Astros @ Cardinals
May 1, 1979

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cardinals 3 8 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cardinals 3 8 0

Ted Simmons Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .274
OBP .750 .398
At Bats 3 73
Hits 2 20
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 1 10

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼ 10 ▲ ▼ 11 ▲ ▼
Busch Stadium - May 1, 1979
•
Walk
Joe Sambito
Bruce Bochy
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Ted Simmons
Jerry Mumphrey
Garry Templeton
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Simmons takes first base on ball four. Templeton moves to third. Mumphrey moves to second.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to third for the out. Templeton moves to second.
Bottom 10 Mike Phillips pinch runs for Tom Grieve. Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 10 Joe Sambito now pitching. Tom Grieve pinch hits for Mark Littell. Grieve takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Littell covering, for the out.
Top 10 Puhl hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Ken Oberkfell now playing second base. Jesus Alou pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Dane Iorg pinch hits for Mike Tyson. Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howe strikes out.
Top 9 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Littell, and towards Tyson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 8 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bruce Bochy now catching. Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mark Littell now pitching. Cabell strikes out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 8 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Sexton scores.
Top 8 Puhl hits a line drive into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Alan Ashby. Denny Walling pinch hits for J.R. Richard. Walling is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Jerry Mumphrey now playing left field. Ashby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Ashby reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Templeton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple. Martinez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Simmons goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Richard hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ashby strikes out.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 4 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 4 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Tyson. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Tyson steals second.
Bottom 3 Templeton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tyson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tyson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Richard hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tyson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reitz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Martinez fires to first and picks off Watson.
Top 2 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Cabell. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.