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May 18, 1979

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Padres 2 4 1
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Padres 2 4 1
Astros 3 10 2

Fernando Gonzalez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .261
OBP .000 .303
At Bats 0 115
Hits 0 30
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 11

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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3 2 0
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Astrodome - May 18, 1979
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Jeffrey Leonard
Terry Puhl
Fernando Gonzalez
Barry Evans

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Diego Padres 2 4 1 6
Houston Astros 3 10 2 7
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Rollie Fingers
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jose Cruz
Attendance 9,445
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Almon hits a popup towards third. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Barry Evans pinch runs for Kurt Bevacqua. There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to second.
Top 9 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Art Howe now playing third base. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Cabell moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reynolds moves to third.
Bottom 8 Watson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Reynolds. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Reynolds steals second.
Bottom 8 Mike Hargrove now playing first base. Rollie Fingers now pitching. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Winfield hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Perkins takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Richards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Bob Owchinko. Hargrove hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Owchinko fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fernando Gonzalez now playing second base. Bill Almon now playing shortstop. Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dan Briggs pinch hits for Ozzie Smith. Briggs strikes out.
Top 7 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cabell. Almon moves to second.
Top 7 Tenace strikes out. There goes Bevacqua. The throw from Ashby to second, and Bevacqua is out.
Top 7 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Winfield hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Turner hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out.
Top 6 Perkins 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 5 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields the ball and throws to Owchinko covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 5 Ashby hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Richards 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.
Top 5 Owchinko takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owchinko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Almon strikes out.
Top 4 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro scores. Reynolds moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Niekro moves to third.
Bottom 3 Puhl bunts towards first. Perkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Almon covering, for the out. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua juggles the ball. That's an error on Bevacqua.
Top 3 Turner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Richards scores.
Top 3 Richards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leonard who is chasing the ball. Richards reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Owchinko hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cabell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tenace hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a popup towards third. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Winfield takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second.
Top 1 Turner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Perkins strikes out.
Top 1 Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.