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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 23, 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 June 23, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Williams |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 41,429 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Joe West 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Fred Brocklander |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Dan Briggs | First Baseman |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Rick Williams | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 23, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Williams
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Williams
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jones
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jones
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Williams
Turner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace 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: ---
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Jones
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Jones
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gonzalez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Williams
Jones bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Williams
Dade strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jones
Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Williams
Johnstone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Williams
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone scores. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jones
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Jones
Cabell strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Williams
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Williams
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Williams
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Jones
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Williams
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jones
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jones
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jones
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Jones
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Jones
There goes Cabell. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Williams
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Williams
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Williams
Johnstone hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Bill Fahey now catching. Gene Tenace now playing first base. Dan Briggs now playing center field.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Jones
Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Jones
Art Howe pinch hits for Rick Williams.
Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Jones
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Art Howe.
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sexton scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Dixon
Tom Dixon now pitching.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Dixon
Turner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Dixon
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Fingers
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Fingers
Denny Walling pinch hits for Jeffrey Leonard.
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Fingers
Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Fingers
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Fingers
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Fingers
There goes Cruz. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Fingers
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Fingers
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Bruce Bochy.
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling scores. Cruz moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1979 -- San Diego at Houston (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Dade P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Puhl T, cf 4 0 1 1
Johnstone J, cf 3 1 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 0 0
Fahey B, c 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, 1b 3 1 1 0
Winfield D, rf 4 0 0 0 Leonard J, rf 2 0 0 0
Turner J, lf 4 0 1 1 Walling D, ph 1 1 1 1
Tenace G, c-1b 4 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Briggs D, 1b-cf 3 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 3 1 1 0 Bochy B, c 3 0 0 0
Jones R, p 2 0 0 0 Ashby A, ph 1 0 1 1
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Williams R, p 2 0 0 0
Howe A, ph 1 0 1 0
Sexton J, pr 0 1 0 0
Dixon T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 3 2 31 3 6 3
San Diego 000 110 000 -- 2
Houston 000 000 012 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R 7.2 3 1 1 2 8
Fingers R (L) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Williams R 8.0 3 2 2 2 5
Dixon T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
LOB -- San Diego 3, Houston 7
2B -- Smith O, Howe A
SB -- Cabell E, Cedeno C, Cruz J
SH -- Jones R
WP -- Jones R
T -- 2:01
A -- 41429
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