Joe Sambito
Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 13 L, 7-8 at Giants Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 HOU Apr 14 L, 1-2 at Giants Finish 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 HOU Apr 15 (1) W, 4-3 at Giants Finish 1 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 HOU Apr 20 W, 5-4 vs Pirates Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 W (1-0) HOU Apr 21 W, 5-4 vs Pirates Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 HOU Apr 22 W, 3-2 vs Pirates Finish 2 0.2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 HOU Apr 26 W, 6-2 at Cubs Finish 3 4.0 4 16 1 1 1 0 0 5 0.71 HOU Apr 30 W, 6-5 at Cardinals Middle 2.0 3 10 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.23 W (2-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 01 L, 6-7 at Cardinals Finish 1.2 3 12 4 4 1 4 0 3 3.31 L (2-1) HOU May 03 W, 4-1 at Cardinals Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 HOU May 04 L, 5-6 at Reds Middle 2.2 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.79 HOU May 09 W, 5-4 vs Cardinals Middle 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.42 HOU May 10 L, 1-3 vs Cardinals Finish 1.2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 HOU May 11 L, 3-5 vs Cubs Finish 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.22 HOU May 16 L, 4-8 vs Giants Middle 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.05 HOU May 17 L, 0-3 vs Giants Middle 1.1 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.95 HOU May 20 (2) W, 6-3 vs Padres Finish 1.0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.88 HOU May 23 L, 5-6 at Braves Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.86 HOU May 25 L, 1-2 at Padres Finish 1.1 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.78 L (2-2) HOU May 28 L, 4-5 at Padres Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.76 HOU May 30 W, 6-3 vs Reds Finish 4 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 06 W, 4-3 vs Phillies Middle 1.1 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.67 W (3-2) HOU Jun 10 W, 5-3 at Mets Finish 5 4.0 1 15 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.49 HOU Jun 18 W, 3-2 vs Mets Middle 5.0 4 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.31 HOU Jun 20 W, 5-4 vs Mets Finish 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.25 W (4-2) HOU Jun 22 W, 2-1 vs Padres Finish 6 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.20 HOU Jun 25 (1) L, 1-2 vs Reds Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.17 HOU Jun 26 W, 6-5 vs Reds Finish 7 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.15 HOU Jun 27 L, 3-6 at Giants Finish 0.2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.13 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jul 01 W, 4-1 at Padres Finish 8 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.12 HOU Jul 04 W, 3-2 at Reds Finish 9 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.07 HOU Jul 06 W, 4-2 at Cubs Finish 10 1.1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.05 HOU Jul 10 L, 3-4 vs Pirates Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.03 HOU Jul 12 L, 3-5 vs Pirates Finish 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.00 HOU Jul 13 L, 0-1 vs Cardinals Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.98 HOU Jul 14 W, 3-2 vs Cardinals Finish 11 2.0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.95 HOU Jul 21 L, 5-6 at Pirates Finish 1.0 3 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.24 L (4-3) HOU Jul 22 W, 7-6 at Cardinals Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.20 W (5-3) HOU Jul 25 W, 6-4 vs Cubs Finish 12 1.2 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.17 HOU Jul 31 W, 6-4 vs Giants Middle 1.1 5 10 1 1 0 1 0 3 1.29 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 04 (1) W, 4-3 vs Braves Finish 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.26 W (6-3) HOU Aug 04 (2) W, 6-2 vs Braves Finish 13 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.22 HOU Aug 05 W, 3-2 vs Braves Finish 14 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.21 HOU Aug 07 L, 8-10 at Dodgers Finish 1.0 4 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 1.59 L (6-4) HOU Aug 10 W, 2-1 at Braves Finish 15 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.57 HOU Aug 19 L, 2-3 vs Phillies Finish 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.56 HOU Aug 25 W, 3-1 at Phillies Finish 16 3.1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.49 HOU Aug 26 W, 4-1 at Phillies Finish 17 1.1 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.46 HOU Aug 28 L, 6-7 at Expos Finish 0.2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.45 HOU Aug 31 W, 2-0 vs Mets Finish 18 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.43 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 05 W, 4-3 vs Padres Finish 2.0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.39 W (7-4) HOU Sep 08 L, 1-2 vs Giants Finish 1.2 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.47 L (7-5) HOU Sep 09 W, 4-1 vs Giants Finish 19 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.46 HOU Sep 11 L, 8-9 at Reds Middle 0.2 4 7 3 3 2 1 0 0 1.78 L (7-6) HOU Sep 12 L, 4-7 at Reds Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.76 HOU Sep 15 L, 3-5 at Giants Finish 0.2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.85 HOU Sep 18 L, 0-4 at Padres Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.83 HOU Sep 19 L, 5-6 vs Braves Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.81 HOU Sep 21 W, 3-2 vs Reds Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.77 W (8-6) HOU Sep 22 W, 4-1 vs Reds Finish 20 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.75 HOU Sep 24 (1) L, 4-5 at Braves Finish 0.2 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.83 L (8-7) HOU Sep 29 W, 3-0 at Dodgers Finish 21 2.0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.79 HOU Sep 30 W, 3-2 at Dodgers Finish 22 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.77
| Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average |
Team
Role W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Middle relief 2 1 2.14 12 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 26 95 5 5 2 5 2 10 7-5
As closer 6 6 1.66 51 0 0 51 22 0 70.1 54 280 15 13 6 14 2 73 29-22
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 94 12 24 28 0 2 0 12 2 0 6 0 4 21 3 .255 .298 .324 .622
vs RHB 246 24 56 88 6 1 8 24 5 3 13 4 0 62 2 .228 .358 .277 .634
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 6 1 0.38 33 0 0 26 11 0 47.0 36 183 3 2 1 7 1 44 22-11
Road 2 6 3.25 30 0 0 25 11 0 44.1 44 192 17 16 7 12 3 39 14-16
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 1 1 1.35 16 0 0 15 10 0 26.2 21 105 5 4 3 4 0 22 13-3
Night 7 6 1.95 47 0 0 36 12 0 64.2 59 270 15 14 5 15 4 61 23-24
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 2 0 1.23 8 0 0 6 3 0 14.2 9 56 2 2 1 3 1 12 6-2
May 0 2 2.20 13 0 0 7 1 0 16.1 18 75 6 4 1 5 1 11 4-9
June 2 0 0.00 8 0 0 6 3 0 16.2 12 62 0 0 0 3 0 12 6-2
July 1 1 1.76 11 0 0 10 5 0 15.1 16 64 3 3 2 2 0 19 7-4
August 1 1 2.13 10 0 0 10 6 0 12.2 5 48 3 3 1 4 0 13 7-3
September 2 3 3.45 13 0 0 12 4 0 15.2 20 70 6 6 3 2 2 16 6-7
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Braves 1 1 1.35 7 0 0 7 3 0 6.2 3 25 1 1 0 1 1 10 4-3
Cardinals 2 1 3.29 8 0 0 5 1 0 13.2 13 56 5 5 1 5 1 11 5-3
Cubs 0 0 1.23 4 0 0 4 3 0 7.1 8 32 1 1 1 1 0 11 3-1
Dodgers 0 1 6.75 3 0 0 3 2 0 4.0 8 19 3 3 1 0 0 0 2-1
Expos 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-1
Giants 0 1 1.84 10 0 0 7 2 0 14.2 14 62 3 3 1 3 1 15 3-7
Mets 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 3 2 0 12.0 6 42 0 0 0 2 0 8 4-0
Padres 1 1 0.00 7 0 0 6 2 0 8.0 8 35 2 0 0 0 0 6 4-3
Phillies 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 3 2 0 6.2 3 27 0 0 0 3 0 6 3-1
Pirates 1 1 3.00 6 0 0 5 1 0 6.0 6 25 2 2 2 1 0 4 3-3
Reds 1 1 2.31 9 0 0 7 4 0 11.2 11 48 3 3 2 1 1 12 5-4
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