Giants @ Astros
August 2, 1978

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Top 6 R H E
Giants 4 6 0
Astros 2 5 0
Top 6 R H E
Giants 4 6 0
Astros 2 5 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .227
OBP .500 .300
At Bats 2 286
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 37
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 55

Floyd Bannister Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Astrodome - August 2, 1978
•
Strikeout
Floyd Bannister
Bruce Bochy
Bob Watson
Julio Gonzalez
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Dave Bergman
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey strikes out. Bochy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McCovey out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Floyd Bannister now pitching. Evans hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walling moves to second.
Bottom 5 Landestoy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Denny Walling pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dwyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez catches it and throws to first to double up Montefusco.
Top 5 Madlock hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montefusco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Watson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cruz goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tamargo hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dixon covering, for the out.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 Whitfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third.
Top 4 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tamargo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dwyer hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Madlock hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Tamargo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dixon hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bochy hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bergman is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Whitfield strikes out. Bochy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Whitfield out.
Bottom 1 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores.
Bottom 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 1 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dixon fires to third and picks off Dwyer.
Top 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dwyer moves to third.
Top 1 Evans strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Dwyer. The throw from Bochy and he is safe. Dwyer steals second.
Top 1 Dwyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores.
Top 1 Madlock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Madlock reaches second base with a double.