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Padres 3 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
September 5, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on September 5, 1979 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Padres with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1979 
Visiting Team
San Diego Padres
R: 3 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 17
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 17
Winning PitcherJoe Sambito  
Losing PitcherJohn D'Acquisto  
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Game Winning RBIEnos Cabell 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Diego Padres 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherRandy Jones  
Home Starting PitcherKen Forsch  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance12,592 
Time of Game3 hours 36 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Fred Brocklander
1B: Paul Runge
2B: Bob Engel
3B: John McSherry

San Diego Padres Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Richards  Left Fielder 
Tim Flannery  Second Baseman 
Paul Dade  Third Baseman 
Dave Winfield  Right Fielder 
Gene Tenace  First Baseman 
Bill Fahey  Catcher 
Dan Briggs  Center Fielder 
Ozzie Smith  Shortstop 
Randy Jones  Pitcher 
Roger Craig  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Cedeno  First Baseman 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Jeffrey Leonard  Right Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Luis Pujols  Catcher 
Rafael Landestoy  Second Baseman 
Ken Forsch  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Padres 3 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
September 5, 1979

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         Game of 9/5/1979 -- San Diego at Houston (N)

  San Diego          AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Richards G, lf        4  1  1  0   Cedeno C, 1b          4  0  2  1   
Lee M, p              0  0  0  0   Reynolds C, ss        6  0  2  0   
Lolich M, p           0  0  0  0   Puhl T, cf            3  0  1  0   
Bevacqua K, ph        1  0  0  0   Leonard J, rf         5  0  0  0   
D'Acquisto J, p       0  0  0  0   Cabell E, 3b          4  1  0  1   
Flannery T, 2b        5  0  2  1   Cruz J, lf            2  1  1  1   
Dade P, 3b            5  1  1  0   Pujols L, c           4  0  1  0   
Winfield D, rf        5  0  1  0   Landestoy R, 2b       4  1  3  1   
Tenace G, 1b          5  1  1  1   Walling D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Fahey B, c            5  0  5  1   Gonzalez J, 2b        0  0  0  0   
Briggs D, cf          3  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   
Wilhelm J, ph-cf      1  0  0  0   Howe A, ph            1  0  0  0   
Smith O, ss           4  0  1  0   Ruhle V, p            0  0  0  0   
Jones R, p            2  0  0  0   Bergman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Turner J, ph-lf       2  0  1  0   Sambito J, p          0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  3 13  3                        36  4 10  4

San Diego        001 100 010 0 --  3
Houston          000 300 000 1 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  San Diego            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones R               6.0  7  3  3  5  4
Lee M                 1.1  3  0  0  1  0
Lolich M              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
D'Acquisto J (L)      1.2  0  1  1  6  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K              6.0  7  2  2  1  2
Ruhle V               2.0  3  1  1  0  2
Sambito J (W)         2.0  3  0  0  0  0

E -- Dade P
DP -- San Diego 1, Houston 1
LOB -- San Diego 10, Houston 17
2B -- Reynolds C, Smith O
3B -- Richards G, Cruz J
HR -- Tenace G
SB -- Reynolds C, Cruz J
SH -- Forsch K, Cedeno C
WP -- Ruhle V
T -- 3:36
A -- 12592

    

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