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Collecting four hits, Gary Thomasson scored two of the Giants' runs and batted in one in a 5-1 victory over the Astros. The Giants broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the sixth inning on a single by Thomasson, sacrifice by Ken Reitz, single by Chris Speier and double by Dave Rader. Doubles by Thomasson and Reitz produced the final two tallies in the seventh. [The Sporting News] San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Giants 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 x - 5 11 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Howard lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .217 Clark cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Cruz cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .304 Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .263
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Watson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Murcer rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .257
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Thomasson 1b 4 2 4 1 0 0 .262
Gross rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .290 Evans 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Reitz 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .267
Metzger 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .212 Speier ss 3 1 2 2 0 0 .224
Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Rader c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .266
Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Moffitt p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Totals 31 1 9 0 3 2 Totals 34 5 11 5 2 2
Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 15,048
Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 9
DP: Astros 0, Giants 2
Errors: Howard, Thomasson
Doubles: Howard (7), Rader (15), Murcer (19), Thomasson (20), Reitz (21)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (11), Thomasson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemongello (1), Reitz (3)
GIDP: Taveras (1)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (4,by Sosa)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Lemongello L(2-1) 6 8 3 3 2 2 0 28 2.05
Sosa 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 10 6.94
Totals 8 11 5 5 2 2 0 38
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Williams 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 3.00
Lavelle W(10-6) 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 13 2.77
Moffitt SV(14) 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.29
Totals 9 9 1 1 3 2 0 35
Hit by Pitch: Sosa (3)
Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Ed Montague
ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Taveras grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howard out at
second]; Cruz singled to second; Cruz was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 1ST: Clark made an out to first; Perez walked; Matthews
grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; Murcer grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Johnson singled to center [Johnson out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gross singled to pitcher; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson singled to center; Thomasson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Reitz singled to left;
Speier singled to second [Reitz to second]; Rader was called out
on strikes; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; Lemongello out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Metzger to second]; Howard reached on a
fielder's choice [Metzger to third]; Taveras hit into a double
play (center to catcher) [Metzger out at home]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 3RD: Clark made an out to shortstop; Perez flied out to
center; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
ASTROS 4TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Cruz singled
to shortstop; Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Cruz scored
(error by Thomasson) (no RBI)]; Howe flied out to center; Gross
walked; Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1,
Giants 0.
GIANTS 4TH: Murcer singled to pitcher; Thomasson singled to
center [Murcer to second]; Reitz forced Thomasson (shortstop to
second) [Murcer to third]; Speier reached on a fielder's choice
[Murcer scored, Reitz to second]; Rader forced Speier (shortstop
to second) [Reitz to third]; Lavelle grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemongello
walked; Howard doubled to center [Lemongello to third]; Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 5TH: Clark made an out to first; Perez walked; Matthews
flied out to left; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Johnson flied out to right; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson singled to pitcher; Reitz out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomasson to second]; Speier
singled to center [Thomasson scored]; Rader doubled to left
[Speier scored]; ADAMS BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Adams struck out;
Clark flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1,
Giants 3.
ASTROS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Herrmann flied
out to center; Metzger singled to third; BOSWELL BATTED FOR
LEMONGELLO; Boswell flied out to left; Howard made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
GIANTS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Perez grounded out
(third to first); Matthews flied out to center; Murcer doubled
to right; Thomasson doubled to left [Murcer scored]; Reitz
doubled to left [Thomasson scored, Reitz to third (error by
Howard)]; Speier was hit by a pitch; Rader made an out to first;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.
ASTROS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING 1B); Taveras made
an out to second; Cruz singled to left [Cruz out at second
(shortstop unassisted)]; Jose Cruz tripled but out on appeal
for missing 2B; WATSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Watson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.
GIANTS 8TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Moffitt flied
out to right; Clark grounded out (second to first); Perez
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
1, Giants 5.
ASTROS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING CF); Howe flied out
to left; Gross singled to right; Herrmann flied out to center;
Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 5.
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