A homer by Mike Ivie in the seventh inning provided the Giants with their deciding run in a 2-1 victory over the Astros. Cesar Cedeno, who had been out of action since June 16 with an injured left knee that required surgery, returned to the Astros' lineup and collected one hit in four times at bat. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .312      Puhl lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Evans 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .245      Drumright 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .164
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
  Whitfield ph,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .312
Ivie 1b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Cruz lf,rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Bergman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Herndon cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Sexton ss             3   0   1   0     0   2   .197
LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Walling ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .252
Hill c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Pujols c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .131
Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .136        Obradovich ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                          Warthen p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Cannon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   3             Totals               33   1   7   1     1   9

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  8,339
Left on Base: Giants 3, Astros 7
DP: Giants 0, Astros 1
Errors: Halicki
Doubles: Hill (15), Pujols (8), Sexton (3)
Home Runs: Ivie (11)
Stolen Bases: Sexton (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Bergman (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (10)
GIDP: Ivie (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(9-10)         9     7   1   1   1   9   0  35   2.85
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   9   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Warthen L(0-1)          8     5   2   2   0   1   1  28   4.22
Andujar                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.40
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   1  32

Wild Pitches: Halicki (1)
Balks: Warthen (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to center; Evans flied out to
center; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Drumright singled; Halicki threw a
wild pitch [Drumright to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Cruz walked; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded
out (shortstop to first); Herndon singled; Warthen balked
[Herndon to second]; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bergman grounded out (first unassisted); Sexton
struck out; Pujols doubled; Warthen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Halicki
popped to first in foul territory; Madlock made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to left; Drumright struck out; Cedeno
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans struck out; Clark singled; Ivie grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell flied
out to right; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Herndon grounded out
(second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Sexton doubled; Sexton stole third; Pujols struck
out; Warthen struck out; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill doubled; Halicki grounded out (first to
pitcher); Madlock singled [Hill to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Hill scored]; Clark flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Drumright made an out to first; Cedeno singled;
Cedeno was picked off first but was safe on an error by Halicki
[Cedeno to second]; Cruz flied out to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Ivie homered; Cruz made an out to third; Herndon
made an out to shortstop; LeMaster grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Bergman struck out; Sexton struck out; Pujols flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Halicki
grounded out (third to first); Madlock grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: CANNON BATTED FOR WARTHEN; Cannon flied out to
right; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Drumright singled;
Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED CANNON (PITCHING); Evans grounded
out (first unassisted); Jack Clark injured by foul ball;
WHITFIELD BATTED FOR CLARK; Whitfield struck out (strikeout was
charged to Clark); Ivie singled; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CRUZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cruz singled; Cabell singled [Cruz to
third]; Bergman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cabell
to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; Walling grounded out
(second to first) [Cruz scored, Cabell to third]; OBRADOVICH
BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Obradovich grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 1.