San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 17
Played on Wednesday, April 27, 1977 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 3 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Crawford lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Gardner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 9 2 Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Sperring 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 2 3 5 24 12 FIELDING - E: Gonzalez (2). BATTING - Team LOB: 7.
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thomas ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 Andrews 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Evans lf,1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 McCovey 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 13 0 Herndon pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clark rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 Thomasson cf,lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Hill c 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 McGlothen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foli ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 7 3 4 5 27 12 FIELDING - E: Evans (1). BATTING - HR: Evans (3,8th inning off Richard 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Madlock (2,2nd base off Richard/Ferguson). CS: Clark (3,2nd base by Richard/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard L(1-2) 8 7 3 3 4 5 1 35
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McGlothen 6 6 2 2 3 4 0 27 Heaverlo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Moffitt W(1-1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 0 36 WP: McGlothen (1). Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 2240 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Gonzalez ss Thomas ss 2. Cabell 3b Andrews 2b 3. Cedeno cf Madlock 3b 4. Crawford lf Evans lf 5. Cruz rf McCovey 1b 6. Watson 1b Clark rf 7. Ferguson c Thomasson cf 8. Sperring 2b Hill c 9. Richard p McGlothen p ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell singled to left [Cabell to second (error by Evans)]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Crawford singled to center [Cabell scored]; Cruz walked [Crawford to second]; Watson singled [Crawford to third, Cruz to second]; Ferguson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews walked; Madlock forced Andrews (pitcher to second); Madlock stole second; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Sperring flied out to right; Richard struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey reached on an error by Gonzalez [McCovey to first]; Clark flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; Hill popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Crawford walked; Cruz singled [Crawford to second]; Watson singled to center [Crawford scored, Cruz to third]; Ferguson walked [Watson to second]; Sperring forced Ferguson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (third to first); Thomas struck out; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Richard struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cabell singled; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Cabell to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Madlock grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Crawford popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Clark walked; Clark was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Thomasson struck out; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Sperring grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: WHITFIELD BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Whitfield struck out; Thomas singled; Andrews forced Thomas (shortstop to second); Madlock singled [Andrews to second]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Cabell struck out; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled; Clark singled [McCovey to second]; Thomasson grounded out (second to first) [McCovey to third, Clark to second]; Hill grounded out (third to first) [McCovey scored]; FOLI BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Foli made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 1. ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED FOLI (PITCHING); Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: GARDNER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); Thomas flied out to right; Andrews walked; Madlock flied out to right; Evans homered [Andrews scored]; McCovey singled to right; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark singled to left [Herndon to second]; Thomasson walked [Herndon to third, Clark to second]; Hill grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Ferguson flied out to left; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SPERRING; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); JOHNSON BATTED FOR RICHARD; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 6 1 7 Giants 3 7 1 8
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