Cincinnati Reds vs. Houston Astros

Sep 22, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. LaCoss(14-8)win: Houston Astros logo

J. Niekro(20-10)save: Houston Astros logo

J. Sambito(20)

CINHOU

1Johnny Bench grounds into a force out, shortstop Craig Reynolds to second baseman Rafael Landestoy. Dave Collins scores. Joe Morgan to 3rd. George Foster out at 2nd. Johnny Bench to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
4Rafael Landestoy out, second baseman Joe Morgan to first baseman Harry Spilman. Jeffrey Leonard scores. Luis Pujols to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 11
5Cesar Cedeno singles on a to right fielder Dave Collins. Craig Reynolds scores. Cesar Cedeno to 2nd. [1 run] 12
5Enos Cabell singles on a to center fielder Cesar Geronimo. Cesar Cedeno scores. Jose Cruz out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Cesar Geronimo to second baseman Joe Morgan to third baseman Ray Knight to second baseman Joe Morgan. [1 run] [2 outs] 13
8Enos Cabell strikes out swinging. Jose Cruz scores. Enos Cabell to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Doug Bair. [1 run] 14

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Dave CollinsRF	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.317
2Joe Morgan2B	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	.248
3Dave ConcepcionSS	1	3	0	0	0	1	3	.288
4George FosterLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	.303
5Johnny BenchC	0	3	0	1	0	1	2	.277
6Ray Knight3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.316
Paul BlairPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154
7Harry Spilman1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Hector CruzPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.229
8Cesar GeronimoCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.238
Rick AuerbachPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.215
9Michael LaCossP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.129
Rafael Santo DomingoPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Doug BairP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mario SotoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571
Dave TomlinP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Junior KennedyPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.262
TOTAL	5	31	1	1	6	4	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael LaCossRHP	7.0	8	3	3	3	2	42	3.55
Doug BairRHP	0.0	1	1	1	1	1	8	4.09
Mario SotoRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	6	4.37
Dave TomlinLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.78
TOTAL	8.0	9	4	4	4	4	57	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Terry PuhlCF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.284
2Craig ReynoldsSS	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.263
3Cesar Cedeno1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.267
Dave Bergman1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
4Jose CruzLF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.287
5Enos Cabell3B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.265
6Jeffrey LeonardRF	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.292
7Luis PujolsC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.264
8Rafael Landestoy2B	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.269
9Joe NiekroP	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.125
Joe SambitoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286






TOTAL	9	31	4	3	4	4	0	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	8.0	5	1	1	4	4	0	53	2.90
Joe SambitoLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	1.75


TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	6	4	0	60	-

Expand All

1st inningCINHOU

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — Dave Collins hit by pitch.
00
WALK — Joe Morgan walks. Dave Collins to 2nd.
00
BATTER OUT — Dave Concepcion out to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. Dave Collins to 3rd. [1 out]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Joe Morgan steals (26) 2nd base.
00
WALK — George Foster walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Johnny Bench grounds into a force out, shortstop Craig Reynolds to second baseman Rafael Landestoy. Dave Collins scores. Joe Morgan to 3rd. George Foster out at 2nd. Johnny Bench to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Ray Knight out to right fielder Jeffrey Leonard. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Terry Puhl lines out to third baseman Ray Knight. [1 out]
10
WALK — Craig Reynolds walks.
10
BATTER OUT — Cesar Cedeno out, second baseman Joe Morgan to first baseman Harry Spilman. Craig Reynolds to 2nd. [2 outs]
10
FIELD ERROR — Jose Cruz reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Dave Concepcion.
10
BATTER OUT — Enos Cabell out, shortstop Dave Concepcion to first baseman Harry Spilman. [3 outs]
10

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CIN

HOU

1Runs4

5Hits9

1Errors0

.161Batting Avg.290

31At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In3

4Walks4

1Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts4

8Left on Base9

6Total Bases12

Saturday, September 22, 1979 · 8:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 46,037 (111.8%)