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September 12, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 4 10 0
Reds 7 12 1
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Astros 4 10 0
Reds 7 12 1

Hector Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .226
OBP .000 .335
At Bats 0 168
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 28
RBI’s 0 23

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 19
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Riverfront Stadium - September 12, 1979
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Hector Cruz
Rick Auerbach
Ray Knight
Dan Driessen
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rick Auerbach pinch hits for Frank Pastore. Auerbach is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Geronimo strikes out.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Knight reaches second base with a double. Driessen moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bruce Bochy now catching. Driessen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Denny Walling pinch hits for Luis Pujols. Walling strikes out.
Top 8 Leonard strikes out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second.
Top 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hector Cruz now playing right field. Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Foster is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hector Cruz pinch runs for Dave Collins. Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Collins takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Bobby Sprowl. Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pastore strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bobby Sprowl now pitching. Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Driessen scores.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Driessen moves to third.
Bottom 6 Driessen is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pujols strikes out.
Top 6 Leonard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Pete Ladd now pitching. Morgan hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frank Pastore now pitching. Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Reynolds goes all the way around to score. Cruz moves to third.
Top 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bergman tags and scores.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bergman moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergman moves to second.
Top 5 Dave Bergman pinch hits for Randy Niemann. Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knight scores. There goes Geronimo trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 4 Randy Niemann now pitching. LaCoss strikes out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Knight moves to second.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bench scores.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores. Bench tags and moves to third.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to third. Bench moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pujols hits a popup towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with LaCoss covering, for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Knight reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Collins bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 LaCoss strikes out.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Pujols strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Leonard. The throw from Bench and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 2 Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Collins. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Driessen hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Concepcion scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Concepcion moves to third.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Concepcion reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Collins scores.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 There goes Cruz. The throw from Bench and he throws it away, into the outfield. Here's the throw to Bench, who tags Cruz out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno scores.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 1 Reynolds bunts towards first. Driessen scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.