San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 39
Played on Thursday, May 25, 1978 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 4 SF N 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 x - 9 13 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Cruz rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 Bergman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Ferguson c 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 Baldwin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Zamora-Gonzalez-Bergman. E: Puhl (1), Gonzalez (2), Cabell (7), Richard (1). PB: Ferguson (4). BATTING - HR: Cabell (3,5th inning off Halicki 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Cruz 2 (7,2nd base off Halicki/Hill 2).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Madlock 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 Whitfield lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Evans 3b 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 James pr,1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Clark rf 5 0 3 4 0 2 3 0 Herndon cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 Harris ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 Hill c 3 1 1 1 1 0 6 0 Halicki p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 9 13 8 6 5 27 6 BATTING - 2B: Madlock (5,off Richard); McCovey (7,off Richard). SH: Whitfield (6,off Richard); Halicki (1,off Richard). SF: Harris (1,off Zamora). GDP: Hill (3,off Zamora). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Madlock (1,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(4-4) 6 8 5 1 3 5 0 29 Zamora 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 Niekro 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 Totals 8 13 9 5 6 5 0 42
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halicki W(1-0) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 6209 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl lf Madlock 2b 2. Gonzalez 2b Whitfield lf 3. Cedeno cf Evans 3b 4. Cruz rf McCovey 1b 5. Bergman 1b Clark rf 6. Cabell 3b Herndon cf 7. Ferguson c Harris ss 8. Metzger ss Hill c 9. Richard p Halicki p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to right; On a bunt Whitfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans struck out; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Madlock to third]; McCovey doubled to center [Madlock scored]; Clark was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Bergman was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Harris flied out to center; Hill made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger made an out to second; Richard flied out to center; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Halicki made an out to first; Madlock singled to right; Madlock was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Bergman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to right; McCovey forced Evans (second to shortstop); Clark struck out; Herndon singled [McCovey to second]; Harris reached on an error by Richard [McCovey to third, Herndon to second, Harris to first]; Hill walked [McCovey scored (unearned), Herndon to third, Harris to second]; Halicki grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell homered; Ferguson flied out to left; Metzger flied out to center; Richard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock reached on an error by Cabell [Madlock to first]; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Madlock to second]; Evans walked; McCovey struck out; Clark singled to left [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans to third (error by Puhl), Clark to second]; Herndon walked; Harris singled [Evans scored (unearned), Clark out at home (right to catcher), Herndon to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl made an out to second; Gonzalez flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: Hill singled; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hill scored (error by Gonzalez) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Bergman flied out to center; Cabell singled [Cruz to third]; Ferguson singled [Cruz stayed at third, Cabell to second]; Metzger flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR RICHARD; Walling flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: ZAMORA REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); BALDWIN REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Evans walked; Debut game for Reggie Baldwin; McCovey walked [Evans to second]; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark singled [Evans scored, James to second]; Herndon singled [James to third, Clark to second]; Harris hit a sacrifice fly to right [James scored, Clark to third]; Hill grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Herndon out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7. ASTROS 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Puhl singled; Gonzalez flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7. GIANTS 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Halicki flied out to center; Madlock singled; Whitfield flied out to right; Evans singled to right [Madlock to third]; James walked [Evans to second]; Clark singled [Madlock scored, Evans scored, James to second]; Herndon forced Clark (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9. ASTROS 9TH: Bergman popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Baldwin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 4 6 Giants 9 13 0 9
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