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Sunday April 15, 1979
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Houston Astros 9, San Francisco Giants 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 15, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       2  0  0    0  3  0    2  2  0  -   9 11  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   3   3   0     1   0   .317      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Reynolds ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .184      Whitfield lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .341
Leonard cf            2   3   1   0     2   1   .571      Madlock 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .143
Cruz lf               4   1   3   6     1   1   .313      Clark rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .316
Cabell 3b             3   0   1   2     0   1   .278      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .325
Watson 1b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .182      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .429
Howe 2b,3b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Sadek c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Bochy c               5   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Andujar p             4   0   0   0     1   2   .000        Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  11   9     5   9             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 37,384
Left on Base: Astros 9, Giants 7
DP: Astros 1, Giants 0
Errors: Madlock, Evans, LeMaster
Home Runs: Cruz (2)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (3), Leonard (1), Cabell (6), Cruz (6)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Landestoy (1)
GIDP: Sadek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Leonard (1,by Griffin), Whitfield (1,by Andujar)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(1-0)          9     5   1   1   3   3   0  35   0.66
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   3   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(1-1)          5     5   5   5   3   6   1  24   6.48
Coleman                 2     2   2   0   1   0   0  10   0.00
Curtis                  2     4   2   2   1   3   0  11  16.88
Totals                  9    11   9   7   5   9   1  45

Passed Balls: Sadek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Andujar (1), Griffin (1)
Wild Pitches: Griffin 2 (2), Curtis (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to first; Reynolds out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Puhl stole third;
Leonard was hit by a pitch; Leonard stole second; Cruz was
called out on strikes; Cabell singled to center [Puhl scored,
Leonard scored]; Cabell stole second; Watson was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield
was hit by a pitch; Madlock popped to first in foul territory;
Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (second to first); Bochy struck
out; Andujar walked; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to left; Ivie struck out; LeMaster
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Sadek
walked; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds singled to right; Griffin threw a wild
pitch [Reynolds to third]; Leonard struck out; Cruz was walked
intentionally; Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out; Watson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe popped to first in foul territory; Bochy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andujar made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out
to right; Ivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Griffin threw a wild
pitch [Puhl to third]; Leonard walked; Cruz homered [Puhl
scored, Leonard scored]; Cabell reached on an error by Evans
[Cabell to first]; Cabell was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to second); Watson flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster walked; Sadek forced LeMaster (third to
second); VENABLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Venable popped to catcher
in foul territory; Herndon walked [Sadek to second]; Whitfield
singled to center [Sadek scored, Herndon to second]; Madlock
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Howe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bochy flied out to left; Andujar
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Clark made an out to shortstop; Evans
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl walked; Puhl was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Reynolds reached on an error by Madlock;
Leonard singled to left [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled to
right [Reynolds scored (unearned), Leonard to third]; Landestoy
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Leonard scored (unearned)];
Watson reached on an error by LeMaster [Cruz to second, Watson
to first]; Howe flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 7, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster singled to left; Sadek grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [LeMaster out at second];
TAMARGO BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Tamargo flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Bochy singled to
right; Andujar struck out; Puhl singled to right [Bochy to
second]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Bochy to third, Puhl to
second]; Reynolds struck out; Leonard walked; Cruz singled to
left [Bochy scored, Puhl scored, Leonard to second]; Sadek
allowed a passed ball [Leonard to third, Cruz to second];
Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 9, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to left;
Clark singled to right [Madlock to second]; Evans grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Giants 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson singled to center; Howe grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Watson to second]; Bochy grounded out (third to
first); Andujar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); LeMaster
popped to first in foul territory; Sadek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Giants 1.



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