Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1
Regular Season Game 104
Played on Monday, July 31, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 2 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 x - 4 8 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Madlock 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dwyer pr,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Herndon cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hill c 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Halicki p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McCovey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 1 2 1 2 1 24 6 BATTING - SH: Halicki (7,off Niekro). SF: Madlock (2,off Niekro). HBP: Whitfield (2,by Niekro). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Puhl cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Cruz rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Watson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 2 Walling lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 Bergman lf,1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 32 4 8 4 2 2 27 13 FIELDING - PB: Pujols (6). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (20,off Halicki); Cruz (19,off Minton). IBB: Watson (14,by Halicki); Bergman (5,by Halicki). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Watson (3,3rd base off Halicki/Hill); Gonzalez 2 (2,2nd base off Halicki/Hill,2nd base off Minton/Hill); Cruz (18,2nd base off Halicki/Hill).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halicki L(5-5) 7 6 3 3 2 2 0 29 Minton 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 8 8 4 4 2 2 0 34 BK: Halicki (3). IBB: Halicki 2 (6,Watson,Bergman).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(8-8) 9 2 1 1 2 1 0 32 HBP: Niekro (6,Whitfield). Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 12900 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Madlock 2b Landestoy ss 2. Whitfield lf Puhl cf 3. Clark rf Cabell 3b 4. Evans 3b Cruz rf 5. Ivie 1b Watson 1b 6. Herndon cf Howe 2b 7. Metzger ss Bergman lf 8. Hill c Pujols c 9. Halicki p Niekro p GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield was hit by a pitch; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Whitfield to second]; Terry Whitfield and Art Howe colide at 2B with both suffering lacerations to forehead & Howe with loose teeth and fractured jaw; GONZALEZ REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 2B); DWYER RAN FOR WHITFIELD; Clark flied out to left; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Puhl flied out to right; Cabell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to center; Herndon grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hill walked; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hill to second]; Madlock flied out to left; Dwyer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Bergman flied out to center; Pujols flied to left in foul territory; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark struck out; Evans singled to center; Ivie made an out to first; Herndon forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy singled to center; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first) [Landestoy to second]; Cabell flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Hill grounded out (third to first); Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled to right; Gonzalez singled to right [Watson to second]; Watson stole third and Gonzalez stole second; Bergman singled [Watson scored, Gonzalez scored, Bergman to second (on throw to home)]; Pujols struck out; Niekro flied out to left; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer grounded out (second to first); Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell doubled to center; Cruz singled [Cabell scored]; Cruz stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; Gonzalez flied out to center; Halicki balked [Cruz to third, Watson to second]; Bergman was walked intentionally; Pujols struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie flied out to right; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Landestoy flied out to center; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 8TH: Metzger singled; Hill walked [Metzger to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HALICKI; McCovey flied out to center [Metzger to third]; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Metzger scored]; Dwyer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: MINTON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz doubled to left; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Gonzalez singled to center [Cruz scored]; Gonzalez stole second; Bergman flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4. GIANTS 9TH: WALLING REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Clark flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 1 2 0 4 Astros 4 8 0 6
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