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May 26, 1979

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Astros 9 12 0
Padres 0 5 3
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Astros 9 12 0
Padres 0 6 3

Gene Richards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .276
OBP .333 .331
At Bats 3 163
Hits 1 45
• Singles 1 34
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 14

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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5 2 0
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San Diego Stadium - May 26, 1979
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Single
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Julio Gonzalez
Art Howe
Jimmy Sexton
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Gene Richards
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop. Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Craig Reynolds. Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Turner hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. Almon moves to second.
Bottom 7 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Ashby strikes out.
Top 7 Bob Shirley now pitching. Don Reynolds now playing right field. Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fahey for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bevacqua moves to third.
Bottom 6 Don Reynolds pinch hits for John D'Acquisto. Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Bevacqua moves to second.
Bottom 6 Art Howe now playing third base. Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bill Fahey now catching. Bill Almon now playing second base. Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gonzalez out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hargrove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ashby hits a line drive into right field. Winfield picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Winfield. Leonard scores. Cabell scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Ashby moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. Leonard moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 4 Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 John D'Acquisto now pitching. Jerry Turner now playing left field. Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard moves to second.
Top 4 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cedeno scores.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bevacqua takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out.
Bottom 3 Kinney bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dennis Kinney now pitching. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Puhl scores. Cedeno moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Ashby moves to third. Puhl moves to second.
Top 2 Niekro bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. Ashby moves to second.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 1 Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. The ball bounces off Reynolds, and towards Gonzalez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leonard moves to second.
Top 1 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds bunts in front of the plate. Tenace fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.