With Jack Clark extending his hitting streak to 15 games and driving in four runs, the Giants romped over the Astros, 9-1, completing the three-game series sweep. The Giants made the most of four Houston errors. Ed Halicki, who missed the first month with a rib injury, picked up his first victory of the season. The Astros' Terry Puhl extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a single in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  4
Giants       1  0  0    1  2  1    2  2  x  -   9 13  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .336      Madlock 2b            5   3   3   0     0   0   .322
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Evans 3b              3   3   2   0     2   1   .259
Cruz rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .292      McCovey 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .205
Bergman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .000        James pr,1b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .125
Cabell 3b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .272      Clark rf              5   0   3   4     0   2   .323
Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Herndon cf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .270
  Baldwin c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harris ss             3   0   1   2     0   0   .081
Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Hill c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .212
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
  Zamora p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               33   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               33   9  13   8     6   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  6,209
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 9
DP: Astros 1, Giants 0
Errors: Puhl, Gonzalez, Cabell, Richard
Doubles: Madlock (5), McCovey (7)
Home Runs: Cabell (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (6), Halicki (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Harris (1)
GIDP: Hill (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(4-4)          6     8   5   1   3   5   0  29   3.31
Zamora                  1     2   2   2   2   0   0   6   5.40
Niekro                  1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7   8.05
Totals                  8    13   9   5   6   5   0  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(1-0)          9     6   1   1   1   5   1  34   2.05
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   1  34

Passed Balls: Ferguson (4)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez popped
to first in foul territory; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to right; On a bunt Whitfield popped
to catcher in foul territory; Evans struck out; Ferguson allowed
a passed ball [Madlock to third]; McCovey doubled to center
[Madlock scored]; Clark was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Bergman was called
out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Harris
flied out to center; Hill made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger made an out to second; Richard flied out to
center; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Halicki made an out to first; Madlock singled to
right; Madlock was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Bergman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to right; McCovey forced Evans (second
to shortstop); Clark struck out; Herndon singled [McCovey to
second]; Harris reached on an error by Richard [McCovey to
third, Herndon to second, Harris to first]; Hill walked [McCovey
scored (unearned), Herndon to third, Harris to second]; Halicki
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell homered; Ferguson flied out to left; Metzger
flied out to center; Richard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock reached on an error by Cabell [Madlock to
first]; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Madlock to second]; Evans walked; McCovey struck out; Clark
singled to left [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans to third
(error by Puhl), Clark to second]; Herndon walked; Harris
singled [Evans scored (unearned), Clark out at home (right to
catcher), Herndon to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl made an out to second; Gonzalez flied out to
right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill singled; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Hill scored (error by Gonzalez) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield struck out; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Bergman flied out
to center; Cabell singled [Cruz to third]; Ferguson singled
[Cruz stayed at third, Cabell to second]; Metzger flied out to
right; WALLING BATTED FOR RICHARD; Walling flied out to right; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: ZAMORA REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); BALDWIN REPLACED
FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Evans walked; Debut game for Reggie
Baldwin; McCovey walked [Evans to second]; JAMES RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Clark singled [Evans scored, James to second]; Herndon
singled [James to third, Clark to second]; Harris hit a
sacrifice fly to right [James scored, Clark to third]; Hill
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Herndon out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants
7.

ASTROS 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Puhl singled;
Gonzalez flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Halicki flied out
to center; Madlock singled; Whitfield flied out to right; Evans
singled to right [Madlock to third]; James walked [Evans to
second]; Clark singled [Madlock scored, Evans scored, James to
second]; Herndon forced Clark (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Bergman popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baldwin made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 9.