Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1
Regular Season Game 81
Played on Sunday, July 1, 1979 (D) at San Diego Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 7 0 SD N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Cedeno 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 12 1 Leonard rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Howe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Walling pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Cruz lf 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 7 2 3 8 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cedeno-Reynolds. BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (11,off Jones). SH: Gonzalez 2 (6,off Jones 2); Reynolds (18,off Jones). GDP: Gonzalez (4,off Jones); Leonard (4,off Jones). IBB: Cedeno (5,by Jones); Ashby (5,by Jones). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz (21,3rd base off Jones/Kendall). CS: Cruz (5,2nd base by Jones/Kendall).
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Richards cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Smith ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Dade 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Turner lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Johnstone 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 11 2 Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 1 Tenace ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Almon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jones p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 1 8 1 2 6 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 2. Smith-Almon-Johnstone, Smith-Almon-Johnstone. E: Smith (10), Dade (1). BATTING - 2B: Turner (15,off Niekro). SH: Smith (12,off Niekro). HBP: Richards (5,by Niekro). GDP: Richards (4,off Niekro). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Dade (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Smith (12,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby). CS: Smith (5,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(12-3) 8.1 8 1 1 2 5 0 34 Sambito SV(8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 36 HBP: Niekro (5,Richards). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 3-0. .
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jones L(6-6) 9 7 4 2 3 8 0 36 IBB: Jones 2 (7,Cedeno,Ashby). Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 11615 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Diego Padres 1. Puhl cf Richards cf 2. Reynolds ss Smith ss 3. Cedeno 1b Dade 3b 4. Leonard rf Winfield rf 5. Cabell 3b Turner lf 6. Cruz lf Johnstone 1b 7. Gonzalez 2b Kendall c 8. Ashby c Almon 2b 9. Niekro p Jones p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno struck out; Leonard grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Smith made an out to first; Dade forced Richards (shortstop to second); Dade stole second; Winfield struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled to third; Cruz struck out; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cabell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Turner grounded out (second to first); Johnstone was called out on strikes; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Almon struck out; Jones singled to center; Richards grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Jones out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left; Leonard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Smith singled to third; Smith stole second; Dade struck out; Winfield grounded out (third to first) [Smith to third]; Turner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Cruz singled to center; Cruz was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second to first); Gonzalez reached on an error by Smith [Gonzalez to first]; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Johnstone singled to right; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnstone to second]; Almon flied out to center; Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Johnstone out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 6TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Puhl struck out; Reynolds lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 6TH: Richards singled to second; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Richards to second]; Dade lined to left [Richards to third]; Winfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Leonard struck out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 7TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Johnstone singled to left; Kendall flied out to center; Almon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz singled to center; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cruz to second]; Ashby flied out to left; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 8TH: Jones flied out to center; Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith singled to center; Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; HOWE BATTED FOR LEONARD; Howe walked [Puhl to third, Cedeno to second]; WALLING RAN FOR HOWE; Cabell reached on an error by Dade [Puhl scored (no RBI), Cedeno scored (no RBI), Walling to third, Cabell to first]; Cruz singled to right [Walling scored (unearned), Cabell to third]; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cabell scored (unearned), Cruz to second]; Cruz stole third; Ashby was walked intentionally; Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0. PADRES 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dade singled to right; Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Turner doubled to left [Dade scored]; Johnstone walked; TENACE BATTED FOR KENDALL; Tenace walked [Turner to third, Johnstone to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR ALMON; Bevacqua made an out to first; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR JONES; Gonzalez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 7 0 5 Padres 1 8 2 8
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