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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 25, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on May 25, 1979 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 25, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 25, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Williams |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 15,289 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: Doug Harvey |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
Rick Williams | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Dan Briggs | Left Fielder |
Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
May 25, 1979
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson juggles the ball. That's an error on Watson. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Richards is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Briggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Perry
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Perry
Ashby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Williams
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Williams
Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Perry
Williams bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Williams
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Williams covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Perry
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Williams
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Richards hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Williams
Tenace hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Williams
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Williams
Gonzalez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Williams
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Williams
Perry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Perry
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Perry
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Alan Ashby.
There goes Sexton. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Perry
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Williams
Bruce Bochy now catching.
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Williams
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Williams
Briggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Williams
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Perry
Barry Evans now playing third base. Denny Walling pinch hits for Rick Williams.
Walling hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Briggs chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Evans fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Evans. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Perry
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walling scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Perry
Reynolds bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Perry
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Perry
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Tenace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Sambito
Bill Almon pinch runs for Gene Tenace.
Hargrove bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Bochy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Sambito
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Sambito
Fred Kendall pinch hits for Ozzie Smith.
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Almon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Sambito
Don Reynolds pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Fingers
Fred Kendall now catching. Bill Almon now playing shortstop. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Fingers
Bochy hits a line drive into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Fingers
Landestoy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Sambito
Richards is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sambito
Evans bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sambito. Richards moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Briggs vs. Sambito
Briggs hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richards tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/25/1979 -- Houston at San Diego (N) Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Puhl T, rf 4 0 1 1 Richards G, cf 4 1 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Evans B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 0 1 0 Briggs D, lf 3 0 1 1 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Winfield D, rf 4 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 4 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 0 Almon B, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Sexton J, pr 0 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bochy B, c 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Landestoy R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 0 0 Williams R, p 2 0 0 0 Kendall F, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Walling D, ph 1 1 1 0 Perry G, p 3 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds D, ph 1 0 0 0 Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 1 35 2 7 2 Houston 000 000 001 0 -- 1 San Diego 010 000 000 1 -- 2 1 out when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Williams R 8.0 5 1 1 1 1 Sambito J (L) 1.1 2 1 0 0 0 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Perry G 9.0 5 1 0 2 3 Fingers R (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Watson B, Reynolds C, Evans B, Sambito J DP -- San Diego 1 LOB -- Houston 4, San Diego 9 2B -- Cruz J, Walling D, Tenace G HR -- Gonzalez F CS -- Richards G, Sexton J SH -- Reynolds C, Evans B SF -- Briggs D HBP -- by Sambito J (Richards G) T -- 2:44 A -- 15289
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