The Giants swept a pair from the Astros, winning the opener, 7-0, and capturing the nightcap, 6-4. In the first game, Vida Blue hurled his third shutout of the season and was backed by home runs by Darrell Evans, Hector Cruz and Jack Clark. Evans clouted a two-run smash in the third inning, Cruz cracked a two-run blast in the sixth and Clark had a solo swat in the eighth.

In the second game, the Giants led, 3-2, going into the bottom of seventh when they clinched the decision. Cruz reached first on an error and scored on a triple by Roger Metzger. Rob Andrews walked and Bill Madlock then doubled to give the Giants a 6-2 lead. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Giants       0  1  2    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   7  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Fischlin ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Evans 3b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .248
Cruz rf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .309        Whitfield lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Clark rf              4   2   3   1     0   1   .312
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Ivie 1b               4   1   1   1     0   2   .309
Alou lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .328      Cruz lf,3b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .233
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Hill c                3   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Bochy c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .238
Bannister p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blue p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .078
  Sexton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
  Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Warthen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   0   8   0     0   6             Totals               32   7   9   7     0   7

Time of Game: 1:51
Left on Base: Astros 8, Giants 1
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Cruz (33), Cruz (12), Hill (14), Clark (46), Ivie (13)
Home Runs: Evans (20), Cruz (8), Clark (25)
Caught Stealing: Clark (10)
GIDP: Cabell (12)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(3-9)        5.1   8   6   6   0   6   2  23   4.81
Williams                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.36
Lemongello              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.99
Warthen                 1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4  10.13
Totals                  8     9   7   7   0   7   3  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(18-9)            9     8   0   0   0   6   0  35   2.71
Totals                  9     8   0   0   0   6   0  35

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


ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (third to first); Fischlin
reached on an error by Evans [Fischlin to first]; Cruz popped to
catcher in foul territory; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
flied out to right; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell flied out to center; Alou struck out;
Gonzalez singled to right; Bochy singled to center [Gonzalez to
second]; Bannister was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie struck out; Cruz doubled to left; Hill doubled
to center [Cruz scored]; LeMaster struck out; Andrews flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard grounded out (third to first); Fischlin flied
out to right; Cruz singled; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Blue struck out; Herndon singled to right; Evans
homered [Herndon scored]; Clark doubled; Clark was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Ivie struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded
out (second to first); Gonzalez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Hill popped to first in
foul territory; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Bochy singled; Bannister flied out to left; Howard
struck out; Fischlin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Blue struck
out; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled; Watson singled [Cruz to second];
Cabell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cruz to third, Watson out at second]; Alou flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Clark singled
to center; Ivie doubled to left [Clark scored]; Cruz homered
[Ivie scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Hill
flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 6.

ASTROS 7TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING LF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Gonzalez grounded out (first
unassisted); Bochy flied out to left; SEXTON BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; Sexton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: LEMONGELLO REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue struck out; Herndon
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Howard flied out to center; Fischlin flied out to
right; Cruz doubled to right; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: WARTHEN REPLACED LEMONGELLO (PITCHING); Whitfield
flied out to right; Clark homered; Ivie popped to first in foul
territory; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell singled to right; Alou flied out to right;
Gonzalez flied out to center; Bochy popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 7.