| With support from Cesar Cedeno, who accounted for three runs, Joe Niekro gained his sixth victory in the month of May when the Astros defeated the Reds, 6-3. After hitting a single for a tally in the first inning, Cedeno homered in the third and received credit for his third RBI by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the sixth. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 6 2 Astros 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 x - 6 9 2 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffey rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Puhl cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Cedeno 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 .273 Driessen 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Bench c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Leonard rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .325 Knight 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .326 Howe 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .201 Collins lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .370 Ashby c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .234 Geronimo cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .231 Landestoy 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .171 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Niekro p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .103 Pastore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeFreites ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 33 3 6 2 3 1 Totals 32 6 9 6 3 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 21,757 Left on Base: Reds 6, Astros 7 DP: Reds 0, Astros 1 Errors: Concepcion 2, Howe, Landestoy Doubles: Geronimo (10) Home Runs: Cedeno (4) Stolen Bases: Landestoy (1), Leonard (3) Sacrifice Flies: Puhl (1), Niekro (1) GIDP: Kennedy (1) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(2-4) 5 8 5 5 1 4 1 24 5.68 Pastore 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 7.48 Tomlin 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.42 Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.91 Totals 8 9 6 5 3 4 1 37 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(7-2) 8.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 35 2.51 Sambito SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.74 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 1 0 36 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John Kibler REDS 1ST: Griffey popped to third in foul territory; Kennedy reached on an error by Landestoy [Kennedy to second]; Concepcion grounded out (first unassisted) [Kennedy to third]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to shortstop [Puhl to second (error by Concepcion)]; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cruz flied out to right; Leonard singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Howe popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Bench grounded out (third to first); Knight walked; Collins reached on an error by Howe [Knight out at third (right to third), Collins to first]; Geronimo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby singled to third; Landestoy forced Ashby (pitcher to shortstop); Niekro singled to center [Landestoy to third]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to left [Landestoy scored]; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Griffey flied out to right; Kennedy walked; Concepcion singled to left [Kennedy to second]; Driessen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno homered; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Leonard struck out; Howe popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 4TH: Bench grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied out to center; Collins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby struck out; Landestoy walked; Landestoy stole second; Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Geronimo grounded out (pitcher to first); Seaver flied out to center; Griffey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied out to center; Driessen popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Leonard singled to center; Leonard stole second; Howe singled to center [Leonard scored]; PASTORE REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Ashby singled to center [Howe to third]; Landestoy walked [Ashby to second]; Niekro hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howe scored]; TOMLIN REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds reached on an error by Concepcion [Ashby to third, Landestoy to second, Reynolds to first]; Cedeno walked [Ashby scored (unearned), Landestoy to third, Reynolds to second]; Cruz flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 7TH: Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); Knight flied out to left; Collins flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Leonard flied out to center; Howe grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 6. REDS 8TH: Geronimo singled to right; DEFREITES BATTED FOR TOMLIN; DeFreites singled to third [Geronimo to second]; Griffey walked [Geronimo to third, DeFreites to second]; Kennedy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Geronimo scored, DeFreites to third, Griffey out at second]; Concepcion flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: BORBON REPLACED DEFREITES (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 6. REDS 9TH: Driessen flied out to left; Bench singled to center; Knight flied out to center; Collins singled to left [Bench to second]; Geronimo doubled to right [Bench scored, Collins scored]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR BORBON; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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