1979 Houston Astros Relievers
(89-73) 
Pitcher Date Vs. Inn IP BF ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Joaquin Andujar Apr 6 @ATL 5.1 3.2 12 S 0 0 1 4 0 0
Joaquin Andujar Apr 9 @LAD 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 0 1 2 0
Gary Wilson Apr 13 SFG 3.1 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1
Frank Riccelli Apr 13 SFG 4.0 2.0 8 0 0 1 3 1 0
Tom Dixon Apr 13 SFG 6.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito Apr 13 SFG 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Apr 14 SFG 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Sambito Apr 15 SFG 6.0 3.0 10 S 0 0 1 3 0 0 26 18 8 .69
Frank Riccelli Apr 17 LAD 4.2 1.0 5 0 0 2 0 1 0
Bo McLaughlin Apr 17 LAD 5.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Dixon Apr 17 LAD 6.0 1.1 10 L 3 4 5 0 1 1
Gary Wilson Apr 17 LAD 7.1 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joaquin Andujar Apr 20 @PIT 8.1 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Apr 20 @PIT 9.0 1.0 3 W 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Apr 21 @PIT 6.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Frank Riccelli Apr 21 @PIT 7.0 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0
Joaquin Andujar Apr 21 @PIT 7.2 2.1 9 W 0 0 0 1 2 0
Joaquin Andujar Apr 22 @PIT 7.0 1.1 5 W 0 0 1 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Apr 22 @PIT 8.1 0.2 3 S 0 0 0 0 1 0
Frank Riccelli Apr 25 CHC 7.0 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0
Joe Sambito Apr 26 CHC 5.0 4.0 16 S 1 1 4 5 0 1
Joaquin Andujar Apr 27 PIT 6.1 2.2 14 2 2 3 2 2 2
Bo McLaughlin Apr 27 PIT 9.0 0.2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0
Frank Riccelli Apr 27 PIT 9.2 1.1 6 W 0 0 1 4 1 0
Frank Riccelli Apr 29 PIT 3.2 2.1 10 2 2 2 1 2 0
Bo McLaughlin Apr 29 PIT 6.0 1.0 6 2 2 3 0 0 0
Gary Wilson Apr 29 PIT 7.0 1.0 7 2 2 4 1 1 0
Joe Sambito Apr 30 STL 6.0 2.0 10 W 1 1 3 1 2 0
Joaquin Andujar Apr 30 STL 8.0 1.0 6 S 1 1 2 1 1 0
Joaquin Andujar May 1 STL 7.0 2.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito May 1 STL 9.0 1.2 12 L 4 4 3 3 4 1
Joe Sambito May 3 STL 7.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joaquin Andujar May 3 STL 8.0 1.0 4 S 0 0 0 1 1 0
Joe Sambito May 4 CIN 5.0 2.2 12 0 0 4 1 0 0
Bo McLaughlin May 4 CIN 7.2 1.1 6 1 1 1 0 1 0
Frank Riccelli May 4 CIN 9.0 0.0 3 L 1 1 1 0 2 0
Rick Williams May 4 CIN 9.0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gary Wilson May 5 CIN 2.0 2.0 9 0 0 1 2 2 0
Rick Williams May 5 CIN 4.0 3.0 9 0 0 1 1 0 0
Bo McLaughlin May 5 CIN 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Williams May 6 CIN 1.1 3.2 13 0 0 2 0 0 0
Bo McLaughlin May 6 CIN 5.0 0.0 4 3 3 3 0 1 0
Gary Wilson May 6 CIN 5.0 3.0 18 6 7 8 3 1 1
Ken Forsch May 6  (2) CIN 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Joe Sambito May 9 @STL 6.0 3.0 10 0 0 1 3 0 0
Joaquin Andujar May 9 @STL 9.0 2.0 9 0 0 2 1 1 0
Rick Williams May 9 @STL 11.0 2.0 8 0 0 2 2 0 0
Bo McLaughlin May 9 @STL 13.0 3.0 10 W 0 0 1 4 0 0
Joe Sambito May 10 @STL 7.1 1.2 6 0 0 3 0 0 0
Gary Wilson May 11 @CHC 4.0 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Bo McLaughlin May 11 @CHC 4.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joaquin Andujar May 11 @CHC 5.0 2.0 8 0 0 1 1 2 0
Vern Ruhle May 11 @CHC 7.0 1.2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
Joe Sambito May 11 @CHC 8.2 0.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Bo McLaughlin May 12  (2) @CHC 5.0 3.0 12 1 1 3 2 1 0
Joaquin Andujar May 12  (2) @CHC 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Dixon May 15 @SFG 2.2 2.1 11 2 2 2 0 2 0 17 9 8 .53
Bo McLaughlin May 15 @SFG 5.0 2.0 7 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 9 0 1.00
Joaquin Andujar May 15 @SFG 7.0 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 1.00
Joaquin Andujar May 16 @SFG 5.1 1.2 9 1 1 0 2 4 0 25 9 16 .36
Joe Sambito May 16 @SFG 7.0 2.0 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 7 4 .64
Bo McLaughlin May 16 @SFG 9.0 1.0 9 L 0 4 4 1 1 0 14 10 4 .71
Joe Sambito May 17 @SFG 6.2 1.1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 14 7 7 .50
Tom Dixon May 17 @SFG 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 6 4 .60
Joaquin Andujar May 20  (2) @SDP 7.0 1.0 3 W 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito May 20  (2) @SDP 8.0 1.0 6 0 1 2 1 0 0
Bo McLaughlin May 21 ATL 4.0 2.0 11 L 2 3 4 3 0 1
Joaquin Andujar May 21 ATL 6.0 2.0 9 0 1 2 0 1 0
Joaquin Andujar May 23 ATL 7.0 0.2 6 L 3 3 2 0 2 0
Joe Sambito May 23 ATL 7.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito May 25 SDP 8.0 1.1 8 L 0 1 2 0 0 0
Joe Sambito May 28 SDP 5.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Roberge May 28 SDP 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0
Joe Sambito May 30 @CIN 8.2 0.1 1 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Roberge Jun 3 @MON 7.1 1.2 4 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Throop Jun 5 @PHI 3.1 2.2 12 1 1 4 0 1 1
Frank Riccelli Jun 5 @PHI 6.0 0.2 7 2 2 3 1 2 0
Tom Dixon Jun 5 @PHI 6.2 2.1 9 0 0 2 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Jun 6 @PHI 7.0 1.1 7 W 0 0 2 0 1 0
Bert Roberge Jun 6 @PHI 8.1 0.2 1 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Throop Jun 9 NYM 6.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Dixon Jun 9 NYM 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Throop Jun 10 NYM 2.0 3.0 14 W 0 2 4 3 1 0
Joe Sambito Jun 10 NYM 5.0 4.0 15 S 0 0 1 4 2 0
Bert Roberge Jun 12 PHI 6.0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tom Dixon Jun 12 PHI 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
George Throop Jun 17 MON 2.2 0.1 6 4 4 5 1 0 3
Bert Roberge Jun 17 MON 3.0 1.0 5 2 2 3 0 0 0
Tom Dixon Jun 17 MON 4.0 1.0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0
Randy Niemann Jun 17 MON 5.0 2.0 11 5 5 7 0 0 0
Frank Riccelli Jun 17 MON 7.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Randy Niemann Jun 18 @NYM 2.2 4.1 17 0 0 1 1 3 0
Joe Sambito Jun 18 @NYM 7.0 5.0 18 0 0 4 1 0 0
Tom Dixon Jun 18 @NYM 12.0 3.0 14 0 0 2 2 3 0
Bert Roberge Jun 18 @NYM 15.0 3.0 14 W 0 0 3 1 2 0
J.R. Richard Jun 20 @NYM 2.0 7.0 27 3 4 7 7 2 0
Joe Sambito Jun 22 @SDP 7.1 1.2 5 S 0 0 0 3 0 0
Tom Dixon Jun 23 @SDP 8.0 1.0 3 W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito Jun 25 @CIN 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0
Bert Roberge Jun 26 @CIN 7.0 1.0 3 W 0 0 0 1 1 0
Tom Dixon Jun 26 @CIN 8.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Sambito Jun 26 @CIN 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Dixon Jun 27 SFG 7.1 0.0 3 L 3 3 1 0 1 0 6 2 4 .33
Joe Sambito Jun 27 SFG 7.1 0.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 5 0 1.00
Randy Niemann Jun 28 SFG 7.0 2.0 9 S 0 0 1 1 2 0 17 9 8 .53
Joe Sambito Jul 1 SDP 8.1 0.2 2 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 4 CIN 7.0 2.0 6 S 0 0 0 3 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 6 CHC 7.2 1.1 6 S 0 0 2 1 0 0
Tom Dixon Jul 7 CHC 5.2 1.1 8 0 3 3 0 0 0
Bert Roberge Jul 7 CHC 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
George Throop Jul 7  (2) CHC 3.2 1.1 8 0 0 1 1 3 0
Bert Roberge Jul 7  (2) CHC 5.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 3 1 0
Tom Dixon Jul 7  (2) CHC 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Dixon Jul 8 CHC 4.0 1.1 12 4 4 6 1 2 0
George Throop Jul 8 CHC 5.1 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bert Roberge Jul 8 CHC 6.0 2.0 10 0 0 2 3 1 0
Randy Niemann Jul 10 @PIT 6.0 1.1 8 1 1 2 0 1 0
Rick Williams Jul 10 @PIT 7.1 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 10 @PIT 8.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0
George Throop Jul 11 @PIT 7.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bert Roberge Jul 11 @PIT 8.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 12 @PIT 7.2 1.1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 13 @STL 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 2 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 14 @STL 7.0 2.0 5 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bert Roberge Jul 15 @STL 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Randy Niemann Jul 19 PIT 6.0 1.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0
Bert Roberge Jul 19 PIT 7.0 1.0 5 1 1 1 1 2 0
Bert Roberge Jul 19  (2) PIT 4.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Williams Jul 19  (2) PIT 5.0 3.0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0
Bert Roberge Jul 20 PIT 5.1 0.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Frank LaCorte Jul 20 PIT 6.0 2.0 8 1 1 1 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 21 PIT 7.0 1.0 6 L 2 2 3 0 0 2
Rick Williams Jul 22 STL 0.2 1.0 7 3 3 4 0 0 1
Frank LaCorte Jul 22 STL 1.2 3.1 14 0 0 1 1 3 0
George Throop Jul 22 STL 5.0 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 22 STL 7.0 2.0 7 W 0 0 1 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Jul 25 @CHC 7.1 1.2 8 S 0 0 1 4 1 0
Rick Williams Jul 27 @LAD 2.1 0.2 5 1 1 2 0 1 0
Frank LaCorte Jul 27 @LAD 3.0 3.0 13 3 3 4 1 0 1
George Throop Jul 27 @LAD 6.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bert Roberge Jul 27 @LAD 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Jul 27 @LAD 8.0 1.0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Jul 30 @SFG 4.1 2.1 14 4 5 5 2 2 0 24 16 8 .67
Bert Roberge Jul 30 @SFG 6.2 1.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1.00
George Throop Jul 30 @SFG 8.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1.00
Joe Sambito Jul 31 @SFG 6.2 1.1 10 1 1 5 3 1 0
Bert Roberge Jul 31 @SFG 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rick Williams Aug 1 @SFG 5.0 1.0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Aug 1 @SFG 6.0 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bert Roberge Aug 1 @SFG 6.1 2.2 9 S 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bert Roberge Aug 4 @ATL 7.2 0.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Joe Sambito Aug 4 @ATL 7.2 1.1 4 W 0 0 0 2 0 0
George Throop Aug 4  (2) @ATL 5.0 2.0 10 0 0 2 3 2 0
Joe Sambito Aug 4  (2) @ATL 7.0 2.0 6 S 0 0 0 3 0 0
Bert Roberge Aug 5 @ATL 7.0 1.1 5 W 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Sambito Aug 5 @ATL 8.1 0.2 2 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Rick Williams Aug 7 LAD 4.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Roberge Aug 7 LAD 5.0 2.0 10 3 3 3 0 2 0
Joe Sambito Aug 7 LAD 7.0 1.0 7 L 3 3 4 0 0 1
Bert Roberge Aug 9 LAD 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Aug 10 ATL 8.1 0.2 2 S 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Throop Aug 12 ATL 6.0 2.0 9 0 0 1 0 2 0
Bert Roberge Aug 15 @MON 7.0 0.1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rick Williams Aug 15 @MON 7.1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Aug 15 @MON 7.2 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Rick Williams Aug 17 @PHI 1.1 3.2 14 0 0 1 1 1 0
George Throop Aug 17 @PHI 5.0 3.0 12 1 1 3 4 0 0
Pete Ladd Aug 17 @PHI 8.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Sambito Aug 19 @PHI 8.1 0.2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0
George Throop Aug 21 NYM 4.0 2.0 10 2 2 3 0 1 0
Pete Ladd Aug 21 NYM 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
Pete Ladd Aug 24 PHI 4.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0
Randy Niemann Aug 24 PHI 6.0 2.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Sambito Aug 25 PHI 5.2 3.1 10 S 0 0 0 4 0 0
Pete Ladd Aug 26 PHI 6.0 1.2 7 W 0 0 1 2 1 0
Joe Sambito Aug 26 PHI 7.2 1.1 6 S 0 0 0 2 1 0
Randy Niemann Aug 28 MON 6.2 1.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0
Pete Ladd Aug 28 MON 8.0 0.0 2 L 1 1 1 0 1 0
Joe Sambito Aug 28 MON 8.0 0.2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rick Williams Aug 29 MON 6.0 2.0 8 1 1 3 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Aug 31 @NYM 5.0 3.0 11 0 0 2 1 1 0
Joe Sambito Aug 31 @NYM 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 1 0 0
Randy Niemann Sep 2 @NYM 5.0 2.0 9 L 1 2 2 0 0 0
Pete Ladd Sep 2 @NYM 7.0 2.0 7 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pete Ladd Sep 4 @LAD 5.2 0.2 5 1 1 2 0 1 0
Joaquin Andujar Sep 4 @LAD 6.1 2.2 8 S 0 0 0 2 0 0
Vern Ruhle Sep 5 @SDP 6.0 2.0 9 1 1 3 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Sep 5 @SDP 8.0 2.0 9 W 0 0 3 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Sep 7 @SFG 3.1 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 4 .20
Rick Williams Sep 7 @SFG 3.1 0.2 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 7 7 0 1.00
Frank LaCorte Sep 7 @SFG 4.0 2.0 9 2 2 3 4 0 0 17 17 0 1.00
Bobby Sprowl Sep 7 @SFG 6.0 2.0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 6 8 .43
Gordie Pladson Sep 7 @SFG 8.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 6 0 1.00
Joe Sambito Sep 8 @SFG 7.1 1.2 6 L 1 1 1 3 0 1 12 12 0 1.00
Ken Forsch Sep 9 @SFG 6.0 2.0 8 W 0 0 3 0 0 0
Joe Sambito Sep 9 @SFG 8.0 1.0 4 S 0 0 1 1 0 0
Joaquin Andujar Sep 11 CIN 5.0 0.2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Sep 11 CIN 5.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito Sep 11 CIN 6.0 0.2 7 L 3 3 4 0 1 2
Gordie Pladson Sep 11 CIN 6.2 1.1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Randy Niemann Sep 12 CIN 3.1 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
Pete Ladd Sep 12 CIN 4.0 1.0 6 1 1 1 0 1 0
Bobby Sprowl Sep 12 CIN 5.0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Joaquin Andujar Sep 12 CIN 6.0 1.0 7 0 0 3 0 2 0
Joe Sambito Sep 12 CIN 7.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0
Joaquin Andujar Sep 15 SFG 7.1 0.0 1 L 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 .00
Joe Sambito Sep 15 SFG 7.1 0.2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 6 6 0 1.00
Randy Niemann Sep 18 SDP 5.1 1.0 6 1 1 2 0 0 0
Frank LaCorte Sep 18 SDP 6.1 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Sambito Sep 18 SDP 7.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Gordie Pladson Sep 19 @ATL 2.2 1.1 8 1 1 3 0 1 0
Frank LaCorte Sep 19 @ATL 4.0 2.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Dixon Sep 19 @ATL 6.0 2.0 7 0 0 1 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Sep 19 @ATL 8.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0
Joe Sambito Sep 21 @CIN 11.0 2.0 7 W 0 0 1 3 0 0
Joe Sambito Sep 22 @CIN 8.0 1.0 3 S 0 0 0 2 0 0
Randy Niemann Sep 23 @CIN 3.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joaquin Andujar Sep 23 @CIN 4.0 2.0 10 0 0 1 1 3 0
Tom Dixon Sep 23 @CIN 6.0 0.1 5 1 1 3 0 1 0
Frank LaCorte Sep 23 @CIN 6.1 2.2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0
Frank LaCorte Sep 24 ATL 7.0 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
Joe Sambito Sep 24 ATL 7.1 0.2 6 L 1 1 3 1 1 0
Joaquin Andujar Sep 24  (2) ATL 5.0 0.2 7 5 5 4 0 1 0
Gordie Pladson Sep 24  (2) ATL 5.2 0.1 6 1 1 4 1 1 1
Bert Roberge Sep 24  (2) ATL 6.0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Ladd Sep 24  (2) ATL 7.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rick Williams Sep 26 ATL 2.1 1.2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Dixon Sep 26 ATL 4.0 0.2 7 3 3 4 1 1 0
Randy Niemann Sep 26 ATL 4.2 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Ladd Sep 26 ATL 5.0 1.0 7 1 2 2 1 1 1
Bert Roberge Sep 26 ATL 6.0 1.0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Mike Mendoza Sep 26 ATL 7.0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vern Ruhle Sep 28 LAD 7.0 0.1 6 L 5 5 5 0 0 1
Frank LaCorte Sep 28 LAD 7.1 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Joe Sambito Sep 29 LAD 7.0 2.0 7 S 0 0 2 0 0 0
Bobby Sprowl Sep 30 LAD 7.0 1.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0
Joe Sambito Sep 30 LAD 8.0 1.0 5 S 0 0 2 0 0 0