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July 24, 1979

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Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .290
OBP .333 .375
At Bats 3 355
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 70
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 1 54

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 7 0
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Astrodome - July 24, 1979
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Single
Ken Holtzman
Barry Foote
Bill Buckner
Steve Dillard
Steve Ontiveros
Ivan De Jesus
Dave Kingman
Scot Thompson
Larry Biittner
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner juggles the ball. That's an error on Buckner.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out. Ashby moves to third.
Bottom 6 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leonard scores. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. Leonard moves to third.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 De Jesus hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Top 5 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Holtzman covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Ashby scores. Forsch goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to third for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus misplays the ball. That's an error on De Jesus. Cabell scores. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ontiveros for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Biittner 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 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to third.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Reynolds reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buckner 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 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. De Jesus moves to second.
Top 3 Lamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howe moves to third.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dillard hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner moves to second.
Top 2 Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Biittner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Lamp covering. Safe. Puhl scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Foote and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to home to get Reynolds. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thompson 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 1 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.