The Astros defeated the Mets, 3-1, behind Joaquin Andujar's two-hit pitching. Terry Puhl walked in the first inning and scored the Astros' first run on a double by Cesar Cedeno. Then in the third, Puhl singled, moved to third on a single by Julio Gonzalez and came on to score the winning run when Joel Youngblood's throw eluded third baseman Richie Hebner. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      19, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  2  1
Astros       1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .243      Puhl cf               3   2   1   0     1   1   .278
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .197      Gonzalez ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .340      Cedeno 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .264
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .299      Leonard rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Cruz lf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Henderson lf          1   1   0   0     3   0   .273      Howe 2b               1   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .225        Landestoy 2b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .149
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Bochy c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .190
  Ferrer 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andujar p             3   0   0   1     0   2   .045
Hassler p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   2   1     7   2             Totals               28   3   8   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 14,036
Left on Base: Mets 6, Astros 7
DP: Mets 3, Astros 1
Errors: Hebner
Doubles: Cedeno (13), Howe (9)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (8), Henderson (11), Puhl (13), Cruz (16)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez (3), Cruz (1)
GIDP: Stearns (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-1)          7     7   3   3   4   6   0  31   7.25
Glynn                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.84
Totals                  8     8   3   3   4   6   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(7-4)          9     2   1   1   7   2   0  34   3.01
Totals                  9     2   1   1   7   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Hassler (1)
Balks: Hassler (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Lanny Harris


METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Montanez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; Puhl stole third; Cedeno
doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Leonard grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Cedeno to third]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); Stearns singled to right; Stearns
stole second; Henderson walked; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe walked;
Bochy hit into a double play (right to first) [Howe out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Hassler grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Montanez grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: On a bunt Andujar struck out; Puhl singled to right;
Gonzalez singled to right [Puhl scored (error by Hebner) (no
RBI), Gonzalez to second]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice;
Leonard was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to second; Howe doubled to right [Cruz
to third]; Bochy was walked intentionally; Andujar forced Bochy
(shortstop to second) [Cruz scored, Howe to third]; Puhl hit
into a double play (first to catcher) [Howe out at home]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 3.

METS 5TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); Stearns grounded
out (shortstop to first); Henderson walked; Henderson stole
second; Flynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to
third]; Hassler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leonard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 3.

METS 6TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to left; Cruz singled to center;
Cruz stole second; Landestoy was called out on strikes; Bochy
was walked intentionally; Andujar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 3.

METS 7TH: Hebner walked; Youngblood forced Hebner (pitcher to
shortstop); Stearns grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl struck out; Gonzalez flied out to left; Cedeno
singled to right; Hassler balked [Cedeno to second]; Hassler
threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Leonard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 3.

METS 8TH: Henderson walked; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FLYNN;
Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to second];
HODGES BATTED FOR HASSLER; Hodges flied out to left; Taveras
walked; Montanez singled to right [Henderson scored, Taveras to
third]; Mazzilli walked [Montanez to second]; Hebner flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: FERRER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING 2B); GLYNN
REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Cabell singled to center; Cruz out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cabell to second];
Landestoy hit into a double play (third to first to catcher)
[Cabell out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 3.

METS 9TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Stearns flied out to
left; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Astros 3.