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Saturday September 10, 1977
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With a two-run homer by Cesar Cedeno accounting for the scoring, the Astros defeated the Giants, 2-0, behind the combined three-hit pitching of Mark Lemongello and Joe Sambito. Cedeno's homer off Bob Knepper followed a single by Enos Cabell in the sixth inning. Lemongello was hit on the right hand by a pitched ball in the seventh and left the game. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 10, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Puhl lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Howard ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Madlock 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Cabell 3b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .282
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .251
Evans lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Ferguson c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Howe 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Lemongello p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .094
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fischlin pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clark rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               30   0   3   0     2   2             Totals               30   2   7   2     1   7

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 14,382
Left on Base: Giants 5, Astros 6
DP: Giants 0, Astros 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Cedeno (31)
Triples: Ferguson (3)
Home Runs: Cedeno (10)
Stolen Bases: McCovey (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (1,by Heaverlo)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(8-8)          6.1   7   2   2   1   5   1  26   3.07
Heaverlo                0     0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.77
Lavelle                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.94
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   7   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello W(8-14)      7     2   0   0   2   1   0  25   3.63
Sambito SV(7)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.30
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   2   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Heaverlo (3)

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Eric Gregg


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas made an out to third; Andrews grounded out
(third to first); Madlock made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck
out; Cedeno doubled to left; Watson walked; Ferguson forced
Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Evans was called out on strikes
while McCovey stole second; Thomasson made an out to shortstop;
Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Howe grounded
out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (third to first); Knepper grounded
out (pitcher to first); Thomas singled to center; Andrews
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

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

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock made an out to third; McCovey grounded out
(first to pitcher); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied
out to center; Ferguson tripled to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson flied out to left; Foli singled to right;
Hill forced Foli (pitcher to shortstop); Knepper walked [Hill to
second]; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe was called out on strikes; Metzger flied out to
right; Lemongello made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock
grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to right; Cabell singled to left;
Cedeno homered [Cabell scored]; Watson flied out to left;
Ferguson singled to left [Ferguson out at second (left to
shortstop to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled; Howe singled to left [Cruz to third
(error by Evans)]; Metzger struck out; HEAVERLO REPLACED KNEPPER
(PITCHING); Lemongello was hit by a pitch [Howe to second];
FISCHLIN RAN FOR LEMONGELLO; LAVELLE REPLACED THOMASSON
(PITCHING); CLARK REPLACED HEAVERLO (PLAYING RF); HOWARD BATTED
FOR PUHL; Howard struck out; Cabell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SAMBITO REPLACED
FISCHLIN (PITCHING); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first);
Clark made an out to second; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson grounded out
(second to first); Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Madlock
singled to right [Madlock to second]; McCovey struck out; Evans
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.



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