San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 7
Regular Season Game 7
Played on Friday, April 13, 1979 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 - 7 10 1 SF N 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 x - 8 8 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Leonard cf 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Cruz lf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 Cabell 3b 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Watson 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 6 0 Howe 2b 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 1 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 Bochy ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy ph,ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 10 6 3 6 24 4 FIELDING - E: Cruz (1). BATTING - 2B: Watson (1,off Halicki); Reynolds (1,off Halicki). HR: Howe (1,7th inning off Halicki 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (4,2nd base off Halicki/Hill).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A North cf 2 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 Herndon cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Whitfield lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Madlock 2b 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 Clark rf 4 2 2 3 0 0 7 0 Evans 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 Ivie 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 Hill c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Halicki p 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Sadek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 31 8 8 7 5 8 27 9 FIELDING - E: Metzger (2). BATTING - 2B: Whitfield (3,off Niekro). 3B: Clark (1,off Niekro). HR: Clark (1,4th inning off Wilson 2 on 2 out). SF: Madlock (1,off Wilson). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(1-1) 3.1 6 7 6 4 3 0 20 Wilson 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 Riccelli 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 Dixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 8 8 8 7 5 8 1 37 WP: Niekro (1), Wilson (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Wilson 3-3. .
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halicki W(1-0) 7 7 3 3 1 4 1 29 Curtis 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 4 Coleman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lavelle SV(2) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 9 10 7 5 3 6 1 41 Curtis faced 3 batters in the 8th inning Coleman faced 2 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Coleman 3-2; Lavelle 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jim Cuneo, 2B - Roy Roth, 3B - Tony Patch Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 16822 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl rf North cf 2. Reynolds ss Whitfield lf 3. Cedeno cf Madlock 2b 4. Cruz lf Clark rf 5. Cabell 3b Evans 3b 6. Watson 1b Ivie 1b 7. Howe 2b Hill c 8. Ashby c Metzger ss 9. Niekro p Halicki p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Whitfield doubled [North to third]; Madlock singled [North scored, Whitfield scored]; Clark forced Madlock (shortstop to second); Evans walked [Clark to second]; Ivie struck out; Hill forced Evans (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Watson doubled [Cruz scored]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki was called out on strikes; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Puhl grounded out (third to first); Reynolds singled; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock flied out to center; Clark tripled; Evans walked; Ivie singled to left [Clark scored, Evans to third (error by Cruz), Ivie to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Evans scored (unearned)]; Hill grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell flied out to right; Watson singled; Howe flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. GIANTS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki singled; North walked [Halicki to second]; Whitfield singled [Halicki to third, North to second]; WILSON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Halicki scored]; Debut game for Gary Wilson; Wilson threw a wild pitch [North to third, Whitfield to second]; Clark homered [North scored, Whitfield scored]; Evans made an out to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 8. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; SEXTON BATTED FOR WILSON; Sexton flied out to center; Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 8. GIANTS 5TH: RICCELLI REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); LEONARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Ivie flied out to center; Hill singled; Metzger flied out to right; Halicki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 8. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds doubled; Leonard walked; Cruz forced Leonard (second to shortstop) [Reynolds to third]; Cabell forced Cruz (third to second) [Reynolds scored]; Cabell stole second; Watson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 8. GIANTS 6TH: North struck out; Whitfield was called out on strikes; Madlock walked; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 8. ASTROS 7TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Howe homered; Ashby struck out; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR RICCELLI; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled; Reynolds flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8. GIANTS 7TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DIXON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Ivie lined to third; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8. ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED HALICKI (PLAYING C ); Leonard singled; Cruz walked [Leonard to second]; Cabell reached on an error by Metzger [Leonard scored (no RBI), Cruz to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Watson walked (walk was charged to Curtis) [Cabell to second]; Howe singled [Cruz scored, Cabell scored (unearned), Watson to third]; LAVELLE REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); BOCHY BATTED FOR ASHBY; Bochy flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Watson scored (unearned), Howe to second]; Puhl singled [Howe to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON; Alou made an out to shortstop; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8. GIANTS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); BOCHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Metzger flied out to right; Sadek struck out; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8. ASTROS 9TH: Leonard was called out on strikes; Cruz was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 10 1 7 Giants 8 8 1 5
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