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September 8, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 2 7 0
Astros 1 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 2 7 0
Astros 1 9 1

Art Howe Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .252
OBP .000 .320
At Bats 0 333
Hits 0 84
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 31

Gary Lavelle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 16
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Astrodome - September 8, 1979
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Out
Gary Lavelle
Dennis Littlejohn
Mike Ivie
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Max Venable
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Art Howe
Jimmy Sexton
Enos Cabell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 2 7 0 9
Houston Astros 1 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Greg Minton
Losing Pitcher Joe Sambito
Save Gary Lavelle
Game Winning RBI Johnnie LeMaster
Attendance 32,300
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Art Howe pinch hits for Joe Sambito. Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Danny Heep. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Landestoy hits a fly ball into left field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Danny Heep pinch hits for Luis Pujols. Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 9 Leonard bunts in front of the plate. Littlejohn fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Venable hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Denny Walling now playing left field. Minton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Denny Walling pinch hits for Jose Cruz. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jack Clark now playing right field. Max Venable now playing left field. Cedeno strikes out.
Top 8 Littlejohn strikes out.
Top 8 LeMaster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Cruz is chasing the ball. LeMaster rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.
Top 8 Willie McCovey pinch hits for Greg Johnston. Joe Sambito now pitching. McCovey strikes out.
Top 8 Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Greg Minton now pitching. Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Andrews. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Andrews steals second.
Top 7 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Venable strikes out.
Top 7 Bill North pinch hits for Ed Whitson. North strikes out.
Bottom 6 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnston strikes out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landestoy scores.
Bottom 5 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Whitson fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 5 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Landestoy reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Andrews moves to second.
Top 5 Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a line drive towards the mound. Whitson can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 4 Venable strikes out.
Top 4 Whitson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Littlejohn moves to second.
Top 4 Littlejohn takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 LeMaster strikes out.
Top 4 Johnston hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pujols hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Evans takes first base on ball four. Venable moves to third. Andrews moves to second.
Top 3 Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. Venable moves to second.
Top 3 Venable takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Whitson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cabell strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Cruz. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, LeMaster applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. LeMaster moves to second.
Top 2 LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 There goes Herndon. The throw from Pujols and he is out, Cabell applying the tag.
Top 2 Johnston strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Herndon. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Herndon steals second.
Top 2 Herndon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Ivie. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Ivie steals second.
Top 1 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Venable hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.