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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 20, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on May 20, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Williams |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: John McSherry 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Bob Engel |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Denny Walling | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Williams | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 20, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Williams
Turner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Williams
Perkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Williams
Fahey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Williams
Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Perry
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Perry
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Williams
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Williams
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Williams
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Perry
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Perry
Ashby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Williams
Fahey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Williams
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Walling picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walling. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Williams
There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perry vs. Williams
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl bunts towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno juggles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Williams
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz hits a line drive into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Perry
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Williams
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perkins for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Williams
Fahey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Williams
Almon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Perry
Ashby hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Williams
Dan Briggs pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Briggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Williams
Don Reynolds pinch runs for Dan Briggs.
Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Barry Evans.
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Shirley
Bob Shirley now pitching. Kurt Bevacqua now playing third base.
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Shirley
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Shirley
There goes Reynolds. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Reynolds steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Shirley
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fahey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Shirley
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Shirley
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Williams
Jeffrey Leonard now playing right field.
Turner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Williams
Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1979, game 1 -- San Diego at Houston (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Richards G, cf 4 0 1 0 Puhl T, cf 3 1 1 1
Evans B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 2 0
Bevacqua K, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Cedeno C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Turner J, lf 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 0
Winfield D, rf 4 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Perkins B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Walling D, rf 2 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 3 0 2 0 Leonard J, rf 0 0 0 0
Almon B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 3 0 1 0 Landestoy R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Perry G, p 2 0 0 0 Williams R, p 2 0 0 0
Briggs D, ph 0 0 0 0
Reynolds D, pr 0 0 0 0
Shirley B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 29 1 7 1
San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 100 000 00x -- 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (L) 7.0 5 1 1 2 3
Shirley B 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Williams R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
E -- Walling D, Cedeno C
DP -- San Diego 1, Houston 2
LOB -- San Diego 5, Houston 7
HR -- Puhl T
SB -- Smith O, Reynolds C
SH -- Puhl T
T -- 2:17
A -- 0
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