A bases-loaded single by Bruce Bochy with two out in the 13th inning scored Craig Reynolds and gave the Astros a 3-2 victory to pull within 1½ games of the Reds in the West division race. The game started with aces J.R. Richard and Tom Seaver on the mound, but Seaver left after nine innings and Richard after 11.

In the 13th, with Tom Hume pitching for the Reds, Reynolds singled for his fourth hit of the game and Cesar Cedeno sacrificed. Following an intentional pass to Jose Cruz, Enos Cabell grounded out. The Reds then passed pinch-hitter Danny Heep to get at Bochy, who laced Hume's first pitch to him for the game-winning single.

The Reds' two runs came on a single by Dan Driessen and homer by Ray Knight in the second inning. The Astros scored an unearned run in the third and tied the game in the seventh when Rafael Landestoy singled, Richard sacrificed and Terry Puhl singled. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Friday, September 21, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  8  2
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3 13  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Puhl cf               6   0   2   2     0   0   .283
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Reynolds ss           6   1   4   0     0   0   .262
  Hume p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .174      Cedeno 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .268
Morgan 2b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Cruz lf               5   0   1   0     1   2   .287
Concepcion ss         6   0   1   0     0   3   .287      Cabell 3b             6   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Foster lf             5   0   0   0     0   3   .303      Leonard rf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .292
Bench c               5   0   0   0     0   2   .279        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Driessen 1b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .251        Heep ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Knight 3b             5   1   3   2     0   2   .317      Pujols c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .240        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .164        Bochy c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .216
  Spilman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Landestoy 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Oester pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Richard p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .126
  Cruz rf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Walling rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .313

Totals               47   2   8   2     1  18             Totals               47   3  13   3     3   5

Time of Game: 3:30   Attendance: 44,975
Left on Base: Reds 7, Astros 11
DP: Reds 1, Astros 0
Errors: Collins, Driessen
Doubles: Knight (35), Reynolds (18)
Home Runs: Knight (10)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (29)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (17), Cedeno (13), Richard (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Richard (11), Cedeno (3)
GIDP: Cedeno (14)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver                  9     8   2   1   1   5   0  35   3.17
Tomlin                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.80
Hume L(10-9)            3     3   1   1   2   0   0  14   2.80
Totals                 12.2  13   3   2   3   5   0  52

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                11     7   2   2   1  15   1  41   2.87
Sambito W(8-6)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.77
Totals                 13     8   2   2   1  18   1  48

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Morgan flied
out to right; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds singled to right;
Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Foster struck out; Bench popped to third in foul
territory; Driessen singled to left; Knight homered [Driessen
scored]; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Leonard singled to center; Pujols grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Collins popped to shortstop; Morgan
singled to right; Concepcion singled to right [Morgan to third];
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy flied out to center; Richard reached on an
error by Driessen [Richard to second]; Puhl singled to center
[Richard scored (unearned)]; Puhl stole second; Reynolds lined
to pitcher; Cedeno popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 4TH: Bench struck out; Driessen struck out; Knight struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz popped to center; Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Leonard reached on an error by Collins [Leonard to
second]; Pujols walked; Landestoy grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo flied out to left; Seaver struck out; Collins
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Richard struck out; Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds
doubled to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds
2, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Morgan flied out to center; Concepcion grounded out
(third to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Cabell singled to center;
Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Leonard
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to right; Driessen flied out to left;
Knight doubled to left; Geronimo was walked intentionally;
Seaver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Bergman flied out to
right; Landestoy singled to center; Richard out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Landestoy to second]; Puhl singled to
center [Landestoy scored]; Reynolds forced Puhl (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 8TH: BOCHY REPLACED BERGMAN (PLAYING C ); On a bunt Collins
grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan popped to catcher in
foul territory; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 9TH: Foster flied out to center; Bench grounded out (second
to first); Driessen singled to shortstop; Knight struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Bochy flied
out to right; Landestoy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 10TH: Geronimo lined to center; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SEAVER;
Spilman singled to center; OESTER RAN FOR SPILMAN; Collins
struck out; Morgan struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: CRUZ REPLACED OESTER (PLAYING RF); TOMLIN REPLACED
COLLINS (PITCHING); On a bunt Richard singled to third; Richard
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Puhl popped
to second; Reynolds singled to center; HUME REPLACED TOMLIN
(PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 11TH: Concepcion grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster
struck out; Bench was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 11TH: Cruz singled to center; Cabell forced Cruz (first
to shortstop); Leonard forced Cabell (third to second); Bochy
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 12TH: WALLING REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING RF); SAMBITO
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Driessen flied out to center;
Knight singled to left; Geronimo flied out to left; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 12TH: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Walling
grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

REDS 13TH: Hume struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Concepcion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 13TH: Reynolds singled to right; Cedeno out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Reynolds to second]; Cruz
was walked intentionally; Cabell forced Cruz (second to
shortstop) [Reynolds to third]; HEEP BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Heep
was walked intentionally [Cabell to second]; Bochy singled to
left [Reynolds scored, Cabell to third, Heep to second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 3.