Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Regular Season Game 74
Played on Tuesday, June 29, 1976 (N) at Candlestick Park

HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  6  0
SF  N    0  1  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  4
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cabell 3b                     5   1   2   0       0   0       0   3
Andrews 2b                    5   1   1   0       0   1       3   1
Cedeno cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Watson 1b                     4   1   1   0       0   1       6   1
Cruz rf                       3   1   1   2       1   1       4   1
Johnson lf                    3   0   1   2       1   0       1   0
  Howard lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Herrmann c                    3   0   0   0       1   0       8   1
Metzger ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Dierker p                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   6   4       3   4      27   7

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Herrmann-Andrews.

BATTING - 
3B: Johnson (1,off Barr).
Team LOB: 7.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Thomasson cf                  4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
  Herndon cf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Perez 2b                      2   0   1   0       1   0       0   4
Matthews lf                   3   0   0   0       1   2       1   0
Murcer rf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Evans 1b                      3   2   1   0       1   0       8   1
Speier ss                     3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Reitz 3b                      3   0   0   1       0   1       2   0
Rader c                       4   0   1   1       0   2       4   0
Barr p                        3   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Adams ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   3   7   3       3   8      27  10

FIELDING - 
E: Murcer (9), Speier 2 (13), Reitz (12).

BATTING - 
SH: Perez (6,off Dierker).
SF: Reitz (3,off Dierker).
HBP: Speier (2,by Dierker).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Speier (2,2nd base off Dierker/Herrmann).
CS: Perez (1,2nd base by Dierker/Herrmann).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(7-7)                9     7   3   3   3   8   0  36

HBP: Dierker (5,Speier).

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Barr L(6-6)                   9     6   4   0   3   4   0  38


Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 4133


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Cabell              3b        Thomasson           cf
2. Andrews             2b        Perez               2b
3. Cedeno              cf        Matthews            lf
4. Watson              1b        Murcer              rf
5. Cruz                rf        Evans               1b
6. Johnson             lf        Speier              ss
7. Herrmann            c         Reitz               3b
8. Metzger             ss        Rader               c
9. Dierker             p         Barr                p

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell singled to center; Andrews reached on an
error by Speier [Cabell to second]; Cedeno reached on an error
by Speier [Andrews to second, Cabell to third]; Watson was
called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (second to first)
[Cabell scored (unearned), Andrews to third, Cedeno to second];
Johnson walked; Herrmann flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Perez
singled to center; Matthews struck out; Murcer popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Dierker
grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans walked; Speier was hit by a pitch [Evans to
second]; Reitz flied out to right; Rader singled to center
[Evans scored, Speier to third]; Barr struck out; Thomasson
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno struck out;
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Perez walked; Matthews struck out while Perez was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Murcer flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz walked; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cruz to second]; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Herrmann walked; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to right; Speier singled to right
[Evans to third]; Reitz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Evans
scored]; Speier stole second; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted) [Speier to third]; Barr was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson singled to right; Perez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Thomasson to second]; Matthews popped to
first in foul territory; Murcer singled to right [Thomasson
scored, Murcer out at second (right to third to shortstop)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson singled to
center; Cruz struck out; Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Speier flied out to
center; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger
flied out to center; Dierker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Rader struck out; Barr flied out to right; Thomasson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING CF); Cabell
flied out to left; Andrews singled to shortstop; Cedeno flied
out to center; Watson reached on an error by Reitz [Andrews to
third, Watson to second]; Cruz singled to first [Andrews scored
(unearned), Watson to third]; Johnson tripled to center [Watson
scored (unearned), Cruz scored (unearned)]; Herrmann popped to
third; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Matthews walked; Murcer singled to right
[Matthews to second]; Evans flied out to center; Speier flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dierker
popped to third; Cabell singled to right [Cabell to second
(error by Murcer)]; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Reitz struck out; Rader struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR
BARR; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4   6   0    7
 Giants           3   7   4    6


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