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Joe Niekro posted his third shutout of the season and Jeff Leonard drove in five runs to escort the Astros to a 9-0 victory over the Padres. Leonard accounted for his first RBI with a single in the first inning and added two-run singles in the second and fourth. Jose Cruz contributed a homer to the Astros' attack. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 0Game Played on Saturday, May 26, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego StadiumAstros 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 13 1
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 3
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .266 Richards cf,lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280
Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231
Sexton ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Briggs lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .271 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Leonard rf 5 1 3 5 0 0 .324 Reynolds ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .308
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 Evans 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Howe 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Winfield rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .328
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .319 Shirley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alou ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309
Gonzalez 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .238 Tenace c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .240
Ashby c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .228 Fahey c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .077 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .204
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Almon 2b,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .236
Smith ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .151
Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kinney p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Turner lf,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .256
Totals 40 9 13 9 1 4 Totals 31 0 6 0 4 5
Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 27,331
Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 8
DP: Astros 3, Padres 0
Errors: Gonzalez, Winfield, Hargrove, Smith
Doubles: Cedeno (12)
Triples: Howe (1)
Home Runs: Cruz (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (14), Niekro (2)
GIDP: Richards (2), Winfield (2), Reynolds (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(6-2) 9 6 0 0 4 5 0 35 2.44
Totals 9 6 0 0 4 5 0 35
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Lolich L(0-2) 1.2 6 4 2 1 0 0 13 4.00
Kinney 1.2 4 4 3 0 1 1 9 3.38
D'Acquisto 2.2 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 6.68
Shirley 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 4.23
Totals 9 13 9 5 1 4 1 43
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Reynolds out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Leonard singled to right [Puhl scored]; Cabell
singled to third [Leonard to second]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to center; Bevacqua grounded out
(shortstop to second to first) [Richards to second]; Briggs
grounded out (second to first) [Richards to third]; Winfield
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez singled to right; Ashby reached on an error
by Hargrove [Gonzalez to second, Ashby to first]; Niekro out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Gonzalez to third, Ashby to
second]; Puhl singled to right [Gonzalez scored, Ashby to third,
Puhl to second (on throw to home)]; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno walked; Leonard singled to center
[Ashby scored (unearned), Puhl scored (unearned), Cedeno to
second]; KINNEY REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Cabell forced
Leonard (shortstop to second); 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Tenace walked; Hargrove flied out to right; Gonzalez
flied out to right; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Cruz homered; Gonzalez grounded out (third to
first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 0.
PADRES 3RD: On a bunt Kinney struck out; Richards grounded out
(first unassisted); Bevacqua walked; Briggs grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds singled to second;
Cedeno doubled to right [Reynolds to third]; Leonard singled to
right [Reynolds scored, Cedeno scored]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED
BRIGGS (PITCHING); TURNER REPLACED KINNEY (PLAYING LF); Cabell
singled to center [Leonard to second]; Cruz popped to third in
foul territory; Gonzalez reached on an error by Smith [Leonard
to third, Cabell to second, Gonzalez to first]; Ashby singled to
right [Leonard scored (unearned), Cabell scored (unearned),
Gonzalez to third (error by Winfield), Ashby to second]; Niekro
flied out to right; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9,
Padres 0.
PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 5TH: Gonzalez struck out (catcher to first); Smith
singled to left; Turner singled to right [Smith to third];
Richards grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Turner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9,
Padres 0.
ASTROS 6TH: FAHEY REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C ); ALMON REPLACED
GONZALEZ (PLAYING 2B); Leonard flied out to center; Cabell flied
out to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 6TH: HOWE REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Bevacqua singled
to center; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Reynolds walked
[Bevacqua to second]; Winfield grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bevacqua to third, Reynolds out
at second]; Fahey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); REYNOLDS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Gonzalez struck out; Ashby struck
out; Niekro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 7TH: Hargrove singled to right; Almon forced Hargrove
(third to second); Smith grounded out (first unassisted) [Almon
to second]; Turner made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); SEXTON BATTED
FOR REYNOLDS; Sexton flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 8TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Richards singled
to third; Bevacqua flied out to right; Reynolds grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Richards out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 9TH: EVANS REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING 2B); TURNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RICHARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
ALMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Leonard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe tripled to right; ALOU BATTED FOR
CRUZ; Alou grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres
0.
PADRES 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PERKINS BATTED FOR
SHIRLEY; Perkins reached on an error by Gonzalez [Perkins to
first]; Fahey struck out; Hargrove walked [Perkins to second];
Almon struck out; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
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