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Astros 5 @ Reds 6
Riverfront Stadium
May 4, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros, played on May 4, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium. The home team Reds beat the visiting Astros with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 4, 1979 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 6 H: 15 E: 3 LOB: 16
Runs: 6
Hits: 15
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 16
Winning PitcherDoug Bair  
Losing PitcherFrank Riccelli  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Foster 

Game Info

DateMay 4, 1979 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Ruhle  
Home Starting PitcherTom Seaver  
BallparkRiverfront Stadium 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance20,988 
Time of Game3 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Nelson
1B: Hank Rountree
2B: Bill Andress
3B: Ron Jeffers

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Right Fielder 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Art Howe  Second Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Vern Ruhle  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ken Griffey  Center Fielder 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
George Foster  Left Fielder 
Champ Summers  Right Fielder 
Dan Driessen  First Baseman 
Ray Knight  Third Baseman 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Tom Seaver  Pitcher 
John McNamara  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Reds 6
Riverfront Stadium
May 4, 1979

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         Game of 5/4/1979 -- Houston at Cincinnati (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, rf            5  1  1  0   Griffey K, cf-rf      5  1  2  0   
Reynolds C, ss        5  2  1  1   Concepcion D, ss      4  0  2  0   
Cedeno C, cf          3  0  1  0   Morgan J, 2b          5  0  1  0   
Cruz J, lf            4  0  1  1   Foster G, lf          5  0  1  1   
Cabell E, 3b-1b       5  1  1  3   Summers C, rf         2  1  0  0   
Watson B, 1b          4  0  1  0   Collins D, ph-cf      2  0  1  0   
Landestoy R, 2b       1  0  0  0   Bair D, p             0  0  0  0   
Howe A, 2b-3b         4  0  1  0   Driessen D, 1b        4  3  3  2   
Ashby A, c            5  0  1  0   Knight R, 3b          5  1  2  0   
Ruhle V, p            2  1  1  0   Bench J, c            4  0  2  3   
Sexton J, ph          0  0  0  0   Seaver T, p           0  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          1  0  0  0   Moskau P, p           2  0  0  0   
McLaughlin B, p       0  0  0  0   Tomlin D, p           0  0  0  0   
Walling D, ph         1  0  0  0   Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   
Riccelli F, p         0  0  0  0   Auerbach R, ph        1  0  1  0   
Williams R, p         0  0  0  0   Geronimo C, cf        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5  9  5                        40  6 15  6

Houston          104 000 000 0 --  5
Cincinnati       013 000 001 1 --  6
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruhle V               5.0  8  4  4  3  4
Sambito J             2.2  4  0  0  0  1
McLaughlin B          1.1  1  1  1  1  0
Riccelli F (L)*       0.0  1  1  1  2  0
Williams R            0.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seaver T              1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Moskau P+             5.0  6  4  1  2  2
Tomlin D              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Borbon P              1.1  0  0  0  0  0
Bair D (W)            2.0  1  0  0  2  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 10th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Moskau P, Cabell E, Driessen D, Reynolds C, Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Houston 10, Cincinnati 16
2B -- Ruhle V, Morgan J, Howe A, Ashby A
3B -- Driessen D
HR -- Cabell E, Driessen D
SB -- Cedeno C
SH -- Moskau P, Concepcion D
SF -- Cruz J, Bench J
WP -- Ruhle V
T -- 3:47
A -- 20988

    

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