San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Thursday, May 17, 1979 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .176      Puhl rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Whitfield lf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .317      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Cruz ph,lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Cedeno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Clark rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Cruz lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .316
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Cabell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Venable pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Watson 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264
  Ivie 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Howe 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Ashby c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Herndon cf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Forsch p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .115
Hill c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .163        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Metzger ss            3   0   1   1     1   0   .184        Landestoy ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Halicki p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .263        Dixon p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   8   3     5   4             Totals               27   0   2   0     5   0

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 10,626
Left on Base: Giants 10, Astros 7
DP: Giants 0, Astros 1
Triples: Herndon (3)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (1), Cedeno 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki (1), Andrews (1), Puhl (2), Reynolds (11)
GIDP: Halicki (1)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Sambito)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(4-3)          9     2   0   0   5   0   0  34   3.72
Totals                  9     2   0   0   5   0   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(4-3)           6.2   6   3   3   3   2   0  28   2.71
Sambito                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.95
Dixon                   1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   7.94
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Sambito (2)

Umpires: HP - Howard Hansen, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Jim Rains, 3B - Howard Jumper


GIANTS 1ST: ump2b,rainj901 ump3b,jumph901 timeofgame,137
attendance,10626 Debut for umpire Howard Jumper; Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield grounded out
(pitcher to first); Clark lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to right; Reynolds flied out to left;
Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Watson flied
out to center; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill singled to second; Metzger flied out to center;
Halicki grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Hill out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied out to left; Forsch made an out to
second; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark singled to left;
McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds made an out to third; Cedeno singled to
left; Cedeno stole second; Cruz lined to left; Cabell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans struck out; Herndon singled to center; Herndon
stole second; Hill flied out to right; Metzger walked; Halicki
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson flied out to right; Howe grounded out (third
to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (second to first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Forsch walked; Puhl reached on a fielder's choice on
a sacrifice bunt [Forsch to second]; Reynolds out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Forsch to third, Puhl to second];
Cedeno made an out to second; Cruz was walked intentionally;
Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Evans
singled to right; Herndon tripled to right [Evans scored]; Hill
walked; Metzger singled to right [Herndon scored, Hill to
second]; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hill to third, Metzger to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Andrews walked (walk was charged to Forsch);
Whitfield walked [Hill scored, Metzger to third, Andrews to
second]; Clark struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Howe popped to
pitcher (pitcher to second); Ashby grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey singled to left; VENABLE RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Evans was hit by a pitch [Venable to second]; Herndon made an
out to second; Hill made an out to shortstop; Metzger forced
Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: IVIE REPLACED VENABLE (PLAYING 1B); LANDESTOY BATTED
FOR SAMBITO; Landestoy flied out to right; Puhl made an out to
shortstop; Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

GIANTS 9TH: DIXON REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Halicki singled
to third; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (first to catcher to
second) [Halicki to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Cruz
walked; Clark flied out to right; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cedeno made an out
to second; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled
to center; Cabell advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Cabell to second]; Watson walked; Howe forced
Watson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 0.