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Rallying for two runs in the seventh inning, the Astros rolled to their sixth straight victory and opened up a 10-game lead in the N. L. West by edging the Reds, 3-2. The Astros trailed, 2-1, entering the seventh, but Jose Cruz batted in the tying run with a double and Jeff Leonard hit a pinch-single for the deciding tally. Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 (Day game) at Riverfront StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 6 0
Reds 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Griffey rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .299
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292
Cedeno 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Auerbach ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .183
Landestoy 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 .192 Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .287 Bench c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Driessen 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Walling rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .339 Knight 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Leonard ph,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Kennedy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Howe 2b,3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .114
Ashby c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .228 Geronimo cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .242
Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .033 Bonham p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Tomlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .181
Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 6 3 0 4 Totals 31 2 4 2 0 5
Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 25,713
Left on Base: Astros 2, Reds 2
DP: Astros 0, Reds 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Cruz (17), Driessen (12), Morgan (15)
Home Runs: Griffey (7)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Andujar W(10-4) 7 4 2 2 0 2 1 25 2.63
Sambito SV(9) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1.07
Totals 9 4 2 2 0 5 1 31
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Bonham L(3-2) 6.1 5 3 2 0 3 0 23 4.24
Tomlin 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.16
Bair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.80
Totals 9 6 3 2 0 4 0 32
Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Ed Vargo
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds struck out;
Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.
REDS 1ST: Griffey homered; Concepcion struck out; Morgan popped
to second; Bench grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cabell forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); Walling hit into a double play (right to
shortstop to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
REDS 2ND: Driessen flied out to center; Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Dave Concepcion left with groin injury; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
ASTROS 3RD: AUERBACH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); Howe
popped to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (second to first);
Andujar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 1.
REDS 3RD: Geronimo grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonham
flied out to left; Griffey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Puhl lined to second; Reynolds struck out; Cedeno
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
REDS 4TH: Auerbach struck out; Joaquin Andujar threw a pitch
near Joe Morgan's head; Morgan grounded out (first
unassisted); Bench grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (third
to first); Walling grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 1.
REDS 5TH: Driessen doubled to right; Knight grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Driessen to third]; Cruz popped to second;
Geronimo singled to left [Driessen scored]; Bonham popped to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Reds 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Howe singled to left [Howe to third (error by
Cruz)]; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howe scored
(unearned)]; Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Joaquin Andujar threw a pitch at Joe Morgan in the fourth
inning, so Bill Bonham retaliated by throwing a pitch behind
Andujar here; both benches clear; and a brawl ensued; Cesar
Cedeno and Ray Knight ejected by HP umpire Paul Pryor;
KENNEDY REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 3B); Puhl struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.
REDS 6TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Griffey grounded out (first to pitcher); Auerbach popped to
shortstop; Morgan doubled to right; Bench popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Reds 2.
ASTROS 7TH: On a bunt Reynolds singled; Landestoy forced
Reynolds (pitcher to shortstop); Cruz doubled to left [Landestoy
scored]; Cabell singled to shortstop [Cruz to third]; TOMLIN
REPLACED BONHAM (PITCHING); LEONARD BATTED FOR WALLING; Leonard
singled to left [Cruz scored, Cabell to second]; Howe flied out
to center; Ashby flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 2.
REDS 7TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Driessen popped
to first; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
3, Reds 2.
ASTROS 8TH: Andujar struck out; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to
first); Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Reds 2.
REDS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Geronimo struck
out; BLAIR BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Blair struck out; Griffey struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.
ASTROS 9TH: BAIR REPLACED BLAIR (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to center; Cabell flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.
REDS 9TH: Auerbach popped to shortstop; Morgan flied out to
center; Bench popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 3, Reds 2.
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