May 20, 1979 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 2
@BOS 0 CAL 4
CHW 0 CLE 9
DET 7 KCR 5
MIN 1 OAK 7
MIL 6 OAK 2
MIL 1 TEX 6
@SEA 4 BAL 6
@TOR 2 SFG 8
@ATL 1 PIT 6
@CHC 5 LAD 6
@CIN 4 HOU 1
SDP 0 HOU 6
SDP 3 NYM 8
STL 7
(11) MON 10
@PHI 6

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Astrodome, Attendance: 15,039

Sunday, May 20, 1979, 3:01PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Padres

16-26

Lost 2

5th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  1    3  7  3
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  5  X    6  7  3

W: J Andujar (4-1), L: J D'Acquisto (2-4)

Astros

23-19

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .278  .718    0    4   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .181  .556    0    7   0   CS,SF
  J Turner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .683    0    0   0   
D Reynolds LF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .865    0    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .997    0    3   0   
G Tenace C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .781    0    5   0   
K Bevacqua 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .760    0    0   2   
  B Evans 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .486         0   0   
F Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .666    0    4   2   
O Smith SS                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .151  .410    0    1   4   
M Lolich P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  B Almon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .564    0    0   0   
  J D'Acquisto P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429         0   0   
  B Shirley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Kendall PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .558    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    4   2                    24   9

BATTING

SF: M Hargrove (1, off R Niemann).

TB: G Richards 3; D Winfield 2; F Kendall; D Reynolds.

RBI: G Richards (13); M Hargrove (6); F Gonzalez (12).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Gonzalez (2); M Hargrove (3); G Richards (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Hargrove (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Niemann).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Leonard RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .345  .902    0    6   0   2B
C Reynolds SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .646    0    1   7   SH
C Cedeno CF                   3   1   0   1    0   0  .265  .810    0    3   0   SF
B Watson 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .659    0    9   1   
  R Landestoy PR-2B           0   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .390         0   0   
E Cabell 3B-1B                4   2   2   1    0   1  .298  .750    0    1   3   2B,CS
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .844    0    3   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.167         0   0   
A Howe 2B-3B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .208  .539    0    2   1   
B Bochy C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .590    0    2   0   
R Niemann P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  J Andujar P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  D Walling PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .083  .436    0    0   0   
  T Puhl LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .681         0   0   
Totals                       30   6   7   4    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Leonard (3, off M Lolich); E Cabell (11, off M Lolich).

SF: C Cedeno (5, off J D'Acquisto).

SH: C Reynolds (12, off M Lolich).

TB: E Cabell 3; J Leonard 3; A Howe; C Reynolds; B Bochy.

RBI: A Howe 2 (14); C Cedeno (15); E Cabell (26).

2-out RBI: A Howe.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Landestoy (2); J Leonard (1); C Reynolds (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Cabell (6, 2nd base by B Shirley/G Tenace).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich                       6     4   1   1    0   3   0   3.55   22     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 4     63    -     0.90   0.17
J D'Acquisto, BS (3), L (2-4)  1.1   1   4   2    3   1   0   7.24    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.59  -0.54
B Shirley                      0.2   2   1   0    0   1   0   5.28    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.43  -0.07
Totals                         8     7   6   3    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 7          2-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Niemann                      7     5   2   1    4   0   0   1.29   30     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5     57    -     1.42   0.01
J Andujar, W (4-1)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.72    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
J Sambito                      1     2   1   0    0   1   0   1.88    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.95   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   1    4   2   0          39     -       ·  ·     13·12· 1· 7           -

Balks: R Niemann (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: R Niemann (1; M Hargrove, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 15,039.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. G Richards           CF    1. J Leonard            RF 
2. M Hargrove           1B    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. D Reynolds           LF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. B Watson             1B 
5. G Tenace             C     5. E Cabell             3B 
6. K Bevacqua           3B    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. F Gonzalez           2B    7. A Howe               2B 
8. O Smith              SS    8. B Bochy              C  
9. M Lolich             P     9. R Niemann            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-1  1-3      44%  91% C Cedeno        J D'Acquisto    Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Walling Scores; Reynolds Scores/No RBI; Cedeno to 3B
   b 8   1  2-1  1--      19%  48% C Reynolds      J D'Acquisto    Single to CF; Walling to 3B
   t 7   1  1-1  ---     -14%  40% G Richards      R Niemann       Single to RF; Richards to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 8   0  2-1  ---      10%  38% D Walling       J D'Acquisto    Walk
   t 6   0  1-0  1--     -10%  52% D Winfield      R Niemann       Single to P; Reynolds to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Niemann facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Richards      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      54%  D Reynolds      Hargrove Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
          1--      49%  D Winfield      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 3B; Winfield to 2B
   O      -23      55%  G Tenace        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Leonard       Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  C Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      52%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Niemann facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  O Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
          ---      62%  E Cabell        Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF; Cabell to 3B
   RO     --3      63%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B; Cabell Scores
          ---      64%  B Bochy         Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  R Niemann       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Niemann facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  M Lolich        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  G Richards      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  J Leonard       Double to LF
   O      -2-      73%  C Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Leonard to 3B
   O      --3      67%  C Cedeno        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      64%  B Watson        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Niemann facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  D Reynolds      Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  D Winfield      Single to LF
          1--      61%  G Tenace        Balk; Winfield to 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      63%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Winfield to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  A Howe          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Niemann facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  M Lolich        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  G Richards      Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  B Bochy         Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  R Niemann       Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Niemann facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  D Reynolds      Single to SS
          1--      52%  D Winfield      Single to P; Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-      56%  G Tenace        Flyball: RF; Reynolds to 3B
          1-3      51%  K Bevacqua      Walk; Winfield to 2B
   RO     123      48%  F Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Reynolds Scores; Winfield to 3B; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      -23      57%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      52%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  B Watson        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Randy Niemann facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Almon pinch hits for Mickey Lolich batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  G Richards      Single to RF; Richards to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3      33%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Richards Scores/unER
   O      ---      34%  D Reynolds      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John D'Acquisto facing 5-6-7
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Bill Almon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      29%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      35%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      29%  A Howe          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      24%  B Bochy         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joaquin Andujar facing 4-5-6
                  Joaquin Andujar replaces Randy Niemann pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      26%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, John D'Acquisto facing 9-1-2
                  Barry Evans replaces Kurt Bevacqua playing 3B batting 6th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar batting 9th
          ---      38%  D Walling       Walk
   O      1--      29%  J Leonard       Strikeout Looking
          1--      48%  C Reynolds      Single to CF; Walling to 3B
   RR     1-3      91%  C Cedeno        Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Walling Scores; Reynolds Scores/No RBI; Cedeno to 3B
          --3      92%  B Watson        Walk
                  Bob Shirley replaces John D'Acquisto pitching and batting 9th; Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Bob Watson batting 4th
   R      1-3      96%  E Cabell        Single to CF; Cedeno Scores/unER; Landestoy to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  J Cruz          Cabell Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4; Cabell to 2B; Landestoy Scores/unER
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      99%  A Howe          Single to CF; Cabell Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  B Bochy         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-6, Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Sambito replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 6th; Enos Cabell moves to 1B; Rafael Landestoy moves to 2B; Art Howe moves to 3B; Terry Puhl replaces Denny Walling playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  O Smith         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Smith to 1B
                  Fred Kendall pinch hits for Bob Shirley batting 9th
          1--      97%  F Kendall       Single to RF; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  G Richards      Single to LF; Smith Scores/unER; Kendall to 2B
                  Jerry Turner pinch hits for Mike Hargrove batting 2nd
   O      12-      97%  J Turner        Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  D Reynolds      Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197905202

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