Ed Herrmann and Bob Watson whacked two-run homers and Gene Pentz picked up the victory with four innings of hitless relief as the Astros defeated the Giants, 6-3. Herrmann, who also hit two singles, rapped his first homer of the season after a double by Watson in the sixth to tie the score at 3-3. Watson smashed the tie with a homer in the seventh following a single by Jose Cruz. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  1  -   6 15  0
Giants       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               5   2   3   0     0   0   .291      Thomas cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Cabell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Cedeno cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .253
Cruz rf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .297      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Watson 1b             5   2   2   2     0   2   .283      Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .251
Herrmann c            4   1   3   2     1   0   .291      Thomasson lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .249
Howe 2b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Foli ss               4   0   1   1     0   0   .224
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .187      Sadek c               2   1   0   0     2   0   .231
Larson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Halicki p             1   0   0   1     0   0   .169
  Gardner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .156        Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Pentz p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   6  15   6     1   5             Totals               31   3   6   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  1,612
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 6
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Doubles: Watson (36), Thomas (12)
Triples: Howe (7)
Home Runs: Herrmann (1), Watson (18)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (42), Clark (12), Thomas (12), Thomasson 2 (14), Sadek (2)
Caught Stealing: Clark (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Halicki (1)
GIDP: Metzger (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Larson                  4     6   3   3   2   1   0  20   5.74
Dixon                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.38
Pentz W(5-2)            4     0   0   0   1   2   0  13   4.00
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   3   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(14-11)        7    13   5   4   0   3   2  33   3.38
Williams                2     2   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.07
Totals                  9    15   6   5   1   5   2  43

Passed Balls: Sadek 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Larson 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to first; Sadek allowed a passed ball
[Puhl to second]; Cabell was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied
out to right [Puhl to third]; Cruz singled to right [Puhl scored
(unearned)]; Cruz stole second; Watson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Andrews flied
out to center; Evans singled to right; McCovey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Herrmann singled to center; Howe singled to center
[Herrmann to second]; Metzger struck out; Larson made an out to
first; Puhl singled to center [Herrmann to third, Howe to
second]; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark singled to center; Clark stole second;
Thomasson flied out to center [Clark to third]; Foli singled to
center [Clark scored]; Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Foli to second]; Halicki grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz flied out
to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomas singled to right; Thomas stole second;
Andrews struck out; Evans flied out to center [Thomas to third];
McCovey walked; Clark forced McCovey (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Herrmann singled to center; Howe flied out to left;
Metzger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson singled to right; Foli made an out to
second; Thomasson stole second; Larson threw a wild pitch
[Thomasson to third]; Sadek walked; Thomasson stole home and
Sadek stole second; Larson threw a wild pitch [Sadek to third];
Halicki hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sadek scored]; Thomas
doubled to right; Andrews flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: GARDNER BATTED FOR LARSON; Gardner singled to right;
Puhl forced Gardner (first to shortstop); Cabell flied out to
center; Cedeno singled to right [Puhl to second]; Cruz grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants
3.

GIANTS 5TH: DIXON REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Evans walked;
McCovey flied out to center; Clark forced Evans (third to
second); Clark was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson doubled to center; Herrmann homered [Watson
scored]; Howe tripled to center; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR DIXON; Boswell flied out to right;
Puhl flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Thomasson flied
out to left; Foli made an out to second; Sadek flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
made an out to shortstop; Cruz singled to left; Watson homered
[Cruz scored]; Herrmann flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: WHITFIELD BATTED FOR HALICKI; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first);
Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Howe
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to right;
Pentz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; McCovey
popped to first in foul territory; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled to pitcher; Cabell struck out; Cedeno
singled to right [Puhl to third]; Cruz reached on a fielder's
choice [Puhl scored, Cedeno to second]; Sadek allowed a passed
ball [Cedeno to third, Cruz to second]; Watson struck out;
Herrmann was walked intentionally; Howe forced Herrmann
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson struck out; Foli popped to first in foul
territory; Sadek walked; MADLOCK BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Madlock
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 3.