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San Francisco Giants vs. Houston Astros

Sep 8, 1979
FINAL

Box Score

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SF0000000202709
HOU0000100001918
loss:Houston Astros logoJ. Sambitowin:San Francisco Giants logoG. Mintonsave:San Francisco Giants logoG. Lavelle

Scoring Summary

SFHOU
  • Houston Astros logo
    5
    Cesar Cedeno singles on a ground ball to center fielder Larry Herndon. Rafael Landestoy scores. [1 run]
    01
  • San Francisco Giants logo
    8
    Johnnie LeMaster hits an inside-the-park home run (2) on a . Larry Herndon scores. [2 runs]
    21

Player Stats

San Francisco Giants logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Jack ClarkRF00000000.275
Gary LavelleP00000000.250
TOTAL73322105118-
San Francisco Giants logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ed WhitsonRHP6.0711100654.52
Greg MintonRHP2.1200110151.92
Gary LavelleLHP0.200000022.15
TOTAL8.391121082-
Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Jimmy SextonPR00000000.171
Joe SambitoP00000000.286
TOTAL9331121014-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe NiekroRHP7.16117501432.92
Joe SambitoLHP1.2111301121.47
TOTAL8.37221051155-

Play-by-Play

1st inningSFHOU
  • TOP 1
  • San Francisco Giants logo
    BATTER OUT — Max Venable out to shortstop Craig Reynolds. [1 out]
    00
  • San Francisco Giants logo
    SINGLE — Rob Andrews singles on a line drive to left fielder Jose Cruz.
    00
  • San Francisco Giants logo
    FORCEOUT — Mike Ivie grounds into a force out, pitcher Joe Niekro to second baseman Rafael Landestoy. Rob Andrews out at 2nd. Mike Ivie to 1st. [2 outs]
    00
  • San Francisco Giants logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Mike Ivie steals (5) 2nd base.
    00
  • San Francisco Giants logo
    BATTER OUT — Darrell Evans out, second baseman Rafael Landestoy to first baseman Cesar Cedeno. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Cesar Cedeno out to right fielder Max Venable. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Craig Reynolds out, second baseman Rob Andrews to first baseman Mike Ivie. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Terry Puhl out to center fielder Larry Herndon. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs1
7Hits9
0Errors1
.212Batting Avg.273
33At Bats33
1Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In1
5Walks1
3Stolen Bases1
10Strikeouts2
9Left on Base8
10Total Bases10

Game Details

Saturday, September 8, 1979 · 8:05 PM
Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX
attendance: 32,300 (78.5%)