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Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 43,109 |
Saturday, August 25, 1979 Time of Game: 2:07 |
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Astros
3
73-56
Won 1
1st
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Astros 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Phillies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
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Phillies
1
65-63
Lost 1
5th, 9½ GB
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Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C Cedeno 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .722 8 0 C Reynolds SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 .640 1 2 3B T Puhl CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .746 2 0 J Cruz LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .292 .810 3 0 HR E Cabell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .649 1 0 CS J Leonard RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .301 .737 2 0 A Ashby C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .205 .544 10 0 2B R Landestoy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .544 0 3 J Niekro P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .118 .288 0 0 2B J Sambito P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .833 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 0 1 3 27 5
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B McBride RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .715 3 0 L Bowa SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .632 2 6 P Rose 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .808 9 1 SB M Schmidt 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .265 .999 2 2 G Luzinski LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .258 .801 1 0 G Maddox CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 .713 2 0 B Boone C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .295 .827 4 2 M Trillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .629 3 3 N Espinosa P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .180 .444 1 0 2B K Saucier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0 0 M Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .665 0 0 T McGraw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 0 Totals 30 1 3 0 4 10 27 14
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Niekro, W (18-7) 5.2 3 1 1 4 6 0 2.98 24 - · · 3· 8· 0· 3 61 - 1.22 0.20 J Sambito, S (16) 3.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.49 10 - · · 2· 4· 0· 0 1-0 1.23 0.29 Totals 9 3 1 1 4 10 0 34 - · · 5·12· 0· 3 1-0
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA N Espinosa, L (13-10) 5 7 3 3 0 0 1 3.54 21 - · · 7· 7· 1· 7 41 - 0.89 -0.15 K Saucier 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.33 8 - · · 5· 0· 0· 1 1-0 0.85 0.09 T McGraw 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.63 6 - · · 1· 3· 1· 0 0-0 0.35 0.04 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 3 1 35 - · · 13·10· 2· 8 1-0
Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies 1. Cesar Cedeno 1B 1. Bake McBride RF 2. Craig Reynolds SS 2. Larry Bowa SS 3. Terry Puhl CF 3. Pete Rose 1B 4. Jose Cruz LF 4. Mike Schmidt 3B 5. Enos Cabell 3B 5. Greg Luzinski LF 6. Jeffrey Leonard RF 6. Garry Maddox CF 7. Alan Ashby C 7. Bob Boone C 8. Rafael Landestoy 2B 8. Manny Trillo 2B 9. Joe Niekro P 9. Nino Espinosa P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t5 | 2 | -2- | R | 15% | 63% | 1-1 | HOU | J. Niekro | N. Espinosa | Double to CF; Ashby Scores | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | R | 13% | 45% | 0-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | N. Espinosa | Home Run | |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | R | -11% | 32% | 0-0 | PHI | N. Espinosa | J. Niekro | Double to LF; Boone Scores | |
| t6 | 0 | --- | 11% | 77% | 2-1 | HOU | C. Reynolds | N. Espinosa | Triple to CF (LF-CF) | ||
| b1 | 1 | -23 | O | 8% | 44% | 0-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Cedeno | N. Espinosa | Lineout: 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | C. Reynolds | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | N. Espinosa | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | -3% | 45% | 0-0 | PHI | L. Bowa | J. Niekro | Single to LF | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | -6% | 39% | 0-0 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Niekro | Single to RF; Bowa to 3B | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-3 | -2% | 37% | 0-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Niekro | Rose Steals 2B | ||
| b1 | 1 | -23 | O | 8% | 44% | 0-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Niekro | Flyball: RF | |
| b1 | 2 | -23 | -1% | 43% | 0-0 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b1 | 2 | 123 | O | 7% | 50% | 0-0 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | N. Espinosa | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 46% | 0-0 | HOU | E. Cabell | N. Espinosa | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | 1% | 47% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Leonard | N. Espinosa | Single to LF | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 45% | 0-0 | HOU | A. Ashby | N. Espinosa | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | -4% | 41% | 0-0 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | -3% | 39% | 0-0 | PHI | M. Trillo | J. Niekro | Wild Pitch; Boone to 2B | ||
| b2 | 0 | -2- | O | 4% | 43% | 0-0 | PHI | M. Trillo | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | R | -11% | 32% | 0-0 | PHI | N. Espinosa | J. Niekro | Double to LF; Boone Scores | |
| b2 | 1 | -2- | O | 3% | 35% | 1-0 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B; Espinosa to 3B | |
| b2 | 2 | --3 | O | 3% | 38% | 1-0 | PHI | L. Bowa | J. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 36% | 0-1 | HOU | R. Landestoy | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 34% | 0-1 | HOU | J. Niekro | N. Espinosa | Groundout: C-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 33% | 0-1 | HOU | C. Cedeno | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 35% | 1-0 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | -2% | 33% | 1-0 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 35% | 1-0 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 37% | 1-0 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Niekro | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 34% | 0-1 | HOU | C. Reynolds | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 32% | 0-1 | HOU | T. Puhl | N. Espinosa | Flyball: LF | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | R | 13% | 45% | 0-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | N. Espinosa | Home Run | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 47% | 1-1 | HOU | E. Cabell | N. Espinosa | Single to CF | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | -3% | 44% | 1-1 | HOU | J. Leonard | N. Espinosa | Cabell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 47% | 1-1 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Niekro | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 49% | 1-1 | PHI | M. Trillo | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 1-1 | PHI | N. Espinosa | J. Niekro | Popfly: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 47% | 1-1 | HOU | J. Leonard | N. Espinosa | Flyball: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 6% | 53% | 1-1 | HOU | A. Ashby | N. Espinosa | Double to RF | ||
| t5 | 1 | -2- | O | -5% | 48% | 1-1 | HOU | R. Landestoy | N. Espinosa | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | R | 15% | 63% | 1-1 | HOU | J. Niekro | N. Espinosa | Double to CF; Ashby Scores | |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | O | -4% | 59% | 2-1 | HOU | C. Cedeno | N. Espinosa | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 63% | 1-2 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Niekro | Popfly: 1B | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 65% | 1-2 | PHI | L. Bowa | J. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 67% | 1-2 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Niekro | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Phillies' Nino Espinosa facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 11% | 77% | 2-1 | HOU | C. Reynolds | N. Espinosa | Triple to CF (LF-CF) | ||
| t6 | 0 | --3 | R | 4% | 81% | 2-1 | HOU | T. Puhl | N. Espinosa | Single to LF; Reynolds Scores | |
| Kevin Saucier replaces Nino Espinosa pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | 5% | 86% | 3-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | K. Saucier | Puhl Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Puhl to 3B | ||
| t6 | 0 | --3 | O | -3% | 83% | 3-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | K. Saucier | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --3 | O | -6% | 77% | 3-1 | HOU | E. Cabell | K. Saucier | Fielder's Choice 3B; Puhl out at Hm/3B-C; Cabell to 1B | |
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 78% | 3-1 | HOU | J. Leonard | K. Saucier | Single to 2B; Cabell to 2B | ||
| t6 | 2 | 12- | O | -3% | 75% | 3-1 | HOU | A. Ashby | K. Saucier | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -6% | 69% | 1-3 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Niekro | Walk | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 75% | 1-3 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 79% | 1-3 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Niekro | Strikeout | |
| Joe Sambito replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 82% | 1-3 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phillies' Kevin Saucier facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 81% | 3-1 | HOU | R. Landestoy | K. Saucier | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 2% | 82% | 3-1 | HOU | J. Sambito | K. Saucier | Walk | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 81% | 3-1 | HOU | C. Cedeno | K. Saucier | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 79% | 3-1 | HOU | C. Reynolds | K. Saucier | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 83% | 1-3 | PHI | M. Trillo | J. Sambito | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| Mike Anderson pinch hits for Kevin Saucier (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 85% | 1-3 | PHI | M. Anderson | J. Sambito | Flyball: RF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 87% | 1-3 | PHI | B. McBride | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phillies' Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Tug McGraw replaces Mike Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 3-1 | HOU | T. Puhl | T. McGraw | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 3-1 | HOU | J. Cruz | T. McGraw | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 3-1 | HOU | E. Cabell | T. McGraw | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 88% | 1-3 | PHI | L. Bowa | J. Sambito | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 91% | 1-3 | PHI | P. Rose | J. Sambito | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 93% | 1-3 | PHI | M. Schmidt | J. Sambito | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phillies' Tug McGraw facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 3-1 | HOU | J. Leonard | T. McGraw | Flyball: RF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 3-1 | HOU | A. Ashby | T. McGraw | Lineout: 3B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 3-1 | HOU | R. Landestoy | T. McGraw | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 96% | 1-3 | PHI | G. Luzinski | J. Sambito | Strikeout Looking | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 99% | 1-3 | PHI | G. Maddox | J. Sambito | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 1-3 | PHI | B. Boone | J. Sambito | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Phillies 1. | |||||||||||
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