San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 146
Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 SF N 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 3 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Howe 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 Gonzalez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 Metzger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ferguson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Walton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 3 24 10 FIELDING - PB: Herrmann (6). BATTING - Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (19,2nd base by Knepper/Sadek).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Thomas cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Evans 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 10 0 James 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Thomasson lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Sadek c 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Knepper p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 6 3 2 5 27 10 BATTING - 2B: Sadek (7,off Niekro); Knepper (1,off Niekro). 3B: Evans (3,off Niekro). SH: LeMaster (4,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Thomasson (12,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(12-6) 7 6 3 3 2 4 0 29 McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 6 3 3 2 5 0 32
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper W(9-8) 8.1 5 2 2 1 3 0 30 Heaverlo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Curtis SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 3 0 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Heaverlo 2-1; Curtis 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 1033 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Howard lf Thomas cf 2. Cabell 3b Andrews 2b 3. Cedeno cf Evans 3b 4. Watson 1b McCovey 1b 5. Howe 2b Clark rf 6. Cruz rf Thomasson lf 7. Herrmann c Sadek c 8. Metzger ss LeMaster ss 9. Niekro p Knepper p ASTROS 1ST: Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Thomas flied out to left; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to left; Howe grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Clark made an out to second; Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann walked; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Herrmann to second]; Niekro flied out to center; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Sadek walked; LeMaster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sadek to second]; Knepper grounded out (second to first) [Sadek to third]; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell singled to right; Cedeno singled to center [Cabell to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to third, Cedeno to second]; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; Cruz made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Andrews flied out to right; Evans singled to right; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied out to right; Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson walked; Thomasson stole second; Sadek doubled to right [Thomasson scored]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Sadek to third]; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Knepper flied out to left; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell singled to center; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews singled to right; Evans tripled to right [Andrews scored]; McCovey singled to center [Evans scored]; Clark struck out; Thomasson popped to catcher in foul territory; Sadek forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: Watson popped to first in foul territory; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster flied out to left; Knepper doubled to center; Thomas struck out; Andrews grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 8TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); FERGUSON BATTED FOR METZGER; Ferguson struck out; WALTON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Walton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING SS); MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Howard popped to first in foul territory; Cabell singled to center; Cedeno singled to right [Cabell to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Watson popped to first in foul territory; Howe singled to center [Cabell scored, Cedeno to third]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR HOWE; CURTIS REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Cruz made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 6 0 4 Giants 3 6 0 5
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