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BOXSCORE: 1979 Cincinnati Reds At 1979 Houston Astros               6/26/1979
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Concepcion SS     4  0  1  1 .302     T.Puhl CF           4  1  1  0 .281  
  J.Morgan 2B         4  1  1  0 .250     C.Reynolds SS       4  1  1  1 .262  
  K.Griffey RF        5  0  1  0 .271     C.Cedeno 1B         4  0  1  1 .247  
  G.Foster LF         3  1  1  0 .322     J.Cruz LF           4  1  1  0 .223  
  D.Driessen 1B       4  0  1  2 .294     E.Cabell 3B         3  1  1  1 .276  
  J.Bench C           3  0  0  0 .271     D.Walling RF        3  0  1  1 .278  
  R.Knight 3B         4  0  0  0 .340     A.Ashby C           3  0  0  0 .215  
  C.Geronimo CF       4  1  2  0 .277     R.Landestoy 2B      2  0  0  0 .169  
  P.Moskau P          2  0  0  0 .043     J.Niekro P          2  0  0  0 .239  
  P.Borbon P          0  0  0  0 .000     J.Sambito P         0  0  0  0 .400  
A-A.Defreites PH      1  0  1  0 .235                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  8  3                 Totals      29  4  6  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Borbon In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 1  -  3  8  0
Astros.......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 0    -  4  6  1
 
Reds (47-27)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Moskau LOSS(3-5)        6       6   4   4   0   3   0  95   5.59
P.Borbon                  2       0   0   0   1   0   0  26   4.30
Totals                    8       6   4   4   1   3   0
 
Astros (47-29)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Niekro WIN(10-5)        8 2/3   8   3   3   4   1   0 138   2.47
J.Sambito SAVE(9th)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.83
Totals                    9       8   3   3   4   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,925 DATE- Tuesday, June 26th 1979 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Dave Pallone, Ed Vargo, Paul Pryor, Satch Davidson
T- 2:10
LEFT ON BASE- Reds:11  Astros: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0  Astros: 0
ERRORS- C.Cedeno
DOUBLES- G.Foster(13th), J.Cruz(16th)
TRIPLES- C.Reynolds(8th)
STOLEN BASES- K.Griffey-2(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Moskau, J.Niekro
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Driessen
WALKS- D.Concepcion, J.Morgan, G.Foster, J.Bench, R.Landestoy
HIT BY PITCH- G.Foster
STRIKE OUTS- D.Driessen, J.Cruz, D.Walling, J.Niekro
 
Joe Niekro carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning at The Astrodome as the
Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds by the count of 4 to 3.
 
Niekro(10-5) earned his pay with a solid performance for Houston.  He
surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  The right-handed Niekro
lost a no-hitter when Joe Morgan singled with one out in the 6th inning.
Cincinnati threatened in the 9th but Houston was able to put down the rally.
 
Joe Sambito earned the save, his 9th.  The losing pitcher was Paul
Moskau(3-5).  'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but
I thought it was nothing.' Niekro said.  'I was lucky I got a win because I
couldn't put the ball where I wanted it.'

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