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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 27, 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 27, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 17,199 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Frank Pulli |
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 |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
| Dan Briggs | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 27, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rasmussen
Puhl bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Richard
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Richard
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Richard
Briggs strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl throws the ball in to Reynolds who tags Winfield trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Richard
Bevacqua hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Richard
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Rasmussen
Ashby hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Rasmussen
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Rasmussen
Richard bunts in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Rasmussen
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Landestoy scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Richard
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Richard
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmussen vs. Richard
Rasmussen bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Richard
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
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
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 -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Richard
Almon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Richard
Briggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Richard
There goes Briggs. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Walling hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Rasmussen
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Rasmussen
Landestoy 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, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Richard
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Richard
Bevacqua is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hargrove vs. Richard
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno fields it and throws to home to get Bevacqua. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Richard
Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Richard
Smith bunts towards first. Cedeno fields the ball and throws to Richard covering. Safe. Hargrove moves to third. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rasmussen vs. Richard
Rasmussen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richards vs. Richard
Richards hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Rasmussen
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Rasmussen
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, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
The umpire calls a balk on Rasmussen Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Richard
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Richard
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Rasmussen
Rasmussen fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rasmussen. Cabell moves to third. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ashby vs. Rasmussen
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landestoy vs. Rasmussen
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it and throws to home to get Cabell. Walling moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richard vs. Rasmussen
Richard hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walling tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Rasmussen
Puhl takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to third. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Kinney
Dennis Kinney now pitching. Jerry Turner now playing left field.
Kinney fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kinney. Ashby scores. Landestoy moves to third. Puhl moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Kinney
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Richard
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Richard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Richard
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Walling 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. Richard
Smith 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
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Kinney
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Kinney
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Kinney
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Richard
Jeffrey Leonard now playing right field.
Turner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Richard
Richards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Turner moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perkins vs. Richard
Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Turner scores. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Richard
Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Dennis Kinney.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winfield vs. Richard
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Richard covering, for the out. Richards scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Richard
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Fingers
Rollie Fingers now pitching. Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Barry Evans now playing third base.
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Fingers
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Fingers
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Fingers
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Richard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Richard
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Richard
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1979 -- Houston at San Diego (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 3 0 1 1 Richards G, cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 4 0 1 0 Almon B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Perkins B, ph 1 0 1 1
Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 0 Evans B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 2 0 Briggs D, lf 3 0 1 0
Walling D, rf 3 1 1 1 Kinney D, p 0 0 0 0
Leonard J, rf 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 1 1 0 Winfield D, rf 4 0 1 1
Landestoy R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Richard J, p 2 0 0 1 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 4 0 1 0
Smith O, ss 4 0 2 0
Rasmussen E, p 1 0 0 0
Turner J, lf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 3 34 2 10 2
Houston 001 000 300 -- 4
San Diego 000 000 020 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 0 6
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (L) 6.2 7 4 3 2 0
Kinney D 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Fingers R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Landestoy R, Rasmussen E, Kinney D
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- Houston 5, San Diego 6
2B -- Puhl T
CS -- Briggs D, Bevacqua K
SH -- Richard J, Rasmussen E
SF -- Richard J
Balk -- Rasmussen E
T -- 2:21
A -- 17199
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