Astros @ Expos
August 29, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 9 0
Expos 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 9 0
Expos 5 8 0

Jimmy Sexton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .194
OBP .250 .265
At Bats 4 31
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 0

Elias Sosa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 14
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Stade Olympique - August 29, 1979
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Out
Elias Sosa
Gary Carter
Tony Perez
Dave Cash
Larry Parrish
Chris Speier
Warren Cromartie
Andre Dawson
Ellis Valentine
Jimmy Sexton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 9 0 8
Montreal Expos 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Bill Lee
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save Elias Sosa
Game Winning RBI Ellis Valentine
Attendance 25,064
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Rick Williams. Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Parrish hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Valentine hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alan Knicely now catching. Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Denny Walling pinch hits for Bruce Bochy. Walling strikes out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores.
Top 8 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to second.
Top 8 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Elias Sosa now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Dawson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cromartie scores. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cromartie moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bruce Bochy now catching. Rick Williams now pitching. Jerry White pinch hits for Bill Lee. White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 7 Puhl strikes out.
Top 7 Sexton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Speier strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Speier out.
Bottom 6 Parrish takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Valentine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dawson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Cabell moves to second.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dawson. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cromartie 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 5 Lee strikes out.
Bottom 5 Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. Ashby moves to third.
Top 5 Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Top 5 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Perez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dawson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out.
Top 4 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Parrish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lee, and towards Speier, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cromartie 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 3 Lee bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second.
Bottom 3 Speier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sexton hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Ashby moves to second.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Leonard strikes out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Dawson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dawson hits a fly ball towards center. Puhl catches it and throws to second to double up Cromartie.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Cromartie moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cromartie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cash scoops it up and throws to first for the out.