San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 156
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 4 11 2 SF N 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 x - 6 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss,cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Cannon cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Baldwin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bochy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Howard lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Puhl pr,rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Watson ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Drumright 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Pujols c 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Obradovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 4 11 3 4 0 24 9 FIELDING - E: Cruz (8), Cabell (17). BATTING - SH: Dixon (3,off Lavelle). Team LOB: 10.
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Dwyer 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 Ivie ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Clark rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Evans 3b 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 Herndon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cruz cf,3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Tamargo c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Metzger ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 4 Andrews 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 Barr p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madlock ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 6 5 6 1 5 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Cruz-Dwyer. E: Barr (4). BATTING - 2B: Tamargo (4,off Dixon); Madlock (26,off Dixon). 3B: Clark (8,off Dixon); Metzger (2,off Dixon). SH: Dwyer (3,off Dixon); Tamargo (2,off Dixon). SF: Evans (9,off Dixon). IBB: Andrews (1,by Dixon). Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dixon L(6-11) 6.1 5 6 4 1 3 0 27 Sambito 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Lemongello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 5 6 4 1 5 0 32 IBB: Dixon (3,Andrews). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-0. .
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barr W(8-11) 5.1 7 2 2 1 0 0 23 Lavelle 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 Moffitt 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 11 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 0 0 41 Inherited Runners - Scored: Lavelle 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler Time of Game: 3:19 Attendance: 25276 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Landestoy ss Whitfield lf 2. Cannon cf Dwyer 1b 3. Howard lf Clark rf 4. Cruz rf Evans 3b 5. Cabell 3b Cruz cf 6. Bergman 1b Tamargo c 7. Drumright 2b Metzger ss 8. Pujols c Andrews 2b 9. Dixon p Barr p ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Cannon made an out to shortstop; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Dwyer struck out; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to left; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Drumright flied out to right; Pujols walked; Dixon forced Pujols (shortstop to second); Landestoy singled [Dixon to second]; Cannon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Barr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howard singled; Cruz forced Howard (first to shortstop); Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Whitfield singled; Dwyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Whitfield to second]; Clark tripled to right [Whitfield scored]; Evans reached on an error by Cruz on a sacrifice fly [Clark scored, Evans to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tamargo doubled [Evans scored (unearned)]; Metzger made an out to first; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 5TH: Drumright grounded out (second to first); Pujols singled; Dixon hit into a double play (center to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Barr grounded out (catcher to first); Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy singled to right; Cannon singled [Landestoy to third]; Cannon was picked off first but was safe on an error by Barr [Landestoy scored, Cannon to third]; Howard popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cruz singled to left [Cannon scored]; Cabell singled to center [Cruz to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Watson forced Cabell (second to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DRUMRIGHT; Alou made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); Dwyer struck out; Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: HERNDON REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Pujols walked; Dixon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pujols to third]; BALDWIN BATTED FOR CANNON; Baldwin walked; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: BOCHY REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING C ); FISCHLIN REPLACED PUJOLS (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cruz reached on an error by Cabell [Cruz to first]; Tamargo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cruz to second]; Metzger tripled to right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Andrews was walked intentionally; MADLOCK BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Madlock doubled to center [Metzger scored, Andrews scored]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out; IVIE BATTED FOR DWYER; Ivie was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 6. ASTROS 8TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Cruz singled; PUHL RAN FOR CRUZ; Cabell singled [Puhl to second]; Watson flied out to center [Puhl to third]; Gonzalez singled [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Obradovich flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling singled [Cabell scored, Gonzalez to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR WALLING; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMONGELLO REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PITCHING); SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Clark flied out to right; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 6. ASTROS 9TH: Bochy grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 2 10 Giants 6 5 1 2
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