CREATE TABLE table_204_273 (id NUMBER, "date" CLOB, "opponent" CLOB, "venue" CLOB, "result" CLOB, "scorers" CLOB)

what was the total number of matches played by the san jose earthquakes in the 1979 season ?
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM table_204_273 WHERE "date" = 1979
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM "table_204_273" WHERE "date" = 1979