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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
September 18, 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 September 18, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Rasmussen |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 6,349 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Denny Walling | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Center Fielder |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Williams | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Jay Johnstone | Left Fielder |
| Tim Flannery | Second Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Eric Rasmussen | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
September 18, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno 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. Rasmussen
Reynolds 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: ---
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery misplays the ball. That's an error on Flannery. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fahey vs. Williams
Fahey hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Rasmussen
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rasmussen
Pujols is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Rasmussen
Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Williams
Johnstone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Williams
Flannery hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
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 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rasmussen
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno 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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Williams
Rasmussen 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards 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: ---
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Walling bunts towards the mound. Rasmussen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
There goes Walling. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Walling steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell hits a line drive towards first. Tenace reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Rasmussen
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leonard. Winfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fahey vs. Williams
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnstone vs. Williams
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Winfield scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flannery vs. Williams
Flannery hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rasmussen
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Rasmussen
Landestoy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rasmussen
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmussen vs. Williams
Rasmussen hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leonard. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bevacqua moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws to second. Landestoy drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Landestoy. Bevacqua scores. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fahey vs. Niemann
Randy Niemann now pitching.
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnstone vs. Niemann
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Winfield scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flannery vs. Niemann
Flannery hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Rasmussen
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rasmussen
Pujols hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niemann
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmussen vs. Niemann
There goes Smith. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rasmussen vs. Niemann
Rasmussen bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Smith moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richards vs. Niemann
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. LaCorte
Tenace takes first base on ball four. Rasmussen moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. LaCorte
Winfield hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Rasmussen
Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Rasmussen
Danny Heep pinch hits for Frank LaCorte.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rasmussen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Rasmussen
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Rasmussen
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Craig Reynolds.
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Sambito
Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Joe Sambito now pitching.
Fahey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Sambito
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Sambito
Flannery hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Sambito
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rasmussen
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
There goes Cruz. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Rasmussen
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Rasmussen
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Rasmussen
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Luis Pujols.
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flannery scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1979 -- Houston at San Diego (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Cedeno C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Richards G, cf 3 0 0 1
Reynolds C, ss 4 0 1 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 1 1 0
Sexton J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Tenace G, 1b 3 0 2 0
Walling D, rf 3 0 2 0 Winfield D, rf 4 2 2 1
Cruz J, lf 4 0 1 0 Fahey B, c 4 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, lf 4 0 2 2
Leonard J, cf 4 0 0 0 Flannery T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Pujols L, c 3 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 1 1 0
Puhl T, ph 1 0 0 0 Rasmussen E, p 2 0 0 0
Landestoy R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams R, p 2 0 1 0
Niemann R, p 0 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0
Heep D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 6 0 31 4 9 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
San Diego 000 102 10x -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Williams R (L) 5.1 6 3 3 1 1
Niemann R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
LaCorte F 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Sambito J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen E (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3
E -- Flannery T, Landestoy R
DP -- Houston 1, San Diego 1
LOB -- Houston 7, San Diego 7
2B -- Winfield D, Bevacqua K
SB -- Walling D, Smith O, Cruz J
SH -- Rasmussen E
SF -- Richards G
T -- 2:35
A -- 6349
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