A bases-loaded single by Darrell Evans enabled the Giants to squeeze past the Astros, 3-2. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the third when Terry Whitfield beat out a bunt and went to third on a hit-and-run single by Jack Clark. A walk to Willie McCovey filled the sacks and Evans followed with a two-run single. Randy Moffitt relieved in the ninth with runners on first and third and two out and ended the game by whiffing Enos Cabell on three pitches. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  0
Giants       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   1   4   1     1   0   .292      Madlock 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .309
Gonzalez 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .286        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Cruz rf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .299      Whitfield lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .311
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .298      Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Bergman lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .222
  Howard ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .239        Dwyer 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Bochy c               2   1   0   0     1   2   .229      Evans 3b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .262
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .347      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .284
  Pujols c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Sexton ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .170      Tamargo c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Dixon p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .129      Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     1   0   .073
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Andrews ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   2  11   2     4   8             Totals               28   3   7   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 31,904
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 6
DP: Astros 2, Giants 3
Doubles: Cruz (20), Puhl (18)
Home Runs: Madlock (10)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (19)
Caught Stealing: Evans (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (14)
GIDP: Gonzalez 2 (4), Metzger (12)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(5-9)            6     5   3   3   4   1   1  26   3.86
Sambito                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.89
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   3   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(9-4)       7     7   2   2   4   6   0  29   3.72
Lavelle                 1.2   4   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.14
Moffitt SV(10)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.20
Totals                  9    11   2   2   4   8   0  39

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to shortstop; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first) [Puhl to second]; Cabell lined to first; Cruz
doubled to left [Puhl scored]; Watson walked; Bergman flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock homered; Whitfield flied out to left; Clark
flied out to right; McCovey walked; Evans popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Bochy struck out; Sexton walked; Dixon hit into a
double play (right to first) [Sexton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to right; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Tamargo singled to right; Montefusco walked
[Tamargo to second]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to third; Gonzalez grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Puhl out at second];
Cabell singled to third; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield singled to third; Clark singled to left
[Whitfield to third]; McCovey walked [Clark to second]; Evans
singled to right [Whitfield scored, Clark scored, McCovey to
second]; Herndon struck out; Metzger flied out to center;
Tamargo flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson lined to third; Bergman grounded out (first
unassisted); Bochy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Montefusco grounded out (pitcher to
first); Madlock made an out to second; Whitfield made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Sexton popped to catcher in foul territory; Dixon
singled to center; Puhl walked [Dixon to second]; Gonzalez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Puhl
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
flied out to center; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell made an out to shortstop; Cruz singled to
shortstop; Cruz stole second; Watson struck out; Bergman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon walked; Metzger grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Herndon out at second]; Tamargo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Bochy walked; Sexton struck out; WALLING BATTED FOR
DIXON; Walling flied out to center; Puhl doubled to center
[Bochy scored]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); ANDREWS BATTED
FOR MONTEFUSCO; Andrews was called out on strikes; Madlock
singled to left; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Madlock to second]; Clark grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); ANDREWS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz singled to left; Watson singled to center [Cruz to second];
HOWARD BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Howard flied out to right; ALOU
BATTED FOR BOCHY; Alou struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PUJOLS REPLACED
ALOU (PLAYING C ); McCovey grounded out (pitcher to first);
Evans singled to right; Herndon struck out while Evans was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: DWYER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Sexton flied
out to center; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Landestoy flied to
right in foul territory; Puhl singled to center; Gonzalez
singled [Puhl to third]; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING);
Cabell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.