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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 23, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on September 23, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 6,433 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: John Kibler 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Frank Pulli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | Shortstop |
| Joe Cannon | Center Fielder |
| Denny Walling | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Jim Obradovich | First Baseman |
| Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Bochy | Catcher |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jim Dwyer | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 23, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landestoy for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Halicki
Cannon hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Halicki
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Richard
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Richard
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Halicki
There goes Cruz. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Obradovich vs. Halicki
Obradovich strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drumright vs. Halicki
Drumright is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Richard
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Richard
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cannon. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Richard
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drumright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Halicki
Bochy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Halicki
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Landestoy hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Halicki
Cannon hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Richard
Halicki strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Richard
Dwyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Richard
There goes Dwyer. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Dwyer steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Richard
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Richard
Evans takes first base on ball four. Dwyer moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Richard
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Halicki
Walling is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Obradovich vs. Halicki
Obradovich hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drumright vs. Halicki
Drumright hits a ball on the ground towards second. Andrews throws towards short. Metzger fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metzger. Walling scores. Cabell moves to third. Drumright moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bochy vs. Halicki
Bochy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Richard
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Richard
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Halicki
Richard hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Halicki
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer fields the ball and throws to Halicki covering. Safe. Richard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cannon vs. Halicki
Cannon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richard scores. There goes Landestoy trying to get to third. Clark throws the ball in to Evans, who tags Landestoy for the out. Cannon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Halicki
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cannon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Richard
Halicki strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dwyer vs. Richard
Dwyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Drumright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Richard
Clark hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Cannon fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cannon. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Richard
There's a wild pitch. Clark scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Richard
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Obradovich vs. Halicki
Obradovich hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Halicki
Drumright hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Richard
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Richard
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Richard
Andrews bunts towards the mound. Richard fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Richard
Bill Madlock pinch hits for Ed Halicki.
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Richard
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Lavelle
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Lavelle
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Lavelle
There goes Landestoy. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Richard
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Richard
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Richard
There goes Clark. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Clark steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Richard
Evans hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Richard
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Lavelle
Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Cannon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lavelle
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lavelle
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Andujar
Joaquin Andujar now pitching.
Hill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walling. Hill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Andujar
Vic Harris pinch runs for Marc Hill.
Metzger bunts in front of the plate. Bochy fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tamargo vs. Andujar
John Tamargo pinch hits for Rob Andrews.
Tamargo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heintzelman vs. Warthen
Skip James pinch hits for Gary Lavelle. Dan Warthen now pitching. Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Skip James.
Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris scores. Tamargo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Warthen
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Warthen
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Jim Dwyer.
Ivie takes first base on ball four. Tamargo moves to third. Heintzelman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Warthen
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Moffitt
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Tom Heintzelman now playing second base. John Tamargo now catching. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Obradovich vs. Moffitt
Obradovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Obradovich for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moffitt
Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Keith Drumright.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1978 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Landestoy R, ss 4 0 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0
Cannon J, cf 4 0 1 1 Dwyer J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Walling D, lf 3 1 0 0 Ivie M, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Cruz J, rf 3 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 2 1
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Obradovich J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cruz H, cf 4 0 0 0
Drumright K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0
Howard W, ph 1 0 0 0 Hill M, c 4 0 1 0
Bochy B, c 3 0 1 0 Harris V, pr 0 1 0 0
Richard J, p 3 1 1 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 0 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 0 2 0
Warthen D, p 0 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Tamargo J, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Halicki E, p 2 0 0 0
Madlock B, ph 0 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
James S, ph 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman T, ph-2b 1 0 1 1
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32 2 7 1 29 3 8 2
Houston 000 110 000 -- 2
San Francisco 000 020 01x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J 7.0 6 2 2 6 7
Andujar J (L) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Warthen D 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E 6.0 6 2 1 1 5
Lavelle G (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Moffitt R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Metzger R, Cannon J
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 5, San Francisco 12
2B -- Metzger R, Whitfield T, Clark J, Evans D, Hill M
SB -- Cruz J, Dwyer J, Clark J
CS -- Landestoy R
SH -- Andrews R, Metzger R
HBP -- by Halicki E (Walling D)
WP -- Richard J
T -- 2:26
A -- 6433
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