Astros @ Reds
July 3, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Reds 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Reds 2 6 0

Dan Driessen Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .259
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 266
Hits 1 69
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 42

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 0
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Riverfront Stadium - July 3, 1979
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Ken Forsch
Bruce Bochy
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Dan Driessen

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 0 4
Cincinnati Reds 2 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Ken Forsch
Losing Pitcher Doug Bair
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 36,787
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bench hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to third.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores.
Top 9 There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 9 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Fred Norman. Spilman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bruce Bochy now catching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Top 8 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Sexton moves to second.
Top 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Alan Ashby. Forsch bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 8 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 5 Norman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Concepcion scores.
Bottom 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Concepcion reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Driessen 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 5 Forsch hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashby strikes out.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffey. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores. Reynolds goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second.
Top 4 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Forsch hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bench scores.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bench moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bench hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cabell strikes out.
Top 2 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leonard for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Norman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.