San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 107
Played on Monday, July 30, 1979 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 - 8 12 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 6
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A North cf 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Strain 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Clark rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Johnston ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 McCovey 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 8 2 Evans 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 Whitfield lf 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Metzger ss 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 Littlejohn c 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 Knepper p 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 Totals 38 8 12 7 5 4 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Strain-McCovey. E: Metzger (13). BATTING - 2B: Metzger (5,off Andujar); North (11,off Niemann); Whitfield (18,off Niemann); Knepper (4,off Niemann). SH: Knepper (8,off Niemann). GDP: McCovey (6,off Andujar); Whitfield (12,off Niemann). IBB: Littlejohn (1,by Niemann). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Whitfield (5,2nd base off Andujar/Bochy); Metzger (9,2nd base off Andujar/Bochy); North 2 (44,2nd base off Andujar/Bochy,3rd base off Niemann/Bochy).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Leonard rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Cabell 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alou ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Howe 2b,3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Bochy c 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niemann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Roberge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baldwin ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Throop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 3 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Howe-Gonzalez-Cedeno, Landestoy-Gonzalez-Cabell. E: Cedeno 2 (7), Landestoy (7), Gonzalez 2 (3), Bochy (3). BATTING - GDP: Leonard (7,off Knepper). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Howe (1,2nd base off Knepper/Littlejohn); Leonard (12,2nd base off Knepper/Littlejohn).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper W(8-5) 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Andujar L(11-7) 4.1 7 3 2 3 2 0 23 Niemann 2.1 5 5 4 2 2 0 14 Roberge 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Throop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 12 8 6 5 4 0 44 IBB: Niemann (3,Littlejohn). Inherited Runners - Scored: Niemann 2-0; Roberge 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 18995 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. North cf Cedeno 1b 2. Strain 2b Gonzalez ss 3. Clark rf Puhl cf 4. McCovey 1b Leonard rf 5. Evans 3b Cabell 3b 6. Whitfield lf Cruz lf 7. Metzger ss Howe 2b 8. Littlejohn c Bochy c 9. Knepper p Andujar p GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Strain walked; Clark singled to left [Strain to second]; McCovey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno singled to left; Gonzalez flied out to center; Puhl singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Leonard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Whitfield reached on an error by Cedeno [Whitfield to first]; Whitfield stole second; Metzger doubled to right [Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Littlejohn flied out to center [Metzger to third]; Knepper flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe walked; Howe stole second; Bochy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: North made an out to shortstop; Strain flied out to left; Clark reached on an error by Cedeno [Clark to second]; McCovey singled to right [Clark out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar grounded out (second to first); Cedeno made an out to second; Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 4TH: Evans struck out; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second; Littlejohn walked; Knepper flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Leonard singled to center; Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Leonard stole second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 5TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 2B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); North walked; North stole second; Strain singled to left [North scored]; Clark forced Strain (second to shortstop) [Clark to second (error by Gonzalez)]; McCovey singled to center [Clark scored]; Evans singled to right [McCovey to third]; NIEMANN REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Whitfield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe struck out; Bochy grounded out (third to first); Niemann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 0. GIANTS 6TH: Metzger singled to second [Metzger to second (error by Landestoy)]; Littlejohn grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to third]; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Metzger scored]; North doubled to right; North stole third [North scored (error by Bochy) (unearned)]; Strain reached on an error by Gonzalez [Strain to second]; Clark struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy flied out to center; Gonzalez lined to shortstop; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Whitfield doubled to center [Evans to third]; Metzger was called out on strikes; Littlejohn was walked intentionally; Knepper doubled to right [Evans scored, Whitfield scored, Littlejohn scored]; North singled to left [Knepper to third]; ROBERGE REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Strain grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: ANDREWS REPLACED STRAIN (PLAYING 2B); HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Leonard made an out to second; Cabell flied out to center; ALOU BATTED FOR CRUZ; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0. GIANTS 8TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JOHNSTON BATTED FOR CLARK; Johnston grounded out (second to first); McCovey flied out to left; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: JOHNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Howe reached on an error by Metzger [Howe to first]; Bochy singled to left [Howe to second]; BALDWIN BATTED FOR ROBERGE; Baldwin singled to right [Howe to third, Bochy out at third (first to catcher to shortstop)]; Landestoy flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0. GIANTS 9TH: THROOP REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Whitfield flied out to center; Metzger lined to shortstop; Littlejohn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl flied out to right; Leonard flied out to left; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 8 12 1 9 Astros 0 5 6 5
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