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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 26, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on May 26, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 27,331 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Andy Olsen |
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 |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Dan Briggs | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 26, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lolich
Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lolich
Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Lolich
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Lolich
Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Lolich
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Lolich
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Niekro
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Reynolds, and towards Gonzalez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briggs vs. Niekro
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lolich
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Lolich
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Lolich
Niekro bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Puhl vs. Lolich
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Ashby moves to third. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Lolich
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 -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Lolich
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leonard vs. Lolich
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Puhl scores. Cedeno moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Kinney
Dennis Kinney now pitching.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Niekro
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Niekro
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
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
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Kinney
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kinney
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Kinney
Ashby 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 -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Kinney
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinney vs. Niekro
Kinney bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Niekro
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Niekro
Briggs 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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Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Kinney
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Kinney
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Kinney
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Kinney
Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. D'Acquisto
John D'Acquisto now pitching. Jerry Turner now playing left field.
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. D'Acquisto
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. D'Acquisto
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. Leonard moves to third. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. D'Acquisto
Ashby hits a line drive into right field. Winfield picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Winfield. Leonard scores. Cabell scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Ashby moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Niekro vs. D'Acquisto
Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Niekro
Hargrove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. D'Acquisto
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. D'Acquisto
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 -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. D'Acquisto
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Niekro
Gonzalez strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gonzalez out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Niekro
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. D'Acquisto
Bill Fahey now catching. Bill Almon now playing second base.
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. D'Acquisto
Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. D'Acquisto
Cruz 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
Bottom 6
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Niekro
Art Howe now playing third base.
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Don Reynolds pinch hits for John D'Acquisto.
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fahey vs. Niekro
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fahey for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Shirley
Bob Shirley now pitching. Don Reynolds now playing right field.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Shirley
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Shirley
Niekro is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Niekro
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Niekro
Turner hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Shirley
Puhl 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 -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sexton vs. Shirley
Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Shirley
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop.
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Niekro
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Shirley
Barry Evans now playing second base. Jerry Turner now playing right field. Gene Richards now playing left field. Bill Almon now playing center fie
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Shirley
Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Turner who is chasing the ball. Howe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Shirley
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jose Cruz.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Evans scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Shirley
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Niekro
Jesus Alou now playing left field. Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Bob Shirley.
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fahey vs. Niekro
Fahey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Niekro
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Alou 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 5/26/1979 -- Houston at San Diego (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 5 2 2 1 Richards G, cf-lf 4 0 2 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 1 1 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Sexton J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Briggs D, lf 2 0 0 0
Cedeno C, 1b 4 1 1 0 D'Acquisto J, p 0 0 0 0
Leonard J, rf 5 1 3 5 Reynolds D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 1 2 0 Evans B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Howe A, 3b 1 0 1 0 Winfield D, rf 3 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 1 Shirley B, p 0 0 0 0
Alou J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Perkins B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Tenace G, c 1 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 1 1 2 Fahey B, c 2 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 3 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez F, 2b 2 0 0 0
Almon B, 2b-cf 2 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 4 0 1 0
Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0
Kinney D, p 1 0 0 0
Turner J, lf-rf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 13 9 31 0 6 0
Houston 131 400 000 -- 9
San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 4 5
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (L) 1.2 6 4 2 1 0
Kinney D 1.2 4 4 3 0 1
D'Acquisto J 2.2 2 1 0 0 0
Shirley B 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Hargrove M, Smith O, Winfield D, Gonzalez J
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Houston 7, San Diego 8
2B -- Cedeno C
3B -- Howe A
HR -- Cruz J
SH -- Reynolds C, Niekro J
T -- 2:25
A -- 27331
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