Bob Knepper not only pitched a six-hitter in a 6-2 victory over the Astros, but the Giants' lefthander clinched his own decision with a two-run double in the eighth inning. Knepper did not issue a pass while going the distance for the third time this season. Jack Clark also had two RBIs for the Giants with a sacrifice fly and double. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      1, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Giants       0  0  1    1  1  0    0  3  x  -   6 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landestoy ss          3   1   2   0     0   0   .236      North cf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .280
Puhl cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .277      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Clark rf              3   0   1   2     0   0   .287
Cruz lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .327      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .198
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .287      Whitfield lf          2   1   0   0     1   1   .250
Howe 1b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .237        Wohlford ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Leonard rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Herndon pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .246
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Ashby c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Stennett 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Niekro p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .269      LeMaster ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .238
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Knepper p             4   0   1   2     0   1   .259
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     0   6             Totals               31   6  10   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 19,801
Left on Base: Astros 3, Giants 7
DP: Astros 1, Giants 1
Errors: Leonard
Doubles: Niekro (3), Puhl (6), Landestoy (4), Clark (9), LeMaster (9), Knepper (2)
Stolen Bases: Landestoy (4), North 2 (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Landestoy (2), May (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (4)
GIDP: Leonard (3)
Hit by Pitch: Wohlford (1,by Sambito)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(5-4)           4     6   3   3   2   1   0  21   3.72
Andujar                 3     1   0   0   1   3   0   9   3.22
Sambito                 1     3   3   3   0   0   0   7   3.18
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   4   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(4-6)          9     6   2   2   0   6   0  32   4.82
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   6   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Sambito (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy singled to center; Landestoy stole second;
Puhl made an out to third; Morgan made an out to first; Cruz
singled to left [Landestoy scored]; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to pitcher; Evans forced North (third
to second); Clark forced Evans (shortstop to second); McCovey
singled to right [Clark to second]; Whitfield flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe singled to center; Leonard grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howe out at second];
Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: May lined to shortstop; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro doubled to right; Landestoy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Niekro to third]; Puhl
doubled to right [Niekro scored]; Morgan grounded out (second to
first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (second to first); North
singled to left; North stole second; Evans grounded out (second
to first) [North to third]; Clark doubled to left [North
scored]; McCovey flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell made an out to shortstop; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leonard grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield walked; May out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Whitfield to second]; Stennett grounded out (second
to first) [Whitfield to third]; LeMaster doubled to left
[Whitfield scored]; Knepper struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols made an out to shortstop; Niekro struck out;
Landestoy doubled to left; Puhl made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: North walked; Evans singled to right [North to
second]; North stole third; Clark reached on an error by Leonard
on a sacrifice fly [North scored, Evans to second]; ANDUJAR
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Evans was picked off second (pitcher
to shortstop); McCovey struck out; Whitfield struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Morgan struck out; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: May flied out to right; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeMaster singled to left; Knepper grounded
out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Leonard flied
out to left; Pujols flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: ASHBY REPLACED PUJOLS (PLAYING C ); North walked;
Evans struck out; Clark lined into a double play (third to
first) [North out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Gonzalez was called out
on strikes; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); McCovey
singled to left; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Wohlford was hit
by a pitch [McCovey to second]; HERNDON RAN FOR WOHLFORD; May
flied out to right [McCovey to third]; Stennett singled to right
[McCovey scored, Herndon to second]; LeMaster made an out to
second; Knepper doubled to right [Herndon scored, Stennett
scored]; North flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 6.

ASTROS 9TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Morgan flied
out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 6.