Astros @ Phillies
August 24, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 4
Phillies 5 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Astros 3 7 4
Phillies 5 6 0

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .293
OBP .000 .381
At Bats 3 443
Hits 0 130
• Singles 0 90
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 65
RBI’s 0 60

Steve Carlton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 10 0
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Veterans Stadium - August 24, 1979
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Strikeout
Steve Carlton
Tim McCarver
Pete Rose
Manny Trillo
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Mike Anderson
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Jose Cruz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cruz is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Anderson now playing left field. Puhl strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rose 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 7 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Randy Niemann now pitching. McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Pete Ladd. Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carlton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a line drive towards the mound. Ladd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno juggles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. Maddox moves to second.
Top 6 Bochy strikes out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 6 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pete Ladd now pitching. Rose hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Ladd covering, for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple. Sexton scores.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sexton moves to third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Sexton moves to second.
Top 5 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Sexton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Andujar, and towards Reynolds, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trillo tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Carlton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Carlton reaches second base with a double. McCarver scores. Trillo moves to third.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver moves to third.
Bottom 4 McCarver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Cabell reaches third base with a triple. Cedeno goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Puhl hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rose 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 3 Reynolds strikes out. McCarver drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reynolds out.
Top 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 3 Andujar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Andujar reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Carlton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarver scores.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes McCarver. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. McCarver steals second.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Leonard fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Leonard. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. Luzinski moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McBride tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Bowa bunts towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to third.
Bottom 1 Andujar fires over to first and Cedeno drops the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. McBride moves to second.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.