bowa singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz.
    00
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    SINGLE — Pete Rose singles on a to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. Larry Bowa to 3rd.
    00
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Pete Rose steals (16) 2nd base.
    00
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Schmidt out to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. [2 outs]
    00
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    WALK — Greg Luzinski walks.
    00
  • Philadelphia Phillies logo
    BATTER OUT — Garry Maddox out to left fielder Jose Cruz. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs1
8Hits3
0Errors1
.235Batting Avg.100
34At Bats30
4Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In1
1Walks4
0Stolen Bases1
3Strikeouts10
5Left on Base6
15Total Bases4

Game Details

Saturday, August 25, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Citizens Bank Park · Philadelphi, PA
attendance: 43,109 (100.7%)