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May 4, 1979

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Astros 5 8 2
Reds 5 13 3
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Astros 5 8 2
Reds 5 13 3

Art Howe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .220
OBP .250 .265
At Bats 4 91
Hits 1 20
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 12

Doug Bair Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 4
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Riverfront Stadium - May 4, 1979
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Doug Bair
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Art Howe
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Howe takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out.
Top 10 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Geronimo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Driessen tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Driessen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Driessen reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Cesar Geronimo now playing center field. Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Foster takes first base on ball four. Auerbach moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 8 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Auerbach moves to second.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Art Howe now playing third base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Pedro Auerbach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sambito hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.
Top 8 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Collins now playing center field. Ken Griffey now playing right field. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Collins pinch hits for Champ Summers. Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen juggles the ball. That's an error on Driessen.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Vern Ruhle. Sexton takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to third.
Top 6 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Watson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Moskau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Summers hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 4 Griffey strikes out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Top 4 Ruhle strikes out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Moskau hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knight scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 3 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Driessen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Summers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cabell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive towards first. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruhle scores. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau juggles the ball. That's an error on Moskau. Ruhle moves to third.
Top 3 Ruhle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Griffey. Ruhle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Moskau bunts towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to third. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen scores. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Summers hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ashby strikes out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Paul Moskau now pitching. Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Foster strikes out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds tags and scores. Cedeno tags and moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.