Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Regular Season Game 6
Played on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 9 2 HOU N 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 5 9 2
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Joshua cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Thomas 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 Murcer rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Matthews lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 Caldwell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomasson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 9 2 2 5 24 13 FIELDING - E: Thomas (2), Speier (1). BATTING - GDP: Speier (1,off Dierker); Montanez (2,off Dierker). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Reitz (1,2nd base by Dierker/Jutze); Murcer (1,2nd base by Hardy/Jutze).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 6 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Howard cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 12 2 Roberts lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gross rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Jutze c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 Metzger ss 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hardy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 4 0 3 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 4. Dierker-Metzger-Watson, Milbourne-Metzger-Watson, Jutze-Watson-Milbourne, Jutze-Milbourne. E: Cabell (2), Gross (3). BATTING - 2B: Metzger (1,off Caldwell). 3B: Cabell (1,off Caldwell); Metzger (1,off Heaverlo). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Howard (1,2nd base off Caldwell/Rader).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Caldwell L(0-1) 5 7 5 3 0 2 0 23 Heaverlo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Minton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 8 9 5 3 0 3 0 34 BK: Minton (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dierker W(1-1) 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 23 Sosa 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 Hardy SV(1) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 5 0 35 Sosa faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Hardy 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 7784 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Joshua cf Milbourne 2b 2. Thomas 2b Cabell 3b 3. Murcer rf Howard cf 4. Matthews lf Watson 1b 5. Montanez 1b Roberts lf 6. Speier ss Gross rf 7. Reitz 3b Jutze c 8. Rader c Metzger ss 9. Caldwell p Dierker p GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas singled; Murcer flied out to center [Thomas to second]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howard singled; Watson singled [Howard to third]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Montanez singled; Speier grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Gross singled; Jutze grounded out (third to first) [Gross to second]; Metzger doubled [Gross scored]; Dierker grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled [Metzger scored]; Cabell tripled [Milbourne scored, Cabell scored (error by Thomas) (unearned)]; Howard flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 3RD: Rader grounded out (second to first); Caldwell grounded out (second to first); Joshua singled; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 3RD: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts lined to third; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 4TH: Murcer reached on an error by Gross; Matthews flied out to right; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Jutze flied out to right; Metzger struck out; Dierker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled; Rader struck out while Reitz was caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howard reached on an error by Speier; Howard stole second; Watson singled [Howard scored (unearned)]; Roberts flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5. GIANTS 6TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Thomasson walked; Joshua struck out; Thomas singled [Thomasson scored (error by Cabell) (no RBI), Thomas to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews singled [Thomas scored]; Montanez flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze grounded out (second to first); Metzger tripled; BOSWELL BATTED FOR DIERKER; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Speier lined to right; Reitz singled; Rader struck out; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Milbourne singled; Minton balked [Milbourne to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Milbourne to third]; Howard reached on a fielder's choice [Milbourne out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Watson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: Joshua singled; HARDY REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Thomas singled [Joshua to third]; Murcer forced Thomas (first to shortstop) [Joshua scored]; Matthews struck out while Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Speier walked; Reitz grounded out (third to first) [Speier to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 3 9 2 5 Astros 5 9 2 5
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