Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Friday, May 18, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  4  1
Astros       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3 10  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .254      Puhl rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Perkins 1b            3   0   0   1     1   1   .306      Reynolds ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .276
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Leonard cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .327
Turner lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .340        Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Cabell 3b,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Evans pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Cruz lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .321
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .242      Howe 2b,3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Almon 2b,ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .295      Ashby c               3   1   2   1     0   1   .252
Smith ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .156      Niekro p              2   1   0   0     0   1   .105
  Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Gonzalez 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Owchinko p            1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Hargrove ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               30   2   4   2     5   4             Totals               31   3  10   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  9,445
Left on Base: Padres 6, Astros 7
DP: Padres 2, Astros 2
Errors: Bevacqua, Reynolds, Cabell
Triples: Richards (2)
Home Runs: Richards (2), Ashby (1)
Stolen Bases: Reynolds (4)
Caught Stealing: Bevacqua (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Puhl (3), Niekro (1)
GIDP: Richards (1), Watson (2), Leonard (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                7     7   2   1   1   2   1  28   4.30
Fingers L(2-3)          1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.82
Totals                  8    10   3   2   1   3   1  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(4-2)           9     4   2   2   5   4   1  35   3.03
Totals                  9     4   2   2   5   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Jim Rains, 2B - Bob Davis, 3B - Murray Strey


PADRES 1ST: ump1b,rainj901 ump2b,davib903 ump3b,strem901
timeofgame,152 attendance,9445 Debut for umpire Bob Davis;
Richards flied out to center; Perkins struck out; Turner walked;
Winfield walked [Turner to second]; Bevacqua flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds made an out to
third; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace lined to left; Almon grounded out (pitcher to
first); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Cabell forced Watson (third to
second); On a bunt Cruz singled to third [Cabell to second];
Howe flied out to center; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Owchinko lined to third; Richards tripled to center;
Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first) [Richards scored];
Turner made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro reached on an error by Bevacqua [Niekro to
first]; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Niekro
to second]; Reynolds singled to left [Niekro to third]; Leonard
singled to right [Niekro scored (unearned), Reynolds to second];
Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Leonard out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace walked; Almon struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Howe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Owchinko
walked; Richards grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Owchinko out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby homered; Niekro struck out; Puhl singled to
first; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl to third]; Leonard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Reynolds out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 2.

PADRES 6TH: Perkins grounded out (second to first); Turner
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Winfield grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

PADRES 7TH: Bevacqua reached on an error by Reynolds [Bevacqua
to first]; Tenace struck out while Bevacqua was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Almon singled to third [Almon to
second (error by Cabell)]; BRIGGS BATTED FOR SMITH; Briggs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING 2B); ALMON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Howe flied out to center; Ashby singled
to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Ashby to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 2.

PADRES 8TH: HARGROVE BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Hargrove lined to
third; Richards homered; Perkins walked; Turner flied out to
right; Winfield lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS
REPLACED PERKINS (PITCHING); Reynolds singled to third; Reynolds
stole second; Leonard flied out to left; Watson struck out;
Cabell singled to third [Reynolds to third]; Cruz singled to
center [Reynolds scored, Cabell to third]; Howe made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 9TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Bevacqua singled to center; EVANS RAN FOR BEVACQUA; Niekro threw
a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Tenace flied out to center;
Almon made an out to third; Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.