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July 6, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 14 0
Cubs 2 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 14 0
Cubs 2 8 1

Scot Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .316
OBP .250 .356
At Bats 4 95
Hits 1 30
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 11

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 9
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Wrigley Field - July 6, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Scot Thompson
Ivan De Jesus
Steve Dillard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 14 0 10
Chicago Cubs 2 8 1 9
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Lynn McGlothen
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 25,612
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dillard moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mike Vail pinch hits for Dick Tidrow. Vail strikes out.
Bottom 9 Steve Dillard pinch runs for Barry Foote. Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Foote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out.
Top 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ashby hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Martin chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards De Jesus. De Jesus fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on De Jesus. Howe goes all the way around to score. Ashby moves to third.
Top 8 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Guillermo Hernandez. Henderson takes first base on ball four. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sizemore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Foote hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ontiveros hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hernandez fires to first and has Cabell trapped. There's the throw to De Jesus who tags Cabell for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kingman hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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. Puhl moves to third.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Niekro 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 5 De Jesus strikes out.
Bottom 5 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Lynn McGlothen. Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Foote moves to third. Sizemore moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foote moves to second.
Bottom 5 Foote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howe strikes out.
Top 5 Walling hits a line drive into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martin hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kingman for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with McGlothen covering, for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 4 Reynolds bunts towards the mound. McGlothen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 There goes Puhl. The throw from Foote and he is out, De Jesus applying the tag.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores.
Top 4 Niekro bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Top 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Bottom 3 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McGlothen hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walling 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 3 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Foote hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Howe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ashby strikes out.
Top 1 Howe takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to third. Walling moves to second.
Top 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.