Padres @ Phillies
July 10, 1979

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Padres	5	7	0
Phillies	3	9	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Padres	5	7	0
Phillies	6	10	0

Del Unser Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.310
OBP	.000	.337
At Bats	0	84
Hits	0	26
• Singles	0	20
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	5
RBI’s	0	17

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	5	11

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Veterans Stadium - July 10, 1979

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Home Run

Rollie Fingers

Gene Tenace

Dan Briggs

Bill Almon

Fernando Gonzalez

Ozzie Smith

Jay Johnstone

Gene Richards

Dave Winfield

Del Unser

Bake McBride

Bob Boone

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
San Diego Padres	5	7	0	3
Philadelphia Phillies	6	10	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Doug Bird
Losing Pitcher	Rollie Fingers
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Del Unser
Attendance	30,234
Time of Game	2 hours 10 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Del Unser pinch hits for Larry Bowa. Unser hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Tim McCarver. McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Boone moves to third.

Bottom 9 Tim McCarver pinch hits for Doug Bird. McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boone moves to second.

Bottom 9 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Trillo scores.

Bottom 9 Trillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Trillo reaches second base with a double. Cardenal moves to third.

Bottom 9 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 9 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Almon hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Johnstone strikes out.

Top 9 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Rose hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Dan Briggs now playing first base. Jay Johnstone now playing left field. Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 McBride strikes out.

Bottom 7 Mike Anderson pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick. Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to second.

Bottom 7 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Jones strikes out.

Bottom 6 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Almon strikes out.

Top 6 Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Turner hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gonzalez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. McBride reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third.

Bottom 5 Greg Luzinski pinch hits for Warren Brusstar. Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Fernando Gonzalez now playing third base. Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Warren Brusstar now pitching. Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Paul Dade. Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Smith scores.

Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Richards scores.

Top 5 Richards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Richards reaches third base with a triple. Johnstone scores.

Top 5 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Almon strikes out.

Top 5 Johnstone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. Tenace goes all the way around to score.

Top 5 Tenace takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Cardenal hits a line drive into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Turner hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 There goes Dade. The throw from Boone and he is out, Trillo applying the tag.

Top 4 Dade is hit by the pitch.

Top 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnstone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out.

Top 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richards for the out.

Top 3 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Espinosa hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Boone takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Johnstone strikes out.

Top 2 Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 2 Turner hits a line drive towards first. Rose catches it and steps on first to double up Winfield.

Top 2 Winfield takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Schmidt is walked intentionally.

Bottom 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield who is chasing the ball. Bowa reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 1 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Dade hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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