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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 15, 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 April 15, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Roth 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Jim Cuneo 3B: Tony Patch |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Denny Walling | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 15, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Montefusco
Puhl bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Montefusco
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Montefusco
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Richard
North is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Richard
Madlock hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Richard
There goes Whitfield. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Howe applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Montefusco
Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Montefusco
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Montefusco
There goes Cabell. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Montefusco
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Howe vs. Montefusco
There goes Cabell. The slide. Hill applies the tag. Cabell is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Richard
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Richard
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Montefusco
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Montefusco
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Montefusco
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Richard
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Richard
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. North moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Richard
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. North tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Richard
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Montefusco
Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Montefusco
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Walling vs. Montefusco
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl scores. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Montefusco
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Montefusco
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Montefusco
Watson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Richard
Hill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Montefusco
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Montefusco
Ashby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Montefusco
Richard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Richard
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Richard
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walling. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. North moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Madlock vs. Richard
Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North scores. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Richard
There's a wild pitch. Whitfield scores. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Richard
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Montefusco
Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Montefusco
There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Montefusco
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Walling vs. Montefusco
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Puhl scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Montefusco
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock misplays the ball. That's an error on Madlock. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cabell vs. Montefusco
There goes Cruz. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Cabell vs. Montefusco
Cabell hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it, throws to Metzger, who relays to second to get Cruz, who can't get back to the bag on time. Double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Richard
Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Richard
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Montefusco
Watson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Montefusco
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Montefusco
Ashby 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, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Sambito
Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Joe Sambito now pitching. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Larry He
Herndon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Sambito
North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Sambito
There goes North. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Sambito
Whitfield hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Sambito
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Roberts
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Dave Roberts now pitching.
Landestoy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Roberts
Puhl hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Roberts
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sambito
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sambito
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, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Sambito
Ivie strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Roberts
Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Denny Walling.
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Roberts
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Roberts
Cabell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sambito vs. Roberts
Sambito takes first base on ball four. Leonard moves to third. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Howe vs. Roberts
Howe strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Roberts
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Sambito
Jeffrey Leonard now playing center field. Terry Puhl now playing right field.
Hill 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, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sambito
Hector Cruz pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sambito
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
McCovey hits a line drive towards the mound. Sambito reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1979, game 1 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf-rf 4 2 2 0 North B, cf 2 2 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 4 1 1 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, rf 3 0 0 2 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 3 0
Leonard J, ph-cf 0 0 0 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 0 1 2
Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 2 Clark J, rf 4 0 1 0
Cabell E, 3b-1b 3 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Hill M, c 4 0 0 0
Howe A, 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 1 0 Cruz H, ph 1 0 0 0
Richard J, p 2 0 0 0 Montefusco J, p 2 0 0 0
Landestoy R, 2b 1 0 0 0 Herndon L, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 4 6 4 33 3 8 2
Houston 000 301 000 -- 4
San Francisco 001 020 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (W) 6.0 7 3 3 2 5
Sambito J (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J (L) 7.0 6 4 4 0 2
Roberts D 2.0 0 0 0 3 3
E -- Madlock B
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- Houston 4, San Francisco 6
2B -- Reynolds C, Whitfield T
HR -- Cruz J
SB -- Cabell E, Puhl T, Cruz J, North B
CS -- Whitfield T, Cabell E
SF -- Madlock B
WP -- Richard J
T -- 2:43
A -- 0
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