San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 0 (Game 2)
Game Played on Tuesday, August    9, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Giants       2  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Thomas cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Andrews 2b            4   1   3   0     0   1   .271
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Evans 3b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .251
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Thomasson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .252      Clark rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .270
Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .261      Whitfield lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .295
Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .172        LeMaster ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander c           4   1   1   0     0   2   .298
  Fuller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Knepper p             4   1   2   1     0   1   .241
Pentz p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .215
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Sperring ph,ss      2   0   1   0     0   0   .173

Totals               31   0   4   0     5   7             Totals               33   5  11   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 10,010
Left on Base: Astros 9, Giants 7
DP: Astros 2, Giants 0
Errors: Howard
Doubles: Ferguson (16)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (37)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (4)
GIDP: Foli (5), Whitfield (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pentz L(3-2)            4     8   5   3   2   3   0  22   5.11
Forsch                  2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.63
McLaughlin              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.43
Totals                  8    11   5   3   2   7   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(5-6)          9     4   0   0   5   7   0  36   3.31
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Pentz 2 (8), Knepper (2)
Balks: Pentz (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
flied out to right; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno
stole third; Watson walked; Ferguson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled to right; Andrews singled to center
[Thomas to second]; Evans flied out to left; Thomasson walked
[Thomas to third, Andrews to second]; Clark walked [Thomas
scored, Andrews to third, Thomasson to second]; Whitfield
singled to center [Andrews scored, Thomasson to third, Clark to
second]; Foli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called
out on strikes; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Alexander reached on an error by Howard [Alexander
to third]; Knepper singled to left [Alexander scored
(unearned)]; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Knepper to second];
Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Andrews singled to
right [Knepper to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Knepper scored (unearned)]; Pentz threw a wild pitch [Andrews
to second]; Thomasson flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Pentz struck out; Howard struck out; Cabell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Clark grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
singled to right; Foli singled to center [Whitfield to second];
Alexander singled to center [Whitfield to third, Foli to
second]; Pentz balked [Whitfield scored, Foli to third,
Alexander to second]; Knepper was called out on strikes; Thomas
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ferguson walked; Knepper threw a wild
pitch [Ferguson to second]; Howe walked; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Andrews struck out; Evans made an out to shortstop;
Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); BOSWELL
BATTED FOR PENTZ; Boswell walked; Howard made an out to second;
Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: FORSCH REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Clark was called
out on strikes; Whitfield popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Foli popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 6TH: LEMASTER REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); Cedeno flied
out to center; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson
doubled to center; Howe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Alexander was called out on strikes; Knepper singled
to center; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Andrews
singled to center [Knepper to second]; Evans flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); SPERRING BATTED FOR FORSCH;
Sperring singled to left; Howard singled to center [Sperring to
second]; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: SPERRING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MCLAUGHLIN
REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Thomasson flied out to center;
Clark singled to center; Whitfield grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Watson singled to
shortstop; Ferguson struck out; Howe forced Watson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: LeMaster struck out; Alexander was called out on
strikes; Knepper popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz flied out to right; FULLER BATTED FOR
MCLAUGHLIN; Fuller was called out on strikes; Sperring flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.