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A five-run outburst in the fourth inning triggered the Reds to a 7-1 victory that stretched their lead in the West division to 1½ games over the Astros. With the score tied, 1-1, Johnny Bench smacked a double, went to third on a two-out infield single by Ray Knight and scored on a single by Hector Cruz. Cincinnati Reds 7, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at AstrodomeReds 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 - 7 12 2
Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2
Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Collins rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .317 Puhl cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .284
Blair cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .248 Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Concepcion ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Cruz lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289
Foster lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .304 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Bench c 5 2 2 0 0 2 .278 Leonard rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .294
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Knight 3b 5 1 3 0 0 1 .319 Landestoy 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .270
Cruz cf,rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .231 Ruhle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .053
Pastore p 4 1 1 1 0 1 .182 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088
Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257
Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .429
Totals 39 7 12 6 4 7 Totals 36 1 9 1 1 5
Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 42,067
Left on Base: Reds 9, Astros 9
DP: Reds 0, Astros 1
Errors: Morgan, Driessen, Leonard, Landestoy
Doubles: Knight (36), Bench (19), Leonard (15)
Triples: Collins (4)
Home Runs: Foster (28)
Stolen Bases: Collins (16), Cruz (35)
GIDP: Knight (20)
Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Pastore W(5-7) 9 9 1 1 1 5 0 37 4.69
Totals 9 9 1 1 1 5 0 37
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Ruhle L(2-5) 3.2 8 6 5 0 3 1 19 3.41
Niemann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.78
Andujar 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 3.21
Dixon 0.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 5.76
LaCorte 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 5.50
Totals 9 12 7 6 4 7 1 43
Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Bruce Froemming
REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Morgan
grounded out (second to first); Concepcion flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
reached on an error by Morgan [Reynolds to first]; Reynolds was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Cedeno popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0.
REDS 2ND: Foster homered; Bench struck out; Driessen struck out;
Knight doubled to left; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to second; Cruz stole second; Cabell
popped to first in foul territory; Leonard doubled to right
[Cruz scored]; Pujols popped to shortstop; Landestoy was walked
intentionally; Ruhle flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 3RD: Pastore flied out to center; Collins grounded out
(second to first); Morgan singled to right; Concepcion flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds singled to center;
Cedeno singled to left [Reynolds to second]; Cruz flied out to
center; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Reds 1, Astros 1.
REDS 4TH: Foster flied out to left; Bench doubled to left;
Driessen flied out to left; Knight singled to third [Bench to
third]; Cruz singled to left [Bench scored, Knight to second];
Pastore singled to right [Knight scored, Cruz to third]; Collins
tripled to right [Cruz scored, Pastore scored, Collins scored
(error by Landestoy) (unearned) (no RBI)]; NIEMANN REPLACED
RUHLE (PITCHING); Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 5
R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Leonard singled to left; Pujols struck out;
Landestoy singled to center [Leonard to second]; HEEP BATTED FOR
NIEMANN; Heep struck out; Puhl singled to shortstop [Leonard to
third, Landestoy to second]; Reynolds popped to second; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.
REDS 5TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); Concepcion grounded
out (second to first); Foster singled to left; Bench reached on
an error by Leonard [Foster to third, Bench to second]; Driessen
was walked intentionally; Knight grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Driessen out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to
first [Cruz to second (error by Driessen)]; Cabell grounded out
(first unassisted) [Cruz to third]; Leonard grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.
REDS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); Pastore struck
out; Collins walked; Collins stole second; Morgan walked;
Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Pujols popped to third in foul territory; Landestoy
struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Gonzalez singled to
center; Puhl forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 1.
REDS 7TH: DIXON REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Foster flied out
to right; Bench singled to center; Driessen singled to left
[Bench to second]; Knight singled to third [Bench to third,
Driessen to second]; Cruz walked [Bench scored, Driessen to
third, Knight to second]; LACORTE REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING);
Pastore flied out to right; Collins grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds lined to second; Cedeno flied out to left;
Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds
7, Astros 1.
REDS 8TH: Morgan flied out to center; Concepcion flied out to
right; Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 7, Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED COLLINS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cabell flied out to center; Leonard
flied out to center; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1.
REDS 9TH: Bench struck out; Driessen flied out to left; Knight
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Landestoy flied out to right; BERGMAN BATTED FOR
LACORTE; Bergman was called out on strikes; Puhl popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 7, Astros 1.
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