Astros @ Dodgers
September 30, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Dodgers 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Dodgers 2 10 1

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 0 626
Hits 0 169
• Singles 0 132
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 56

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 21
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Dodger Stadium - September 30, 1979
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Single
Joe Sambito
Alan Knicely
Dave Bergman
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Danny Heep
Jeffrey Leonard
Denny Walling
Bill Russell
Manny Mota
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bill Russell pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe. Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mota moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Manny Mota pinch hits for Johnny Oates. Mota hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jose Cruz pinch hits for Bobby Sprowl. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Knicely hits a popup towards third. Hatcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dusty Baker now playing left field. Joe Ferguson now playing right field. Von Joshua now playing center field. Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Dusty Baker pinch hits for Gary Thomasson. Baker strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Vic Davalillo. Ferguson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop. Bobby Sprowl now pitching. Alan Knicely now catching. Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bergman hits a line drive towards first. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leonard tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Leonard. The throw from Oates and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores.
Top 8 Landestoy bunts in front of the plate. Oates fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 8 Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sutcliffe strikes out.
Bottom 7 Art Howe now playing third base. Oates hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pujols strikes out.
Top 7 Sexton is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Terry Puhl pinch hits for Julio Gonzalez. Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guerrero hits a line drive into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bergman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Walling. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Walling steals second.
Top 6 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leonard scores.
Top 6 There goes Leonard. The throw from Oates and he is safe. Leonard steals second.
Top 6 Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Vic Davalillo now playing left field. Pedro Guerrero now playing first base. Landestoy bunts in front of the plate. Oates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Sexton moves to second.
Top 5 Sexton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 4 Sutcliffe bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oates moves to second.
Bottom 4 Oates hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Heep is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Walling hits a line drive into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hatcher hits a line drive into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Joshua hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Leonard strikes out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Sutcliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guerrero scores.
Bottom 2 Oates hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guerrero moves to second.
Bottom 2 Julio Gonzalez now playing third base. Guerrero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sexton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cabell strikes out.
Top 2 Bergman strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Heep moves to second.
Top 2 Mickey Hatcher now playing third base. Heep hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thomasson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Ron Cey. Hatcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores.
Bottom 1 Garvey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Joshua hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Thomas. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Thomas steals second.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Oates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.