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September 8, 1979

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Giants 0 6 0
Astros 1 7 1
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Giants 0 6 0
Astros 1 7 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .000 .330
At Bats 0 314
Hits 0 82
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 53

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 4 18
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Astrodome - September 8, 1979
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Strikeout
Joe Sambito
Luis Pujols
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Jeffrey Leonard
Willie McCovey
Larry Herndon
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Willie McCovey pinch hits for Greg Johnston. Joe Sambito now pitching. McCovey strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.