The league leader in shutouts, Bob Knepper posted his fifth of the season, pitching the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Astros. The lefthander allowed only five hits and went the route for the 15th time while bringing his record to 16-11.

the Giants' first run off Vern Ruhle was unearned. Jim Dwyer doubled with two out in the fifth inning and scored when a ground ball by Jack Clark went through third baseman Enos Cabell. Knepper then ensured his own victory with a run-scoring single in the sixth after a leadoff walk to Marc Hill and safe bunt by Roger Metzger. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Dwyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
Howard cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .237        James 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Alou lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .338      Cruz cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Cruz rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .308        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Bochy c               3   0   1   0     0   2   .263      Hill c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .235
Ruhle p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
  Baldwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Riccelli p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knepper p             3   0   1   1     0   0   .064

Totals               32   0   5   0     0   8             Totals               32   2   8   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  4,510
Left on Base: Astros 5, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Cabell, Evans
Doubles: Dwyer (11)
GIDP: Ruhle (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(2-3)            7     8   2   1   2   1   0  31   2.44
Riccelli                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   2   1   2   1   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(16-11)        9     5   0   0   0   8   0  32   2.73
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   8   0  32

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to center; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Dwyer
flied out to left; Clark singled to left; Evans made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied
out to center; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Hill popped to
first in foul territory; Metzger singled to center; Andrews
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz reached on an error by Evans [Cruz to first];
Bochy singled [Cruz to second]; On a bunt Ruhle grounded into a
double play (third to shortstop to second) [Cruz to third, Bochy
out at second]; Landestoy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper flied out to right; Whitfield singled to
center; Dwyer forced Whitfield (second to shortstop); Clark
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez struck out; Howard struck out; Watson
singled to center; Cabell flied out to center; 1B umpire Eric
Gregg ruled Heity Cruz trapped Enos Cabell's ball but 2B umpire
John Kibler overruled Gregg; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to center; Cruz made an out to second;
Hill singled [Evans to second]; Metzger struck out; Andrews
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Alou singled; Cruz popped to third in foul
territory; Bochy struck out; Ruhle was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Knepper flied out to right; Whitfield flied to right
in foul territory; Dwyer doubled to right; Clark reached on an
error by Cabell [Dwyer scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clark to
second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Cruz grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants
1.

ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy flied out to right; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill walked; On a bunt Metzger singled [Hill to
second]; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hill to
third, Metzger to second]; Knepper singled to right [Hill
scored, Metzger to third, Knepper out at second (right to
catcher to shortstop)]; Whitfield flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson singled to right; Cabell popped to first in
foul territory; Alou forced Watson (shortstop to second); Cruz
singled to center [Alou to second]; Bochy was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Clark popped to third in
foul territory; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 8TH: JAMES REPLACED DWYER (PLAYING 1B); BALDWIN BATTED
FOR RUHLE; Baldwin flied out to left; Landestoy flied out to
left; Gonzalez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: RICCELLI REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to left; Hill flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING CF); Howard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to right; Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.