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MIN 10
@CHW  3
 CLE  5
NYY  1
 CLE  6
NYY  5
 BAL  2
@DET  1
 KCR 16
CAL  4
 TEX  6
@OAK  3
 MIL  7
@SEA  6
 TOR  5
BOS  4
 BOS  5
@TOR  3
 LAD  9
ATL  4
 PIT  2
@MON  1
 HOU  1
@SDP  0
 SFG  7
CIN  4
 PHI  7
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 9,452

 Monday, September 17, 1979
Time of Game: 2:04
Astros
1
83-66
Won 1
2nd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  1
Padres          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
W: Joe Niekro (19-10), L: Bob Owchinko (5-11)
 Padres
0
62-88
Lost 5
5th, 23 GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy 2B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .269  .684              1   5   3B
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .738              2   0   SF,GDP
T Puhl LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .722              2   0   
J Leonard RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .718              3   0   
E Cabell 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .662             13   0   
A Howe 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .675              2   1   
L Pujols C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .636              2   0   
J Gonzalez SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .251  .585              2   6   3B
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .310              0   0   SH
Totals                       29   1   5   0    0   2                         27  12
Batting Events
3B: R Landestoy (5, off B Owchinko); J Gonzalez (2, off B Owchinko).
SF: C Cedeno (9, off B Owchinko).
SH: J Niekro (13, off B Owchinko).
TB: J Gonzalez 4; R Landestoy 4; A Howe.
GIDP: C Cedeno (12).
RBI: C Cedeno (46).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Landestoy-J Gonzalez-E Cabell; E Cabell.
E: J Gonzalez (6).
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Richards CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .687              2   0   SB
T Flannery 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .170  .386              1   3   GDP
G Tenace 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .851             18   1   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .933              2   0   
B Fahey C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .798              2   0   2B
K Bevacqua 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .681              0   4   
J Johnstone LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .670              1   0   
O Smith SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .524              0   9   
B Owchinko P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .097  .248              1   1   SH
Totals                       31   0   6   0    1   2                         27  18
Batting Events
2B: B Fahey (8, off J Niekro).
SH: B Owchinko (7, off J Niekro).
TB: B Fahey 2; J Johnstone; O Smith; D Winfield; T Flannery; K Bevacqua.
GIDP: T Flannery (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. O Smith-T Flannery-G Tenace.
Baserunning Events
SB: G Richards (21, 2nd base off J Niekro/L Pujols).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, W (19-10)            9     6   0   0    1   2   0   2.96   33     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 6     76    -     1.36   0.70
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   2   0          33     -       ·  ·     13·11· 2· 6           -  
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
B Owchinko, L (5-11)           9     5   1   1    0   2   0   3.65   31     -       ·  ·     19· 5· 0· 5     75    -     1.10   0.20
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   2   0          31     -       ·  ·     19· 5· 0· 5           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 9,452.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 89° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            San Diego Padres                             
1. Rafael Landestoy             2B       1. Gene Richards                CF
2. Cesar Cedeno                 CF       2. Tim Flannery                 2B
3. Terry Puhl                   LF       3. Gene Tenace                  1B
4. Jeffrey Leonard              RF       4. Dave Winfield                RF
5. Enos Cabell                  1B       5. Bill Fahey                    C
6. Art Howe                     3B       6. Kurt Bevacqua                3B
7. Luis Pujols                   C       7. Jay Johnstone                LF
8. Julio Gonzalez               SS       8. Ozzie Smith                  SS
9. Joe Niekro                    P       9. Bob Owchinko                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 0 --- 29% 79% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy B. Owchinko Triple
b4 0 1-- OO 9% 49% 0-0 SDP B. Fahey J. Niekro Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b9 0 --- O 8% 90% 0-1 SDP D. Winfield J. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0 1-- OO -7% 46% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Owchinko Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 0 1-- OO 7% 49% 0-0 SDP T. Flannery J. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy B. Owchinko Single
t1 0 1-- OO -7% 46% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Owchinko Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl B. Owchinko Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 SDP G. Richards J. Niekro Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Richards to 1B
b1 0 1-- OO 7% 49% 0-0 SDP T. Flannery J. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 SDP G. Tenace J. Niekro Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 HOU J. Leonard B. Owchinko Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell B. Owchinko Strikeout
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 HOU A. Howe B. Owchinko Single
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 HOU L. Pujols B. Owchinko Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 SDP D. Winfield J. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- -4% 43% 0-0 SDP B. Fahey J. Niekro Double
b2 1 -2- -2% 41% 0-0 SDP K. Bevacqua J. Niekro Walk
b2 1 12- O 5% 46% 0-0 SDP J. Johnstone J. Niekro Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 SDP O. Smith J. Niekro Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 HOU J. Gonzalez B. Owchinko Single
t3 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU J. Niekro B. Owchinko Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gonzalez to 2B
t3 1 -2- O -4% 48% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy B. Owchinko Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 -2- O -4% 45% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Owchinko Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 SDP B. Owchinko J. Niekro Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 SDP G. Richards J. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 SDP T. Flannery J. Niekro Single
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 SDP G. Tenace J. Niekro Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl B. Owchinko Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 HOU J. Leonard B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- -4% 40% 0-0 SDP D. Winfield J. Niekro Single
b4 0 1-- OO 9% 49% 0-0 SDP B. Fahey J. Niekro Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b4 2 --- -1% 47% 0-0 SDP K. Bevacqua J. Niekro Single
b4 2 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 SDP J. Johnstone J. Niekro Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 HOU A. Howe B. Owchinko Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 HOU L. Pujols B. Owchinko Flyball: LF
t5 2 --- 4% 49% 0-0 HOU J. Gonzalez B. Owchinko Triple
t5 2 --3 O -5% 44% 0-0 HOU J. Niekro B. Owchinko Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- -5% 39% 0-0 SDP O. Smith J. Niekro Single
b5 0 1-- O 2% 41% 0-0 SDP B. Owchinko J. Niekro Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
b5 1 -2- O 6% 47% 0-0 SDP G. Richards J. Niekro Fielder's Choice SS; Smith out at 3B/SS-3B; Richards to 1B
b5 2 1-- -2% 45% 0-0 SDP T. Flannery J. Niekro Richards Steals 2B
b5 2 -2- O 5% 50% 0-0 SDP T. Flannery J. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 43% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 0-0 SDP G. Tenace J. Niekro Lineout: 3B
b6 1 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 SDP D. Winfield J. Niekro Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 SDP B. Fahey J. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 0-0 HOU J. Leonard B. Owchinko Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O -3% 44% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- O -2% 42% 0-0 HOU A. Howe B. Owchinko Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 4% 45% 0-0 SDP K. Bevacqua J. Niekro Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- -4% 42% 0-0 SDP J. Johnstone J. Niekro Single
b7 1 1-- O 2% 44% 0-0 SDP O. Smith J. Niekro Groundout: 1B unassisted; Johnstone to 2B
b7 2 -2- O 6% 50% 0-0 SDP B. Owchinko J. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O -5% 45% 0-0 HOU L. Pujols B. Owchinko Strikeout
t8 1 --- O -3% 42% 0-0 HOU J. Gonzalez B. Owchinko Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O -2% 40% 0-0 HOU J. Niekro B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 44% 0-0 SDP G. Richards J. Niekro Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- O 3% 48% 0-0 SDP T. Flannery J. Niekro Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 SDP G. Tenace J. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Padres' Bob Owchinko facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- 29% 79% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy B. Owchinko Triple
t9 0 --3 RO 5% 84% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Owchinko Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Landestoy Scores
t9 1 --- O -1% 83% 1-0 HOU T. Puhl B. Owchinko Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2 --- O -1% 82% 1-0 HOU J. Leonard B. Owchinko Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 8% 90% 0-1 SDP D. Winfield J. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1 --- O 6% 96% 0-1 SDP B. Fahey J. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 4% 100% 0-1 SDP K. Bevacqua J. Niekro Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0.

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