San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 153
Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (N) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 SF N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 2 8 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Howard cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Alou lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Cruz rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riccelli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 0 8 24 10 FIELDING - E: Cabell (16). BATTING - GDP: Ruhle (1,off Knepper). Team LOB: 5.
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Dwyer 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 James 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Cruz cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hill c 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Knepper p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 2 8 1 2 1 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Evans-Metzger-Andrews. E: Evans (23). BATTING - 2B: Dwyer (11,off Ruhle). IBB: Evans (12,by Ruhle). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle L(2-3) 7 8 2 1 2 1 0 31 Riccelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 8 2 1 2 1 0 34 IBB: Ruhle (1,Evans).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper W(16-11) 9 5 0 0 0 8 0 32 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 4510 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Landestoy ss Whitfield lf 2. Gonzalez 2b Dwyer 1b 3. Howard cf Clark rf 4. Watson 1b Evans 3b 5. Cabell 3b Cruz cf 6. Alou lf Hill c 7. Cruz rf Metzger ss 8. Bochy c Andrews 2b 9. Ruhle p Knepper p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer flied out to left; Clark singled to left; Evans made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied out to center; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Hill popped to first in foul territory; Metzger singled to center; Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz reached on an error by Evans [Cruz to first]; Bochy singled [Cruz to second]; On a bunt Ruhle grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to second) [Cruz to third, Bochy out at second]; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Knepper flied out to right; Whitfield singled to center; Dwyer forced Whitfield (second to shortstop); Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez struck out; Howard struck out; Watson singled to center; Cabell flied out to center; 1B umpire Eric Gregg ruled Heity Cruz trapped Enos Cabell's ball but 2B umpire John Kibler overruled Gregg; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to center; Cruz made an out to second; Hill singled [Evans to second]; Metzger struck out; Andrews flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Alou singled; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Bochy struck out; Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Knepper flied out to right; Whitfield flied to right in foul territory; Dwyer doubled to right; Clark reached on an error by Cabell [Dwyer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clark to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Hill walked; On a bunt Metzger singled [Hill to second]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hill to third, Metzger to second]; Knepper singled to right [Hill scored, Metzger to third, Knepper out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; Whitfield flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to right; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Alou forced Watson (shortstop to second); Cruz singled to center [Alou to second]; Bochy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Clark popped to third in foul territory; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 1B); BALDWIN BATTED FOR RUHLE; Baldwin flied out to left; Landestoy flied out to left; Gonzalez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: RICCELLI REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; Hill flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING CF); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to right; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 5 1 5 Giants 2 8 1 8
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