Joaquin Andujar turned in his sixth victory of the season, pitching a five-hitter, and Art Howe drove in a run with a double in the ninth inning as the Astros defeated the Expos, 2-1. Gary Carter tripled and Ellis Valentine hit a sacrifice fly for the Expos' run in the second inning. Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 1Game Played on Friday, June 15, 1979 (Night game) at Stade OlympiqueAstros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 Expos 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Cromartie lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Scott 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Cedeno 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .272 Dawson cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Perez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Walling rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .276 Carter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 Leonard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Valentine rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Howe 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .220 Parrish 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Speier ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .230 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Sanderson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Andujar p 4 0 0 0 0 4 .053 Hutton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 May p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cash ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 8 Totals 29 1 5 1 2 2 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 28,786 Left on Base: Astros 7, Expos 5 DP: Astros 1, Expos 0 Doubles: Howe (7) Triples: Carter (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno 3 (16), Parrish (4) Caught Stealing: Puhl (12) Sacrifice Hits: Cash (1) Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (3) GIDP: Carter (3) Hit by Pitch: Ashby (1,by Sanderson) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(6-4) 9 5 1 1 2 2 0 33 3.28 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 2 0 33 Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sanderson 5 3 1 1 1 4 0 20 3.10 May 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3.94 Bahnsen 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 2.94 Sosa L(4-4) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 1.96 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 8 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Sanderson (1) Wild Pitches: Sanderson (1) Balks: Sanderson (3) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 1ST: Cromartie grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Scott grounded out (second to first); Dawson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell lined to right; Walling struck out; Howe made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 0. EXPOS 2ND: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carter tripled; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carter scored]; Parrish singled; Parrish stole second; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Andujar struck out; Puhl singled; Sanderson balked [Puhl to second]; Reynolds made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1. EXPOS 3RD: Sanderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cromartie grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Expos 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz flied out to right [Cedeno to third]; Cabell out on an unknown play; Walling singled [Cedeno scored]; Howe struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 4TH: Dawson struck out; Perez lined to second; Carter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby was hit by a pitch; Sanderson threw a wild pitch [Ashby to second]; Andujar struck out; Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 5TH: Valentine singled; Parrish forced Valentine (third to second); Speier grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to second]; HUTTON BATTED FOR SANDERSON; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 6TH: MAY REPLACED HUTTON (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz walked; BAHNSEN REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Cabell struck out; Walling grounded out (first unassisted) [Cedeno to third, Cruz to second]; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 6TH: Cromartie grounded out (first unassisted); Scott singled; Dawson made an out to second; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby singled; On a bunt Andujar struck out; Puhl forced Ashby (second unassisted); Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 7TH: Carter flied out to center; Valentine flied out to right; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 8TH: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. EXPOS 8TH: Speier walked; CASH BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Speier to second]; Cromartie was walked intentionally; Scott grounded out (first unassisted) [Speier to third, Cromartie to second]; Dawson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Expos 1. ASTROS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling walked; Howe doubled [Walling scored]; Ashby grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third]; Andujar struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. EXPOS 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); LEONARD REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING RF); Perez singled; WHITE RAN FOR PEREZ; Carter grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Expos 1. |
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