San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   4 11  2
Giants       0  0  0    3  0  0    3  0  x  -   6  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss,cf       5   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Cannon cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .188      Dwyer 1b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .219
  Baldwin ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .231        Ivie ph,1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .308
  Bochy c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .312
Howard lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Evans 3b              2   1   0   1     0   1   .247
Cruz rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .311        Herndon cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Puhl pr,rf          0   1   0   0     1   0   .293      Cruz cf,3b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .230
Cabell 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Tamargo c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Bergman 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Metzger ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .241
  Watson ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Andrews 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .222
Drumright 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .128      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .326        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
  Gonzalez 2b         1   0   1   1     0   0   .227        Madlock ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .314
Pujols c              1   0   1   0     2   0   .130        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Fischlin ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Obradovich ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Dixon p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .105
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Walling ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .253
  Sexton pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .194

Totals               36   4  11   3     4   0             Totals               28   6   5   6     1   5

Time of Game: 3:19   Attendance: 25,276
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 2
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Cruz, Cabell, Barr
Doubles: Tamargo (4), Madlock (26)
Triples: Clark (8), Metzger (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dixon (3), Dwyer (3), Tamargo (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (9)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon L(6-11)           6.1   5   6   4   1   3   0  27   3.96
Sambito                 0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.18
Lemongello              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.97
Totals                  8     5   6   4   1   5   0  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(8-11)            5.1   7   2   2   1   0   0  23   3.45
Lavelle                 1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.41
Moffitt                 2     4   2   2   1   0   0  11   3.35
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   0   0  41

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


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Cannon made an
out to shortstop; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Dwyer
struck out; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bergman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to
left; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Drumright flied out to right; Pujols walked; Dixon
forced Pujols (shortstop to second); Landestoy singled [Dixon to
second]; Cannon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Barr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howard singled; Cruz forced Howard (first to
shortstop); Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to
second]; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Whitfield singled; Dwyer out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Whitfield to second]; Clark
tripled to right [Whitfield scored]; Evans reached on an error
by Cruz on a sacrifice fly [Clark scored, Evans to second]; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tamargo doubled [Evans scored
(unearned)]; Metzger made an out to first; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Drumright grounded out (second to first); Pujols
singled; Dixon hit into a double play (center to first) [Pujols
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Barr grounded out
(catcher to first); Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy singled to right; Cannon singled
[Landestoy to third]; Cannon was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Barr [Landestoy scored, Cannon to third]; Howard
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cruz singled to left
[Cannon scored]; Cabell singled to center [Cruz to second];
LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR BERGMAN;
Watson forced Cabell (second to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; ALOU
BATTED FOR DRUMRIGHT; Alou made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ
REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); Dwyer struck out; Clark grounded out
(third to first); Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: HERNDON REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Pujols walked; Dixon out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Landestoy grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Pujols to third]; BALDWIN BATTED FOR
CANNON; Baldwin walked; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: BOCHY REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING C ); FISCHLIN
REPLACED PUJOLS (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Cruz reached on an error by Cabell [Cruz to
first]; Tamargo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cruz
to second]; Metzger tripled to right [Cruz scored (unearned)];
Andrews was walked intentionally; MADLOCK BATTED FOR LAVELLE;
Madlock doubled to center [Metzger scored, Andrews scored];
SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out; IVIE
BATTED FOR DWYER; Ivie was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 6.

ASTROS 8TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT REPLACED
MADLOCK (PITCHING); Cruz singled; PUHL RAN FOR CRUZ; Cabell
singled [Puhl to second]; Watson flied out to center [Puhl to
third]; Gonzalez singled [Puhl scored, Cabell to second];
OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Obradovich flied out to right;
WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling singled [Cabell scored,
Gonzalez to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR WALLING; Landestoy grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMONGELLO
REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PITCHING); SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); Clark flied out to right; Herndon grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
4, Giants 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Bochy grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 6.