Erupting for four runs in the 10th inning, the Giants defeated the Astros, 8-4. Starting the outburst, Larry Herndon singled with one out and Marc Hill reached first on an error by shortstop Craig Reynolds. One out later, pinch-hitter Bill North drew a walk to fill the bases and Bill Madlock followed with a two-run single. Singles by Terry Whitfield and Jack Clark then swelled the margin. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       16, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    4  -   8 11  0
Astros       0  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   4 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b,1b         6   1   1   2     0   1   .168      Puhl rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
Whitfield lf          6   1   2   1     0   0   .324      Reynolds ss           4   0   3   2     1   0   .268
Clark rf              6   0   4   1     0   0   .277      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .276
McCovey 1b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .241      Watson 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .270
  LeMaster pr,ss      2   1   0   0     0   1   .342      Cabell 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .286      Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .265        Leonard lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Hill c                3   0   0   0     2   0   .157      Howe 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .220
Metzger ss            2   0   1   2     1   0   .179        Landestoy pr,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Andrews ph,2b       1   1   0   1     0   0   .214      Bochy c               4   2   2   1     0   0   .222
Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Williams p            2   1   2   0     0   0   .667
  Tamargo ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .135        Andujar p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  North ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .221
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  11   8     7   3             Totals               37   4  10   4     5   3

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 10,094
Left on Base: Giants 11, Astros 9
DP: Giants 2, Astros 0
Errors: Reynolds
Doubles: Evans (4), Metzger (2), Whitfield (8), Williams (1), Cedeno (10)
Home Runs: Watson (3), Bochy (1)
Stolen Bases: Reynolds (3)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Herndon (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews (1)
GIDP: Bochy (1), Landestoy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Puhl (1,by Griffin)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 5     6   3   3   3   1   1  24   3.10
Griffin                 2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.91
Lavelle W(3-0)          2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   1.07
Moffitt                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   9.95
Totals                 10    10   4   4   5   3   2  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                5.1   6   3   3   1   0   0  23   1.89
Andujar                 1.2   0   1   1   4   2   0   9   2.80
Sambito                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.05
McLaughlin L(1-1)       1     4   4   0   1   1   0   9   5.02
Totals                 10    11   8   4   7   3   0  49

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (3)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Murray Strey, 2B - Gene Smith, 3B - Howard Hansen


GIANTS 1ST: Debut for umpire Gene Smith; Madlock grounded
out (shortstop to first); Whitfield flied out to center; Clark
singled to left; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; Reynolds
singled to right; Reynolds stole second; Cedeno walked; Watson
forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Reynolds to third]; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans doubled to center; Herndon flied out to right;
Hill grounded out (third to first); Metzger doubled to left
[Evans scored]; Knepper grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bochy singled to left; Williams doubled to
right [Bochy to third]; Puhl walked; Reynolds singled to center
[Bochy scored, Williams scored, Puhl to third, Reynolds to
second (on throw)]; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
made an out to shortstop; Clark singled to left; McCovey flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson homered; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cruz flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans lined to first; Herndon grounded out (first
unassisted); Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Bochy lined to shortstop; Williams singled to third;
Puhl walked [Williams to second]; Reynolds grounded out (third
to first) [Williams to third, Puhl to second]; Cedeno struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger lined to first; Knepper grounded out (second
to first); Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to center; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield doubled to center; Clark grounded out
(second to first) [Whitfield to third]; McCovey walked; Evans
singled to right [Whitfield scored, McCovey to second]; ANDUJAR
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Herndon grounded out (second to
first) [McCovey to third, Evans to second]; Hill walked; Metzger
walked [McCovey scored, Evans to third, Hill to second]; TAMARGO
BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Tamargo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Howe struck
out; Bochy homered; Andujar flied out to right; Puhl was hit by
a pitch; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Madlock struck out; Whitfield grounded out (second
to first); Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Reynolds singled to left; Cedeno grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Reynolds to second]; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 4.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey walked; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans
walked [LeMaster to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR
(PITCHING); Herndon out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[LeMaster to third, Evans to second]; Hill was walked
intentionally; ANDREWS BATTED FOR METZGER; Andrews hit a
sacrifice fly to left [LeMaster scored, Evans to third]; CRUZ
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Cruz made an out to first; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEMASTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MADLOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
LAVELLE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); Howe walked; LANDESTOY RAN FOR HOWE; Bochy grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Landestoy out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 4.

GIANTS 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LEONARD
REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Madlock flied out to right;
Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark singled to
right; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl popped to third in foul territory;
Reynolds walked; Cedeno doubled to left [Reynolds to third];
Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Astros 4.

GIANTS 10TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Evans popped
to first in foul territory; Herndon singled to left; Hill
reached on an error by Reynolds [Herndon to second, Hill to
first]; Andrews forced Hill (shortstop to second) [Herndon to
third]; NORTH BATTED FOR LAVELLE; North walked [Andrews to
second]; Madlock singled to right [Herndon scored (unearned),
Andrews scored (unearned), North to third]; Whitfield singled to
left [North scored (unearned), Madlock to second]; Clark singled
to center [Madlock scored (unearned), Whitfield to second];
LeMaster struck out; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 8,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: MOFFITT REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Cabell struck
out; Leonard singled to left; Landestoy grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 4.