San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 155
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 SF N 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 x - 7 9 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Howard cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Fischlin ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Cruz rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 Watson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bochy c 4 0 2 0 0 0 8 1 Bannister p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sexton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Warthen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 0 8 0 0 6 24 5 BATTING - 2B: Cruz (33,off Blue). GDP: Cabell (12,off Blue). Team LOB: 8.
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herndon cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 Evans 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 Whitfield lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clark rf 4 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 Ivie 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 7 0 Cruz lf,3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 Hill c 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Blue p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Totals 32 7 9 7 0 7 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Andrews-LeMaster-Ivie. E: Evans (24). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (12,off Bannister); Hill (14,off Bannister); Clark (46,off Bannister); Ivie (13,off Bannister). HR: Evans (20,3rd inning off Bannister 1 on 1 out); Cruz (8,6th inning off Bannister 1 on 1 out); Clark (25,8th inning off Warthen 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 1. BASERUNNING - CS: Clark (10,3rd base by Bannister/Bochy).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bannister L(3-9) 5.1 8 6 6 0 6 2 23 Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lemongello 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Warthen 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 Totals 8 9 7 7 0 7 3 32
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blue W(18-9) 9 8 0 0 0 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg Time of Game: 1:51 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Howard cf Herndon cf 2. Fischlin ss Evans 3b 3. Cruz rf Clark rf 4. Watson 1b Ivie 1b 5. Cabell 3b Cruz lf 6. Alou lf Hill c 7. Gonzalez 2b LeMaster ss 8. Bochy c Andrews 2b 9. Bannister p Blue p ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (third to first); Fischlin reached on an error by Evans [Fischlin to first]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans flied out to right; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to center; Alou struck out; Gonzalez singled to right; Bochy singled to center [Gonzalez to second]; Bannister was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie struck out; Cruz doubled to left; Hill doubled to center [Cruz scored]; LeMaster struck out; Andrews flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (third to first); Fischlin flied out to right; Cruz singled; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Blue struck out; Herndon singled to right; Evans homered [Herndon scored]; Clark doubled; Clark was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Ivie struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Hill popped to first in foul territory; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 5TH: Bochy singled; Bannister flied out to left; Howard struck out; Fischlin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Blue struck out; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled; Watson singled [Cruz to second]; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz to third, Watson out at second]; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark singled to center; Ivie doubled to left [Clark scored]; Cruz homered [Ivie scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Hill flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 6. ASTROS 7TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING LF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); Bochy flied out to left; SEXTON BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Sexton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 6. GIANTS 7TH: LEMONGELLO REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue struck out; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 6. ASTROS 8TH: Howard flied out to center; Fischlin flied out to right; Cruz doubled to right; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: WARTHEN REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Whitfield flied out to right; Clark homered; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 7. ASTROS 9TH: Cabell singled to right; Alou flied out to right; Gonzalez flied out to center; Bochy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 0 8 0 8 Giants 7 9 1 1
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