Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 0
Regular Season Game 4
Played on Monday, April 12, 1976 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 4 HOU N 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 x - 5 6 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thomas 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 4 Joshua cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 Murcer rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Ontiveros lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Montanez 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 11 3 Speier ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 3 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Halicki p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 9 0 7 4 24 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Montanez-Speier-Montanez. E: Thomas (1), Rader (1), Halicki 2 (2). BATTING - GDP: Rader (1,off Richard); Montanez (1,off Richard). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Montanez (1,2nd base off Richard/Jutze). CS: Thomas 2 (2,2nd base by Richard/Jutze 2).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Milbourne 2b 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 Cabell 3b 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 10 2 Cruz lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 Gross rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hardy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 6 4 3 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 3. Watson-Metzger-Watson, Milbourne-Metzger-Watson, Cruz-Jutze. BATTING - 2B: Watson (1,off Halicki). GDP: Cruz (1,off Halicki). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (1,2nd base off Heaverlo/Rader).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halicki L(0-1) 5 5 4 2 2 4 0 20 Heaverlo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Minton 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 8 6 5 2 3 4 0 32 Halicki faced 2 batters in the 6th inning WP: Heaverlo (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Heaverlo 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(1-1) 5.2 5 0 0 7 3 0 25 Hardy 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 Forsch SV(1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 9 0 0 7 4 0 38 Hardy faced 2 batters in the 8th inning WP: Forsch (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Hardy 2-0; Forsch 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 10510 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Thomas 2b Milbourne 2b 2. Joshua cf Cabell 3b 3. Murcer rf Cedeno cf 4. Ontiveros lf Watson 1b 5. Montanez 1b Cruz lf 6. Speier ss Gross rf 7. Reitz 3b Jutze c 8. Rader c Metzger ss 9. Halicki p Richard p GIANTS 1ST: Thomas walked; Thomas was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Joshua struck out; Murcer walked; Ontiveros made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell struck out; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Montanez singled; Speier lined to center; Montanez stole second; Reitz flied out to left; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson doubled; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Gross singled [Watson scored]; Jutze struck out; Gross was picked off first but was safe on an error by Halicki [Gross to second]; Metzger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 3RD: Halicki grounded out (third to first); Thomas walked; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Joshua singled; Murcer walked [Joshua to second]; Ontiveros walked [Joshua to third, Murcer to second]; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (second to first); Milbourne walked; Milbourne was picked off first but was safe on an error by Halicki [Milbourne to second]; Cabell singled to center [Milbourne scored (unearned), Cabell out at second (center to first to second)]; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 4TH: Speier singled; Reitz struck out; Rader grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; Cruz grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; Gross was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: Halicki walked; Thomas grounded out (second to first) [Halicki to second]; Joshua reached on a fielder's choice [Halicki out at third (shortstop to third)]; Murcer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze made an out to shortstop; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Richard grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: Ontiveros singled; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Speier walked; Reitz singled [Speier to second]; HARDY REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne singled; Cabell walked [Milbourne to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Cedeno forced Cabell (second to shortstop) [Milbourne to third]; Cedeno stole second [Milbourne scored (error by Rader)]; Heaverlo threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Cruz walked; Gross forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 7TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Thomas singled; Joshua singled [Thomas to second]; Murcer flied out to left; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Jutze made an out to second; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Hardy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 8TH: Montanez singled; Speier singled [Montanez to second]; FORSCH REPLACED HARDY (PITCHING); Forsch threw a wild pitch [Speier to second, Montanez to third]; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; Rader hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Montanez out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Milbourne reached on an error by Thomas; Cabell singled [Milbourne scored (unearned), Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Cedeno lined to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5. GIANTS 9TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR MINTON; Adams flied out to left; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 0 9 4 11 Astros 5 6 0 3
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