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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 30, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 30, 1979 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,995 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Williams 1B: John Kibler 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Jerry Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Joe Strain | Second Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Julio Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 30, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Andujar
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Andujar
Strain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strain moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Andujar
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Knepper
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Knepper
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Knepper
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Leonard vs. Knepper
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Andujar
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno juggles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Andujar
There goes Whitfield. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Whitfield steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Andujar
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Whitfield scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Andujar
Littlejohn hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knepper vs. Andujar
Knepper hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Knepper
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Knepper
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Knepper covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Knepper
Howe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Knepper
There goes Howe. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Howe steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bochy vs. Knepper
Bochy hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Andujar
North hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Andujar
Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno juggles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Andujar
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Leonard throws the ball in to Bochy who tags Clark who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Knepper
Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Knepper
Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Knepper
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Andujar
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Andujar
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Andujar
There goes Metzger. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Metzger steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Andujar
Littlejohn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knepper vs. Andujar
Knepper hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Knepper
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Knepper
Leonard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Knepper
Cabell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Knepper
There goes Leonard. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Leonard steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Knepper
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Andujar
Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base.
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strain vs. Andujar
There goes North. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. North steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Andujar
Strain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards second. Landestoy fields the ball and throws to second. Gonzalez drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Gonzalez. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Andujar
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Andujar
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Niemann
Randy Niemann now pitching.
Whitfield 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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Knepper
Howe strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Knepper
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Niemann vs. Knepper
Niemann strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Niemann
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Landestoy picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Landestoy. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Niemann
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knepper vs. Niemann
Knepper bunts towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Landestoy covering, for the out. Metzger scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Niemann
North hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. North reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strain vs. Niemann
There goes North. The throw from Bochy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. North scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Niemann
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Strain moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Niemann
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Knepper
Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Knepper
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Knepper
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niemann
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niemann
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Niemann
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Niemann
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Littlejohn vs. Niemann
Littlejohn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knepper vs. Niemann
Knepper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Knepper reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Whitfield scores. Littlejohn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Niemann
North hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knepper moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strain vs. Roberge
Bert Roberge now pitching.
Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Knepper
Rob Andrews now playing second base. Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Knepper
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Knepper
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Jose Cruz.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Roberge
Jesus Alou now playing left field. Greg Johnston pinch hits for Jack Clark.
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Roberge
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Roberge
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Knepper
Greg Johnston now playing right field.
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochy vs. Knepper
Bochy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Baldwin vs. Knepper
Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Bert Roberge.
Baldwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howe moves to third. There goes Bochy trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Landestoy vs. Knepper
Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Knepper
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Throop
George Throop now pitching.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Throop
Metzger hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Throop
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Knepper
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Johnston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Knepper
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Knepper
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1979 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
North B, cf 4 2 2 0 Cedeno C, 1b 2 0 1 0
Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Landestoy R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Strain J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gonzalez J, ss 4 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, cf 4 0 1 0
Clark J, rf 4 1 1 0 Leonard J, rf 4 0 1 0
Johnston G, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b-1b 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 0 2 1 Cruz J, lf 2 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Alou J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Whitfield T, lf 5 2 1 0 Howe A, 2b-3b 2 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 5 1 3 1 Bochy B, c 3 0 1 0
Littlejohn D, c 3 1 0 0 Andujar J, p 1 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 3 0 1 4 Niemann R, p 1 0 0 0
Roberge B, p 0 0 0 0
Baldwin R, ph 1 0 1 0
Throop G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 12 7 31 0 5 0
San Francisco 010 022 300 -- 8
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (L) 4.1 7 3 2 3 2
Niemann R 2.1 5 5 4 2 2
Roberge B 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Throop G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Cedeno C 2, Gonzalez J 2, Landestoy R, Bochy B, Metzger R
DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 2
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Houston 5
2B -- Metzger R, North B, Whitfield T, Knepper B
SB -- Whitfield T, Howe A, Metzger R, Leonard J, North B 2
SH -- Knepper B
T -- 2:54
A -- 18995
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