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August 1, 1979

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Giants 4 9 0
Astros 5 8 1
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Giants 4 9 0
Astros 5 8 1

Alan Ashby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .216
OBP .000 .268
At Bats 3 283
Hits 0 61
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 31

Tom Griffin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 2
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Astrodome - August 1, 1979
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Tom Griffin
Mike Sadek
Willie McCovey
Joe Strain
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Mike Ivie
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Alan Ashby
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Tom Griffin now pitching. Larry Herndon now playing center field. Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Larry Herndon pinch hits for Phil Nastu. Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Art Howe. Walling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howe is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 7 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mike Sadek now catching. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn. Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out.
Top 7 Metzger takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to third. McCovey moves to second.
Top 7 Bert Roberge now pitching. Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strain tags and scores.
Top 7 Randy Niemann now pitching. McCovey takes first base on ball four. Strain moves to third. Clark moves to second.
Top 7 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strain moves to second.
Top 7 Strain hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 6 Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Phil Nastu now pitching. Howe strikes out.
Top 6 North hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Greg Johnston pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Johnston hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rick Williams now pitching. Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leonard for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Evans reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. McCovey moves to third.
Top 5 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third.
Top 5 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Strain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Forsch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling scores.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Walling reaches third base with a triple. Cabell scores. Howe goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Howe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Cabell. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard scores.
Bottom 4 Leonard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Leonard reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blue for the out.
Top 4 Littlejohn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Metzger strikes out.
Top 4 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Puhl. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 3 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walling strikes out.
Top 2 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 North strikes out.
Top 2 Blue hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third. Leonard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.
Top 1 Ivie is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Evans reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. McCovey moves to third.
Top 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Ashby fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ashby. Clark moves to third.
Top 1 Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Clark reaches second base with a double. Strain goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Strain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 North hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.