Line score

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rafael Landestoy	4	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Reynolds	3	0	1	0	1	1
Terry Puhl	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cesar Cedeno	4	0	0	0	0	1
Enos Cabell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jeffrey Leonard	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Cruz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bruce Bochy	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank LaCorte	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Knicely	0	0	0	0	1	0
Art Howe	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Taveras	4	0	1	0	0	1
Alex Trevino	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Mazzilli	2	1	0	0	2	0
John Stearns	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ed Kranepool	3	1	0	0	1	0
Joel Youngblood	4	1	2	1	0	1
Dan Norman	3	1	1	0	0	0
Doug Flynn	4	0	3	3	0	0
Pete Falcone	3	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank LaCorte	4.0	4	2	3
George Throop	2.0	3	1	0
Pete Ladd	2.0	1	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Falcone	8.2	5	3	6
Kevin Kobel	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

• Rafael Landestoy: K
• Craig Reynolds: W
• Terry Puhl: SB2
• Terry Puhl: 9
• Cesar Cedeno: K/C

Bot 1

• Frank Taveras: 3/P
• Alex Trevino: 63
• Lee Mazzilli: W
• John Stearns: E5.1-3;B-1
• Ed Kranepool: 13

Top 2

• Enos Cabell: 9
• Jeffrey Leonard: 8
• Jose Cruz: K/C

Bot 2

• Joel Youngblood: D7
• Dan Norman: 53
• Doug Flynn: S8.2-H
• Pete Falcone: 14/SH.1-2
• Frank Taveras: K/C

Top 3

• Bruce Bochy: 3/P
• Frank LaCorte: K/C
• Rafael Landestoy: K

Bot 3

• Alex Trevino: 8
• Lee Mazzilli: 8
• John Stearns: 63

Top 4

• Craig Reynolds: S8
• Terry Puhl: 64(1)/FO
• Cesar Cedeno: 4/P
• Enos Cabell: 8

Bot 4

• Ed Kranepool: W
• Joel Youngblood: K
• Dan Norman: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
• Doug Flynn: D7.3-H;2-H(UR)
• Pete Falcone: K
• Frank Taveras: 9

Top 5

• Jeffrey Leonard: 63
• Jose Cruz: 43
• Bruce Bochy: S7
• Alan Knicely: W.1-2
• Rafael Landestoy: 9

Bot 5

• Alex Trevino: 9
• Lee Mazzilli: W
• John Stearns: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
• John Stearns: S7.3-H
• Ed Kranepool: 43.1-2
• Joel Youngblood: D9.2-H
• Dan Norman: 43

Top 6

• Craig Reynolds: K/C
• Terry Puhl: D8
• Cesar Cedeno: 8
• Enos Cabell: W
• Jeffrey Leonard: 8

Bot 6

• Doug Flynn: 43
• Pete Falcone: 7
• Frank Taveras: D7
• Alex Trevino: 8

Top 7

• Jose Cruz: S7
• Bruce Bochy: 64(1)3/GDP
• Art Howe: 4/P

Bot 7

• Lee Mazzilli: 8
• John Stearns: K/C
• Ed Kranepool: 7

Top 8

• Rafael Landestoy: 4/L
• Craig Reynolds: FLE5
• Craig Reynolds: 5/P
• Terry Puhl: 43

Bot 8

• Joel Youngblood: 53
• Dan Norman: HP
• Doug Flynn: S8.1-3
• Pete Falcone: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

• Cesar Cedeno: 7
• Enos Cabell: 53
• Jeffrey Leonard: S8
• Jose Cruz: 43

Notes & reviews

• Suspend=19790822,,0,5,50 Protest=X
• suspended,19790822,NYC17,protest $this game actually ended 3 times; Jeffrey Leonard flied out to CF to end game and Mets left field; however, SS Frank Taveras had asked for time before the pitch to Leonard and it was granted by 3B umpire Doug Harvey; the Mets were called back on the field and Leonard singled to CF; however, manager Mets manager Joe Torre noted that first baseman Ed Kranepool was not on the field and argued that the game could not properly resume without 9 defenders; the umpires agreed and brought Leonard back to HP; Houston manager Bill 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 LF to apparently end the game a second time; NL President Chub 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, who faced one batter and the game was finally ended