Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Regular Season Game 162
Played on Sunday, October 1, 1978 (D) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 HOU N 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 1
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 Dwyer 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Tamargo c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Cruz cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Heintzelman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Nastu p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Plank p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 0 5 0 1 6 24 13 BATTING - 2B: Cruz (13,off Niekro). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cannon lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Sexton ss,3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 4 0 Howe 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Leonard rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Walling rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alou lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bochy c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fischlin ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 29 3 6 3 0 5 27 3 FIELDING - E: Howe (13). BATTING - 2B: Leonard (2,off Nastu). 3B: Sexton (2,off Nastu). HR: Cedeno (7,3rd inning off Nastu 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 2. BASERUNNING - SB: Gonzalez (6,2nd base off Nastu/Tamargo). CS: Sexton (2,2nd base by Plank/Tamargo).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nastu L(0-1) 4 4 3 3 0 3 1 16 Plank 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Curtis 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Totals 8 6 3 3 0 5 1 29
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(14-14) 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 18 Ruhle 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 9 Lemongello SV(1) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 34 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford Time of Game: 1:41 Attendance: 7077 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Whitfield lf Cabell 3b 2. Metzger ss Sexton ss 3. Dwyer 1b Cedeno cf 4. Clark rf Howe 1b 5. Tamargo c Leonard rf 6. Cruz cf Alou lf 7. Heintzelman 3b Gonzalez 2b 8. Andrews 2b Bochy c 9. Nastu p Niekro p GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield flied out to left; Metzger struck out; Dwyer made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton tripled; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Sexton scored]; Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 2ND: Clark flied out to center; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard doubled; Alou grounded out (first unassisted) [Leonard to third]; Gonzalez singled [Leonard scored]; Gonzalez stole second; Bochy struck out; Niekro flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 3RD: Heintzelman grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews flied out to center; Nastu popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Sexton struck out; Cedeno homered; Howe struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled; Metzger singled [Whitfield to second]; Dwyer made an out to pitcher; Clark struck out; Tamargo flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Leonard grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 5TH: Cruz doubled; Heintzelman grounded out (third to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); EVANS BATTED FOR NASTU; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: PLANK REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Bochy grounded out (second to first); WATSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 6TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING SS); RUHLE REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); SEXTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Whitfield struck out; Metzger struck out; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Sexton singled; Sexton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; Howe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 7TH: WALLING REPLACED LEONARD (PLAYING RF); Clark made an out to shortstop; Tamargo reached on an error by Howe [Tamargo to first]; Cruz singled [Tamargo to second]; Heintzelman singled [Tamargo to third, Cruz to second]; Andrews flied out to right; IVIE BATTED FOR PLANK; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: CURTIS REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Walling grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 8TH: LEMONGELLO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); CANNON REPLACED RUHLE (PLAYING LF); Whitfield struck out; Metzger flied out to center; Dwyer walked; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Bochy flied out to right; Fischlin struck out; Cannon singled; Sexton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 9TH: Tamargo flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left; Heintzelman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 0 5 0 7 Astros 3 6 1 2
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