Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Regular Season Game 78
Played on Thursday, June 28, 1979 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 2 SF N 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 Reynolds ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 Cedeno 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 8 1 Cruz lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 Walling rf 2 0 0 1 2 1 5 1 Leonard ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 Williams p 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Niemann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 9 5 7 7 27 9 FIELDING - E: Cedeno (2), Landestoy (5). BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (10,off Halicki); Cabell (12,off Halicki); Cruz (15,off Minton). HR: Ashby (2,4th inning off Halicki 0 on 0 out). IBB: Cabell (6,by Curtis); Cedeno (4,by Lavelle). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (15,2nd base off Halicki/Hill); Cedeno 2 (22,2nd base off Halicki/Hill,2nd base off Curtis/Hill); Reynolds (7,2nd base off Lavelle/Hill).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A North cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss,2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 Clark rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 McCovey 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 11 0 LeMaster pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Evans 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Strain 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Ivie ph,1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Halicki p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Venable ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Herndon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrews ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 7 5 5 2 27 15 FIELDING - E: Clark (3). BATTING - 3B: North (3,off Williams). HR: McCovey (12,1st inning off Williams 2 on 0 out). SH: Evans (1,off Niemann). IBB: Clark (4,by Niemann). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Ivie (3,2nd base off Niemann/Ashby); North (29,2nd base off Niemann/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Williams W(3-3) 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 31 Niemann SV(1) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 Totals 9 7 5 4 5 2 1 40 Williams faced 2 batters in the 8th inning IBB: Niemann (1,Clark). Inherited Runners - Scored: Niemann 2-1. .
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halicki 3.1 4 4 4 4 1 1 18 Curtis L(3-4) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 7 Minton 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 Lavelle 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 Totals 9 9 6 6 7 7 1 43 WP: Halicki (1). IBB: Curtis (4,Cabell); Lavelle (12,Cedeno). Inherited Runners - Scored: Curtis 1-1. . Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 15624 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl cf North cf 2. Reynolds ss Metzger ss 3. Cedeno 1b Clark rf 4. Cruz lf McCovey 1b 5. Cabell 3b Evans 3b 6. Walling rf Whitfield lf 7. Ashby c Strain 2b 8. Landestoy 2b Hill c 9. Williams p Halicki p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Reynolds doubled to right; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Cruz lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North tripled to right; Metzger walked; Clark reached on a fielder's choice [Metzger to second (error by Landestoy; assist by Williams), North scored (RBI)]; McCovey homered [Metzger scored (unearned), Clark scored]; Evans walked; Whitfield grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Strain flied out to right; Debut game for Joe Strain; Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 4. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling walked; Ashby struck out; Landestoy walked [Walling to second]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 4. GIANTS 2ND: Halicki flied out to right; North lined to first; Metzger singled to right; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 4. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Halicki threw a wild pitch [Puhl to third]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Puhl scored]; Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz made an out to third; Cabell doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 3RD: McCovey walked; Evans forced McCovey (right to shortstop); Whitfield forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop); Whitfield was picked off first but was safe on an error by Cedeno [Whitfield to second]; Strain grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby homered; Landestoy walked; Williams forced Landestoy (pitcher to shortstop); CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Puhl singled to right [Williams scored (error by Clark) (no RBI), Puhl to third]; Reynolds singled to left [Puhl scored]; Cedeno singled to center [Reynolds to third]; Cedeno stole second; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Cabell was walked intentionally; Walling walked [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to third, Cabell to second]; Ashby forced Walling (second to shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 4TH: Hill flied out to right; VENABLE BATTED FOR CURTIS; Venable flied out to center; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. ASTROS 5TH: MINTON REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Landestoy struck out; Williams was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Clark struck out; McCovey made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield singled to center; Strain flied out to right; Hill flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. ASTROS 7TH: Walling struck out; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 7TH: HERNDON BATTED FOR MINTON; Herndon made an out to second; North flied out to right; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Williams struck out; Puhl singled to pitcher; Reynolds forced Puhl (third to second); Reynolds stole second; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 4. GIANTS 8TH: Clark singled to right; McCovey singled to center [Clark to second]; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; NIEMANN REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Clark to third, LeMaster to second]; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first) [Clark scored, LeMaster to third]; IVIE BATTED FOR STRAIN; Ivie walked; Ivie stole second; Hill struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 5. ASTROS 9TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); METZGER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LEMASTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cabell struck out; LEONARD BATTED FOR WALLING; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 5. GIANTS 9TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDREWS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Andrews flied out to center; North singled to left; Metzger flied out to right; North stole second; Clark was walked intentionally; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 9 2 10 Giants 5 7 1 8
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