Astros @ Cubs
April 26, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 11 0
Cubs 2 7 3
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Astros 6 11 0
Cubs 2 7 3

Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .600
OBP .000 .750
At Bats 0 5
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Wrigley Field - April 26, 1979
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jeffrey Leonard
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Mike Vail
Ted Sizemore

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 11 0 8
Chicago Cubs 2 7 3 7
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher Lynn McGlothen
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI J.R. Richard
Attendance 4,777
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mike Vail pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez. Vail strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Foote hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jeffrey Leonard now playing left field. Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Jose Cruz. Leonard hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jerry Martin now playing center field. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buckner 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 8 Jerry Martin pinch hits for Scot Thompson. Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Sambito hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Hernandez.
Top 8 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 De Jesus 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 7 Gene Clines pinch hits for Ray Burris. Clines 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 7 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Sizemore strikes out.
Top 7 Watson strikes out.
Top 7 Cabell is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Burris covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Foote strikes out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kingman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Sambito now pitching. Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howe scores. Richard scores. Puhl moves to third.
Top 6 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Howe moves to third. Richard moves to second.
Top 6 Richard takes first base on ball four. Howe moves to second.
Top 6 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ray Burris now pitching. Watson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 5 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros scores. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Ontiveros moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Ontiveros moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ken Holtzman now pitching. Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into left field. Kingman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kingman. Kingman throws it away. That's an error on Kingman. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. De Jesus fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. There goes Howe trying to get to third. Thompson throws the ball in to Ontiveros, who tags Howe for the out.
Top 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 3 McGlothen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 3 Foote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Richard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Murcer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe catches it and throws to first to double up Ontiveros.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kingman strikes out.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Top 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Puhl hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.