Two pinch-hitters came through to enable the Astros to defeat the Giants, 7-4. Jesus Alou delivered a single to drive in a run in the sixth inning when the Astros scored twice to take a 5-3 lead, and Reggie Baldwin added two more runs with a pinch-single to clinch the verdict in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  9  1
Astros       0  3  0    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   7 13  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Landestoy ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Whitfield lf          5   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Ivie 1b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .309        Howe ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .244        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Howard lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .230
  Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Puhl lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Leonard cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .375
  Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Dwyer cf,rf           4   3   2   1     0   0   .226        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Metzger ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .246      Cabell 3b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .297
Hill c                4   0   3   3     0   0   .243      Cruz rf               4   3   3   1     0   0   .315
Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .076      Gonzalez 2b           2   2   1   2     0   0   .232
  Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Bochy c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .272
                                                          Dixon p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .331
                                                            Sexton pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                            Walling ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
                                                            Baldwin ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .254
                                                            Fischlin pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               36   4   9   4     4   6             Totals               32   7  13   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 10,182
Left on Base: Giants 10, Astros 6
DP: Giants 2, Astros 0
Errors: Madlock
Doubles: Dwyer (12), Cabell (31), Cruz (34), Gonzalez (3)
Triples: Cruz (9)
Home Runs: Dwyer (6)
Caught Stealing: Leonard (1), Landestoy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gonzalez 2 (7)
GIDP: Dixon (1), Howe (13)
Hit by Pitch: Blue (1,by Dixon)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(18-10)           6    10   5   4   2   2   0  28   2.79
Barr                    1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   3.53
Lavelle                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.32
Totals                  8    13   7   6   3   2   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dixon W(7-11)           6     6   3   3   2   2   0  27   3.99
Andujar                 2     3   1   1   2   1   1  11   3.42
Sambito SV(11)          1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3   3.07
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Dixon (1)
Wild Pitches: Andujar (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to
left; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy flied out to right; Howard struck out;
Leonard walked; Leonard was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Clark made an out to
second; Dwyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to center; Cabell doubled; Cruz
tripled [Cabell scored]; Gonzalez reached on an error by Madlock
on a sacrifice bunt [Cruz scored (RBI), Gonzalez to second];
Bochy singled [Gonzalez scored (unearned)]; Dixon flied out to
center; Landestoy forced Bochy (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Hill singled; Blue was
hit by a pitch [Hill to second]; Madlock grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hill to third, Blue to second]; Whitfield grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros
3.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard walked; Leonard forced Howard (second
unassisted); Watson flied out to center; Cabell singled [Leonard
to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie made an out to second; Evans walked; Clark
singled [Evans to second]; Dwyer forced Clark (second to
shortstop) [Evans to third]; Metzger walked [Dwyer to second];
Hill singled [Evans scored, Dwyer scored, Metzger to third];
Blue struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochy
singled; Dixon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Bochy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock flied out to right; Whitfield flied out to
right; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy struck out; Howard singled; Leonard
singled [Howard to second]; Watson flied out to right [Howard to
third]; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
2, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Clark flied out to center;
Dwyer doubled; Metzger singled [Dwyer to third]; Hill singled
[Dwyer scored, Metzger to second]; Blue struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz doubled; Gonzalez doubled [Cruz scored]; Bochy
flied out to right [Gonzalez to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON;
Alou singled [Gonzalez scored]; SEXTON RAN FOR ALOU; Landestoy
forced Sexton (shortstop to second); Landestoy was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Astros 5.

GIANTS 7TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ANDUJAR REPLACED
LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Madlock grounded out (first unassisted);
Whitfield popped to first in foul territory; Ivie singled;
Andujar threw a wild pitch [Ivie to second]; Evans walked; Clark
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: BARR REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED BLUE
(PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Howard
grounded out (pitcher to first); Leonard grounded out (third to
first); Watson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Astros 5.

GIANTS 8TH: PUHL REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING LF); BERGMAN REPLACED
WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Dwyer homered; Metzger singled; Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger to second]; Cruz
walked; Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Cabell singled; Cruz singled [Cabell to second];
Gonzalez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cabell to
third, Cruz to second]; Bochy was walked intentionally; WALLING
BATTED FOR SEXTON; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); BALDWIN
BATTED FOR WALLING; Baldwin singled [Cabell scored, Cruz scored,
Bochy to second]; FISCHLIN RAN FOR BALDWIN; HOWE BATTED FOR
ANDUJAR; Howe grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Fischlin out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Astros 7.

GIANTS 9TH: FISCHLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SAMBITO
REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; Evans struck out;
HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Heintzelman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 7.