San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 113
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Tuesday, August 9, 1977 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 3 13 0 SF N 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 x - 4 11 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 Sperring ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cabell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Cedeno cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Watson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Howe 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Herrmann c 3 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 Gonzalez pr,ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ferguson ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 3 13 3 2 3 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Niekro-Metzger-Watson, Metzger-Howe-Watson. BATTING - 2B: Puhl (6,off Barr); Watson (28,off Barr). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Cruz (14,2nd base by Barr/Hill); Howe (1,3rd base by Barr/Hill).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thomas cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 Andrews 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 Madlock 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 McCovey 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 8 2 Thomasson rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Evans lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Foli ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 Hill c 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 Barr p 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 11 3 2 4 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Foli-McCovey, Hill-Madlock. BATTING - 2B: Foli (18,off Niekro). GDP: Evans (6,off Niekro); Madlock (21,off Niekro). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Thomas (11,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann); Thomasson (8,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann). CS: Thomas (8,2nd base by McLaughlin/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(7-4) 6 9 4 4 2 4 0 25 McLaughlin 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 11 4 4 2 4 0 32 BK: Niekro (1).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barr W(11-8) 7.1 10 2 2 1 2 0 30 Moffitt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lavelle SV(16) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 13 3 3 2 3 0 39 Inherited Runners - Scored: Moffitt 2-1; Lavelle 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:19 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl lf Thomas cf 2. Cabell 3b Andrews 2b 3. Cedeno cf Madlock 3b 4. Watson 1b McCovey 1b 5. Cruz rf Thomasson rf 6. Howe 2b Evans lf 7. Herrmann c Foli ss 8. Metzger ss Hill c 9. Niekro p Barr p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Thomas flied out to left; Andrews singled to center; Madlock flied out to left; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howe singled to center; Herrmann singled to right [Howe to third]; Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson walked; Evans grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thomasson out at second]; Foli doubled to left; Hill struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Puhl doubled to right; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Barr was called out on strikes; Thomas singled to left; Thomas stole second; Andrews walked; Madlock grounded out (third to first) [Thomas to third, Andrews to second]; McCovey singled to center [Thomas scored, Andrews scored, McCovey out at second (center to catcher to shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson singled to center; Evans flied out to right; Thomasson stole second; Foli flied out to left; Hill singled to center [Thomasson scored]; Barr was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 5TH: Herrmann singled to right; Metzger lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at first]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Thomas singled to first; Niekro balked [Thomas to second]; Andrews singled to right [Thomas to third]; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thomas scored (no RBI), Andrews out at second]; McCovey singled to right [McCovey out at second (second to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 4. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to pitcher; Cabell made an out to third; Cedeno forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Watson doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson popped to third in foul territory; Evans flied out to center; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. ASTROS 7TH: Howe singled to second; Herrmann singled to right [Howe to second]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR HERRMANN; BOSWELL BATTED FOR METZGER; Boswell struck out while Howe was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Gonzalez to second]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Ferguson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. GIANTS 7TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (second to first); Barr grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas singled to center; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl singled to left; Cabell forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Cedeno singled to right [Cabell to third]; MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Watson singled to center [Cabell scored, Cedeno to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Cruz forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Cedeno to third]; Howe flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: Andrews flied out to left; Madlock singled to right; McCovey flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Howard was called out on strikes; Ferguson flied out to center; SPERRING BATTED FOR PUHL; Sperring singled to center [Gonzalez to third]; Cabell singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Sperring to second]; Cedeno flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 13 0 9 Giants 4 11 0 4
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