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September 23, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 12 2
Astros 1 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 12 2
Astros 1 9 2

Terry Puhl Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .284
OBP .250 .352
At Bats 4 581
Hits 1 165
• Singles 1 131
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 58
RBI’s 0 49

Frank Pastore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 4
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Astrodome - September 23, 1979
Out
Frank Pastore
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
George Foster
Paul Blair
Hector Cruz
Terry Puhl

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 7 12 2 9
Houston Astros 1 9 2 9
Winning Pitcher Frank Pastore
Losing Pitcher Vern Ruhle
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hector Cruz
Attendance 42,067
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Puhl hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Frank LaCorte. Bergman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Knight strikes out.
Top 9 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Blair now playing center field. Hector Cruz now playing right field. Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Foster is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz 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 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Reynolds hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.
Top 7 Frank LaCorte now pitching. Pastore hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Bench scores. Driessen moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Top 7 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to third. Driessen moves to second.
Top 7 Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench moves to second.
Top 7 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tom Dixon now pitching. Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Landestoy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pujols hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Collins. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Collins steals second.
Top 6 Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Pastore strikes out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pujols fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Driessen. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cedeno is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Driessen is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Bench hits a fly ball towards right. Leonard settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Leonard. Foster moves to third. Bench moves to second.
Top 5 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Concepcion 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 4 Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leonard moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Danny Heep pinch hits for Randy Niemann. Heep strikes out.
Bottom 4 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pujols strikes out.
Bottom 4 Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Randy Niemann now pitching. Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Collins hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Leonard chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Landestoy. Landestoy fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Landestoy. Cruz scores. Pastore goes all the way around to score. Collins moves all the way to home.
Top 4 Pastore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knight scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores. Knight moves to second.
Top 4 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bench moves to third.
Top 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Bench reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Pastore hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ruhle hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landestoy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Pujols hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Leonard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Leonard reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cruz strikes out.
Top 2 Knight hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Knight reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Driessen strikes out.
Top 2 Bench strikes out.
Top 2 Foster hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pastore fires to first and picks off Reynolds.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out.