Posting his first major league victory, Phil Nastu pitched the Giants to an 8-1 victory over the Astros. Jack Clark smacked a two-run double in the second inning and Larry Herndon drove in two runs with a two-bagger in the fourth. Willie McCovey clouted a solo homer in the sixth, his 506th career round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       15, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       1  3  1    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   8  9  1
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .168      Sexton ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Andrews 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Whitfield lf          4   2   1   1     0   0   .323      Cedeno cf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .277
  Venable lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Clark rf              5   0   1   2     0   1   .258      Cabell 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
McCovey 1b            3   2   1   1     2   0   .250      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .331
Evans 3b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .279      Howe 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .226
Herndon cf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .267      Ashby c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .247
Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .163      Richard p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .171        Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Nastu p               3   1   1   1     0   0   .143        Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Puhl ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   7     5   4             Totals               31   1   5   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 13,196
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 6
DP: Giants 0, Astros 0
Errors: Whitfield
Doubles: Whitfield (7), Clark (8), Herndon (2), Ashby (6), Cabell 2 (10), Cedeno (9)
Home Runs: McCovey (1)
Caught Stealing: Leonard (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Nastu (1), Herndon (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nastu W(1-2)            9     5   1   1   3   4   0  34   2.92
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   4   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(4-3)          2.2   6   5   5   3   3   0  18   3.98
Dixon                   2.1   2   2   2   2   0   0  11   9.64
McLaughlin              2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   5.40
Andujar                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.67
Totals                  9     9   8   8   5   4   1  42

Passed Balls: Ashby 2 (6)

Umpires: 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Ray Hamil, 3B - Howard Hansen


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield doubled to
right; Clark struck out; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Whitfield
to third]; McCovey walked while Whitfield advanced to home on a
passed ball; Evans singled to left [McCovey to second]; Herndon
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Sexton made an out to first; Leonard walked; Leonard
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno walked;
Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill struck out; Metzger singled to center; Nastu
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Metzger to
second]; Madlock walked [Metzger to third, Nastu to second];
Whitfield forced Madlock (second to shortstop) [Metzger scored,
Nastu to third]; Clark doubled to left [Nastu scored, Whitfield
scored]; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied
out to left; Howe singled to center; Ashby doubled to left [Howe
scored, Ashby to third (error by Whitfield)]; Richard was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans singled to right; Herndon out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Evans to second]; Hill walked; Metzger
flied out to left; Nastu singled to center [Evans scored, Hill
to second]; DIXON REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Madlock flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Sexton grounded out (third to first); Leonard flied
out to center; Cedeno walked; Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark
grounded out (pitcher to first); McCovey walked; Evans walked
[McCovey to second]; Herndon doubled to center [McCovey scored,
Evans scored]; Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell doubled to left; Cruz was called out on
strikes; Howe flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Nastu flied
out to center; Madlock singled to center; Whitfield flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: LANDESTOY BATTED FOR DIXON; Landestoy made an out to
second; Sexton grounded out (shortstop to first); Leonard flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 1.

GIANTS 6TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey homered; Evans
grounded out (second to pitcher); Herndon lined to third; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Cedeno made
an out to shortstop; Watson flied out to center; Cabell doubled
to left; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
8, Astros 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger was
called out on strikes; Nastu grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: VENABLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PLAYING LF); Howe made
an out to third; Ashby grounded out (second to first); PUHL
BATTED FOR MCLAUGHLIN; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

GIANTS 8TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Andrews popped to
first in foul territory; Venable grounded out (first to
pitcher); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Sexton flied out to center; Leonard lined to third;
Cedeno doubled to left; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Evans
flied out to right; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded
out (first unassisted); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 8, Astros 1.