Homers by Barry Evans and Gene Tenace on consecutive pitches thrown by J.R. Richard in the 11th inning carried the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Astros. Evans' homer was his first in the major leagues. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       19, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   4  8  1
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  -   2  7  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .267      Puhl rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Perkins 1b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .282        Leonard ph,rf       2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Turner lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .272      Reynolds ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .280
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Cedeno cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Winfield rf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .338      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Bevacqua 3b           2   0   0   0     1   2   .293        Landestoy pr,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Evans 3b            2   1   1   1     0   0   .211      Cabell 3b,1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Tenace c              4   1   1   1     1   0   .243      Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .314
Almon 2b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .265      Howe 2b,3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
Smith ss              4   1   0   0     1   0   .151      Ashby c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Alou ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Hargrove ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .185        Sexton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .154
  Reynolds pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .350        Bochy c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .216
                                                          Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               37   4   8   4     4  10             Totals               36   2   7   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 18,494
Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 4
DP: Padres 2, Astros 1
Errors: Smith, Richard
Doubles: Winfield (12)
Home Runs: Evans (1), Tenace (5)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (12)
Caught Stealing: Reynolds (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (2), Perkins (1), Richard (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perkins (1)
GIDP: Perkins (3), Howe (5), Watson (3)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   9     6   2   2   2   3   0  32   4.20
Fingers W(3-3)          2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   3.60
Totals                 11     7   2   2   2   6   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(4-4)         11     8   4   3   4  10   2  44   3.71
Totals                 11     8   4   3   4  10   2  44

Wild Pitches: Richard (13)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


PADRES 1ST: first game for staff umpires in 1979 after
strike; Richards singled to center; Perkins grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Richards out at
second]; Turner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield doubled to center; Bevacqua struck out;
Tenace made an out to second; Almon was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Cabell reached on an
error by Smith [Cabell to first]; Cruz walked [Cabell to
second]; Howe grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Smith walked; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Smith to second]; Richards singled to right [Smith
scored]; Richards was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Richard [Richards to third]; Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Richards scored (unearned)]; Turner was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby lined to center; Richard grounded out (second
to first); Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield struck out; Bevacqua walked; Tenace walked
[Bevacqua to second]; Almon struck out; Smith popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds singled to left; Cedeno singled to left
[Reynolds to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Cedeno to second, Reynolds out at third]; Cabell
singled to right [Cedeno scored, Cabell out at second (right to
third to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

PADRES 5TH: Jones struck out; Richards grounded out (shortstop
to first); Perkins flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz struck out; Howe singled to right; Ashby struck
out; Richard forced Howe (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

PADRES 6TH: Turner singled to left; Winfield flied out to right;
Bevacqua struck out; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: EVANS REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 3B); Puhl was
called out on strikes; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

PADRES 7TH: Almon struck out; Smith grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to center; LANDESTOY RAN FOR WATSON;
Cabell forced Landestoy (third to second); Cabell stole second;
Cruz grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to third]; Howe
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Astros 1.

PADRES 8TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CABELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Richards singled to center; Perkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to shortstop to second) [Richards to second]; Turner
grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield was walked
intentionally; Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR ASHBY; Alou walked; SEXTON RAN FOR
ALOU; Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Sexton to second]; LEONARD BATTED FOR PUHL; Leonard grounded
out (third to first); Reynolds singled to center [Sexton
scored]; Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 9TH: BOCHY REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING C ); LEONARD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Tenace flied out to left; Almon grounded
out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Landestoy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cabell lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 10TH: HARGROVE BATTED FOR JONES; Hargrove singled to
right; REYNOLDS RAN FOR HARGROVE; Richards forced Reynolds
(first to shortstop); Perkins forced Richards (second
unassisted); Richard threw a wild pitch [Perkins to second];
Turner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FINGERS
REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; Howe struck
out; Bochy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 2.

PADRES 11TH: Winfield lined to pitcher; Evans homered; Tenace
homered; Almon grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith flied out
to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 11TH: WALLING BATTED FOR RICHARD; Walling grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leonard singled to right; Reynolds flied
out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
4, Astros 2.