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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 2Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomeGiants 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.
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