After falling behind by four runs in the first inning, the Astros came back to nip the Giants, 6-5. The Astros picked up two tallies in the third inning on a walk to Terry Puhl, an infield out, a single by Cesar Cedeno and double by Enos Cabell. They added four more in the fourth frame on a leadoff homer by Alan Ashby, a base on balls, fielder's choice and consecutive singles by Puhl, Craig Reynolds and Cedeno. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  2    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  2
Giants       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .279      North cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Reynolds ss           5   1   2   2     0   0   .292      Metzger ss,2b         4   1   1   0     1   0   .194
Cedeno 1b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .260      Clark rf              4   2   1   1     1   1   .286
Cruz lf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .275      McCovey 1b            3   1   2   3     1   0   .278
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .269        LeMaster pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Walling rf            2   0   0   1     2   1   .365      Evans 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Leonard ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Whitfield lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .310
Ashby c               5   1   1   1     0   2   .238      Strain 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Landestoy 2b          2   0   0   0     2   1   .191        Ivie ph,1b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Williams p            4   1   0   0     0   2   .167      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .195
  Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Halicki p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .309
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .281

Totals               36   6   9   5     7   7             Totals               34   5   7   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 15,624
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Errors: Cedeno, Landestoy, Clark
Doubles: Reynolds (10), Cabell (12), Cruz (15)
Triples: North (3)
Home Runs: Ashby (2), McCovey (12)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (15), Cedeno 2 (22), Reynolds (7), Ivie (3), North (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams W(3-3)         7     6   5   4   3   1   1  31   2.75
Niemann SV(1)           2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   1.62
Totals                  9     7   5   4   5   2   1  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki                 3.1   4   4   4   4   1   1  18   3.89
Curtis L(3-4)           0.2   3   2   2   2   0   0   7   4.87
Minton                  3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.40
Lavelle                 2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.44
Totals                  9     9   6   6   7   7   1  43

Wild Pitches: Halicki (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Reynolds doubled to
right; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Cruz lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North tripled to right; Metzger walked; Clark
reached on a fielder's choice [Metzger to second (error by
Landestoy; assist by Williams), North scored (RBI)]; McCovey
homered [Metzger scored (unearned), Clark scored]; Evans walked;
Whitfield grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second];
Strain flied out to right; Debut game for Joe Strain;
Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Walling
walked; Ashby struck out; Landestoy walked [Walling to second];
Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Halicki flied out to right; North lined to first;
Metzger singled to right; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Halicki threw a wild
pitch [Puhl to third]; Reynolds grounded out (second to first)
[Puhl scored]; Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Cruz made an
out to third; Cabell doubled to left [Cedeno scored]; Walling
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey walked; Evans forced McCovey (right to
shortstop); Whitfield forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop);
Whitfield was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Cedeno [Whitfield to second]; Strain grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby homered; Landestoy walked; Williams forced
Landestoy (pitcher to shortstop); CURTIS REPLACED HALICKI
(PITCHING); Puhl singled to right [Williams scored (error by
Clark) (no RBI), Puhl to third]; Reynolds singled to left [Puhl
scored]; Cedeno singled to center [Reynolds to third]; Cedeno
stole second; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Cabell was
walked intentionally; Walling walked [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to
third, Cabell to second]; Ashby forced Walling (second to
shortstop); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Hill flied out to right; VENABLE BATTED FOR CURTIS;
Venable flied out to center; North grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

ASTROS 5TH: MINTON REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Landestoy struck
out; Williams was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Clark
struck out; McCovey made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Giants 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno
grounded out (second to first); Cruz doubled to left; Cabell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Whitfield
singled to center; Strain flied out to right; Hill flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Walling struck out; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to
first); Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: HERNDON BATTED FOR MINTON; Herndon made an out to
second; North flied out to right; Metzger popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED HERNDON (PITCHING); Williams struck
out; Puhl singled to pitcher; Reynolds forced Puhl (third to
second); Reynolds stole second; Cedeno was walked intentionally;
Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark singled to right; McCovey singled to center
[Clark to second]; LEMASTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; NIEMANN REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Clark to third, LeMaster to second]; Whitfield grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Clark scored, LeMaster to third]; IVIE
BATTED FOR STRAIN; Ivie walked; Ivie stole second; Hill struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 5.

ASTROS 9TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); METZGER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LEMASTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Cabell struck out; LEONARD BATTED FOR WALLING; Leonard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 5.

GIANTS 9TH: LEONARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDREWS BATTED
FOR LAVELLE; Andrews flied out to center; North singled to left;
Metzger flied out to right; North stole second; Clark was walked
intentionally; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 6, Giants 5.