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Firing a two-hitter, Joe Niekro became the league's first 17-game winner and the Astros snapped their four-game losing streak with an 8-1 victory over the Mets. The Astros scored three times in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Jeff Leonard and two-run hit by Rafael Landestoy. A triple by Leonard and sacrifice fly by Alan Ashby produced another marker in the sixth stanza and the Astros plated a tally in the seventh on a balk by Met pitcher Craig Swan. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 1Game Played on Monday, August 20, 1979 (Night game) at Shea StadiumAstros 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 - 8 13 0
Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Landestoy 2b 5 0 3 3 0 0 .222 Flores rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Puhl cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .292 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Cedeno 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306
Cruz lf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .294 Stearns 3b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .254
Cabell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .268 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Leonard rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 .303 Youngblood lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292
Ashby c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .207 Hodges c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .157
Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .106 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .123
Norman ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
Totals 36 8 13 7 6 1 Totals 27 1 2 1 3 6
Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 10,922
Left on Base: Astros 10, Mets 3
DP: Astros 2, Mets 1
Errors: Hodges
Doubles: Reynolds (16), Cabell (17)
Triples: Leonard (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (26), Niekro (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Ashby (3)
GIDP: Kranepool (3), Flynn (15)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (4,by Niekro)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(17-7) 9 2 1 1 3 6 0 31 3.01
Totals 9 2 1 1 3 6 0 31
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Swan L(12-10) 8 12 6 6 3 0 0 38 3.22
Glynn 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 7 3.16
Totals 9 13 8 8 6 1 0 45
Passed Balls: Hodges (1)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (6)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (11)
Balks: Swan (1)
Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Andy Olsen
ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Landestoy singled; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Flores grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras
lined to third; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to left; Cabell hit into a double play
(right to second) [Cruz out at second]; Leonard singled to left;
Ashby popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.
METS 2ND: Stearns was hit by a pitch; Kranepool popped to
catcher in foul territory; Youngblood singled to left [Stearns
to third]; Hodges grounded out (second to first) [Stearns
scored, Youngblood to second]; Flynn flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Niekro flied out to right; Landestoy popped to
shortstop; Reynolds doubled to center; Puhl walked; Cedeno lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
METS 3RD: Swan struck out; Flores grounded out (second to
first); Taveras popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cabell singled to left [Cruz to
second]; Leonard singled to right [Cruz scored, Cabell to
second]; Ashby popped to third; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Cabell to third, Leonard to second];
Landestoy singled to center [Cabell scored, Leonard scored,
Landestoy to third (error by Hodges)]; Reynolds flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.
METS 4TH: Mazzilli popped to second; Stearns singled to center;
Niekro threw a wild pitch [Stearns to second]; Kranepool
grounded out (second to first) [Stearns to third]; Youngblood
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cedeno popped to
shortstop; Cruz made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Mets 1.
METS 5TH: Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn flied
out to left; Swan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Mets 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Leonard
tripled to right; Ashby hit a sacrifice fly to center [Leonard
scored]; Niekro flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Mets 1.
METS 6TH: Flores struck out; Taveras flied out to center;
Mazzilli lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets
1.
ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy flied out to center; Reynolds walked; Puhl
singled to left [Reynolds to third]; Swan balked [Reynolds
scored, Puhl to second]; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Puhl to
third]; Cedeno popped to second; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1.
METS 7TH: Stearns walked; Kranepool grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Stearns out at second]; Youngblood
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
5, Mets 1.
ASTROS 8TH: Cabell flied out to left; Leonard flied out to
right; Ashby singled to right; Niekro singled to center [Ashby
to second]; Landestoy singled to left [Ashby scored, Niekro to
second]; Reynolds lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros
6, Mets 1.
METS 8TH: Hodges walked; Flynn grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hodges out at second]; NORMAN
BATTED FOR SWAN; Norman walked; Flores grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 1.
ASTROS 9TH: NORMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GLYNN REPLACED
FLORES (PITCHING); Puhl walked; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first) [Puhl to second]; Cruz walked; Cabell doubled to right
[Puhl scored, Cruz to third]; Leonard was walked intentionally;
Ashby forced Leonard (second to shortstop) [Cruz scored, Cabell
to third]; Niekro struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 8,
Mets 1.
METS 9TH: Taveras struck out; Mazzilli popped to second; Stearns
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 1.
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