San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 38
Played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 8 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 Whitfield lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Cruz ph,lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Clark rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Venable pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivie 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 Herndon cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Hill c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Metzger ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 Halicki p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 32 3 8 3 5 4 27 12 BATTING - 3B: Herndon (3,off Forsch). SH: Halicki (1,off Forsch); Andrews (1,off Dixon). HBP: Evans (1,by Sambito). GDP: Halicki (1,off Forsch). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Herndon (1,2nd base off Forsch/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Watson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 Howe 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 2 0 5 0 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Forsch-Reynolds-Watson. BATTING - SH: Puhl (2,off Halicki); Reynolds (11,off Halicki). IBB: Cruz (4,by Halicki). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Cedeno 2 (9,2nd base off Halicki/Hill 2). CS: Cruz (2,2nd base by Halicki/Hill).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halicki W(4-3) 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 34 IBB: Halicki (3,Cruz).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch L(4-3) 6.2 6 3 3 3 2 0 28 Sambito 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 Dixon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 4 0 40 HBP: Sambito (2,Evans). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 3-1. . Umpires: HP - Howard Hansen, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Jim Rains, 3B - Howard Jumper Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 10626 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Andrews 2b Puhl rf 2. Whitfield lf Reynolds ss 3. Clark rf Cedeno cf 4. McCovey 1b Cruz lf 5. Evans 3b Cabell 3b 6. Herndon cf Watson 1b 7. Hill c Howe 2b 8. Metzger ss Ashby c 9. Halicki p Forsch p GIANTS 1ST: ump2b,rainj901 ump3b,jumph901 timeofgame,137 attendance,10626 Debut for umpire Howard Jumper; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to right; Reynolds flied out to left; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Watson flied out to center; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Hill singled to second; Metzger flied out to center; Halicki grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hill out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied out to left; Forsch made an out to second; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark singled to left; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds made an out to third; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Cruz lined to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: Evans struck out; Herndon singled to center; Herndon stole second; Hill flied out to right; Metzger walked; Halicki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Forsch walked; Puhl reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Forsch to second]; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Forsch to third, Puhl to second]; Cedeno made an out to second; Cruz was walked intentionally; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Evans singled to right; Herndon tripled to right [Evans scored]; Hill walked; Metzger singled to right [Herndon scored, Hill to second]; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hill to third, Metzger to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Andrews walked (walk was charged to Forsch); Whitfield walked [Hill scored, Metzger to third, Andrews to second]; Clark struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe popped to pitcher (pitcher to second); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. GIANTS 8TH: McCovey singled to left; VENABLE RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans was hit by a pitch [Venable to second]; Herndon made an out to second; Hill made an out to shortstop; Metzger forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: IVIE REPLACED VENABLE (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Landestoy flied out to right; Puhl made an out to shortstop; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. GIANTS 9TH: DIXON REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Halicki singled to third; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to catcher to second) [Halicki to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Cruz walked; Clark flied out to right; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cedeno made an out to second; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled to center; Cabell advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Cabell to second]; Watson walked; Howe forced Watson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 3 8 0 10 Astros 0 2 0 7
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