Game Played on Tuesday, August 21, 1979 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 3
NY N 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 x - 5 8 1
Game suspended with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning with the score NY 5 HOU 0.
Completed 8-22-1979.
Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros New York Mets
1. Landestoy 2b Taveras ss
2. Reynolds ss Trevino c
3. Puhl cf Mazzilli cf
4. Cedeno 1b Stearns 3b
5. Cabell 3b Kranepool 1b
6. Leonard rf Youngblood lf
7. Cruz lf Norman rf
8. Bochy c Flynn 2b
9. LaCorte p Falcone p
ASTROS 1ST: Suspend=19790822,,0,5,50; Landestoy struck
out; Reynolds walked; Reynolds stole second; Puhl flied out to
right; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Taveras popped to first; Trevino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Stearns reached on an
error by Cabell [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to first]; Kranepool
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros
0, Mets 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to right; Leonard flied out to
center; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.
METS 2ND: Youngblood doubled to left; Norman grounded out (third
to first); Flynn singled to center [Youngblood scored]; Falcone
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Flynn to second];
Taveras was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
0, Mets 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Bochy popped to first; LaCorte was called out on
strikes; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Mets 1.
METS 3RD: Trevino flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to
center; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds singled to center; Puhl forced Reynolds
(shortstop to second); Cedeno popped to second; Cabell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
METS 4TH: Kranepool walked; Youngblood struck out; Norman
singled to left [Kranepool to third, Norman to second (error by
Cruz)]; Flynn doubled to left [Kranepool scored, Norman scored
(unearned)]; Falcone struck out; Taveras flied out to right; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Bochy singled to left; KNICELY
BATTED FOR LACORTE; Knicely walked [Bochy to second]; Landestoy
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 3.
METS 5TH: THROOP REPLACED KNICELY (PITCHING); Trevino flied out
to right; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli to
third (error by Bochy)]; Stearns singled to left [Mazzilli
scored]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first) [Stearns to
second]; Youngblood doubled to right [Stearns scored]; Norman
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0,
Mets 5.
ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Puhl doubled to
center; Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell walked; Leonard flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.
METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (second to first); Falcone flied
out to left; Taveras doubled to left; Trevino flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.
ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled to left; Bochy grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; HOWE
BATTED FOR THROOP; Howe popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 5.
METS 7TH: LADD REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out to
center; Stearns was called out on strikes; Kranepool flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.
ASTROS 8TH: FERRER REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING 3B); Landestoy
lined to second; Ferrer dropped a foul fly hit by Reynolds;
Reynolds popped to third; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.
METS 8TH: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Norman was
hit by a pitch; Flynn singled to center [Norman to third];
Falcone grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0,
Mets 5.
ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (third
to first); Leonard singled to center; This game actually
ended 3 times. Leonard flied out to center to end game and Mets
left field. However, shortstop Taveras had asked for time before
the pitch to Leonard and it was granted by 3b umpire Harvey. The
Mets were called back on the field and Leonard singled to
center. However, manager Torre of the Mets noted that first
baseman Kranepool was not on the field and argued that the game
could not properly resume without 9 defenders on the field. The
umpires agreed and brought Leonard back to bat. Houston manager
Virdon argued that the count on Leonard should revert to 0-0 and
erase the pitches thrown while Kranepool was absent. The umpires
ruled that the pitches would count. Virdon formally protested
the game. Leonard then flied out to left to apparently end the
game a second time. NL President Feeney was at the game and one
hour later upheld the Houston protest, saying that Leonard's
single was legal. The game was resumed the next evening with
Leonard on first with his single and a new pitcher for the Mets.
He faced one batter and the game was finally ended; KOBEL
REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 0 5 3 7
Mets 5 8 1 7
