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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

Fernando Gonzalez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .000 .269
At Bats 0 228
Hits 0 54
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 26

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 7
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San Diego Stadium - July 1, 1979
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Fernando Gonzalez
Gene Tenace
Jay Johnstone
Jerry Turner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 7 0 5
San Diego Padres 1 8 2 8
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Randy Jones
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 11,615
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Randy Jones. Gonzalez strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Joe Sambito now pitching. Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Bill Almon. Bevacqua hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gene Tenace pinch hits for Fred Kendall. Tenace takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to third. Johnstone moves to second.
Bottom 9 Johnstone takes first base on ball four.
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.