Scoring a run in the seventh inning without benefit of a hit, the Giants downed the Astros, 1-0, as Bob Knepper pitched his second shutout of the season and sixth complete game in 11 starts. Larry Herndon led off the seventh by striking out but reached first when the pitch went wild. Vic Harris laid down a sacrifice bunt and both runners were safe when J.R. Richard threw late to second.

After Mike Sadek flied out, the runners advanced on another wild pitch. Knepper then drove a long fly to right to produce the game's only run. The Giants' Jack Clark was stopped on his 19-game hitting streak. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       30, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Puhl lf,cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .329
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Evans 3b              1   0   0   0     3   0   .265      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Walling lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  James 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Clark rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .329      Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Herndon cf            4   1   0   0     0   1   .258      Cruz rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Harris ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .067      Baldwin c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sadek c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .231        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Knepper p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .100      Sexton ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                          Richard p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .103

Totals               29   1   3   1     6   7             Totals               32   0   5   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  8,019
Left on Base: Giants 9, Astros 7
DP: Giants 1, Astros 1
Errors: Madlock, Harris
Stolen Bases: Madlock (6), Evans (2), Cabell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Harris (2), Cabell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Knepper (2)
GIDP: Herndon (5), Cabell (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(7-2)          9     5   0   0   1   4   0  34   2.01
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   4   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(4-5)          9     3   1   1   6   7   0  37   3.05
Totals                  9     3   1   1   6   7   0  37

Wild Pitches: Richard 3 (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield walked; Evans
walked [Whitfield to second]; McCovey struck out; Clark struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Cabell reached on an error
by Harris [Cabell to first]; Cabell stole second; Cedeno made an
out to third; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to left; Harris walked; Sadek
struck out; Knepper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Cruz struck out;
Baldwin reached on an error by Madlock [Baldwin to first];
Sexton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock singled to center; Whitfield popped to
catcher in foul territory; Madlock stole second; Evans walked;
McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Richard grounded out (second to first); Puhl singled
to center; Cabell grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon lined to shortstop; Harris grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sadek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; Howe walked;
Cruz made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper flied to right in foul territory; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Baldwin flied out to right; Sexton singled to left;
Richard singled to center [Sexton to second]; Puhl forced
Richard (shortstop to second) [Sexton to third]; Cabell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; McCovey grounded out
(first unassisted); Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson singled
to right; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Watson to
second]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Harris reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Herndon to second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Herndon to
third]; Sadek flied out to center; Knepper hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Herndon scored]; Madlock singled to center [Harris to
second]; Richard threw a wild pitch [Harris to third, Madlock to
second]; Whitfield made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Baldwin flied out to right; Sexton flied out to
center; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans walked; Evans stole second; McCovey made an
out to second; Clark was walked intentionally; Herndon grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Puhl singled to
right; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Puhl to
second]; Cedeno flied out to left; Watson made an out to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 9TH: WALLING REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING LF); PUHL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Harris grounded out (second to first);
Sadek struck out; Knepper singled to right; Madlock flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); ALOU BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Alou
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.