Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Regular Season Game 9
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, April 15, 1979 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 SF N 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf,rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Walling rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 Leonard ph,cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 Cabell 3b,1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Howe 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 32 4 6 4 3 5 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Reynolds (2,off Montefusco). HR: Cruz (1,4th inning off Montefusco 1 on 1 out). GDP: Richard (1,off Montefusco). IBB: Cabell (1,by Roberts). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Cabell (5,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill); Puhl (2,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill); Cruz (5,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill). CS: Cabell (2,Home by Montefusco/Hill).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A North cf 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Whitfield lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 Madlock 2b 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 11 2 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Herndon ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McCovey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 2 2 8 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ivie-Metzger-Ivie, Clark-Metzger-Madlock. E: Madlock (2). BATTING - 2B: Whitfield (4,off Richard). SF: Madlock (2,off Richard). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: North (2,2nd base off Sambito/Ashby). CS: Whitfield (1,2nd base by Richard/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Richard W(3-0) 6 7 3 3 2 5 0 26 Sambito SV(1) 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 8 0 36 WP: Richard (9).
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Montefusco L(1-2) 7 6 4 4 0 2 1 26 Roberts 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 9 Totals 9 6 4 4 3 5 1 35 IBB: Roberts (1,Cabell). Umpires: HP - Roy Roth, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Tony Patch Time of Game: 2:43 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl cf North cf 2. Reynolds ss Whitfield lf 3. Walling rf Madlock 2b 4. Cruz lf Clark rf 5. Cabell 3b Evans 3b 6. Watson 1b Ivie 1b 7. Howe 2b Hill c 8. Ashby c Metzger ss 9. Richard p Montefusco p ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Walling flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Whitfield singled to right; Madlock flied to left in foul territory; Whitfield was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell singled to left; Cabell stole second; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell to third]; Cabell was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark struck out; Evans singled to right; Ivie singled to left [Evans to second]; Hill struck out; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to center; Richard grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco grounded out (third to first); North walked; Whitfield singled to right [North to third]; Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored]; Clark singled to left [Whitfield to second]; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled to left; Reynolds doubled to right [Puhl to third]; Walling grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher) [Puhl scored, Reynolds to third]; Cruz homered [Reynolds scored]; Cabell flied out to center; Watson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Hill was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby lined to second; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco struck out; North walked; Whitfield doubled to right [North to third]; Madlock singled to right [North scored, Whitfield to third]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Whitfield scored, Madlock to second]; Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted) [Puhl to third]; Walling reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl scored]; Cruz reached on an error by Madlock [Walling to third, Cruz to first]; Cruz stole second; Cabell hit into a double play (right to shortstop to second) [Cruz out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Hill flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED RICHARD (PLAYING 2B); SAMBITO REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HERNDON BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Herndon was called out on strikes; North singled to center; North stole second; Whitfield flied to left in foul territory; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. ASTROS 8TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ROBERTS REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Landestoy struck out; Puhl made an out to first; Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans made an out to second; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: LEONARD BATTED FOR WALLING; Leonard walked; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Leonard to second]; Cabell was walked intentionally; Sambito walked [Leonard to third, Cabell to second]; Howe struck out; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hill grounded out (second to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR METZGER; Cruz struck out; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR HERNDON; McCovey lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 6 0 4 Giants 3 8 1 6
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