The Giants had 16 hits and crushed the Astros, 10-2. Gary Thomasson drove in three runs with a single and double, while Gary Matthews accounted for two with a triple. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      30, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  0
Giants       1  0  1    2  2  0    4  0  x  -  10 16  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Thomasson cf,rf       6   0   2   3     0   0   .269
Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Perez 2b              3   3   2   1     2   0   .265
Cedeno cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .275      Matthews lf           4   1   2   2     1   1   .267
Watson 1b             4   0   0   1     0   2   .269      Murcer rf             3   0   1   1     0   2   .251
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .284        Herndon cf          2   0   1   1     0   1   .329
Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .230      Evans 1b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .198
Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Speier ss             3   1   0   0     2   0   .226
  Jutze ph,c          2   0   2   0     0   0   .139      Reitz 3b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .285
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     1   2   .225      Rader c               5   1   3   1     0   1   .240
Rondon p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Halicki p             4   2   0   0     1   2   .194
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .280

Totals               34   2   7   2     2   8             Totals               39  10  16  10     7   7

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  3,125
Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 12
DP: Astros 1, Giants 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Jutze (1), Murcer (7), Thomasson (6), Reitz (9)
Triples: Jutze (2), Matthews (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (12)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (9)
GIDP: Metzger (5), Reitz (13)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rondon L(2-2)           3.1   9   4   4   2   2   0  20   5.71
Pentz                   0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.25
Griffin                 2     1   2   2   3   3   0  10   4.89
Siebert                 1     5   4   4   1   0   0   9   3.22
Niekro                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.72
Totals                  8    16  10  10   7   7   0  46

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(7-10)         9     7   2   2   2   8   1  36   4.47
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   8   1  36

Wild Pitches: Griffin (1), Niekro (6)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Cabell singled to right; Andrews singled to right
[Cabell to second]; Cedeno grounded out (catcher to first)
[Cabell to third, Andrews to second]; Watson grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Cabell scored, Andrews to third]; Cruz flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez
walked; Matthews flied out to left; Murcer doubled to left
[Perez scored]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson walked; Herrmann flied out to right; Metzger
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants
1.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier walked; Reitz grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Speier out at second]; Rader singled
to right; Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Rondon singled to center; Cabell reached on an error
by Speier [Rondon to second]; Andrews was called out on strikes;
Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez
singled to center; Matthews singled to center [Perez to second];
Murcer struck out; Evans singled to right [Perez scored,
Matthews to second]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to shortstop; Johnson popped to
shortstop; Cruz stole second; Herrmann struck out; Metzger was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz singled to center; Rader singled to right
[Reitz to second]; Halicki struck out; Thomasson singled to
center [Reitz scored, Rader to third]; Perez singled to center
[Rader scored, Thomasson to third]; PENTZ REPLACED RONDON
(PITCHING); Matthews walked [Perez to second]; Murcer struck
out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

ASTROS 5TH: HERNDON REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CHILES BATTED FOR PENTZ; Chiles
grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (third to
first); Andrews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED CHILES (PITCHING); Speier walked;
Reitz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Speier to second]; Rader
struck out; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Speier to third];
Halicki walked; Thomasson doubled to center [Speier scored,
Halicki scored]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson
was called out on strikes; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews struck out; Herndon struck out; Evans
walked; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); JUTZE BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; Jutze tripled to right; Metzger struck out;
BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: SIEBERT REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); JUTZE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Reitz doubled to center; Rader singled to
center [Reitz scored]; Halicki forced Rader (third to
shortstop); Thomasson popped to first in foul territory; Perez
walked [Halicki to second]; Matthews tripled to center [Halicki
scored, Perez scored]; Herndon singled to third [Matthews
scored]; Evans singled to second [Herndon to second]; Speier
flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 10.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied
out to center; Cedeno homered; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 10.

GIANTS 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Reitz singled to
center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Reitz to second]; Rader flied
out to center; Halicki struck out; Thomasson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 10.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz flied out to left; Johnson popped to second;
Jutze doubled to center; Metzger walked; GROSS BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 10.