Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
May 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 2 0 0
Leonard rf 5 1 2 1
Cabell 3b,1b 5 0 2 3
Watson 1b 4 0 3 1
  Gonzalez pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Landestoy 2b 2 1 0 0
Bochy c 3 1 1 0
Riccelli p 4 0 1 3
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey cf 4 0 0 1
Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
DeFreitas 1b 2 0 0 0
  Pastore p 0 0 0 0
  Auerbach ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 0 0 0 0
Summers rf 2 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 2 0
Correll c 3 1 1 0
Norman p 1 0 0 0
  Collins 1b 3 0 1 1
Totals 30 2 5 2
Houston 000 230 0308111
Cincinnati 000 020 000251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Riccelli  W (2-1) 8.0 5 2 2 6 7
  Forsch   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
9
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  L (1-4) 4.1 5 5 5 4 4
  Pastore   1.2 3 0 0 0 4
  Tomlin   3.0 3 3 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
4
9

  E–Landestoy (1), Tomlin (2).  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Leonard (2,off Norman); Bochy (1,off Pastore); Riccelli (1,off Tomlin).  SH–Landestoy (1,off Tomlin).  HBP–Bochy (1,by Tomlin).  CS–Cabell (5,2nd base by Norman/Correll); Foster (1,2nd base by Riccelli/Bochy); Summers (1,2nd base by Riccelli/Bochy); Knight (1,2nd base by Riccelli/Bochy).  SB–Concepcion (6,2nd base off Riccelli/Bochy).  HBP–Tomlin (1,Bochy).  U-HP–Bob Nelson, 1B–Hank Rountree, 2B–Les Treitel, 3B–Dick Tremblay.  T–3:00.  A–33,618.
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