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May 13, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 5 1
Astros 3 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 5 1
Astros 3 4 0

Jerry Martin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .260
OBP .000 .292
At Bats 3 100
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 14

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Astrodome - May 13, 1979
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Bob Watson
Julio Gonzalez
Jimmy Sexton
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Jeffrey Leonard
Terry Puhl
Jerry Martin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 5 1 6
Houston Astros 3 4 0 5
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Mike Krukow
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Alan Ashby
Attendance 13,604
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ontiveros 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 9 Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Sexton reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Leonard strikes out.
Top 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Sexton now playing third base. Kelleher hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 7 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Top 7 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to second.
Top 6 Kingman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Leonard. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Kelleher applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kelleher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Krukow moves to second.
Top 5 Krukow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Niekro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman moves to second.
Top 4 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 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 4 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Leonard scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Leonard hits a line drive to right field. Murcer throws towards the plate. Blackwell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Blackwell. Puhl scores. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kelleher hits a popup towards the mound. Niekro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Krukow bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Sizemore moves to second.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Kelleher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Bottom 2 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelleher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.