Batting with two out in the 13th inning, Joe Ferguson hammered a homer to bring the Astros a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Enos Cabell sparked Houston's earlier scoring with a double and triple and two RBIs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     26, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4 12  1
Giants       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gonzalez 2b           6   1   1   0     0   2   .311      Thomas ss             5   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Cabell 3b             6   1   3   2     0   0   .292      Andrews 2b            4   2   2   0     2   1   .214
Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     3   0   .152      Madlock 3b            6   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Crawford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Evans lf              6   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Forsch p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .291
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .429      Clark rf              4   0   1   1     1   1   .293
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Thomasson cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Cruz rf               6   0   2   0     0   2   .292      Hill c                4   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Watson 1b             5   0   0   0     1   1   .224        LeMaster pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Ferguson c            4   1   1   1     2   2   .277        Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Metzger ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Sperring ss         3   0   2   0     0   0   .280        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Gardner ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ph,lf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .267        Elliott ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   4  12   4     6  10             Totals               42   3   5   3     6   5

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance:  3,967
Left on Base: Astros 11, Giants 7
DP: Astros 2, Giants 2
Errors: Gonzalez
Doubles: Cruz (5), Cabell (3), Andrews (2), Evans (3)
Triples: Cabell (2)
Home Runs: Ferguson (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (2), Cruz (4)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomasson (1)
GIDP: Ferguson (1), Sperring (1), Clark (2), Madlock (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello              6     4   3   3   3   2   0  24   4.94
Forsch                  5     1   0   0   0   3   0  17   3.14
Sambito W(2-1)          2     0   0   0   3   0   0   8   2.45
Totals                 13     5   3   3   6   5   0  49

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 6     6   3   3   3   6   0  26   3.75
Curtis                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.50
Lavelle                 3     1   0   0   1   3   0  10   0.75
Moffitt                 2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8   1.93
Williams L(0-1)         1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   4.35
Totals                 13    12   4   4   6  10   1  54

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out; Cabell flied to right in foul
territory; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Crawford grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas walked; Andrews walked [Thomas to second];
Madlock singled [Thomas scored, Andrews to second]; Evans flied
out to left; McCovey flied out to left; Clark singled [Andrews
scored, Madlock to second]; Thomasson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Watson walked;
Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cruz to third, Watson out at second]; Metzger struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill made an out to first; Halicki was called out on
strikes; Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello flied out to center; Gonzalez struck out;
Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews made an out to first; Madlock grounded out
(second to first); Evans made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Crawford
flied out to center; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to right; Clark made an out to
shortstop; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; Ferguson walked; Metzger flied
out to center; Lemongello forced Ferguson (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); Halicki flied
out to left; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Gonzalez singled to right; Cabell tripled to center
[Gonzalez scored]; Cedeno singled to left [Cabell scored];
Crawford singled [Cedeno to second]; Cruz struck out; Watson
flied out to center; Ferguson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews doubled to center; Madlock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans doubled to center [Andrews scored];
McCovey was walked intentionally; Clark grounded into a double
play (second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to left; GARDNER BATTED FOR
LEMONGELLO; CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED
FOR GARDNER; Johnson made an out to second; Gonzalez grounded
out (first unassisted) [Metzger to second]; Cabell singled
[Metzger scored, Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Cedeno
was walked intentionally; Crawford forced Cedeno (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FORSCH REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PITCHING); SPERRING REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING SS);
Thomasson struck out; Hill flied out to center; WHITFIELD BATTED
FOR CURTIS; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Cruz doubled
to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson was
walked intentionally; Sperring grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Andrews
singled; Madlock forced Andrews (second to shortstop); Evans
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cabell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey flied out to right; Clark struck out;
Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Forsch struck
out; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 10TH: Hill flied out to right; ELLIOTT BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Elliott flied out to right; Thomas flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

ASTROS 11TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ELLIOTT (PITCHING); Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson was called out on
strikes; Sperring singled to center; Johnson forced Sperring
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 11TH: Andrews struck out; Madlock flied out to right;
Evans reached on an error by Gonzalez [Evans to first]; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 12TH: Gonzalez flied out to right; Cabell doubled to
left; Cabell was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Cedeno walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cedeno stole second;
Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 12TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Clark walked;
Thomasson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Clark to
second]; Hill was walked intentionally; LEMASTER RAN FOR HILL;
HERNDON BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Herndon grounded out (second to
first) [Clark to third, LeMaster to second]; Thomas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

ASTROS 13TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); SADEK
REPLACED LEMASTER (PLAYING C ); Cruz flied out to right; Watson
flied out to right; Ferguson homered; Sperring singled to
center; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 13TH: Andrews walked; Madlock grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at second]; Evans
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.