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May 30, 1979

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Reds 0 1 2
Astros 6 9 2
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Reds 0 1 2
Astros 6 9 2

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .369
At Bats 2 139
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 23

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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6 2 0
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Astrodome - May 30, 1979
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Ashby scores. Landestoy moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. Ashby moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Landestoy takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Frank Pastore now pitching. Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe moves to third.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Leonard. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Leonard steals second.
Bottom 6 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Driessen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Seaver hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Bottom 4 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ashby strikes out.
Top 4 Collins strikes out.
Top 4 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch 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 Howe hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leonard strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 3 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Landestoy tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe throws the ball towards first to get the runner. He throws it away into right field. Leonard throws it back to Howe, who tags the runner out.
Top 2 Knight takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Concepcion. Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Driessen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy misplays the ball. That's an error on Landestoy. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 1 Griffey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.