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June 26, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 5 5 0
Astros 6 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Reds 5 5 0
Astros 6 10 1

Joe Morgan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .262
OBP .250 .380
At Bats 3 172
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 12

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 6
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Astrodome - June 26, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Joe Morgan
Cesar Geronimo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 5 0 6
Houston Astros 6 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Bert Roberge
Losing Pitcher Doug Bair
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Jesus Alou
Attendance 37,114
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Joe Sambito now pitching. Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bruce Bochy now catching. Tom Dixon now pitching. Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dave Tomlin now pitching. 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 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Bert Roberge. Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Alou reaches second base with a double. Sexton scores. Landestoy goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Alan Ashby. There's a wild pitch. Sexton moves to second.
Bottom 8 Doug Bair now pitching. Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Walling hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Auerbach strikes out.
Top 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Bert Roberge now pitching. Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 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 7 Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Landestoy hits a line drive towards first. Driessen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Morgan strikes out.
Top 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walling hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moskau hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Auerbach hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Griffey is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 4 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 4 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Walling reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moskau hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Auerbach fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Auerbach hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bench takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Foster for the out.
Bottom 2 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Puhl is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rick Auerbach now playing third base. Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Geronimo tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. Geronimo moves to third.
Top 2 Moskau bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to second.
Top 2 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Walling strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moskau fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores. Reynolds moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Knight hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bench strikes out.
Top 1 Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Foster hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four. Morgan moves to second.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.