San Francisco Giants 8 – 0 Houston Astros
30 July 1979 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0-5-6 runs-hits-errors line | Houston Astros | 1 in 13,029 games |
| 29 | final score 8–0 | 1 in 168 games | |
| 17 | 9 scoreless innings | Bob Knepper | 1 in 62 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Box score
San Francisco Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill North | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Joe Strain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greg Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie McCovey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrell Evans | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Terry Whitfield | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roger Metzger | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Dennis Littlejohn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Knepper | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
San Francisco Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Knepper | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Landestoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Puhl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Cruz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Howe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bruce Bochy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joaquin Andujar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Niemann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Reggie Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Andujar | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Randy Niemann | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Bert Roberge | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Throop | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |