Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
July 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0
Cedeno 3b 3 1 1 0
Leonard rf 3 0 0 0
  Howe ph 0 0 0 0
  Walling pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 0 3 1
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 1
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 3 0 1 0
Smith ss 3 0 2 0
Dade 3b 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Turner lf 4 0 1 1
Johnstone 1b 3 0 2 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 0 0 0 0
Almon 2b 3 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 3 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Houston 000 000 004470
San Diego 000 000 001182
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (12-3) 8.1 8 1 1 2 5
  Sambito  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (6-6) 9.0 7 4 2 3 8
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
3
8

  E–Smith (10), Dade (1).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 2.  2B–Houston Reynolds (11,off Jones), San Diego Turner (15,off Niekro).  SH–Gonzalez 2 (6,off Jones 2); Reynolds (18,off Jones); Smith (12,off Niekro).  IBB–Cedeno (5,by Jones); Ashby (5,by Jones).  HBP–Richards (5,by Niekro).  SB–Cruz (21,3rd base off Jones/Kendall); Dade (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Smith (12,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  CS–Cruz (5,2nd base by Jones/Kendall); Smith (5,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).  HBP–Niekro (5,Richards).  IBB–Jones 2 (7,Cedeno,Ashby).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:25.  A–11,615.
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