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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 17, 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 17, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,626 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Howard Hansen 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Jim Rains 3B: Howard Jumper |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rob Andrews | 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 |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 17, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Forsch
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forsch
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Halicki
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Halicki
There goes Cruz. The throw from Hill and he is out, Andrews applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Forsch
Evans 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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Forsch
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell 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, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Halicki
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Forsch
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Forsch
Metzger 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: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Forsch
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Halicki
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Halicki
Forsch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Forsch
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forsch
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Halicki
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Forsch
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Forsch
Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Forsch
There goes Herndon. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Herndon steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Forsch
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Forsch
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Halicki vs. Forsch
Halicki strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Halicki
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Halicki
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Forsch
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forsch
Whitfield 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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Halicki
Forsch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Forsch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. Forsch moves to third. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell 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 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Forsch
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Forsch
Herndon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple. Evans goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Hill vs. Forsch
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Forsch
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Halicki vs. Forsch
Halicki bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Andrews vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Whitfield vs. Sambito
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. Hill scores. Metzger moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Sambito
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Halicki
Howe hits a popup towards the mound. Halicki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Halicki
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
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sambito
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sambito
Max Venable pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Evans is hit by the pitch. Venable moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herndon vs. Sambito
Herndon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Sambito
Hill hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Sambito
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Dixon
Tom Dixon now pitching.
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Dixon
Andrews bunts for an out. Halicki moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Dixon
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Terry Whitfield.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Dixon
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Hector Cruz now playing left field.
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Halicki
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Halicki
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1979 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Andrews R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 3 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 3 0 0 1 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0
Cruz H, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 1 0
Clark J, rf 5 0 1 0 Cruz J, lf 2 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Venable M, pr 0 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ivie M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Howe A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
Herndon L, cf 4 1 2 1 Forsch K, p 1 0 0 0
Hill M, c 3 1 1 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 1 Landestoy R, ph 1 0 0 0
Halicki E, p 3 0 1 0 Dixon T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 27 0 2 0
San Francisco 000 000 300 -- 3
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (W) 9.0 2 0 0 5 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L) 6.2 6 3 3 3 2
Sambito J 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Dixon T 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Houston 7
3B -- Herndon L
SB -- Cedeno C 2, Herndon L
CS -- Cruz J
SH -- Puhl T, Reynolds C, Halicki E, Andrews R
HBP -- by Sambito J (Evans D)
T -- 2:17
A -- 10626
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