Jim Barr gave up a first-inning single by Cesar Cedeno and then retired 18 straight batters before yielding three more hits while pitching the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the Astros. The Giants scored an unearned run in the second inning and iced their decision in the fifth when Barr doubled, Marty Perez walked, Larry Herndon was hit by a pitch and Gary Matthews singled to drive in two runs. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .294      Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Perez ss              2   0   0   0     2   2   .275      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Matthews lf           2   0   1   2     2   0   .274      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Evans 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .210      Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .281      Cabell 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Miller 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Barr p                3   1   1   0     0   2   .128      Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .115
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               30   3   5   2     5   8             Totals               30   0   4   0     0   0

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 25,782
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 3
DP: Giants 1, Astros 2
Errors: Richard
Doubles: Barr (1)
Stolen Bases: Evans (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr (7)
GIDP: Murcer 2 (5), Andrews (9)
Hit by Pitch: Herndon (2,by Richard)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(8-6)             9     4   0   0   0   0   0  30   3.18
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   0   0  30

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(10-11)        8     4   3   2   5   8   0  33   2.73
Pentz                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.51
Totals                  9     5   3   2   5   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Richard (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Andy Olsen


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Matthews walked; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Andrews
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled; Watson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled; Reitz struck out; Evans stole second;
Rader reached on an error by Richard [Evans scored (unearned),
Rader to first]; Miller struck out; Barr struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon made an out to second; Perez walked;
Matthews walked [Perez to second]; Murcer grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Richard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Reitz was
called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
right; Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Barr doubled to left;
Herndon was hit by a pitch; Perez walked [Barr to third, Herndon
to second]; Matthews singled [Barr scored, Herndon scored, Perez
to second]; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell made an out to
shortstop; Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Reitz
grounded out (second to first); Rader singled; Miller flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard
grounded out (second to first); Gross flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Barr struck out; Herndon walked; Perez was called
out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Watson singled; Cruz flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Evans
grounded out (second to first); Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Herrmann flied out to left; Metzger
flied out to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR RICHARD; Boswell flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

GIANTS 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); Miller singled; Barr out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to second]; Herndon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross singled; Andrews grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Cedeno
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.