Astros @ Reds
July 4, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 0
Reds 2 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 0
Reds 2 4 1

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 3 234
Hits 0 59
• Singles 0 43
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 33

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 8
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Riverfront Stadium - July 4, 1979
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Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Johnny Bench

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 3 6 0 2
Cincinnati Reds 2 4 1 2
Winning Pitcher Joaquin Andujar
Losing Pitcher Bill Bonham
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Jeffrey Leonard
Attendance 25,713
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bench hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Auerbach hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Doug Bair now pitching. Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Griffey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Paul Blair pinch hits for Dave Tomlin. Blair strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joe Sambito now pitching. Geronimo strikes out.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Andujar strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffrey Leonard now playing right field. Driessen hits a popup towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Denny Walling. Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to second.
Top 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz moves to third.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Landestoy goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Bench hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walling. Morgan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Auerbach hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Top 6 Junior Kennedy now playing third base. Puhl strikes out.
Top 6 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howe scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Howe hits a line drive into left field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Howe moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bonham hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Driessen scores.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to third.
Bottom 5 Driessen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walling. Driessen reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 4 Auerbach strikes out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonham hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rick Auerbach now playing shortstop. Howe hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walling hits a fly ball towards left. Cruz catches it and throws to Concepcion who relays to Driessen to double up Cabell.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion strikes out.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.