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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 24, 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 24, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Dixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 25,276 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: John Kibler |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rafael Landestoy | Shortstop |
| Joe Cannon | Center Fielder |
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Keith Drumright | Second Baseman |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Tom Dixon | 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 |
| John Tamargo | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Jim Barr | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 24, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Barr
Landestoy hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannon vs. Barr
Cannon hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Barr
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it 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. Dixon
Whitfield 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: ---
Dwyer vs. Dixon
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Barr
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Barr
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dixon
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Dixon
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tamargo for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Barr
Drumright 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: ---
Pujols vs. Barr
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Barr
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Barr
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dixon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cannon vs. Barr
Cannon 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 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Dixon
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Dixon
Andrews 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: ---
Barr vs. Dixon
Barr hits a fly ball into center field. Cannon 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: ---
Howard vs. Barr
Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dwyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Barr
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Barr
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Dixon
Dwyer bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Clark reaches third base with a triple. Whitfield scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans hits a fly ball towards right. Cruz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruz. Clark tags and scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Dixon
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Dixon
Tamargo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cannon. Tamargo reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Dixon
Metzger hits a popup towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drumright vs. Barr
Drumright 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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Barr
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Barr
Dixon hits a fly ball towards center. Cruz catches it and throws to first to double up Pujols. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Dixon
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Cannon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Dixon
Barr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pujols fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Barr
Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannon vs. Barr
Cannon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landestoy moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Barr
Barr fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Barr. Landestoy scores. Cannon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howard vs. Barr
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cannon scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Barr
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Bob Watson pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Lavelle
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Keith Drumright.
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Dixon
Bob Watson now playing first base. Julio Gonzalez now playing second base.
Dwyer strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Lavelle
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Hector Cruz now playing third base.
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Lavelle
Dixon bunts in front of the plate. Tamargo fields it and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landestoy vs. Lavelle
Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baldwin vs. Lavelle
Reggie Baldwin pinch hits for Joe Cannon.
Baldwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Lavelle
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Dixon
Bruce Bochy now catching. Mike Fischlin now playing shortstop. Rafael Landestoy now playing center field.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tamargo vs. Dixon
Tamargo bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Dixon
Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. Cruz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Dixon
Andrews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Madlock vs. Dixon
Bill Madlock pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
Madlock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landestoy. Madlock reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. Andrews goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Sambito
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Jim Dwyer.
Ivie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Moffitt
Mike Ivie now playing first base. Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Moffitt
Terry Puhl pinch runs for Jose Cruz.
Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Moffitt
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Moffitt
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Obradovich vs. Moffitt
Jim Obradovich pinch hits for Mike Fischlin.
Obradovich hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Moffitt
Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landestoy vs. Moffitt
Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Denny Walling.
Landestoy 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 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Lemongello
Terry Puhl now playing right field. Mark Lemongello now pitching. Jimmy Sexton now playing shortstop.
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Lemongello
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lemongello
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bochy vs. Moffitt
Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Moffitt
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Moffitt
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Moffitt
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moffitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1978, game 2 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Landestoy R, ss-cf 5 1 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0
Cannon J, cf 3 1 1 0 Dwyer J, 1b 2 0 0 0
Baldwin R, ph 0 0 0 0 Ivie M, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Bochy B, c 1 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 1 1
Howard W, lf 5 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 2 1 0 1
Cruz J, rf 4 0 2 1 Herndon L, cf 1 0 0 0
Puhl T, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Cruz H, cf-3b 4 1 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Tamargo J, c 2 0 1 1
Bergman D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 3 1 1 1
Watson B, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 2 1 0 0
Drumright K, 2b 2 0 0 0 Barr J, p 2 0 0 0
Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, 2b 1 0 1 1 Madlock B, ph 1 0 1 2
Pujols L, c 1 0 1 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Fischlin M, ss 0 0 0 0
Obradovich J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lemongello M, p 0 0 0 0
Dixon T, p 2 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 1 1
Sexton J, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
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36 4 11 3 28 6 5 6
Houston 000 002 020 -- 4
San Francisco 000 300 30x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon T (L) 6.1 5 6 4 1 3
Sambito J 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Lemongello M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Barr J (W) 5.1 7 2 2 1 0
Lavelle G 1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Moffitt R 2.0 4 2 2 1 0
E -- Cruz J, Barr J, Cabell E
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 10, San Francisco 2
2B -- Tamargo J, Madlock B
3B -- Clark J, Metzger R
SH -- Dwyer J, Dixon T, Tamargo J
SF -- Evans D
T -- 3:19
A -- 25276
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