A bases-loaded single by Willie McCovey drove in the tie-breaking run in a six-run eighth inning that carried the Giants to a 6-3 triumph over the Astros. The Giants began their winning rally with one out when Johnnie LeMaster and Marc Hill singled. A pinch-hit double by Mike Ivie plated LeMaster and brought on Tom Dixon in relief of starter Ken Forsch for the Astros. San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 3Game Played on Wednesday, June 27, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 x - 6 9 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 North cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .280 Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Whitfield lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .311 Cedeno 1b 1 0 0 0 3 0 .255 Clark rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .286 Leonard rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 McCovey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .270 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .270 Roberts pr,p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Evans 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .259 Bochy c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .194 Metzger 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Landestoy 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .197 LeMaster ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Forsch p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .103 Hill c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .200 Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Nastu p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Herndon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Baldwin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie ph,1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Totals 30 3 6 3 5 4 Totals 32 6 9 6 1 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11,563 Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 3 DP: Astros 1, Giants 0 Errors: Bochy, Nastu Doubles: Hill (3), Ivie (6) Triples: Landestoy (2) Home Runs: Cabell (5) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (20), North (28) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (4) Hit by Pitch: Gonzalez (2,by Nastu) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 7.1 6 3 3 0 3 0 27 2.80 Dixon L(1-2) 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 5.21 Sambito 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.13 Totals 8 9 6 6 1 4 0 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nastu 6 4 2 2 2 2 1 23 3.49 Minton W(1-0) 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 9 3.00 Roberts SV(3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.57 Totals 9 6 3 3 5 4 1 36 Passed Balls: Hill (2) Hit by Pitch: Nastu (2) Wild Pitches: Roberts (2) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Bob Engel ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez was hit by a pitch; Cedeno flied out to right; Leonard singled to center [Gonzalez to third]; Cabell singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Leonard to third]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Bochy flied out to left; Landestoy flied out to right; Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez lined to left; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno was picked off second but was safe on an error by Nastu [Cedeno to third]; Cedeno was out trying to advance to home (center to catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Hill doubled to left; Nastu grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hill to third]; North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell homered; Cruz flied out to left; Bochy singled to left; Landestoy forced Bochy (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled to third; Clark struck out; McCovey lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Whitfield out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch flied out to right; Puhl flied out to right; Gonzalez made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Evans made an out to third; Metzger grounded out (second to first); LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Leonard struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Hill grounded out (third to first); HERNDON BATTED FOR NASTU; Herndon grounded out (third to first); North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 7TH: MINTON REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Cruz walked; Bochy was called out on strikes; Landestoy tripled to right [Cruz scored]; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice [Landestoy out at home (pitcher to catcher to third), Forsch to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield singled to pitcher; Clark flied out to center; McCovey flied out to center; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno walked; Cedeno was picked off first (pitcher to first); Leonard grounded out (third to first); Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: Metzger made an out to shortstop; LeMaster singled to left; Hill singled to left [LeMaster to second]; IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; Ivie doubled to right [LeMaster scored, Hill to third]; DIXON REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); North singled to center [Hill scored, Ivie scored]; North stole second [North to third (error by Bochy)]; Whitfield walked; Clark reached on a fielder's choice [Whitfield to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); McCovey singled to left [North scored, Whitfield to third, Clark to second]; ROBERTS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Evans singled to left [Whitfield scored, Clark scored, Roberts out at third (left to third), Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; Metzger struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 6. ASTROS 9TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Cruz singled to left; Hill allowed a passed ball [Cruz to second]; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Cruz to third]; Bochy struck out; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Baldwin flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 6. |
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