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April 15, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 6 0
Giants 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 4 6 0
Giants 3 8 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 1.000
OBP .000 1.000
At Bats 0 3
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Candlestick Park - April 15, 1979
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Out
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Jeffrey Leonard
Terry Puhl
Willie McCovey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 6 0 4
San Francisco Giants 3 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher J.R. Richard
Losing Pitcher John Montefusco
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Denny Walling
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Willie McCovey pinch hits for Larry Herndon. McCovey hits a line drive towards the mound. Sambito reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hector Cruz pinch hits for Roger Metzger. Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 9 Jeffrey Leonard now playing center field. Terry Puhl now playing right field. Hill 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 9 Ashby strikes out.
Top 9 Howe strikes out.
Top 9 Sambito takes first base on ball four. Leonard moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 9 Cabell is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to second.
Top 9 Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Denny Walling. Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Puhl hits a popup towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larry Herndon now playing center field. Dave Roberts now pitching. Landestoy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitfield hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes North. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. North steals second.
Bottom 7 North hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Joe Sambito now pitching. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Larry HeHerndon is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it, throws to Metzger, who relays to second to get Cruz, who can't get back to the bag on time. Double play.
Top 6 There goes Cruz. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock misplays the ball. That's an error on Madlock. Walling moves to third.
Top 6 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Puhl scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Whitfield scores. Madlock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. North scores. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 5 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walling. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. North moves to third.
Bottom 5 North takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Montefusco strikes out.
Top 5 Richard strikes out.
Top 5 Ashby hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Madlock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hill is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl scores. Reynolds moves to third.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. Puhl moves to third.
Top 4 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. North tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. North moves to third.
Bottom 3 North takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Richard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 3 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hill strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Clark strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Cabell. The slide. Hill applies the tag. Cabell is out.
Top 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Cabell. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cabell steals second.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Whitfield. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Howe applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 North is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out.