Final
SF 2 — HOU 1
9/8/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197909080
Complete available game record for SF at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Venable | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Andrews | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Ivie | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Evans | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Herndon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clark | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Johnston | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie McCovey | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnnie LeMaster | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Pujols | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sexton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Littlejohn | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Howe | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Minton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill North | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Niekro | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Lavelle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Ed Whitson | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Minton | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Gary Lavelle | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Andrews | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Evans | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Herndon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ivie | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Johnston | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Lavelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie LeMaster | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Littlejohn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Minton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Venable | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Venable | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Whitson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Clark | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Pujols | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 14(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | CS3(25) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E5.1-2;B-1 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S6.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S1/L | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8/G.3-H | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7/L | 0–1 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S5 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR7/IPHR.1-H | 0–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 2–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–1 |