The Houston Astros won against the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 to 4, on May 9, 1979.

1979 Houston Astros

Final

HOU

Astros

18-12

5

1

1

2

2

0

0

3

0

0

4

3

1

5

0

0

6

0

1

7

0

0

8

0

0

9

0

0

10

0

0

11

0

0

12

0

0

13

0

0

14

0

0

15

0

0

16

0

1

R

4

5

H

12

14

E

1

0

Top 1st

STL

HOU

Cardinals

Single by George Hendrick; Tony Scott scored.

1

0

Bottom 1st

STL

HOU

Astros

Single by Jose Cruz; Craig Reynolds scored.

1

1

Astros

Single by Enos Cabell; Jose Cruz scored.

1

2

Top 4th

STL

HOU

Cardinals

Home run by Ken Reitz.

2

2

Cardinals

Triple by Tony Scott; John Denny and Garry Templeton scored.

4

2

Bottom 4th

STL

HOU

Astros

Alan Ashby grounded out; Bob Watson scored.

4

3

Bottom 6th

STL

HOU

Astros

Terry Puhl walked; Bob Watson scored.

4

4

Bottom 16th

STL

HOU

Astros

Single by Bob Watson; Jeffrey Leonard scored.

4

5

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Garry Templeton SS 7 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1
Tony Scott CF 7 1 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 8
Keith Hernandez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jerry Mumphrey LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Simmons C 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Steve Swisher C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
George Hendrick RF 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Dane Iorg LF,1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ken Reitz 3B 7 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
Mike Tyson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Brock PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ken Oberkfell PR,2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Denny P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Buddy Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Freed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Will McEnaney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bernie Carbo PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Bruno P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 56 4 12 4 1 5 12 4 0 18

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
John Denny 5.2 7 4 3 4 1 0
Buddy Schultz 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Will McEnaney 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Littell 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Darold Knowles 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Bruno (L) 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 0
Totals 15.2 14 5 4 9 5 0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Terry Puhl RF 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Craig Reynolds SS 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jeffrey Leonard CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 2
Jose Cruz LF 6 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 2
Enos Cabell 3B 7 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
Bob Watson 1B 7 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Julio Gonzalez 2B 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Alan Ashby C 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Joe Niekro P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Denny Walling PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Sexton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Joaquin Andujar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jesus Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art Howe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bo McLaughlin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 59 5 14 4 0 9 5 2 1 14

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Joe Niekro 6.0 6 4 4 4 2 1
Joe Sambito 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Joaquin Andujar 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0
Rick Williams 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Bo McLaughlin (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Totals 16.0 12 4 4 5 12 1

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More Astros Stats

Team Batting Leaders

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HR

13

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RBI

28

Tucker

Kyle Tucker

AVG

.340

Peña

Jeremy Peña

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

4

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

K

41

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

ERA

2.23

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

Team Rankings

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HR

46

7th

R

178

14th

SO

330

20th

ERA

4.96

28th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22 19 .537
Rangers Rangers
22 20 .524 0.5
Athletics Athletics
19 23 .452 3.5
Astros Astros
15 25 .375 6.5
Angels Angels
15 26 .366 7.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/13
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Tue
5/14
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Wed
5/15
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Thu
5/16
OAK OAK
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
5/17
MIL MIL
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM

Last Game

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DET Tigers

20-20

3

Final

9

HOU Astros

15-25

Sun 12 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Fantasy 2024

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/11
TEX TEX
@
COL COL
1-3
Sat
5/11
KCR KCR
@
LAA LAA
4-2
Sat
5/11
STL STL
@
MIL MIL
4-3
Sat
5/11
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
6-7
Sat
5/11
ARI ARI
@
BAL BAL
9-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/13
TOR TOR
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Mon
5/13
MIA MIA
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
5/13
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
5/13
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
5/13
CHC CHC
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM