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July 1, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 7 0
Padres 1 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 7 0
Padres 1 8 2

Jay Johnstone Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .267
OBP .667 .305
At Bats 3 90
Hits 2 24
• Singles 2 21
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 14

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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11 3 0
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San Diego Stadium - July 1, 1979
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Walk
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Jay Johnstone
Jerry Turner
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Johnstone takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Turner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Turner reaches second base with a double. Dade goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Winfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Denny Walling now playing right field. Dade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Niekro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kendall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ashby is walked intentionally.
Top 9 There goes Cruz. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cruz steals third.
Top 9 Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell scores. Cruz moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walling scores. Cabell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Denny Walling pinch runs for Art Howe. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade juggles the ball. That's an error on Dade. Puhl scores. Cedeno scores. Walling moves to third.
Top 9 Art Howe pinch hits for Jeffrey Leonard. Howe takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 9 Cedeno is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second.
Top 9 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez bunts towards first. Johnstone scoops it up and throws to first, with Almon covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Turner 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 7 Cabell strikes out.
Top 7 Leonard strikes out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Winfield for the out.
Bottom 6 Dade hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richards moves to third.
Bottom 6 Smith bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 6 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Puhl strikes out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Almon hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to second.
Bottom 5 Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ashby strikes out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith.
Top 5 Jones fires to first and has Cruz trapped. There's the throw to Smith who tags Cruz for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cabell 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 4 Turner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dade strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Jones for the double play.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Almon strikes out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kendall strikes out.
Bottom 2 Johnstone is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Turner 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 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Cruz strikes out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Winfield strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Winfield out.
Bottom 1 There goes Dade. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Dade steals second.
Bottom 1 Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith bunts towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richards is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Reynolds reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.