Astros @ Cardinals
July 23, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cardinals 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cardinals 2 6 0

Ken Reitz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .333 .313
At Bats 3 347
Hits 1 97
• Singles 1 66
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 1 47

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 5 0
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Busch Stadium - July 23, 1979
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Julio Gonzalez
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Ken Reitz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 0 8
St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher John Fulgham
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jeffrey Leonard
Attendance 18,075
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 9 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ashby 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 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Scott hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell 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 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Leonard strikes out.
Top 8 Mark Littell now pitching. Cabell hits a line drive towards short. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jerry Mumphrey pinch hits for John Fulgham. Mumphrey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Fulgham covering, for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Oberkfell steals second.
Bottom 5 Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fulgham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl tags and scores.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to third.
Top 5 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Puhl. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Fulgham strikes out.
Bottom 4 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Kennedy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 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 4 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ashby 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 3 Oberkfell hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Brock reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Fulgham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Leonard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cabell strikes out.
Top 3 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ashby 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 1 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock strikes out.
Top 1 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. Cruz goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Top 1 Puhl is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Reynolds is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.