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May 4, 1979

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Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 5 9 2
Reds 5 14 3
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Astros 5 9 2
Reds 6 15 3

George Foster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .355
OBP .200 .415
At Bats 4 93
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 11
RBI’s 0 23

Rick Williams Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Riverfront Stadium - May 4, 1979
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Single
Rick Williams
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
George Foster
Joe Morgan
Dave Concepcion
Ken Griffey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 9 2 10
Cincinnati Reds 6 15 3 16
Winning Pitcher Doug Bair
Losing Pitcher Frank Riccelli
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Foster
Attendance 20,988
Time of Game 3 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rick Williams now pitching. Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Concepcion moves to third. Morgan moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to third. Concepcion moves to second.
Bottom 10 Concepcion takes first base on ball four. Griffey moves to second.
Bottom 10 Frank Riccelli now pitching. Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Denny Walling pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out.
Top 10 Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Howe moves to third.
Top 10 Howe takes first base on ball four.
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.