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May 12, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 12 1
Astros 0 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 2 12 1
Astros 0 6 0

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .345
OBP .333 .417
At Bats 3 119
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 24

Ken Holtzman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Astrodome - May 12, 1979
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Out
Ken Holtzman
Tim Blackwell
Bill Buckner
Ted Sizemore
Steve Ontiveros
Mick Kelleher
Sam Mejias
Jerry Martin
Bobby Murcer
Jose Cruz
Enos Cabell
Bob Watson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 12 1 12
Houston Astros 0 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Ken Holtzman
Losing Pitcher Rick Williams
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Buckner
Attendance 35,997
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Sam Mejias now playing left field. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Top 9 Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kingman strikes out.
Top 9 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sexton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Alou strikes out. Blackwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alou out.
Bottom 8 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kelleher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Holtzman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez 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 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Sizemore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 7 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ontiveros. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sexton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Murcer reaches second base with a double. Puhl throws the ball in to Cabell who tags Murcer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Holtzman scores.
Top 6 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Holtzman moves to second.
Top 6 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Holtzman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Art Howe pinch hits for Rick Williams. Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holtzman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Kingman moves to second.
Top 5 Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Leonard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 There goes Puhl. The throw from Blackwell and he is out, Sizemore applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. Holtzman moves to third.
Top 4 Kelleher bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Holtzman moves to second.
Top 4 Holtzman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to third. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buckner moves to second.
Top 3 Kingman strikes out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kelleher scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelleher strikes out.
Top 2 Holtzman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sizemore moves to second.
Top 2 Sizemore takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Blackwell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a line drive towards short. Kelleher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Blackwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sexton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third.
Top 1 Kingman strikes out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Top 1 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.