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September 22, 1979

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Reds 1 3 1
Astros 4 9 0
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Reds 1 3 1
Astros 4 9 0

Joe Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .127
OBP .000 .146
At Bats 3 79
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 4

Mario Soto Season Stats

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3 2 0
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Astrodome - September 22, 1979
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Out
Mario Soto
Johnny Bench
Harry Spilman
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Cesar Geronimo
Dave Collins
Joe Niekro
Rafael Landestoy
Jeffrey Leonard
Enos Cabell
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 8 Landestoy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Mario Soto now pitching. Pujols bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to third. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 8 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 8 Cabell strikes out. There goes Cruz. He's safe.
Bottom 8 Doug Bair now pitching. Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Collins moves to third.
Top 8 Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Collins reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rafael Santo Domingo pinch hits for Mike LaCoss. Santo Domingo is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Cedeno strikes out. There goes Puhl. The throw from Bench to Concepcion, and Puhl is out.
Bottom 7 Reynolds bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 6 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Pujols strikes out.
Top 6 Bench hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. There goes Cruz trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 5 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Reynolds reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morgan 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 5 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leonard scores. Pujols moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pujols hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third.
Bottom 4 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bench 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 left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Reynolds bunts towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pujols hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 LaCoss strikes out.
Top 2 Geronimo is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Spilman 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 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 1 Reynolds takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. Collins scores. Morgan moves to third.
Top 1 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins moves to third.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second.
Top 1 Collins is hit by the pitch.