Cliff Johnson drove in three runs with two doubles to lead the Astros to an 8-2 victory over the Giants. Ken Forsch, relieving winner Mike Cosgrove in the seventh, earned his 14th save. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Monday, June      28, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  2  3    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   8 16  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cabell 3b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Herndon cf            5   0   2   0     0   3   .327
Andrews 2b            5   2   4   0     0   0   .324      Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .254
Cedeno cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .280      Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Watson 1b             5   1   2   2     0   1   .273      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .246
Cruz rf               5   2   3   2     0   1   .284      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .228
Johnson lf            3   0   2   3     0   0   .232      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
  Howard lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Evans 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .189
Herrmann c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Hill c                2   1   0   0     1   1   .188
Metzger ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .232        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Cosgrove p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .056      Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Heaverlo p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Arnold ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .244
                                                            Barr pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               39   8  16   8     2   5             Totals               32   2   5   0     5  12

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  2,604
Left on Base: Astros 8, Giants 8
DP: Astros 1, Giants 1
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Cruz (7), Johnson 2 (11), Cedeno (11), Herrmann (2), Watson (10)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (8)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cosgrove (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (2)
GIDP: Perez (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cosgrove W(3-4)         6.1   5   2   0   5  10   0  29   4.63
Forsch SV(14)           2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.72
Totals                  9     5   2   0   5  12   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(1-6)         2.2   8   5   5   0   1   0  15   4.98
Heaverlo                2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.03
Williams                2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   2.14
Caldwell                2     5   2   2   2   1   0  12   4.76
Totals                  9    16   8   8   2   5   0  43

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Cabell was called out on strikes; Andrews singled to
right; Andrews was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Perez grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Herndon out at second];
Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Cruz doubled to right
[Watson to third]; Johnson doubled to center [Watson scored,
Cruz scored]; Herrmann grounded out (second to first) [Johnson
to third]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cosgrove
popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer struck out; Speier walked; Reitz singled to
left [Speier to second]; Evans struck out; Hill was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to right; Andrews singled to
center; Cedeno doubled to left [Andrews to third]; Watson flied
out to right; Cruz singled to center [Andrews scored, Cedeno
scored]; Cruz stole second; Johnson doubled to left [Cruz
scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED DRESSLER (PITCHING); Herrmann popped
to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Heaverlo struck out; Herndon was called out on
strikes; Perez singled to center; Matthews popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger singled to center; Cosgrove out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer struck out; Speier grounded out (third to
first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out (third to
first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied out to center; Hill walked; ARNOLD
BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Arnold singled to left [Hill to second];
Herndon struck out; Perez reached on an error by Johnson [Hill
scored (unearned), Arnold scored (unearned), Perez to second];
Matthews walked; Murcer struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 5, Giants 2.

ASTROS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Johnson flied
out to center; Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first);
Metzger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: HOWARD REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Speier flied
out to center; Reitz flied out to right; Evans struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cosgrove struck out; Cabell singled to center;
Andrews singled to center [Cabell to third]; Cedeno hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Cabell scored]; Watson struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill popped to second; THOMAS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS;
Thomas walked; BARR RAN FOR THOMAS; Herndon singled to center
[Barr to second]; Perez walked [Barr to third, Herndon to
second]; FORSCH REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Matthews flied out
to right; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 2.

ASTROS 8TH: CALDWELL REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Cruz struck out
(catcher to first); Howard grounded out (pitcher to first);
Herrmann doubled to right; Metzger was walked intentionally;
Forsch walked [Herrmann to third, Metzger to second]; Cabell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier flied out to left; Reitz flied out to left;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Andrews singled to right; Cedeno singled to
shortstop [Andrews to second]; Watson doubled to center [Andrews
scored, Cedeno scored]; Cruz singled to center [Watson to
third]; Howard lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cruz out at first]; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR HILL; Adams grounded out (first to
pitcher); THOMASSON BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Thomasson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 8, Giants 2.