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Sunday May 6, 1979
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Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 6, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront Stadium

Astros       0  0  0    2  3  0    0  3  0  -   8 11  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .290      Griffey cf            4   0   0   1     0   1   .364
Reynolds ss           5   1   1   0     0   2   .277      Kennedy 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Cedeno cf             3   2   0   0     2   1   .277      Concepcion ss         3   0   0   0     1   1   .315
Leonard rf            5   1   2   1     0   2   .400      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .343
Cabell 3b,1b          5   0   2   3     0   0   .306      DeFreites 1b          2   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Watson 1b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .267        Pastore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez pr,3b      1   1   0   0     0   1   .000        Auerbach ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Landestoy 2b          2   1   0   0     1   0   .231        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bochy c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .227        Morgan ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .322
Riccelli p            4   0   1   3     0   1   .200      Summers rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .259
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Knight 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .309
                                                          Correll c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .333
                                                          Norman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Collins 1b          3   0   1   1     0   1   .385

Totals               36   8  11   8     4   9             Totals               30   2   5   2     6   9

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 33,618
Left on Base: Astros 7, Reds 7
DP: Astros 1, Reds 1
Errors: Landestoy, Tomlin
Doubles: Leonard (2), Bochy (1), Riccelli (1)
Stolen Bases: Concepcion (6)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (5), Foster (1), Summers (1), Knight (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (1)
GIDP: Cabell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bochy (1,by Tomlin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Riccelli W(2-1)         8     5   2   2   6   7   0  33   2.76
Forsch                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.42
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   9   0  36

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(1-4)           4.1   5   5   5   4   4   0  21   4.10
Pastore                 1.2   3   0   0   0   4   0   8   4.00
Tomlin                  3     3   3   2   0   1   0  13   3.75
Totals                  9    11   8   7   4   9   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Tomlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Nelson, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Les Treitel, 3B - Dick Tremblay


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno struck out;
Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Griffey flied out to right; Kennedy struck out;
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell lined to third; Watson flied out to left;
Landestoy walked; Bochy forced Landestoy (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster walked; DeFreites struck out while Foster was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Summers walked;
Summers was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Riccelli grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied
out to center; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Knight singled to center; Knight was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Correll singled to second; Norman
forced Correll (pitcher to shortstop); Griffey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno walked; Leonard doubled to left [Cedeno
scored]; Cabell singled to center [Leonard scored]; Cabell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Watson
singled to right; Landestoy flied out to left; Bochy struck out
(catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Concepcion reached on an
error by Landestoy [Concepcion to first]; Concepcion stole
second; Foster flied out to center [Concepcion to third];
DeFreites struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Reds 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Riccelli flied out to center; Puhl singled to
shortstop; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl to third]; Cedeno
walked [Reynolds to second]; PASTORE REPLACED DEFREITES
(PITCHING); COLLINS REPLACED NORMAN (PLAYING 1B); Leonard struck
out; Cabell singled to right [Puhl scored, Reynolds scored,
Cedeno to third]; Watson singled to left [Cedeno scored, Cabell
to second]; Landestoy flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 5, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Summers popped to shortstop; Knight singled to right;
Correll walked [Knight to second]; Collins singled to left
[Knight scored, Correll to third]; Griffey grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Correll scored, Collins to second]; Kennedy flied out
to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Bochy doubled to center; Riccelli struck out; Puhl
struck out; Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
5, Reds 2.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion walked; Foster struck out; AUERBACH BATTED
FOR PASTORE; Auerbach struck out; Summers flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED AUERBACH (PITCHING); Cedeno lined to
center; Leonard singled to center; Cabell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Leonard out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

REDS 7TH: Knight flied out to right; Correll popped to first in
foul territory; Collins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Reds 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson singled to center; GONZALEZ RAN FOR WATSON;
Landestoy reached on an error by Tomlin on a sacrifice bunt
[Gonzalez to second, Landestoy to first]; Bochy was hit by a
pitch [Gonzalez to third, Landestoy to second]; Riccelli doubled
to center [Gonzalez scored, Landestoy scored (unearned), Bochy
scored]; Puhl lined to pitcher; Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 2.

REDS 8TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Griffey struck out; Kennedy singled to
center; Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Kennedy to second]; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 2.

REDS 9TH: MORGAN BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Morgan walked; Summers
walked [Morgan to second]; FORSCH REPLACED RICCELLI (PITCHING);
Knight flied out to right; Correll struck out; Collins struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 8, Reds 2.



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