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August 8, 1978

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Top 8 R H E
Astros 2 7 0
Giants 3 6 0
Top 8 R H E
Astros 2 8 0
Giants 3 6 0

Jose Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .298
OBP .667 .355
At Bats 3 393
Hits 2 117
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 1 20
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 1 59

Gary Lavelle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 8 11
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Candlestick Park - August 8, 1978
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Single
Gary Lavelle
John Tamargo
Willie McCovey
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Roger Metzger
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Jose Cruz
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Gary Lavelle now pitching. Rob Andrews now playing second base. Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitfield bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Madlock moves to second.
Bottom 7 Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Joe Sambito now pitching. Rob Andrews pinch hits for John Montefusco. Andrews is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Gonzalez is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Puhl reaches second base with a double. Bochy goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Denny Walling pinch hits for Tom Dixon. Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sexton strikes out.
Top 7 Bochy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Herndon takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bergman strikes out.
Top 6 Watson strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Cruz. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Cruz steals second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Cabell hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Puhl takes first base on ball four. Dixon moves to second.
Top 5 Dixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sexton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tamargo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a popup towards short. Sexton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Madlock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Montefusco bunts towards the mound. Dixon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bochy strikes out.
Top 4 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bergman for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tamargo hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Herndon strikes out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark scores. McCovey moves to second.
Bottom 3 McCovey takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to third.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Montefusco takes first base on ball four. Tamargo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tamargo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 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.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dixon hits a fly ball towards right. Clark catches it and throws to first to double up Sexton.
Top 2 Sexton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bochy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Puhl scores.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez 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 second.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.