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May 8, 1979

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Cardinals 4 9 2
Astros 1 9 0
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Cardinals 4 9 2
Astros 1 9 0

Jeffrey Leonard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .400
OBP .000 .467
At Bats 0 20
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 6

Darold Knowles Season Stats

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1 0 2
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Astrodome - May 8, 1979
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Out
Darold Knowles
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Jerry Mumphrey
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Jeffrey Leonard
Denny Walling
Julio Gonzalez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 2 6
Houston Astros 1 9 0 10
Winning Pitcher Pete Vuckovich
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save Darold Knowles
Game Winning RBI George Hendrick
Attendance 15,645
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Craig Reynolds. Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Darold Knowles now pitching. Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Denny Walling pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Walling takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Templeton for the out.
Top 9 Littell strikes out.
Top 9 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mark Littell now pitching. Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Templeton. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Simmons takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Julio Gonzalez now playing second base. Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Forsch bunts in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Julio Gonzalez pinch runs for Rafael Landestoy. Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Oberkfell now playing second base. Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich juggles the ball. That's an error on Vuckovich.
Top 7 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Iorg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Forsch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores.
Bottom 5 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Vuckovich Watson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Landestoy bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Tyson covering, for the out. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Templeton hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tyson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 4 Scott takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Hendrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Vuckovich strikes out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tyson strikes out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Scott hits a line drive towards first. Watson catches it and steps on first to double up Hendrick.
Top 2 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Simmons 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 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Hernandez reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.