San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 141
Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 - 9 13 2 HOU N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Venable rf 5 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 Andrews 2b 4 3 3 1 1 0 3 1 Ivie 1b 5 1 1 2 0 2 8 1 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 Herndon cf 4 1 3 3 1 0 4 0 Johnston lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 LeMaster ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 Littlejohn c 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 Blue p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Totals 40 9 13 9 5 8 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Blue-LeMaster. E: Andrews (6), LeMaster (18). BATTING - 2B: Evans (19,off Andujar); Herndon (13,off LaCorte). SH: Blue (7,off Andujar). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Andrews 2 (3,2nd base off Andujar/Pujols,2nd base off LaCorte/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 Sexton ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Leonard rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Heep lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Sprowl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Mendoza pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pladson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 4 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 Landestoy 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knicely ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 4 27 9 FIELDING - E: Andujar (4). BATTING - 2B: Landestoy (4,off Blue); Pujols (2,off Blue). SH: Reynolds (31,off Blue); Andujar (5,off Blue). IBB: Cedeno (8,by Blue). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Leonard (8,2nd base by Blue/Littlejohn).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blue W(11-13) 9 7 2 2 4 4 0 38 IBB: Blue (10,Cedeno).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(12-11) 3.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 18 Niemann 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 Williams 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 LaCorte 2 3 2 2 0 4 0 9 Sprowl 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 Pladson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 13 9 9 5 8 0 46 Inherited Runners - Scored: Niemann 2-1; Williams 3-3. . Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Steve Fields Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 23723 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Venable rf Cedeno 1b 2. Andrews 2b Reynolds ss 3. Ivie 1b Puhl cf 4. Evans 3b Leonard rf 5. Herndon cf Cabell 3b 6. Johnston lf Cruz lf 7. LeMaster ss Pujols c 8. Littlejohn c Landestoy 2b 9. Blue p Andujar p GIANTS 1ST: Venable was called out on strikes; Andrews singled to left; Ivie made an out to shortstop; Evans doubled to left [Andrews to third]; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled to left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to second]; Puhl reached on an error by Andrews [Cedeno to third, Puhl to first]; Leonard singled to right [Cedeno scored, Puhl to third]; Leonard was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by LeMaster; assist by Littlejohn); Cabell reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl out at home (pitcher to third to catcher), Leonard stayed at second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 2ND: Johnston grounded out (second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Littlejohn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols singled to right; Landestoy singled to center [Pujols to second]; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pujols to third, Landestoy to second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Reynolds forced Cedeno (second to shortstop) [Pujols scored, Landestoy to third]; Puhl made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 3RD: Blue flied out to left; Venable singled to right; Venable was picked off first but was safe on an error by Andujar [Venable to third]; Andrews singled to left [Venable scored]; Ivie was called out on strikes while Andrews stole second; Evans walked; Herndon singled to center [Andrews scored, Evans to second]; Johnston grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Leonard flied out to left; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2. GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster walked; Littlejohn singled to third [LeMaster to second]; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to third, Littlejohn to second]; NIEMANN REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Venable reached on a fielder's choice [LeMaster scored, Littlejohn to third]; Andrews walked [Venable to second]; WILLIAMS REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Ivie singled to left [Littlejohn scored, Venable scored, Andrews to second]; Evans was called out on strikes; Herndon singled to left [Andrews scored, Ivie to second]; Johnston singled to center [Ivie scored, Herndon to third]; LeMaster flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); GONZALEZ BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Gonzalez walked; Cedeno forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: LACORTE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Littlejohn flied out to center; Blue was called out on strikes; Venable struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to left; Puhl singled to left; Leonard flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews singled to third; Ivie struck out; Evans struck out while Andrews stole second; Herndon doubled to left [Andrews scored]; Johnston singled to right [Herndon scored, Johnston to second (on throw to home)]; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz struck out; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy doubled to left; KNICELY BATTED FOR LACORTE; Knicely walked; Cedeno forced Knicely (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. GIANTS 7TH: KNICELY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SPROWL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); SEXTON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); HEEP REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING LF); Littlejohn flied out to left; Blue made an out to second; Venable walked; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Sexton flied out to center; Puhl flied out to right; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. GIANTS 8TH: Ivie flied out to left; Evans flied out to center; Herndon walked; Johnston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Heep struck out; HOWE BATTED FOR SPROWL; Howe walked; MENDOZA RAN FOR HOWE; Pujols doubled to left [Mendoza to third]; Debut game for Mike Mendoza; Landestoy lined into a double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. GIANTS 9TH: PLADSON REPLACED MENDOZA (PITCHING); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Gordie Pladson; Littlejohn singled to center; Blue struck out; Venable flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Knicely struck out; Cedeno flied out to center; Sexton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 9, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 9 13 2 10 Astros 2 7 1 9
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