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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
July 1, 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 July 1, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 1, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,615 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lanny Harris 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Doug Harvey |
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 |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Paul Dade | Third Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | First Baseman |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
July 1, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Jones
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it 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. Niekro
Richards is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith bunts towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Niekro
Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Niekro
There goes Dade. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Dade steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Winfield out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Jones
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Niekro
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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Niekro
Kendall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Jones
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Jones
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jones
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Jones for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jones
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Niekro
There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Niekro
Dade strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Turner vs. Niekro
Turner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Jones
Cabell 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, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Jones fires to first and has Cruz trapped. There's the throw to Smith who tags Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Jones
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Niekro
Kendall 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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Jones
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jones
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards 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, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dade vs. Niekro
Dade hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winfield for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jones
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Jones
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Jones
Cabell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Niekro
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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Niekro
Kendall 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez bunts towards first. Johnstone scoops it up and throws to first, with Almon covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Jones
Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Jones
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones 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: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dade vs. Niekro
There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jones
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Jones
Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Jones 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. Jones
Cedeno is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Jones
Art Howe pinch hits for Jeffrey Leonard.
Howe takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to third. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cabell vs. Jones
Denny Walling pinch runs for Art Howe.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade juggles the ball. That's an error on Dade. Puhl scores. Cedeno scores. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Jones
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walling scores. Cabell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell scores. Cruz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Jones
There goes Cruz. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cruz steals third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Jones
Ashby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niekro vs. Jones
Niekro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dade vs. Niekro
Denny Walling now playing right field.
Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Niekro
Turner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Turner reaches second base with a double. Dade goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Niekro
Gene Tenace pinch hits for Fred Kendall.
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to third. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bevacqua vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Bill Almon.
Bevacqua hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Sambito
Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Randy Jones.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/1/1979 -- Houston at San Diego (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 4 1 1 0 Richards G, cf 3 0 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 3 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 2 0
Cedeno C, 1b 3 1 1 0 Dade P, 3b 4 1 1 0
Leonard J, rf 3 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 4 0 0 0
Howe A, ph 0 0 0 0 Turner J, lf 4 0 1 1
Walling D, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Johnstone J, 1b 3 0 2 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kendall F, c 3 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 3 1 Tenace G, ph 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, 2b 2 0 0 1 Almon B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro J, p 4 0 0 0 Jones R, p 3 0 1 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 7 2 32 1 8 1
Houston 000 000 004 -- 4
San Diego 000 000 001 -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 8.1 8 1 1 2 5
Sambito J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (L) 9.0 7 4 2 3 8
E -- Smith O, Dade P
DP -- Houston 1, San Diego 2
LOB -- Houston 5, San Diego 8
2B -- Reynolds C, Turner J
SB -- Dade P, Smith O, Cruz J
CS -- Cruz J, Smith O
SH -- Smith O, Gonzalez J 2, Reynolds C
HBP -- by Niekro J (Richards G)
T -- 2:25
A -- 11615
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