Three pitchers, Joe Niekro, Vern Ruhle and Mark Lemongello, combined to carry the Astros to a 3-0 whitewash of the Giants. Cesar Cedeno batted in one run with an infield out in the first inning and provided another with a homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1978 (Day game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Astros       1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitfield lf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .289      Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .246        Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
Dwyer 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .223        Cannon lf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Sexton ss,3b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .206
Tamargo c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   2     0   1   .281
Cruz cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Howe 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Heintzelman 3b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Leonard rf            2   1   1   0     0   0   .385
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Walling rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Nastu p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alou lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .324
  Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Lemongello p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Plank p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gonzalez 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .233
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .308      Bochy c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
                                                            Fischlin ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .116

Totals               33   0   5   0     1   6             Totals               29   3   6   3     0   5

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance:  7,077
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 2
DP: Giants 0, Astros 0
Errors: Howe
Doubles: Cruz (13), Leonard (2)
Triples: Sexton (2)
Home Runs: Cedeno (7)
Stolen Bases: Gonzalez (6)
Caught Stealing: Sexton (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nastu L(0-1)            4     4   3   3   0   3   1  16   5.63
Plank                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.05
Curtis                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.71
Totals                  8     6   3   3   0   5   1  29

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(14-14)         5     3   0   0   0   2   0  18   3.86
Ruhle                   2     2   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.12
Lemongello SV(1)        2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.94
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  34

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


GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield flied out to left; Metzger struck out;
Dwyer made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sexton
tripled; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Sexton scored];
Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark flied out to center; Tamargo grounded out
(first unassisted); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Leonard doubled; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted) [Leonard to third]; Gonzalez singled [Leonard
scored]; Gonzalez stole second; Bochy struck out; Niekro flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Heintzelman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Andrews flied out to center; Nastu popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Sexton struck
out; Cedeno homered; Howe struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled; Metzger singled [Whitfield to
second]; Dwyer made an out to pitcher; Clark struck out; Tamargo
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Leonard grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded
out (third to first); Gonzalez flied to right in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Cruz doubled; Heintzelman grounded out (third to
first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); EVANS BATTED
FOR NASTU; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: PLANK REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Bochy grounded out
(second to first); WATSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: FISCHLIN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING SS); RUHLE
REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); SEXTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Whitfield struck out; Metzger struck out; Dwyer flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Sexton singled; Sexton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; Howe grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 7TH: WALLING REPLACED LEONARD (PLAYING RF); Clark made an
out to shortstop; Tamargo reached on an error by Howe [Tamargo
to first]; Cruz singled [Tamargo to second]; Heintzelman singled
[Tamargo to third, Cruz to second]; Andrews flied out to right;
IVIE BATTED FOR PLANK; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: CURTIS REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Walling grounded
out (second to first); Alou grounded out (second to first);
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 8TH: LEMONGELLO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); CANNON REPLACED
RUHLE (PLAYING LF); Whitfield struck out; Metzger flied out to
center; Dwyer walked; Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Bochy flied out to right; Fischlin struck out;
Cannon singled; Sexton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Tamargo flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left;
Heintzelman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.