Final
NYM 5 — HOU 4
9/2/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197909020
Complete available game record for NYM 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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Stearns | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Allen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Hassler | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Hebner | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Knicely | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hodges | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Ladd | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Niemann | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kobel | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Howe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Heep | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Andujar | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Kobel | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Andy Hassler | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Randy Niemann | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Neil Allen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Ladd | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Bochy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Niemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Ladd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Hassler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Hebner | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Hodges | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kobel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Elliott Maddox | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stearns | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 31 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | E1/SH.1-2;B-1 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7.3-H(UR);2-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | S7.1X3(75) | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | FC5.3XH(525);1-2;B-1 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR);B-1 | 3–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D8.2-H | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | E9.2-3;B-1 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 6(1)/FO.3-H(UR) | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | S7.2XH(72);1-2 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 1 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | SB2# | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 31.2-3;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53.3-H;2-3 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–4 |