Final
STL 4 — HOU 5
5/9/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197905090
Complete available game record for STL at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Templeton | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Swisher | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Simmons | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| George Hendrick | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Watson | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dane Iorg | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Tyson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Brock | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bruno | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Carbo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Denny | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Freed | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darold Knowles | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will McEnaney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo McLaughlin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Phillips | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Schultz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Denny | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Buddy Schultz | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Will McEnaney | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Littell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Williams | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Darold Knowles | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Bruno | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hendrick | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dane Iorg | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Iorg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Scott | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Simmons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Swisher | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Templeton | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Tyson | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darold Knowles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Denny | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will McEnaney | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Bruno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | FC4.2X3(45);B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;B-2(THH) | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | PB.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | SB2# | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T9.3-H;1-H | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 31 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E5/TH.1-3;B-1 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR) | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/L | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | SB2# | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | FC/SH.1-2;B-1 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 12(3)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→1 | WP.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(62);B-1 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 11 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 12 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 4–4 |
| 12 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 2→2 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–4 |
| 13 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→1 | S6 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 13 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 1→1 | S4 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 1→2 | 643.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 2→2 | SB3 | 4–4 |
| 14 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 0→0 | IW.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 1→2 | CSH(252) | 4–4 |
| 14 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 15 top | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 15 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 15 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 15 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 15 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 15 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 16 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 16 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 16 top | 2→3 | K | 4–4 |
| 16 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 16 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 16 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–4 |
| 16 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 16 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 16 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 4–4 |