Vic Harris, with only one hit in 33 previous at-bats, drove in both runs with a bloop single as the Giants blanked the Astros, 2-0. With one out in the sixth inning, Larry Herndon reached first safely when third baseman Enos Cabell booted his grounder and advanced to second on a groundout.

Pinch-hitter Terry Whitfield was given an intentional pass. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and then scored when Harris, batting for winning hurler John Montefusco, dropped his hit into short center field. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       24, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  4  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               4   0   3   0     0   1   .338      Madlock 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .310
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .266      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .313
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .284      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Ivie lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Howe 2b               3   0   1   0     0   2   .285        Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Herndon cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .263
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Sadek c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .197
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Whitfield ph,lf     0   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Bannister p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .100
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Harris ph,ss        1   0   1   2     0   0   .059
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Ferguson ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .229

Totals               32   0   5   0     0  11             Totals               29   2   4   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  6,158
Left on Base: Astros 5, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Errors: Cabell, Ivie, Sadek 2
Doubles: Clark (13)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (8), Madlock 2 (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister               5     3   0   0   4   6   0  22   2.04
Forsch L(1-2)           2     1   2   0   1   1   0   9   2.96
Zamora                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     4   2   0   5   8   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(4-2)       6     3   0   0   0   7   0  21   3.12
Lavelle SV(7)           3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   3.33
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0  11   0  32

Wild Pitches: Forsch (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Evans made an
out to shortstop; Clark struck out; McCovey grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz reached on an error by Ivie [Cruz to second];
Watson struck out; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to
third); Howe singled to right; Herrmann grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to right; Herndon popped to catcher
in foul territory; Sadek singled; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Bannister grounded out
(second to first); Sadek dropped a foul fly hit by Puhl for an
error; On a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco walked; Madlock struck out; Evans made an
out to third; Clark doubled to left [Montefusco to third];
McCovey walked; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz
was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Sadek
flied out to center; LeMaster made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe struck out; Herrmann flied out to center;
Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco struck out; Madlock singled; Madlock
stole second; Evans walked; Clark struck out; McCovey flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second
[Puhl to third (error by Sadek)]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Ivie struck out;
Herndon reached on an error by Cabell [Herndon to first]; Sadek
grounded out (first unassisted) [Herndon to second]; WHITFIELD
BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Whitfield was walked intentionally; HARRIS
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Herndon to
third, Whitfield to second]; Harris singled to center [Herndon
scored (unearned), Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 7TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARRIS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); Watson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Clark grounded
out (third to first); McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first);
FERGUSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ZAMORA
REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Lavelle struck out; Herndon flied out
to center; Sadek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled; Cabell struck out; Cedeno struck out;
Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.