Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 30, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 1 1
Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 1
Leonard rf 3 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 3 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 1 1 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 1
Richard p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Dade 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Turner lf 4 0 0 0
Johnstone 1b 3 0 1 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Briggs cf 3 0 0 0
Almon 2b 1 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Owchinko p 0 0 0 0
Shirley p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Houston 000 021 000380
San Diego 000 000 000030
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (7-7) 9.0 3 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L (3-8) 8.0 7 3 3 1 7
  Owchinko   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (9,off Shirley), San Diego Johnstone (1,off Richard).  HR–Houston Cedeno (5,6th inning off Shirley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gonzalez (4,off Owchinko).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:12.  A–20,154.
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