Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
July 3, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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 3, Cincinnati Reds 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 3 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 2
Leonard rf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 1
Howe 2b 4 0 0 0
  Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
  Sexton pr 0 0 0 0
  Bochy c 0 0 0 0
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Griffey rf 4 0 1 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 1 0
Bench c 4 1 1 0
Driessen 1b 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 3 1 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 1 1
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Houston 000 200 001370
Cincinnati 010 010 000260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (5-3) 9.0 6 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman   8.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Bair  L (4-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, Cincinnati 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (15,off Norman); Cruz (16,off Bair), Cincinnati Bench (9,off Forsch); Concepcion (15,off Forsch).  SB–Cabell (19,2nd base off Bair/Bench).  CS–Morgan (4,2nd base by Forsch/Ashby).  WP–Bair (2).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:13.  A–36,787.
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