Friday June 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Joe Niekro became the majors' first 11-game winner with assistance from Joe Sambito, who gained his sixth save and worked in his 17th straight game without allowing an earned run, and Denny Walling, who picked up his sixth hit and fourth RBI in his last seven pinch-hit appearances.

After Jeff Leonard doubled home Craig Reynolds with the tying run in the seventh, Walling stroked a single that scored Leonard and gave the Astros a 2-1 victory over the Padres. Sambito worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth by fanning Jerry Turner and inducing Gene Tenace to bounce to the mound. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, June 22, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome

Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 2 3 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Dade 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Reynolds ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .292 Winfield rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .338 Cedeno 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Turner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Leonard rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 .301 Tenace c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .255 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Johnstone 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .284 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Smith ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .180 Walling ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Landestoy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Shirley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .098 Almon ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 32 1 6 1 3 4 Totals 26 2 3 2 3 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 30,954 Left on Base: Padres 7, Astros 3 DP: Padres 0, Astros 1 Errors: Cabell Doubles: Leonard (6) Triples: Winfield (8) Stolen Bases: Leonard (6) Caught Stealing: Winfield (5), Cedeno (3) GIDP: Gonzalez (7) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley L(2-7) 6.1 2 2 2 2 4 0 22 3.09 Fingers 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.75 Totals 8 3 2 2 3 4 0 29 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(11-3) 7.1 6 1 1 3 1 0 30 2.89 Sambito SV(6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1.20 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bruce Froemming PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (second to first); Dade flied out to center; Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to first; Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Turner made an out to first; Tenace walked; Johnstone singled [Tenace to second]; Gonzalez forced Johnstone (third to second) [Tenace to third]; Smith singled [Tenace scored, Gonzalez to second]; Shirley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard singled; Leonard stole second; Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Richards flied out to left; Dade struck out; Winfield tripled; Turner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 4TH: Tenace reached on an error by Cabell; Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Tenace to second]; Gonzalez flied out to center; Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno flied out to right; Leonard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 5TH: Shirley grounded out (third to first); Richards flied out to center; Dade grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell made an out to third; Cruz struck out; Gonzalez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 6TH: Winfield walked; Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Turner flied out to left; Tenace popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 7TH: Johnstone singled; Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Johnstone out at second]; Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds walked; Cedeno flied out to left; Leonard doubled [Reynolds scored]; FINGERS REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); ALMON REPLACED SHIRLEY (PLAYING SS); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz was walked intentionally; WALLING BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Walling singled [Leonard scored, Cruz to second]; Ashby forced Walling (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. PADRES 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Almon singled; Richards forced Almon (second to shortstop); Dade singled [Richards to second]; Winfield walked [Richards to third, Dade to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Turner struck out; Tenace grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Sambito flied out to left; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2. PADRES 9TH: Johnstone made an out to second; Gonzalez struck out; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR FINGERS; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 2.

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