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September 14, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 8 1
Giants 0 4 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 8 1
Giants 0 4 3

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .264
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 3 326
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 54

Vern Ruhle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Candlestick Park - September 14, 1979
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Out
Vern Ruhle
Luis Pujols
Cesar Cedeno
Rafael Landestoy
Enos Cabell
Craig Reynolds
Terry Puhl
Tom Wiedenbauer
Jeffrey Leonard
Willie McCovey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 7 8 1 7
San Francisco Giants 0 4 3 4
Winning Pitcher Vern Ruhle
Losing Pitcher Ed Halicki
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Terry Puhl
Attendance 7,817
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McCovey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pujols fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wiedenbauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Wiedenbauer reaches second base with a double. Ruhle scores. Cedeno scores. Puhl moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 9 Puhl is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Ruhle moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruhle moves to second.
Top 9 Ruhle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Littlejohn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Ed Plank now pitching. Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Plank drops the ball.
Bottom 8 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Pedro Borbon. Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Littlejohn strikes out.
Top 8 Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Leonard strikes out.
Top 8 Cabell hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 LeMaster hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Venable hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy misplays the ball. That's an error on Landestoy. Ivie moves to second.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Wiedenbauer now playing center field. Terry Puhl now playing left field. Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pedro Borbon now pitching. 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 6 Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 North 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.
Bottom 6 Greg Johnston pinch hits for Ed Halicki. Johnston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ruhle strikes out. There goes Landestoy. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Leonard scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Leonard. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Leonard steals second.
Top 6 Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Venable hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Cabell hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Pujols scores. Landestoy scores. Cedeno moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Ruhle strikes out.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Venable. Landestoy reaches second base with a double. Leonard scores. Pujols moves to third.
Top 4 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Leonard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Leonard reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Littlejohn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Littlejohn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Venable picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Venable. Landestoy scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 3 Ruhle strikes out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Venable hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCovey strikes out.
Top 2 Pujols hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Leonard takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cabell hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz 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 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 North hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.