| Larry Dierker, who failed to retire a batter in the season opener against the Reds, pitched six effective innings and gained credit for the victory when the Astros defeated the Giants, 5-3. The Astros collected four of their runs in the second inning on a single by Greg Gross, double by Roger Metzger, single by Larry Milbourne, triple by Enos Cabell and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 9 2 Astros 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 5 9 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Joshua cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .273 Milbourne 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .238 Thomas 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .278 Cabell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .400 Murcer rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Howard cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .056 Matthews lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 Watson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .417 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Roberts lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Gross rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Jutze c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .167 Metzger ss 3 1 2 1 0 1 .316 Caldwell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thomasson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hardy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 9 2 2 5 Totals 34 5 9 4 0 3 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 7,784 Left on Base: Giants 5, Astros 5 DP: Giants 0, Astros 4 Errors: Thomas, Speier, Cabell, Gross Doubles: Metzger (1) Triples: Cabell (1), Metzger (1) Stolen Bases: Howard (1) Caught Stealing: Reitz (1), Murcer (1) GIDP: Speier (1), Montanez (2) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell L(0-1) 5 7 5 3 0 2 0 23 5.40 Heaverlo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Minton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 Totals 8 9 5 3 0 3 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(1-1) 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 23 10.50 Sosa 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 18.00 Hardy SV(1) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 6.35 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 5 0 35 Balks: Minton (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas singled; Murcer flied out to center [Thomas to second]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howard singled; Watson singled [Howard to third]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Montanez singled; Speier grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Montanez out at second]; Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Gross singled; Jutze grounded out (third to first) [Gross to second]; Metzger doubled [Gross scored]; Dierker grounded out (third to first); Milbourne singled [Metzger scored]; Cabell tripled [Milbourne scored, Cabell scored (error by Thomas) (unearned)]; Howard flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 3RD: Rader grounded out (second to first); Caldwell grounded out (second to first); Joshua singled; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 3RD: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts lined to third; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 4TH: Murcer reached on an error by Gross; Matthews flied out to right; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Jutze flied out to right; Metzger struck out; Dierker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. GIANTS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled; Rader struck out while Reitz was caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Howard reached on an error by Speier; Howard stole second; Watson singled [Howard scored (unearned)]; Roberts flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5. GIANTS 6TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Thomasson walked; Joshua struck out; Thomas singled [Thomasson scored (error by Cabell) (no RBI), Thomas to second]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews singled [Thomas scored]; Montanez flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze grounded out (second to first); Metzger tripled; BOSWELL BATTED FOR DIERKER; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Speier lined to right; Reitz singled; Rader struck out; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Milbourne singled; Minton balked [Milbourne to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Milbourne to third]; Howard reached on a fielder's choice [Milbourne out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Watson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: Joshua singled; HARDY REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Thomas singled [Joshua to third]; Murcer forced Thomas (first to shortstop) [Joshua scored]; Matthews struck out while Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 5. GIANTS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Speier walked; Reitz grounded out (third to first) [Speier to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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