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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