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

Final

Cardinals

14-13

4

Astros

18-12

5

STL

HOU

1

2

0

3

0

4

3

1

5

0

6

0

1

7

0

8

0

9

0

10

0

11

0

12

0

13

0

14

0

15

0

16

0

1

R

4

5

H

12

14

E

1

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

STL

HOU

Single by George Hendrick; Tony Scott scored.

1

0

Bottom 1st

STL

HOU

Single by Jose Cruz; Craig Reynolds scored.

1

Single by Enos Cabell; Jose Cruz scored.

1

2

Top 4th

STL

HOU

Home run by Ken Reitz.

2

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

4

2

Bottom 4th

STL

HOU

Alan Ashby grounded out; Bob Watson scored.

4

3

Bottom 6th

STL

HOU

Terry Puhl walked; Bob Watson scored.

4

Bottom 16th

STL

HOU

Single by Bob Watson; Jeffrey Leonard scored.

4

5

Cardinals

Astros

Batters

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

Pitchers

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

Batters

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

HR

5

Alvarez

RBI

17

Tucker

AVG

.351

Altuve

Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Blanco

K

22

Blanco

ERA

1.33

Blanco

Team Rankings

HR

24

9th

R

96

18th

SO

177

24th

ERA

5.10

29th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	12	11	.522
Mariners	11	11	.500	0.5
Athletics	9	14	.391	3.0
Angels	9	14	.391	3.0
Astros	7	16	.304	5.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/23	HOU	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Wed 4/24	HOU	@	CHC	7:40 PM
Thu 4/25	HOU	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 4/27	HOU	@	COL	6:05 PM
Sun 4/28	HOU	@	COL	4:05 PM

Last Game

Nationals

10-11

6

Final

0

Astros

7-16

Sun 21 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

9

Ozuna

8

Trout

7

Alonso

RBI Leaders

27

Ozuna

22

García

22

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.368

Ohtani

.359

Rosario

.358

Kwan

Hit Leaders

35

Ohtani

34

Kwan

33

Betts

Run Leaders

24

Betts

21

Kwan

21

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.469

Betts

.439

Soto

.439

Winker

SLG Leaders

.687

Ozuna

.676

Abrams

.663

Ohtani

SB Leaders

11

Cruz

10

Turang

10

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Glasnow

4

Berríos

Strikeout Leaders

44

Glasnow

39

Jones

38

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.85

Berríos

1.08

Blackburn

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.55

Peralta

12.10

Jones

11.92

Crochet

K/BB Leaders

14.00

Houck

13.00

Eflin

10.00

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Houck

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

410.3

Betts

361.3

Ohtani

359.5

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

309

Betts

280

Ohtani

272

Cruz

MLB 2023 Division Standings

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