Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Regular Season Game 161
Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 HOU N 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 x - 7 13 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Madlock 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Whitfield lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ivie 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Evans 3b 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heintzelman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dwyer cf,rf 4 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 Hill c 4 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Cruz cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 4 6 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Madlock-Metzger-Ivie, Evans-Madlock-Ivie. E: Madlock (14). BATTING - 2B: Dwyer (12,off Dixon). HR: Dwyer (6,8th inning off Andujar 0 on 0 out). HBP: Blue (1,by Dixon). Team LOB: 10.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Puhl lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leonard cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz rf 4 3 3 1 0 0 6 0 Gonzalez 2b 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 Bochy c 3 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alou ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walling ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Fischlin pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 7 13 7 3 2 27 5 BATTING - 2B: Cabell (31,off Blue); Cruz (34,off Blue); Gonzalez (3,off Blue). 3B: Cruz (9,off Blue). SH: Gonzalez 2 (7,off Blue,off Barr). GDP: Dixon (1,off Blue); Howe (13,off Lavelle). IBB: Bochy (4,by Barr). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Leonard (1,2nd base by Blue/Hill); Landestoy (4,2nd base by Blue/Hill).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Blue L(18-10) 6 10 5 4 2 2 0 28 Barr 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 7 Lavelle 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 8 13 7 6 3 2 0 37 IBB: Barr (6,Bochy). Inherited Runners - Scored: Lavelle 3-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dixon W(7-11) 6 6 3 3 2 2 0 27 Andujar 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 11 Sambito SV(11) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 6 1 41 WP: Andujar (3). HBP: Dixon (1,Blue). Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 10182 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Madlock 2b Landestoy ss 2. Whitfield lf Howard lf 3. Ivie 1b Leonard cf 4. Evans 3b Watson 1b 5. Clark rf Cabell 3b 6. Dwyer cf Cruz rf 7. Metzger ss Gonzalez 2b 8. Hill c Bochy c 9. Blue p Dixon p GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to left; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Howard struck out; Leonard walked; Leonard was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Clark made an out to second; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Cabell doubled; Cruz tripled [Cabell scored]; Gonzalez reached on an error by Madlock on a sacrifice bunt [Cruz scored (RBI), Gonzalez to second]; Bochy singled [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Dixon flied out to center; Landestoy forced Bochy (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Hill singled; Blue was hit by a pitch [Hill to second]; Madlock grounded out (first unassisted) [Hill to third, Blue to second]; Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Howard walked; Leonard forced Howard (second unassisted); Watson flied out to center; Cabell singled [Leonard to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Ivie made an out to second; Evans walked; Clark singled [Evans to second]; Dwyer forced Clark (second to shortstop) [Evans to third]; Metzger walked [Dwyer to second]; Hill singled [Evans scored, Dwyer scored, Metzger to third]; Blue struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochy singled; Dixon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to right; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy struck out; Howard singled; Leonard singled [Howard to second]; Watson flied out to right [Howard to third]; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Clark flied out to center; Dwyer doubled; Metzger singled [Dwyer to third]; Hill singled [Dwyer scored, Metzger to second]; Blue struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled; Gonzalez doubled [Cruz scored]; Bochy flied out to right [Gonzalez to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON; Alou singled [Gonzalez scored]; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; Landestoy forced Sexton (shortstop to second); Landestoy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 7TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDUJAR REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield popped to first in foul territory; Ivie singled; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Ivie to second]; Evans walked; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: BARR REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED BLUE (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Leonard grounded out (third to first); Watson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: PUHL REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Dwyer homered; Metzger singled; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger to second]; Cruz walked; Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Cruz singled [Cabell to second]; Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; Bochy was walked intentionally; WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); BALDWIN BATTED FOR WALLING; Baldwin singled [Cabell scored, Cruz scored, Bochy to second]; FISCHLIN RAN FOR BALDWIN; HOWE BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Howe grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fischlin out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 7. GIANTS 9TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SAMBITO REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; Evans struck out; HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Heintzelman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 4 9 1 10 Astros 7 13 0 6
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