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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 27, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on June 27, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 27, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Nastu |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,563 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: John McSherry 2B: Dave Pallone 3B: Bob Engel |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Julio Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Phil Nastu | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 27, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Nastu
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nastu
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Nastu
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Forsch
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forsch
Whitfield 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 -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Nastu
Bochy hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Nastu
Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Nastu
Forsch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Forsch
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Forsch
Metzger 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Nastu
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nastu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nastu
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Nastu
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Nastu
Nastu spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nastu. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Nastu
Cedeno is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Forsch
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Forsch
Hill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Hill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nastu vs. Forsch
Nastu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
North vs. Forsch
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Nastu
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Nastu
Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Nastu
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forsch
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a line drive towards first. Cedeno catches it and steps on first to double up Whitfield. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Nastu
Forsch hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Nastu
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nastu
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the mound. Nastu settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Forsch
Evans hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Forsch
Metzger 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 -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Forsch
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nastu
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Nastu
Cedeno is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Nastu
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Nastu
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Forsch
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Forsch
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Phil Nastu.
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Forsch
North strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Minton
Greg Minton now pitching.
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Minton
Bochy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Minton
Landestoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Landestoy reaches third base with a triple. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Forsch vs. Minton
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minton has Landestoy trapped. There's the throw to Hill and over to Evans, who tags Landestoy for the out. Forsch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Minton
Puhl is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Minton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Forsch
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Forsch
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Forsch
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Minton
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Minton
Minton fires to first and picks off Cedeno. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Minton
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Minton
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Forsch
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Forsch
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Forsch
Hill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Forsch
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Greg Minton.
Ivie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Ivie reaches second base with a double. LeMaster scores. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
North vs. Dixon
Tom Dixon now pitching.
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hill scores. Ivie scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Dixon
There goes North. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Whitfield moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCovey vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. Whitfield moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Sambito
Dave Roberts pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark scores. There goes Roberts trying to get to third. Cruz throws the ball in to Cabell, who tags Roberts for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Sambito
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Roberts
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Dave Roberts now pitching.
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Roberts
The ball gets by Hill for a passed ball. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bochy vs. Roberts
There's a wild pitch. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bochy vs. Roberts
Bochy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landestoy vs. Roberts
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baldwin vs. Roberts
Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Baldwin hits a fly ball into right field. Clark 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 6/27/1979 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 3 0 0 0 North B, cf 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez J, ss 3 1 0 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 1 2 0
Cedeno C, 1b 1 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 0 0
Leonard J, rf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Cabell E, 3b 4 1 2 2 Roberts D, pr-p 0 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 3 1 1 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 2
Bochy B, c 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Landestoy R, 2b 4 0 1 1 LeMaster J, ss 3 1 1 0
Forsch K, p 3 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 1 2 0
Dixon T, p 0 0 0 0 Nastu P, p 1 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Herndon L, ph 1 0 0 0
Baldwin R, ph 1 0 0 0 Minton G, p 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph-1b 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 3 32 6 9 6
Houston 100 100 100 -- 3
San Francisco 000 000 06x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K 7.1 6 3 3 0 3
Dixon T (L)* 0.0 1 3 3 1 0
Sambito J 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Nastu P 6.0 4 2 2 2 2
Minton G (W) 2.0 1 1 1 3 1
Roberts D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Nastu P, Bochy B
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 3
2B -- Hill M, Ivie M
3B -- Landestoy R
HR -- Cabell E
SB -- Cedeno C, North B
CS -- Cedeno C
HBP -- by Nastu P (Gonzalez J)
WP -- Roberts D
PB -- Hill M
T -- 2:23
A -- 11563
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