Joe Sambito
Game Log for 1978
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 06 L, 9-11 at Reds Finish 2.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 HOU Apr 07 L, 4-5 at Reds Finish 3.0 2 12 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00 HOU Apr 12 W, 11-10 vs Dodgers Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 W (1-0) HOU Apr 14 L, 4-8 vs Reds Finish 2.0 3 10 3 3 1 1 1 0 3.00 HOU Apr 16 W, 4-3 vs Reds Middle 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70 HOU Apr 19 W, 2-1 at Padres Finish 1 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.45 HOU Apr 22 L, 1-5 at Dodgers Finish 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 HOU Apr 23 L, 3-7 at Dodgers Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 HOU Apr 24 W, 4-3 vs Padres Finish 2.0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.80 W (2-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 10 L, 1-3 at Phillies Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.69 HOU May 12 W, 5-4 at Mets Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.59 HOU May 13 W, 7-4 at Mets Finish 2 4.0 1 15 0 0 0 2 0 5 1.29 HOU May 16 W, 6-1 vs Phillies Finish 1.0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.23 HOU May 18 L, 5-8 vs Phillies Finish 2.0 3 9 3 3 1 0 0 4 2.25 L (2-1) HOU May 21 L, 4-6 vs Braves Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.16 HOU May 23 L, 2-3 at Giants Finish 1.2 3 10 3 3 0 2 0 1 3.04 L (2-2) HOU May 27 L, 7-9 vs Mets Middle 0.1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.67 L (2-3) HOU May 28 L, 1-4 vs Mets Finish 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.86 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 02 W, 2-1 vs Cardinals Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.72 W (3-3) HOU Jun 03 (2) L, 1-2 vs Cardinals Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.60 HOU Jun 05 L, 1-2 at Cubs Finish 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 HOU Jun 06 L, 4-9 at Cubs Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 HOU Jun 09 W, 11-7 at Cardinals Middle 2.0 4 11 2 2 1 1 0 2 3.71 HOU Jun 12 W, 6-5 vs Pirates Finish 3 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.60 HOU Jun 13 W, 2-1 vs Pirates Finish 4 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.50 HOU Jun 16 L, 6-7 vs Cubs Middle 2.0 2 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.55 HOU Jun 18 W, 3-1 vs Cubs Finish 5 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 HOU Jun 21 L, 4-5 at Dodgers Finish 3.1 5 14 1 1 0 1 0 3 3.32 L (3-4) HOU Jun 24 L, 5-6 at Padres Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 HOU Jun 25 (2) L, 4-7 at Padres Middle 1.0 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 3.20 HOU Jun 27 W, 7-4 vs Reds Finish 6 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.06 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jul 02 L, 2-6 vs Padres Finish 2.0 2 10 1 1 0 2 0 1 3.12 HOU Jul 03 L, 7-8 at Reds Finish 2.2 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.14 L (3-5) HOU Jul 08 (1) L, 1-7 vs Dodgers Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.08 HOU Jul 13 L, 0-6 at Expos Finish 1.0 3 7 2 2 0 1 0 1 3.35 HOU Jul 14 (1) W, 4-3 at Expos Middle 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.35 HOU Jul 19 (1) W, 8-3 at Mets Finish 7 3.1 2 14 0 0 0 2 0 1 3.16 HOU Jul 20 (2) L, 4-5 at Mets Finish 1.1 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.24 L (3-6) HOU Jul 21 (2) L, 2-8 at Phillies Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.19 HOU Jul 28 W, 4-3 vs Mets Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.08 W (4-6) HOU Jul 30 W, 4-3 vs Mets Middle 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.08 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 01 W, 4-2 vs Giants Finish 8 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.06 HOU Aug 05 (1) W, 5-3 at Braves Middle 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.03 HOU Aug 06 L, 2-3 at Braves Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.98 HOU Aug 08 L, 2-3 at Giants Finish 2.0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.89 HOU Aug 11 L, 0-1 vs Braves Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.88 HOU Aug 15 L, 5-11 at Cardinals Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.83 HOU Aug 17 (2) L, 2-3 at Pirates Middle 2.1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.74 HOU Aug 20 (2) L, 1-3 at Pirates Finish 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 1 1 5 2.66 HOU Aug 21 W, 8-3 vs Cubs Finish 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.61 HOU Aug 23 W, 3-0 vs Cubs Finish 9 2.0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.54 HOU Aug 25 W, 7-5 vs Pirates Middle 2.0 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 5 2.59 HOU Aug 27 L, 5-8 vs Pirates Middle 1.0 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 2.68 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 01 L, 11-14 at Cubs Middle 1.0 2 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 2.87 L (4-7) HOU Sep 02 W, 8-5 at Cubs Finish 10 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.84 HOU Sep 03 (1) L, 2-3 at Cubs Finish 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.78 HOU Sep 11 L, 8-9 at Reds Middle 2.0 4 11 4 4 1 1 0 3 3.14 HOU Sep 12 L, 3-4 at Reds Finish 0.1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.13 L (4-8) HOU Sep 16 L, 1-2 at Padres Middle 1.0 3 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.20 L (4-9) HOU Sep 24 (2) L, 4-6 at Giants Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.18 HOU Sep 27 W, 4-0 at Braves Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.10 HOU Sep 30 W, 7-4 vs Giants Finish 11 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.07
| Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average |
Team
Role W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Middle relief 0 3 6.75 17 0 0 0 0 0 18.2 26 94 15 14 3 7 4 23 7-10
As closer 4 6 2.08 45 0 0 45 11 0 69.1 59 277 17 16 2 18 3 73 18-27
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 95 8 22 28 3 0 1 8 2 2 5 0 0 32 2 .232 .295 .267 .562
vs RHB 232 35 63 92 15 1 4 32 4 5 20 7 0 64 4 .272 .397 .344 .740
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 4 2 3.31 27 0 0 21 7 0 35.1 34 149 13 13 2 8 2 43 16-11
Road 0 7 2.91 35 0 0 24 4 0 52.2 51 222 19 17 3 17 5 53 9-26
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 0 3 2.16 19 0 0 14 2 0 25.0 20 104 8 6 1 8 3 28 3-16
Night 4 6 3.43 43 0 0 31 9 0 63.0 65 267 24 24 4 17 4 68 22-21
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 2 0 1.80 9 0 0 8 1 0 15.0 13 57 3 3 1 2 2 9 4-5
May 0 3 6.23 9 0 0 7 1 0 13.0 11 57 9 9 1 6 0 18 3-6
June 1 1 1.89 13 0 0 9 4 0 19.0 18 79 5 4 1 3 1 25 6-7
July 1 2 3.14 10 0 0 8 1 0 14.1 18 68 5 5 0 7 2 9 4-6
August 0 0 1.12 12 0 0 8 2 0 16.0 14 62 2 2 0 2 2 24 5-7
September 0 3 5.91 9 0 0 5 2 0 10.2 11 48 8 7 2 5 0 11 3-6
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Braves 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 4 0 0 5.0 2 17 0 0 0 1 0 6 2-3
Cardinals 1 0 3.60 4 0 0 3 0 0 5.0 6 22 2 2 1 1 0 6 2-2
Cubs 0 1 2.08 9 0 0 7 3 0 13.0 11 51 3 3 1 1 0 11 4-5
Dodgers 1 1 1.08 5 0 0 5 0 0 8.1 9 33 1 1 0 2 0 4 1-4
Expos 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 10 2 2 0 2 2 1 1-1
Giants 0 1 4.76 5 0 0 4 2 0 5.2 5 23 3 3 0 2 0 8 2-3
Mets 1 2 2.77 8 0 0 5 2 0 13.0 13 55 4 4 0 4 0 11 5-3
Padres 1 1 2.35 6 0 0 3 1 0 7.2 10 37 3 2 0 3 1 6 2-4
Phillies 0 1 5.40 4 0 0 4 0 0 5.0 3 21 3 3 1 2 0 9 1-3
Pirates 0 0 1.93 6 0 0 3 2 0 9.1 7 38 2 2 0 3 2 20 3-3
Reds 0 2 4.80 8 0 0 6 1 0 15.0 16 64 9 8 2 4 2 14 2-6
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