Giants @ Astros
May 15, 1979

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 9 R H E
Giants 8 9 1
Astros 1 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Giants 8 9 1
Astros 1 5 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .255
OBP .750 .291
At Bats 2 51
Hits 1 13
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 2 3
RBI’s 1 7

Joaquin Andujar Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 3
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Astrodome - May 15, 1979
•
Out
Joaquin Andujar
Alan Ashby
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Jimmy Sexton
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Jeffrey Leonard
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Venable. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Leonard hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Venable hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Top 8 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Terry Puhl pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Max Venable now playing left field. Howe hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nastu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Metzger strikes out.
Top 7 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rob Andrews now playing second base. Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herndon hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out.
Top 6 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Landestoy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nastu hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Herndon reaches second base with a double. McCovey scores. Evans goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Evans takes first base on ball four. McCovey moves to second.
Top 4 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tom Dixon now pitching. Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nastu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Hill moves to second.
Top 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hill takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Herndon bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to second.
Top 3 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Richard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Whitfield fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Whitfield. Howe goes all the way around to score. Ashby moves to third.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Clark reaches second base with a double. Nastu scores. Whitfield goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores. Nastu moves to third.
Top 2 Madlock takes first base on ball four. Metzger moves to third. Nastu moves to second.
Top 2 Nastu bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Metzger moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hill strikes out.
Bottom 1 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Leonard. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Sexton hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herndon strikes out.
Top 1 Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second.
Top 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Whitfield scores.
Top 1 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Whitfield moves to third.
Top 1 Clark strikes out.
Top 1 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Whitfield reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.