Astros @ Dodgers
September 30, 1979

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

Derrel Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .257
OBP .250 .330
At Bats 4 405
Hits 1 104
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 41
RBI’s 0 44

Joe Sambito Season Stats

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

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 7 0 6
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Danny Heep
Attendance 46,741
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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.
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.