| After losing their first game under Dave Bristol, the Giants gained a victory for their new manager when Vida Blue pitched a six-hitter and defeated the Astros, 9-2. Larry Herndon drove in three runs for the Giants with a double and two singles, while Rob Andrews, who also had three hits, stole two bases and scored three times. [The Sporting News] |
San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 - 9 13 2 Astros 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Venable rf 5 2 1 1 1 2 .250 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Andrews 2b 4 3 3 1 1 0 .279 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .262 Ivie 1b 5 1 1 2 0 2 .308 Sexton ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .257 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Herndon cf 4 1 3 3 1 0 .259 Leonard rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Johnston lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .204 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 LeMaster ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .255 Heep lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Littlejohn c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .206 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Blue p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .123 Sprowl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Mendoza pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pladson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pujols c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Landestoy 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .235 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knicely ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 40 9 13 9 5 8 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 4 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 23,723 Left on Base: Giants 10, Astros 9 DP: Giants 1, Astros 0 Errors: Andrews, LeMaster, Andujar Doubles: Evans (19), Herndon (13), Landestoy (4), Pujols (2) Stolen Bases: Andrews 2 (3) Caught Stealing: Leonard (8) Sacrifice Hits: Blue (7), Reynolds (31), Andujar (5) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(11-13) 9 7 2 2 4 4 0 38 5.05 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 4 0 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(12-11) 3.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 18 3.23 Niemann 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 3.78 Williams 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.21 LaCorte 2 3 2 2 0 4 0 9 6.52 Sprowl 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0.00 Pladson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 13 9 9 5 8 0 46 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Steve Fields 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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