Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Knepper
  
  Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Knepper
  
  Cedeno 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Knepper
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Leonard vs. Knepper
  
  Leonard strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Forsch
  
  Andrews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ivie vs. Forsch
  
  Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Knepper
  
  Cabell 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: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Knepper
  
  Howe 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: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Knepper
  
  Bochy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Sexton vs. Knepper
  
  Sexton takes first base on ball four. Bochy moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Forsch vs. Knepper
  
  Forsch strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Forsch
  
  McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Forsch
  
  Evans 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 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Venable vs. Forsch
  
  Venable hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton misplays the ball. That's an error on Sexton. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  LeMaster vs. Forsch
  
  LeMaster strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Knepper
  
  Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Knepper
  
  Cedeno strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Knepper
  
  There goes Landestoy. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Landestoy steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Knepper
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Leonard vs. Knepper
  
  Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landestoy scores. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabell vs. Knepper
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Littlejohn vs. Forsch
  
  Littlejohn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Knepper vs. Forsch
  
  Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Knepper
  
  Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bochy vs. Knepper
  
  Bochy strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sexton vs. Knepper
  
  Sexton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Forsch
  
  Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Ivie vs. Forsch
  
  Ivie strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McCovey vs. Forsch
  
  McCovey hits a line drive towards the mound. Forsch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Forsch vs. Knepper
  
  Forsch strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Knepper
  
  Landestoy 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: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Knepper
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Forsch
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Venable vs. Forsch
  
  Venable takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  LeMaster vs. Forsch
  
  There goes Venable. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Venable steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  LeMaster vs. Forsch
  
  LeMaster takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Littlejohn vs. Forsch
  
  There goes Venable. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Howe applying the tag. LeMaster moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Littlejohn vs. Forsch
  
  Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Knepper
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leonard vs. Knepper
  
  Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Cabell vs. Knepper
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Cabell reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Howe vs. Knepper
  
  Howe is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
  Alou vs. Knepper
  
  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Bruce Bochy.
  
  Alou takes first base on ball four. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to third. Howe moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Sexton vs. Knepper
  
  Sexton takes first base on ball four. Cabell scores. Howe moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Forsch vs. Griffin
  
  Tom Griffin now pitching.
  
  Forsch strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Landestoy vs. Griffin
  
  Landestoy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnston vs. Forsch
  
  Luis Pujols now catching. Greg Johnston pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
  
  Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Forsch
  
  North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Andrews vs. Forsch
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ivie vs. Forsch
  
  There goes North. The throw from Pujols and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Ivie vs. Forsch
  
  Ivie takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McCovey vs. Forsch
  
  McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Borbon
  
  Pedro Borbon now pitching.
  
  Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Borbon
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leonard vs. Borbon
  
  Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Forsch
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Venable vs. Forsch
  
  Venable hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LeMaster vs. Forsch
  
  LeMaster 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 

Top 8

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Borbon
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howe vs. Borbon
  
  Howe hits a popup towards the mound. Borbon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pujols vs. Borbon
  
  There goes Cabell. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Andrews applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Borbon
  
  Pujols strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Littlejohn vs. Forsch
  
  Tom Wiedenbauer now playing left field.
  
  Littlejohn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Littlejohn reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Whitfield vs. Forsch
  
  Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
  
  Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Littlejohn scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  North vs. Forsch
  
  Jack Clark pinch runs for Terry Whitfield.
  
  North takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Andrews vs. Forsch
  
  Andrews bunts towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Landestoy covering, for the out. Clark moves to third. North moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Ivie vs. Andujar
  
  Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
  
  Ivie takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. North moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McCovey vs. Sambito
  
  Joe Sambito now pitching.
  
  McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Evans vs. Sambito
  
  Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North scores. Ivie moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Herndon vs. Sambito
  
  Larry Herndon pinch hits for Max Venable.
  
  There goes Evans. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Herndon vs. Sambito
  
  Herndon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wiedenbauer who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple. Ivie scores. Evans scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  LeMaster vs. Sambito
  
  LeMaster strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heep vs. Minton
  
  Jack Clark now playing right field. Larry Herndon now playing left field. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Greg Minton now pitching. Danny Heep
  
  Heep 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, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Walling vs. Minton
  
  Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
  
  Walling strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Minton
  
  Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Minton
  
  Cedeno 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 

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         Game of 9/15/1979 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Landestoy R, 2b       5  1  2  0   North B, cf           3  1  1  0   
Cedeno C, cf          5  0  0  0   Andrews R, 2b         3  0  0  0   
Cruz J, lf            4  1  2  0   Ivie M, lf-1b         2  1  0  0   
Wiedenbauer T, lf     0  0  0  0   McCovey W, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Leonard J, rf         4  0  1  1   Minton G, p           0  0  0  0   
Cabell E, 1b          4  1  2  0   Evans D, 3b           4  1  2  1   
Howe A, 3b            3  0  0  0   Venable M, rf         2  0  0  0   
Bochy B, c            1  0  0  0   Herndon L, ph-lf      1  0  1  2   
Alou J, ph            0  0  0  1   LeMaster J, ss        3  0  0  0   
Pujols L, c           1  0  0  0   Littlejohn D, c       3  1  2  0   
Sexton J, ss          1  0  0  1   Knepper B, p          1  0  0  0   
Heep D, ph            1  0  0  0   Griffin T, p          0  0  0  0   
Forsch K, p           3  0  0  0   Johnston G, ph        1  0  0  0   
Andujar J, p          0  0  0  0   Borbon P, p           0  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Whitfield T, ph       1  0  1  1   
Walling D, ph         1  0  0  0   Clark J, pr-rf        0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  7  3                        28  5  7  4

Houston          001 002 000 --  3
San Francisco    000 000 05x --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K              7.1  5  3  3  4  2
Andujar J (L)*        0.0  0  1  1  1  0
Sambito J             0.2  2  1  1  0  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knepper B             5.1  5  3  3  5  6
Griffin T             0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Borbon P (W)          2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Minton G (S)          1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Sexton J, Pujols L
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 8, San Francisco 5
2B -- Cabell E
3B -- Littlejohn D, Herndon L
SB -- Landestoy R, Venable M, North B, Evans D
CS -- Venable M, Cabell E
SH -- Andrews R
WP -- Andujar J
T -- 3:04
A -- 9795

    

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