Astros @ Phillies
August 25, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 0
Phillies 1 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 8 0
Phillies 1 3 1

Bob Boone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .333 .378
At Bats 2 345
Hits 0 102
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 44
RBI’s 0 53

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 15
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Veterans Stadium - August 25, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Bob Boone

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 8 0 5
Philadelphia Phillies 1 3 1 6
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Nino Espinosa
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Joe Niekro
Attendance 43,109
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 9 Luzinski is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ashby hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cabell strikes out.
Top 8 Cruz strikes out.
Top 8 Tug McGraw now pitching. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McBride strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mike Anderson pinch hits for Kevin Saucier. Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Sambito takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Boone strikes out.
Bottom 6 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 6 Luzinski strikes out.
Bottom 6 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ashby strikes out.
Top 6 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cabell moves to second.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to home to get Puhl. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kevin Saucier now pitching. Saucier fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Saucier. Puhl moves to third.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds scores.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Rose 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 Bowa 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 McBride hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Espinosa covering, for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Ashby scores.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Ashby reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Espinosa hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Cabell. The throw from Boone and he is out, Bowa applying the tag.
Top 4 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Luzinski strikes out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rose 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 the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Espinosa moves to third.
Bottom 2 Espinosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Espinosa reaches second base with a double. Boone scores.
Bottom 2 Trillo strikes out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Boone moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rose. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Rose steals second.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowa moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McBride strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.