Four walks forced home the winning run as the Astros edged the Padres, 4-3, in 10 innings. Joe Sambito drew a leadoff walk and was sacrificed to second. After Terry Puhl drew an intentional pass, Jeff Leonard also strolled on a 3-2 pitch. Enos Cabell then walked on four straight pitches, forcing Sambito home. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 5, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   3 13  1
Astros       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .265      Cedeno 1b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .268
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Reynolds ss           6   0   2   0     0   1   .264
  Lolich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Puhl cf               3   0   1   0     3   0   .285
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Leonard rf            5   0   0   0     1   1   .297
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Cabell 3b             4   1   0   1     2   1   .267
Flannery 2b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .273      Cruz lf               2   1   1   1     3   1   .293
Dade 3b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Pujols c              4   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Winfield rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .306      Landestoy 2b          4   1   3   1     0   1   .223
Tenace 1b             5   1   1   1     0   1   .269        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Fahey c               5   0   5   1     0   0   .317        Gonzalez 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Briggs cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .206      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Wilhelm ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .213        Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Jones p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .187        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Turner ph,lf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Sambito p           0   1   0   0     1   0   .286

Totals               42   3  13   3     1   4             Totals               36   4  10   4    12   5

Time of Game: 3:36   Attendance: 12,592
Left on Base: Padres 10, Astros 17
DP: Padres 1, Astros 1
Errors: Dade
Doubles: Smith (16), Reynolds (17)
Triples: Richards (6), Cruz (6)
Home Runs: Tenace (15)
Stolen Bases: Reynolds (12), Cruz (32)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (6), Cedeno (1)
GIDP: Dade (6), Cabell (17)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   6     7   3   3   5   4   0  29   3.68
Lee                     1.1   3   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.33
Lolich                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.97
D'Acquisto L(9-13)      1.2   0   1   1   6   1   0  11   4.78
Totals                  9.2  10   4   4  12   5   0  50

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     7   2   2   1   2   1  25   3.22
Ruhle                   2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   3.22
Sambito W(7-4)          2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   1.39
Totals                 10    13   3   3   1   4   1  43

Wild Pitches: Ruhle (2)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Richards made an out to shortstop; Flannery grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
doubled to right; Puhl walked; Leonard forced Puhl (shortstop to
second) [Reynolds to third]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to center; Tenace was called out
on strikes; Fahey singled to right; Briggs walked [Fahey to
second]; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz was called out on strikes; Pujols grounded out
(third to first); Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (third to first); Richards
tripled to center; Flannery singled to center [Richards scored];
Dade grounded out (second to first) [Flannery to second];
Winfield flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to center;
Reynolds stole second; Puhl walked; Leonard grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Astros 0.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace homered; Fahey singled to center; Briggs
struck out; Smith forced Fahey (first to shortstop); Jones
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell walked; Cruz tripled to right [Cabell
scored]; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz stayed
at third]; Landestoy singled to left [Cruz scored]; Forsch out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landestoy to second];
Cedeno singled to center [Landestoy scored]; Reynolds struck
out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Flannery
singled to center; Dade grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Flannery out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to center; Leonard grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
made an out to second; Fahey singled to left; Briggs forced
Fahey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Pujols singled to right [Cruz to
second]; Landestoy singled to second [Cruz out at home (second
to catcher), Pujols to third, Landestoy to second (on throw)];
HOWE BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howe grounded out (second to first);
Cedeno was walked intentionally; Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 7TH: RUHLE REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Smith doubled to
center; TURNER BATTED FOR JONES; Turner grounded out (second to
first); Richards struck out; Flannery popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LEE REPLACED
RICHARDS (PITCHING); Puhl singled to center; Leonard reached on
an error by Dade [Puhl to second, Leonard to first]; Cabell
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Leonard to second,
Puhl out at third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Pujols lined
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Astros 3.

PADRES 8TH: Dade singled to center; Ruhle threw a wild pitch
[Dade to second]; Winfield struck out; Tenace grounded out
(second to first) [Dade to third]; Fahey singled to right [Dade
scored]; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy singled to left; BERGMAN BATTED FOR RUHLE;
Bergman made an out to third; Cedeno singled to second
[Landestoy to second]; LOLICH REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Reynolds
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Puhl grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

PADRES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Smith flied out
to left; Turner singled to right; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOLICH;
Bevacqua flied out to center; Flannery grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Leonard was
called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Pujols walked; WALLING BATTED
FOR LANDESTOY; Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 3, Astros 3.

PADRES 10TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Dade flied
out to right; Winfield singled to right; Tenace made an out to
shortstop; Fahey singled to center [Winfield to third]; WILHELM
BATTED FOR BRIGGS; Wilhelm flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 10TH: WILHELM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Sambito
walked; Cedeno out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Sambito to second]; Reynolds flied out to right; Puhl was
walked intentionally; Leonard walked [Sambito to third, Puhl to
second]; Cabell walked [Sambito scored, Puhl to third, Leonard
to second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 3, Astros 4.