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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 15, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on May 15, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Nastu |
| Home Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 13,196 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Murray Strey 2B: Howard Hansen 3B: Ray Hamil |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Phil Nastu | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Sexton | Shortstop |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 15, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Richard
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Richard
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Richard
The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Whitfield scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Richard
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Nastu
Sexton hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nastu
There goes Leonard. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Nastu
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Richard
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nastu vs. Richard
Nastu bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Metzger moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Richard
Madlock takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Nastu moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores. Nastu moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Richard
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Clark reaches second base with a double. Nastu scores. Whitfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Nastu
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Nastu
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Nastu
Ashby hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Whitfield fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Whitfield. Howe goes all the way around to score. Ashby moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Richard vs. Nastu
Richard strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Richard
Herndon bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Richard
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Nastu vs. Richard
Nastu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Dixon
Tom Dixon now pitching.
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Nastu
Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Nastu
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dixon
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Dixon
Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Herndon reaches second base with a double. McCovey scores. Evans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Dixon
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Nastu
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Nastu
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Nastu
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Dixon
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nastu vs. Dixon
Nastu hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Dixon
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Nastu
Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Tom Dixon.
Landestoy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Nastu
Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. McLaughlin
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McLaughlin
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. McLaughlin
Herndon hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Rob Andrews now playing second base.
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Nastu
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Nastu
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. McLaughlin
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McLaughlin
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nastu vs. McLaughlin
Nastu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Nastu
Max Venable now playing left field.
Howe hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Nastu
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Nastu
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Andujar
Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Andujar
Venable hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Nastu
Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Venable. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Nastu
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Andujar
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Andujar
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Nastu
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Nastu
Howe strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1979 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Madlock B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Sexton J, ss 4 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 1 0 0 0 Leonard J, rf 3 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 4 2 1 1 Cedeno C, cf 2 0 1 0
Venable M, lf 1 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 5 0 1 2 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 2 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 2 1 1 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 4 2 2 0 Howe A, 2b 4 1 1 0
Herndon L, cf 4 0 1 2 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 1
Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Richard J, p 1 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0 Dixon T, p 0 0 0 0
Nastu P, p 3 1 1 1 Landestoy R, ph 1 0 0 0
McLaughlin B, p 0 0 0 0
Puhl T, ph 1 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 9 7 31 1 5 1
San Francisco 131 201 000 -- 8
Houston 010 000 000 -- 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Nastu P (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (L) 2.2 6 5 5 3 3
Dixon T 2.1 2 2 2 2 0
McLaughlin B 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Andujar J 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Whitfield T
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 6
2B -- Whitfield T, Clark J, Ashby A, Herndon L, Cabell E 2, Cedeno C
HR -- McCovey W
CS -- Leonard J
SH -- Nastu P, Herndon L
PB -- Ashby A 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 13196
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