Houston Astros vs. Washington Nationals

Aug 29, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	9	0	8
WSH	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	-	5	8	0	5

loss:

J. Niekro(18-8)win: Washington Nationals logo

B. Lee(13-10)save: Washington Nationals logo

E. Sosa(15)

HOUWSH

2Joe Niekro singles. Jose Cruz scores. Alan Ashby to 2nd. [1 run] 10
5Larry Parrish hits a home run (22). [1 run] 11
6Jeffrey Leonard singles. Cesar Cedeno scores. Enos Cabell to 2nd. [1 run] 21
6Ellis Valentine hits a home run (21). Tony Perez scores. Gary Carter scores. [3 runs] 24
7Andre Dawson singles. Warren Cromartie scores. Dave Cash to 2nd. [1 run] 25
8Jose Cruz doubles (30). Enos Cabell scores. [1 run] 35

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Rafael Landestoy2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	.205
2Jimmy SextonSS	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	.188
3Terry PuhlCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.287
4Cesar Cedeno1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.270
5Enos Cabell3B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.266
6Jeffrey LeonardRF	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	.299
7Jose CruzLF	2	4	1	1	0	0	2	.291
8Alan AshbyC	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	.203
Bruce BochyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223
Denny WallingPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.301
Alan KnicelyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
9Joe NiekroP	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.130
Julio GonzalezPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.239
Rick WilliamsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Craig ReynoldsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.272
TOTAL	9	35	3	3	4	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	6.0	5	4	4	4	4	2	46	3.06
Rick WilliamsRHP	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	3.06
TOTAL	8.0	8	5	5	4	4	2	54	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Warren CromartieLF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.274
2Dave Cash2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.357
3Andre DawsonCF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.272
4Tony Perez1B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.280
5Gary CarterC	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.259
6Ellis ValentineRF	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	.278
7Larry Parrish3B	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.303
8Chris SpeierSS	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.219
9Bill LeeP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.207
Jerry WhitePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292
Elias SosaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182




TOTAL	8	29	5	5	4	4	2	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Bill LeeLHP	7.0	8	2	2	3	1	39	3.07
Elias SosaRHP	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	13	1.83
TOTAL	9.0	9	3	3	4	2	52	-

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1st inningHOUWSH

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Rafael Landestoy out, second baseman Dave Cash to first baseman Tony Perez. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Jimmy Sexton out, shortstop Chris Speier to first baseman Tony Perez. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Terry Puhl singles.
00
FORCEOUT — Cesar Cedeno grounds into a force out, shortstop Chris Speier to second baseman Dave Cash. Terry Puhl out at 2nd. Cesar Cedeno to 1st. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Warren Cromartie singles.
00
BATTER OUT — Dave Cash out, pitcher Joe Niekro to first baseman Cesar Cedeno. Warren Cromartie to 2nd. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE PLAY — Andre Dawson hits into a double play, center fielder Terry Puhl to second baseman Rafael Landestoy. Warren Cromartie out at 3rd. Andre Dawson out at 1st. [3 outs]
00

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HOU

WSH

3Runs5

9Hits8

0Errors0

.257Batting Avg.276

35At Bats29

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts4

8Left on Base5

11Total Bases14

Wednesday, August 29, 1979 · 7:05 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 25,064 (60.6%)