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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 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 (Night game) at AstrodomeGiants 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.
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