Jim Barr, who pitched his third shutout of the season and beat the Astros, 10-0, had to share honors with Gary Matthews, who became the first Giants' batter to hit three homers in one game since Willie McCovey accomplished the feat September 17, 1966. Matthews hit a two-run homer in the first inning, added a solo swat in the fourth and topped off his big day with a two-run blow in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Giants       2  0  0    1  3  2    2  0  x  -  10 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Clark cf,rf           5   2   2   0     0   2   .247
Cabell 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Perez 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .264
  Howe 3b             1   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Matthews lf           4   3   3   5     0   0   .281
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .297        Evans 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Watson 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .314      Murcer rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
  Johnson 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .224        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Thomasson 1b,lf       4   1   1   1     0   0   .252
Gross rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .221
Herrmann c            1   0   1   0     2   0   .205      Rader c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .266
McLaughlin p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Barr p                4   1   1   2     0   1   .167
  Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Rondon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               29   0   6   0     4   2             Totals               34  10  11  10     3   4

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  2,432
Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 4
DP: Astros 0, Giants 3
Doubles: Clark (6)
Triples: Barr (2), Thomasson (5)
Home Runs: Matthews 3 (19)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (26)
Sacrifice Hits: McLaughlin (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (4)
GIDP: Gross (7), Howard (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin L(4-5)       4     6   6   6   0   2   2  18   2.85
Cosgrove                2     3   2   2   0   1   0   9   5.52
Rondon                  0.2   2   2   2   3   0   1   7   5.70
Niekro                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.36
Pentz                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.97
Totals                  8    11  10  10   3   4   3  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(15-11)           9     6   0   0   4   2   0  34   2.93
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: McLaughlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jim Quick


ASTROS 1ST: Taveras singled to center; On a bunt Cabell struck
out [Taveras out at second (catcher unassisted)]; Enos Cabell
called for interference; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Clark singled to left; Perez grounded out (second to
first) [Clark to second]; Matthews homered [Clark scored];
Murcer made an out to second; Thomasson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; Cruz walked [Watson to
second]; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first) [Watson to third,
Cruz to second]; Andrews made an out to second; Herrmann was
walked intentionally; McLaughlin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (second to first); Speier flied
out to center; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Taveras flied to left in foul territory; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: HOWE REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 3B); Barr struck out;
Clark struck out; Perez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross singled to center;
Andrews forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews homered; Murcer flied out to center;
Thomasson grounded out (second to first); Reitz popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Herrmann singled to center; McLaughlin out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Herrmann to second]; Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Howe walked; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: On a bunt Speier singled; Rader singled to second
[Speier to second]; McLaughlin threw a wild pitch [Speier to
third, Rader to second]; Barr tripled to right [Speier scored,
Rader scored]; COSGROVE REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Clark
struck out; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Barr scored];
Matthews flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to second; Cruz flied out to right;
Gross grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants
6.

GIANTS 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Murcer singled
to right; Thomasson tripled to right [Murcer scored]; Reitz made
an out to shortstop; Speier flied out to right; Rader singled to
center [Thomasson scored]; Barr made an out to first; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 8.

ASTROS 7TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann
walked; HOWARD BATTED FOR COSGROVE; Howard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herrmann out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: RONDON REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Clark doubled to
right; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Clark to third];
Matthews homered [Clark scored]; Murcer walked; Thomasson forced
Murcer (second to shortstop); Reitz walked [Thomasson to
second]; Speier walked [Thomasson to third, Reitz to second];
NIEKRO REPLACED RONDON (PITCHING); Rader struck out (catcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 10.

ASTROS 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); EVANS REPLACED
MATTHEWS (PLAYING 1B); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
CLARK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Taveras grounded out
(second to first); Howe flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 10.

GIANTS 8TH: PENTZ REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Barr made an out
to second; Clark made an out to third; Perez made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 10.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson singled to center; Cruz forced Johnson
(shortstop to second); Cruz stole second; Gross grounded out
(shortstop to first); Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 10.