Final
CIN 1 — HOU 4
9/22/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197909220
Complete available game record for CIN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Collins | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Foster | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Blair | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Cruz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Spilman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Auerbach | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Geronimo | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike LaCoss | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Kennedy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Santo Domingo | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Soto | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bair | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tomlin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike LaCoss | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Joe Niekro | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bair | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mario Soto | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Tomlin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Tomlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Collins | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Concepcion | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| George Foster | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike LaCoss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Soto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Spilman | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | E6.B-1 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H;B-2(THH) | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | S8.2-H;1X3(8454) | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 6(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S4 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/BP | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D7 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | T | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | K+WP.3-H;B-1 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH.2-3;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 1–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–4 |