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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 22, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 22, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike LaCoss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 46,037 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Joe West 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Jerry Dale |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Collins | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Harry Spilman | First Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Mike LaCoss | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 22, 1979
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foster vs. Niekro
There goes Morgan. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. Collins scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. LaCoss
Puhl hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. LaCoss
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. LaCoss
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. LaCoss
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion misplays the ball. That's an error on Concepcion. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. LaCoss
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Niekro
Spilman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Niekro
LaCoss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. LaCoss
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. LaCoss
Pujols hits a popup, foul, towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. LaCoss
Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. LaCoss
Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. LaCoss
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. LaCoss
Reynolds bunts towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. LaCoss
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. LaCoss
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Niekro
Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. LaCoss
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. LaCoss
Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. LaCoss
Pujols hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landestoy vs. LaCoss
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leonard scores. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. LaCoss
Niekro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCoss vs. Niekro
LaCoss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Niekro
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. LaCoss
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. LaCoss
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. LaCoss
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. LaCoss
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. LaCoss
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. There goes Cruz trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. LaCoss
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Niekro
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. LaCoss
Pujols strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. LaCoss
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. LaCoss
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spilman vs. Niekro
Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. LaCoss
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. LaCoss
Reynolds bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. LaCoss
Cedeno strikes out. There goes Puhl. The throw from Bench to Concepcion, and Puhl is out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santo Domingo vs. Niekro
Rafael Santo Domingo pinch hits for Mike LaCoss.
Santo Domingo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Bair
Doug Bair now pitching.
Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Bair
Cabell strikes out. There goes Cruz. He's safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Bair
There goes Cabell. The throw from Bench and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Bair
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Soto
Mario Soto now pitching.
Pujols bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landestoy vs. Soto
Landestoy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Soto
Niekro hits a line drive towards short. Concepcion reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puhl vs. Tomlin
Dave Tomlin now pitching.
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spilman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Niekro
Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench takes first base on ball four. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foster moves to third. Bench moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Paul Blair pinch runs for Ray Knight. Hector Cruz pinch hits for Harry Spilman.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Auerbach vs. Sambito
Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Cesar Geronimo.
Auerbach strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Sambito
Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Dave Tomlin.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1979 -- Cincinnati at Houston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Collins D, rf 3 1 2 0 Puhl T, cf 5 0 2 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 2 1 1 0
Concepcion D, ss 3 0 1 0 Cedeno C, 1b 4 1 1 1
Foster G, lf 3 0 1 0 Bergman D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Bench J, c 3 0 0 1 Cruz J, lf 3 1 1 0
Knight R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Blair P, pr 0 0 0 0 Leonard J, rf 3 1 1 0
Spilman H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Pujols L, c 3 0 1 0
Cruz H, ph 1 0 0 0 Landestoy R, 2b 3 0 1 1
Geronimo C, cf 3 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 4 0 0 0
Auerbach R, ph 1 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
LaCoss M, p 2 0 0 0
SantoDomingo R, ph 1 0 0 0
Bair D, p 0 0 0 0
Soto M, p 0 0 0 0
Tomlin D, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 5 1 31 4 9 3
Cincinnati 100 000 000 -- 1
Houston 000 120 01x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss M (L) 7.0 8 3 3 2 3
Bair D* 0.0 1 1 1 1 1
Soto M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Tomlin D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W)+ 8.0 5 1 1 4 4
Sambito J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Concepcion D
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Houston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Houston 9
2B -- Reynolds C, Collins D
3B -- Cruz J
SB -- Morgan J, Cabell E
CS -- Puhl T
SH -- Reynolds C, Pujols L
HBP -- by Niekro J (Collins D)
WP -- Bair D
T -- 2:50
A -- 46037
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