San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 157
Played on Sunday, September 26, 1976 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 SF N 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 x - 5 11 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Cruz cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 1 Watson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gross rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Metzger 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 3 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 1 9 0 3 2 24 12 FIELDING - E: Howard (4). BATTING - 2B: Howard (7,off Lavelle). SH: Lemongello (1,off Williams). GDP: Taveras (1,off Williams). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Cruz (11,2nd base by Williams/Rader).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clark cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Murcer rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 Thomasson 1b 4 2 4 1 0 0 8 0 Evans 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Speier ss 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 6 Rader c 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Moffitt p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 11 5 2 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Williams-Speier-Thomasson, Clark-Rader. E: Thomasson (12). BATTING - 2B: Rader (15,off Lemongello); Murcer (19,off Sosa); Thomasson (20,off Sosa); Reitz (21,off Sosa). SH: Reitz (3,off Lemongello). HBP: Speier (4,by Sosa). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Thomasson (2,2nd base by Lemongello/Herrmann).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lemongello L(2-1) 6 8 3 3 2 2 0 28 Sosa 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 10 Totals 8 11 5 5 2 2 0 38 HBP: Sosa (3,Speier).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Williams 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 Lavelle W(10-6) 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 13 Moffitt SV(14) 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 Totals 9 9 1 1 3 2 0 35 Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 15048 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Howard lf Clark cf 2. Taveras ss Perez 2b 3. Cruz cf Matthews lf 4. Johnson 1b Murcer rf 5. Howe 3b Thomasson 1b 6. Gross rf Reitz 3b 7. Herrmann c Speier ss 8. Metzger 2b Rader c 9. Lemongello p Williams p ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Taveras grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howard out at second]; Cruz singled to second; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Clark made an out to first; Perez walked; Matthews grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to center [Johnson out at second (center to shortstop)]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to pitcher; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson singled to center; Thomasson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz singled to left; Speier singled to second [Reitz to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Howard reached on a fielder's choice [Metzger to third]; Taveras hit into a double play (center to catcher) [Metzger out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Clark made an out to shortstop; Perez flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Cruz singled to shortstop; Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Cruz scored (error by Thomasson) (no RBI)]; Howe flied out to center; Gross walked; Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Murcer singled to pitcher; Thomasson singled to center [Murcer to second]; Reitz forced Thomasson (shortstop to second) [Murcer to third]; Speier reached on a fielder's choice [Murcer scored, Reitz to second]; Rader forced Speier (shortstop to second) [Reitz to third]; Lavelle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemongello walked; Howard doubled to center [Lemongello to third]; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Clark made an out to first; Perez walked; Matthews flied out to left; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: Johnson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson singled to pitcher; Reitz out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomasson to second]; Speier singled to center [Thomasson scored]; Rader doubled to left [Speier scored]; ADAMS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Adams struck out; Clark flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to center; Metzger singled to third; BOSWELL BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Boswell flied out to left; Howard made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to center; Murcer doubled to right; Thomasson doubled to left [Murcer scored]; Reitz doubled to left [Thomasson scored, Reitz to third (error by Howard)]; Speier was hit by a pitch; Rader made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. ASTROS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING 1B); Taveras made an out to second; Cruz singled to left [Cruz out at second (shortstop unassisted)]; Jose Cruz tripled but out on appeal for missing 2B; WATSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. GIANTS 8TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Moffitt flied out to right; Clark grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. ASTROS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING CF); Howe flied out to left; Gross singled to right; Herrmann flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 9 1 7 Giants 5 11 1 9
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