With Jack Clark and Bill Madlock each driving in three runs, the Giants took an 8-1 lead and almost squandered it before holding on to defeat the Astros, 8-7. Madlock knocked in two runs with a single in the first inning and added his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the fourth.

Clark, who tripled and scored in the third, hit a three-run homer in the fourth. The Astros' rally was keyed by Art Howe, who homered in the seventh and singled in two more runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 7

Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       0  1  0    0  0  1    1  4  0  -   7 10  1
Giants       2  0  2    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .241      North cf              2   2   0   0     2   2   .167
Reynolds ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .111        Herndon cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitfield lf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .290
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Madlock 2b            2   0   1   3     1   0   .129
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clark rf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .321
Cedeno cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .360      Evans 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .300
  Leonard cf          2   1   1   0     1   1   .500      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .379
Cruz lf               4   2   1   0     1   1   .300      Hill c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .148
Cabell 3b             5   1   0   1     0   0   .308        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Watson 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .143        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howe 2b               4   1   2   3     0   0   .182        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   3   .316      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Bochy ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Halicki p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .200
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sadek c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sexton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Riccelli p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy ph,ss     2   0   0   1     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  10   6     3   6             Totals               31   8   8   7     5   8

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 16,822
Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 5
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Errors: Cruz, Metzger
Doubles: Watson (1), Reynolds (1), Whitfield (3)
Triples: Clark (1)
Home Runs: Howe (1), Clark (1)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Madlock (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(1-1)           3.1   6   7   6   4   3   0  20   4.38
Wilson                  0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3  13.50
Riccelli                2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   0.00
Dixon                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   8   7   5   8   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(1-0)          7     7   3   3   1   4   1  29   2.25
Curtis                  0     1   4   2   2   0   0   4  40.50
Coleman                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Lavelle SV(2)           2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    10   7   5   3   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Niekro (1), Wilson (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jim Cuneo, 2B - Roy Roth, 3B - Tony Patch


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds flied out to
right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Whitfield doubled [North to third];
Madlock singled [North scored, Whitfield scored]; Clark forced
Madlock (shortstop to second); Evans walked [Clark to second];
Ivie struck out; Hill forced Evans (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cabell grounded out (third to first)
[Cruz to second]; Watson doubled [Cruz scored]; Howe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki was
called out on strikes; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Puhl grounded
out (third to first); Reynolds singled; Cedeno flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock
flied out to center; Clark tripled; Evans walked; Ivie singled
to left [Clark scored, Evans to third (error by Cruz), Ivie to
second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Evans scored (unearned)];
Hill grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cabell flied out to right;
Watson singled; Howe flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Halicki
singled; North walked [Halicki to second]; Whitfield singled
[Halicki to third, North to second]; WILSON REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Madlock hit a sacrifice fly to center [Halicki
scored]; Debut game for Gary Wilson; Wilson threw a wild
pitch [North to third, Whitfield to second]; Clark homered
[North scored, Whitfield scored]; Evans made an out to second; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; SEXTON BATTED FOR
WILSON; Sexton flied out to center; Puhl popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 8.

GIANTS 5TH: RICCELLI REPLACED SEXTON (PITCHING); LEONARD
REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Ivie flied out to center; Hill
singled; Metzger flied out to right; Halicki was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 8.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds doubled; Leonard walked; Cruz forced
Leonard (second to shortstop) [Reynolds to third]; Cabell forced
Cruz (third to second) [Reynolds scored]; Cabell stole second;
Watson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 8.

GIANTS 6TH: North struck out; Whitfield was called out on
strikes; Madlock walked; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 8.

ASTROS 7TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Howe homered;
Ashby struck out; LANDESTOY BATTED FOR RICCELLI; Landestoy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled; Reynolds flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DIXON
REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Ivie lined to third; Hill grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 8.

ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED
HALICKI (PLAYING C ); Leonard singled; Cruz walked [Leonard to
second]; Cabell reached on an error by Metzger [Leonard scored
(no RBI), Cruz to third]; COLEMAN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING);
Watson walked (walk was charged to Curtis) [Cabell to second];
Howe singled [Cruz scored, Cabell scored (unearned), Watson to
third]; LAVELLE REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); BOCHY BATTED FOR
ASHBY; Bochy flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Watson scored (unearned), Howe to second];
Puhl singled [Howe to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DIXON; Alou made
an out to shortstop; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 7,
Giants 8.

GIANTS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); BOCHY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Metzger flied out to right; Sadek struck out;
Herndon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Giants 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Leonard was called out on strikes; Cruz was called
out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Giants 8.
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