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Houston Astros @
San Francisco Giants
1979-09-15 Β· Day game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 9795 Β· 3:04
San Francisco Giants defeated Houston Astros 5β3. San Francisco Giants put up 5 in the 8th. Pedro Borbon earned the win and Greg Minton picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| SFN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
W: Pedro Borbon L: Joaquin Andujar SV: Greg Minton
Umpires β HP: John Kibler Β· 1B: Dick Stello Β· 2B: Terry Tata Β· 3B: Jerry Crawford Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Landestoy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jose Cruz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jeffrey Leonard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Enos Cabell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Art Howe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bruce Bochy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Ken Forsch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jesus Alou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Luis Pujols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Danny Heep | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denny Walling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill North | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rob Andrews | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Ivie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Willie McCovey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darrell Evans | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Max Venable | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Johnnie LeMaster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dennis Littlejohn | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Knepper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Herndon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Forsch | 7.1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Joaquin Andujar | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Sambito | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
San Francisco Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Knepper | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Tom Griffin | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pedro Borbon | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Minton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rafael Landestoy: 9
- Cesar Cedeno: 63
- Jose Cruz: S1
- Jeffrey Leonard: K
Bot 1
- Bill North: 5/FL
- Rob Andrews: 4/L
- Mike Ivie: 53
Top 2
- Enos Cabell: 63
- Art Howe: 63
- Bruce Bochy: W
- Jimmy Sexton: W.1-2
- Ken Forsch: K
Bot 2
- Willie McCovey: 13
- Darrell Evans: 4
- Max Venable: E6.B-1
- Johnnie LeMaster: K
Top 3
- Rafael Landestoy: S4
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Jose Cruz: SB2
- Jose Cruz: K
- Jeffrey Leonard: S9/L.2-H
- Enos Cabell: 9
Bot 3
- Dennis Littlejohn: S9
- Bob Knepper: 16(1)/FO
- Bill North: 36(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Art Howe: 9
- Bruce Bochy: K
- Jimmy Sexton: 4
Bot 4
- Rob Andrews: 53
- Mike Ivie: K
- Willie McCovey: 1/L
Top 5
- Ken Forsch: K
- Rafael Landestoy: 53
- Cesar Cedeno: 53
Bot 5
- Darrell Evans: 31
- Max Venable: W
- Johnnie LeMaster: SB2
- Johnnie LeMaster: W
- Dennis Littlejohn: CS3(25).1-2
- Dennis Littlejohn: 63
Top 6
- Jose Cruz: S4
- Jeffrey Leonard: 9
- Enos Cabell: D7.1-3
- Art Howe: IW
- Jesus Alou: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jimmy Sexton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ken Forsch: K
- Rafael Landestoy: 5/FL
Bot 6
- Greg Johnston: 9
- Bill North: S7
- Rob Andrews: 7/L
- Mike Ivie: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Mike Ivie: W
- Willie McCovey: 5/FL
Top 7
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Jose Cruz: 8
- Jeffrey Leonard: 63
Bot 7
- Darrell Evans: S9
- Max Venable: 4
- Johnnie LeMaster: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Enos Cabell: S7/L
- Art Howe: 1
- Luis Pujols: CS2(24)
- Luis Pujols: K
Bot 8
- Dennis Littlejohn: T8
- Terry Whitfield: S7.3-H
- Bill North: W.1-2
- Rob Andrews: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
- Mike Ivie: W+WP.3-H(NR);2-3;B-1
- Willie McCovey: 5/FL
- Darrell Evans: S9/L.3-H;1-3
- Larry Herndon: SB2
- Larry Herndon: T7.3-H;2-H
- Johnnie LeMaster: K
Top 9
- Danny Heep: 43
- Denny Walling: K
- Rafael Landestoy: S1
- Cesar Cedeno: 43




























