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September 15, 1979

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Astros 3 6 2
Giants 2 5 0
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Astros 3 6 2
Giants 2 5 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .000 .329
At Bats 3 330
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 54

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 6 19
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Candlestick Park - September 15, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Luis Pujols
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Jimmy Sexton
Tom Wiedenbauer
Cesar Cedeno
Jeffrey Leonard
Willie McCovey
Mike Ivie
Bill North
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Joe Sambito now pitching. McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 8 Joaquin Andujar now pitching. Ivie takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. North moves to third.
Bottom 8 Andrews bunts towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Landestoy covering, for the out. Clark moves to third. North moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jack Clark pinch runs for Terry Whitfield. North takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 8 Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Littlejohn scores.
Bottom 8 Tom Wiedenbauer now playing left field. Littlejohn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Littlejohn reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Pujols strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Cabell. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Andrews applying the tag.
Top 8 Howe hits a popup towards the mound. Borbon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Venable hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There goes North. The throw from Pujols and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Andrews hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Luis Pujols now catching. Greg Johnston pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Forsch strikes out.
Top 6 Sexton takes first base on ball four. Cabell scores. Howe moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Bruce Bochy. Alou takes first base on ball four. Cruz scores. Cabell moves to third. Howe moves to second.
Top 6 Howe is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Cabell reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third.
Top 6 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Venable. The throw from Bochy and he is out, Howe applying the tag. LeMaster moves to second.
Bottom 5 LeMaster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Venable. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Venable steals second.
Bottom 5 Venable takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Forsch strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a line drive towards the mound. Forsch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 4 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sexton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bochy strikes out.
Top 4 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Landestoy scores.
Top 3 Cruz strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 LeMaster strikes out.
Bottom 2 Venable hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton misplays the ball. That's an error on Sexton.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Forsch strikes out.
Top 2 Sexton takes first base on ball four. Bochy moves to second.
Top 2 Bochy takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 North hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Leonard strikes out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.