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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 14, 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 September 14, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 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 | September 14, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 7,817 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: John Kibler 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Terry Tata |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Max Venable | Right Fielder |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 14, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruhle
North hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Ruhle
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Ruhle
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Halicki
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Halicki
Pujols hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Ruhle
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Ruhle
Venable hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Halicki
Ruhle strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Halicki
There goes Landestoy. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Landestoy steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Venable picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Venable. Landestoy scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Ruhle
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: ---
Littlejohn vs. Ruhle
Littlejohn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Littlejohn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Halicki vs. Ruhle
Halicki 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: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
North vs. Ruhle
North 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Halicki
Leonard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Leonard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Halicki
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Landestoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Landestoy reaches second base with a double. Leonard scores. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ruhle vs. Halicki
Ruhle strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Pujols scores. Landestoy scores. Cedeno moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Halicki
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ruhle
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Ruhle
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Ruhle
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Halicki
Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Venable vs. Ruhle
Venable hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Ruhle
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Ruhle
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Halicki
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Halicki
There goes Leonard. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Leonard steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Halicki
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Leonard scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Halicki
Ruhle strikes out. There goes Landestoy. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Ruhle
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Ed Halicki.
Johnston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
North vs. Ruhle
North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ruhle
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Borbon
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Borbon
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Ruhle
Tom Wiedenbauer now playing center field. Terry Puhl now playing left field.
Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Ruhle
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ruhle
Evans hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Venable vs. Ruhle
Venable hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy misplays the ball. That's an error on Landestoy. Ivie moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Ruhle
LeMaster 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, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Borbon
Cabell hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Borbon
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Borbon
Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Ruhle
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Ruhle
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
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, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Ruhle
North 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 9
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Plank
Ed Plank now pitching.
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Plank drops the ball. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruhle vs. Plank
Ruhle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Littlejohn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Plank
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruhle moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Plank
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Ruhle moves to third. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Puhl vs. Plank
Puhl is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wiedenbauer vs. Plank
Wiedenbauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Wiedenbauer reaches second base with a double. Ruhle scores. Cedeno scores. Puhl moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cabell vs. Plank
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Ruhle
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Ruhle
Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Ruhle
McCovey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pujols fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1979 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Cedeno C, 1b 4 1 1 0 North B, cf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 5 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Puhl T, cf-lf 4 0 1 1 Ivie M, lf 3 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wiedenbauer T, cf 1 0 1 2 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Cabell E, 3b 5 0 0 0 Venable M, rf 3 0 0 0
Leonard J, rf 3 2 2 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 0 0
Pujols L, c 4 1 1 0 Littlejohn D, c 3 0 1 0
Landestoy R, 2b 4 2 2 2 Halicki E, p 1 0 0 0
Ruhle V, p 4 1 0 0 Johnston G, ph 1 0 1 0
Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 0 0
Plank E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 8 5 30 0 4 0
Houston 001 301 002 -- 7
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (L) 6.0 6 5 3 2 3
Borbon P 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Plank E 1.0 2 2 0 1 0
E -- Venable M, Evans D, Landestoy R, Plank E
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 7, San Francisco 4
2B -- Littlejohn D, Leonard J, Landestoy R, Evans D, Wiedenbauer T
SB -- Landestoy R 2, Leonard J
T -- 2:17
A -- 7817
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