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July 14, 1979

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Cardinals 2 6 0
Astros 3 7 1
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Cardinals 2 6 0
Astros 3 7 1

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .287
OBP 1.000 .368
At Bats 1 328
Hits 1 94
• Singles 1 63
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 44
RBI’s 0 48

Pete Vuckovich Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 0
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Astrodome - July 14, 1979
Pete Vuckovich
Terry Kennedy
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Ken Reitz
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Tony Scott
George Hendrick
Jose Cruz
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cruz takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Sambito catches it and throws to second to double up Hernandez.
Top 8 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Top 8 Jeffrey Leonard now playing right field. Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Scott 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.
Top 7 Brock 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 7 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cruz scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Cruz. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Vuckovich hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Hendrick scores. Kennedy moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to third.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell has Scott trapped. There's the throw to Ashby and back to Cabell, who tags Scott for the out. Hernandez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott moves to third.
Top 6 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 5 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Walling strikes out.
Top 5 Brock 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 Templeton hits a fly ball 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 the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Andujar strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Howe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Templeton moves to third. Brock moves to second.
Top 3 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brock takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Templeton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walling. Templeton reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Vuckovich hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Kennedy trying to get to home. Walling throws the ball in to Ashby who tags Kennedy who's trying to score from second, for the out. Reitz moves to second.
Top 2 Reitz takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 2 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hendrick strikes out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brock 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 Templeton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.