San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 38
Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 SF N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 4 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl lf 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bannister p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ferguson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 0 11 24 4 FIELDING - E: Cabell (6). BATTING - Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (8,2nd base off Montefusco/Sadek).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Madlock 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Ivie lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Herndon cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 Sadek c 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Whitfield ph,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Montefusco p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Harris ph,ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 2 4 2 5 8 27 9 FIELDING - E: Ivie (2), Sadek 2 (2). BATTING - 2B: Clark (13,off Bannister). IBB: Whitfield (2,by Forsch). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Madlock 2 (5,2nd base off Bannister/Herrmann 2).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bannister 5 3 0 0 4 6 0 22 Forsch L(1-2) 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 9 Zamora 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 4 2 0 5 8 0 34 WP: Forsch (1). IBB: Forsch (3,Whitfield).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Montefusco W(4-2) 6 3 0 0 0 7 0 21 Lavelle SV(7) 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 11 0 32 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 6158 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl lf Madlock 2b 2. Cabell 3b Evans 3b 3. Cedeno cf Clark rf 4. Cruz rf McCovey 1b 5. Watson 1b Ivie lf 6. Howe 2b Herndon cf 7. Herrmann c Sadek c 8. Metzger ss LeMaster ss 9. Bannister p Montefusco p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Evans made an out to shortstop; Clark struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz reached on an error by Ivie [Cruz to second]; Watson struck out; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to third); Howe singled to right; Herrmann grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to right; Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Sadek singled; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Bannister grounded out (second to first); Sadek dropped a foul fly hit by Puhl for an error; On a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco walked; Madlock struck out; Evans made an out to third; Clark doubled to left [Montefusco to third]; McCovey walked; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Sadek flied out to center; LeMaster made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe struck out; Herrmann flied out to center; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco struck out; Madlock singled; Madlock stole second; Evans walked; Clark struck out; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second [Puhl to third (error by Sadek)]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; Herndon reached on an error by Cabell [Herndon to first]; Sadek grounded out (first unassisted) [Herndon to second]; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Whitfield was walked intentionally; HARRIS BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Herndon to third, Whitfield to second]; Harris singled to center [Herndon scored (unearned), Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); FERGUSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ZAMORA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Lavelle struck out; Herndon flied out to center; Sadek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled; Cabell struck out; Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 5 1 5 Giants 2 4 3 8
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