Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 70
Played on Friday, June 24, 1977 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 3 HOU N 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 11 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Madlock 3b 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 Thomas ss 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Evans lf 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 Thomasson cf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0 1 1 16 1 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Andrews 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Hill c 3 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 Sadek pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Knepper p 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Toms p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 5 10 5 6 10 31 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Madlock-Sadek-McCovey. E: LeMaster (5), Andrews (10), Hill (2). BATTING - HR: Evans (7,4th inning off Larson 1 on 0 out); Madlock (6,5th inning off Larson 0 on 0 out). SF: Thomasson (3,off Pentz). GDP: Madlock (16,off Larson); McCovey (9,off Sambito). IBB: McCovey (10,by Pentz). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Sadek (1,2nd base by Pentz/Ferguson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 5 2 1 0 1 2 5 0 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 Cruz rf 6 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Ferguson c 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 Cedeno pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrmann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Watson 1b 4 1 4 5 0 0 4 1 Gardner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Fuller lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 Larson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pentz p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Boswell ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cacek ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 41 6 11 6 6 5 33 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Gonzalez-Watson, Howe-Gonzalez-Cacek. BATTING - 2B: Watson (11,off Knepper); Cruz (16,off Toms). 3B: Watson (5,off Knepper). HR: Watson (9,5th inning off Knepper 0 on 2 out). SH: Fuller (1,off Moffitt). GDP: Cacek (1,off Lavelle). IBB: Cabell (2,by Knepper); Howe (4,by Lavelle). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno (24,2nd base off Moffitt/Sadek). CS: Herrmann (1,2nd base by Lavelle/Sadek).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper 7 7 5 4 2 4 1 31 Moffitt 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 Lavelle 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 Toms L(0-1) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 10.1 11 6 5 6 5 1 48 Knepper faced 1 batter in the 8th inning IBB: Knepper (1,Cabell); Lavelle (15,Howe). Inherited Runners - Scored: Moffitt 1-1; Lavelle 3-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Larson 4.1 7 4 4 2 4 2 21 Pentz 3.2 2 1 1 4 3 0 17 Sambito W(4-2) 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 Totals 11 10 5 5 6 10 2 47 WP: Pentz (2). IBB: Pentz (4,McCovey). Inherited Runners - Scored: Pentz 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Eric Gregg Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 13119 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Madlock 3b Howard cf 2. Thomas ss Cabell 3b 3. Evans lf Cruz rf 4. Thomasson cf Ferguson c 5. McCovey 1b Watson 1b 6. Clark rf Fuller lf 7. Andrews 2b Howe 2b 8. Hill c Gonzalez ss 9. Knepper p Larson p GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to left; Thomas flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled; Cabell singled [Howard to second]; Howard was picked off second but was safe on an error by Hill [Howard to third]; Cruz struck out; Ferguson walked [Cabell to second]; Watson tripled [Howard scored, Cabell scored, Ferguson scored]; Fuller grounded out (third to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson singled; McCovey struck out; Clark flied out to left; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Larson singled; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first) [Larson to second]; Cabell was walked intentionally; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 3RD: Hill struck out; Knepper singled; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Knepper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Watson doubled; Fuller struck out; Howe singled [Watson to third]; Gonzalez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Thomas walked; Evans homered [Thomas scored]; Thomasson singled; McCovey singled [Thomasson to second]; Clark forced McCovey (shortstop to second) [Thomasson to third]; Andrews struck out; Hill singled [Thomasson scored, Clark to third]; Knepper struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Larson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard struck out; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 3. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock homered; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; PENTZ REPLACED LARSON (PITCHING); Thomasson flied out to left; McCovey flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ferguson flied out to center; Watson homered; Fuller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4. GIANTS 6TH: Clark grounded out (second to first); Andrews flied out to center; Hill walked; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Howe popped to third; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Pentz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4. GIANTS 7TH: Madlock flied out to center; Thomas walked; Evans singled [Thomas to third]; Thomasson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thomas scored, Evans to second]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Clark walked [Evans to third, McCovey to second]; Andrews flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: LEMASTER REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING SS); Howard flied out to right; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 4. GIANTS 8TH: Hill singled; SADEK RAN FOR HILL; Sadek was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to shortstop); Knepper struck out; Madlock struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; LeMaster flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: SADEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Ferguson reached on an error by Andrews; MOFFITT REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); CEDENO RAN FOR FERGUSON; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; GARDNER RAN FOR WATSON; Fuller out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gardner to second]; Howe walked; Gonzalez walked [Gardner to third, Howe to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR PENTZ; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); CACEK BATTED FOR BOSWELL; Cacek grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Gardner out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 5. GIANTS 9TH: HERRMANN REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING C ); SAMBITO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); CACEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Evans struck out; Thomasson singled; McCovey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thomasson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: Howard struck out; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 5. GIANTS 10TH: Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews struck out; Sadek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 10TH: Herrmann singled; Herrmann was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sambito grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuller reached on an error by LeMaster [Fuller to second]; Howe was walked intentionally; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 5. GIANTS 11TH: ALEXANDER BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Alexander struck out; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 5. ASTROS 11TH: TOMS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Cacek grounded out (third to first); Howard walked; Cabell singled [Howard to second]; Cruz doubled [Howard scored, Cabell to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 5 10 3 9 Astros 6 11 0 11
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