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NYY  3
@BAL  0
 TEX  5
OAK  1
 HOU  5
SFG  0
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 10,510

 Monday, April 12, 1976
Time of Game: 2:21
Giants
0
2-1
Lost 1
2nd, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  4
Astros          0  1  1   0  0  2   0  1  X    5  6  0
W: J.R. Richard (1-1), L: Ed Halicki (0-1), S: Ken Forsch (1)
 Astros
5
1-3
Won 1
5th, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Thomas 2B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .200  .585              3   4   2·CS
V Joshua CF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .231  .462              1   1   
B Murcer RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .571 1.750              0   0   
S Ontiveros LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .933              1   0   
W Montanez 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .664             11   3   SB,GDP
C Speier SS                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .333  .788              3   3   
K Reitz 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .364              0   2   
D Rader C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625              4   0   GDP
E Halicki P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500              0   3   
  D Heaverlo P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
  G Adams PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   0   9   0    7   4                         24  16
Batting Events
TB: V Joshua 2; C Speier 2; W Montanez 2; K Reitz; D Thomas; S Ontiveros.
GIDP: D Rader (1); W Montanez (1).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Montanez-C Speier-W Montanez.
E: E Halicki 2 (2); D Thomas (1); D Rader (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: W Montanez (1, 2nd base off J Richard/S Jutze).
CS: D Thomas 2 (2, 2nd base by J Richard/S Jutze, 2nd base by J Richard POCS).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Milbourne 2B                3   3   1   0    1   0  .231  .683              1   2   
E Cabell 3B                   3   0   2   2    1   1  .529 1.085              1   1   
C Cedeno CF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .722              2   0   SB
B Watson 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .353  .941             10   2   2B
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .629              4   1   GDP
G Gross RF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .308  .718              0   0   
S Jutze C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              6   1   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481              3   5   
J Richard P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  L Hardy P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  K Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   5   6   0    3   4                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: B Watson (1, off E Halicki).
TB: B Watson 3; E Cabell 2; L Milbourne; G Gross.
GIDP: J Cruz (1).
RBI: E Cabell 2 (4); B Watson (4); G Gross (2).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. J Cruz-S Jutze; L Milbourne-R Metzger-B Watson; B Watson-R Metzger-B Watson.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off D Heaverlo/D Rader).
Pickoffs: G Gross (1st base by E Halicki); L Milbourne (1st base by E Halicki).

Pitching Stats

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Halicki, L (0-1)             5     5   4   2    2   4   0   3.60   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 5     47    -     0.76  -0.11
D Heaverlo                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.56  -0.05
G Minton                       2     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.07  -0.00
Totals                         8     6   5   2    3   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1· 6          2-2
E Halicki faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Richard, W (1-1)             5.2   5   0   0    7   3   0   3.72   25     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 5     55    -     1.23   0.24
L Hardy, H (1)                 1.1   4   0   0    0   1   0   9.82    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          2-0    1.04   0.02
K Forsch, S (1)                2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    5     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.86   0.08
Totals                         9     9   0   0    7   4   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 9          4-0
L Hardy faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Heaverlo (1); K Forsch (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: E Halicki 2 (0; G Gross, 1st base, L Milbourne, 1st base); J Richard (1; D Thomas, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Engel.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 10,510.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

   San Francisco Giants                      Houston Astros                               
1. Derrel Thomas                2B       1. Larry Milbourne              2B
2. Von Joshua                   CF       2. Enos Cabell                  3B
3. Bobby Murcer                 RF       3. Cesar Cedeno                 CF
4. Steve Ontiveros              LF       4. Bob Watson                   1B
5. Willie Montanez              1B       5. Jose Cruz                    LF
6. Chris Speier                 SS       6. Greg Gross                   RF
7. Ken Reitz                    3B       7. Skip Jutze                    C
8. Dave Rader                    C       8. Roger Metzger                SS
9. Ed Halicki                    P       9. J.R. Richard                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 1 -2- R 10% 67% 0-0 HOU G. Gross E. Halicki Single; Watson Scores
t6 0 1-- OO 10% 86% 0-2 SFG W. Montanez J. Richard Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 2 123 O 9% 68% 0-1 SFG W. Montanez J. Richard Strikeout
b2 0 --- 7% 62% 0-0 HOU B. Watson E. Halicki Double
b3 1 -2- RO 6% 77% 1-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki Single to CF; Milbourne Scores/unER; Cabell out at 2B/CF-1B-2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 SFG D. Thomas J. Richard Walk
t1 0 1-- O 6% 52% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua J. Richard Thomas Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 SFG V. Joshua J. Richard Strikeout
t1 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 SFG B. Murcer J. Richard Walk
t1 2 1-- O 2% 54% 0-0 SFG S. Ontiveros J. Richard Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU L. Milbourne E. Halicki Groundout: P-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 SFG W. Montanez J. Richard Single
t2 0 1-- O 4% 50% 0-0 SFG C. Speier J. Richard Lineout: CF
t2 1 1-- -2% 48% 0-0 SFG K. Reitz J. Richard Montanez Steals 2B
t2 1 -2- O 4% 51% 0-0 SFG K. Reitz J. Richard Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 SFG D. Rader J. Richard Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 7% 62% 0-0 HOU B. Watson E. Halicki Double
b2 0 -2- O -5% 57% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1 -2- R 10% 67% 0-0 HOU G. Gross E. Halicki Single; Watson Scores
b2 1 1-- O -2% 65% 1-0 HOU S. Jutze E. Halicki Strikeout
b2 2 1-- 1% 66% 1-0 HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki Gross Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Gross to 2B
b2 2 -2- O -3% 63% 1-0 HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 SFG E. Halicki J. Richard Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- -3% 63% 0-1 SFG D. Thomas J. Richard Walk
t3 1 1-- O 5% 67% 0-1 SFG V. Joshua J. Richard Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 2 --- -1% 66% 0-1 SFG V. Joshua J. Richard Single
t3 2 1-- -2% 63% 0-1 SFG B. Murcer J. Richard Walk; Joshua to 2B
t3 2 12- -4% 59% 0-1 SFG S. Ontiveros J. Richard Walk; Joshua to 3B; Murcer to 2B
t3 2 123 O 9% 68% 0-1 SFG W. Montanez J. Richard Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -2% 67% 1-0 HOU J. Richard E. Halicki Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- 2% 69% 1-0 HOU L. Milbourne E. Halicki Walk
b3 1 1-- 2% 70% 1-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki Milbourne Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Milbourne to 2B
b3 1 -2- RO 6% 77% 1-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki Single to CF; Milbourne Scores/unER; Cabell out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
b3 2 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- -5% 72% 0-2 SFG C. Speier J. Richard Single
t4 0 1-- O 4% 76% 0-2 SFG K. Reitz J. Richard Strikeout
t4 1 1-- OO 5% 81% 0-2 SFG D. Rader J. Richard Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- 2% 83% 2-0 HOU B. Watson E. Halicki Single
b4 0 1-- OO -4% 79% 2-0 HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 79% 2-0 HOU G. Gross E. Halicki Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- -5% 74% 0-2 SFG E. Halicki J. Richard Walk
t5 0 1-- O 2% 76% 0-2 SFG D. Thomas J. Richard Groundout: 2B-1B; Halicki to 2B
t5 1 -2- O 5% 81% 0-2 SFG V. Joshua J. Richard Fielder's Choice SS; Halicki out at 3B/SS-3B
t5 2 1-- O 3% 84% 0-2 SFG B. Murcer J. Richard Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -1% 83% 2-0 HOU S. Jutze E. Halicki Flyball: SS
b5 1 --- O -1% 82% 2-0 HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki Groundout: P-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 HOU J. Richard E. Halicki Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- -5% 76% 0-2 SFG S. Ontiveros J. Richard Single
t6 0 1-- OO 10% 86% 0-2 SFG W. Montanez J. Richard Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 2 --- -2% 84% 0-2 SFG C. Speier J. Richard Walk
t6 2 1-- -3% 81% 0-2 SFG K. Reitz J. Richard Single; Speier to 2B
Larry Hardy replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
t6 2 12- O 6% 87% 0-2 SFG D. Rader L. Hardy Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 2% 89% 2-0 HOU L. Milbourne E. Halicki Single
b6 0 1-- 3% 91% 2-0 HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki Walk; Milbourne to 2B
Dave Heaverlo replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 12- O -1% 90% 2-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Heaverlo Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Milbourne to 3B
b6 1 1-3 R 3% 94% 2-0 HOU B. Watson D. Heaverlo Cedeno Steals 2B; Milbourne Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
b6 1 -2- 1% 95% 3-0 HOU B. Watson D. Heaverlo Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 3B
b6 1 --3 RO 1% 96% 3-0 HOU B. Watson D. Heaverlo Groundout: SS-1B; Cedeno Scores/unER
b6 2 --- 0% 96% 4-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Heaverlo Walk
b6 2 1-- O -0% 96% 4-0 HOU G. Gross D. Heaverlo Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Hardy facing 9-1-2
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo (P) batting 9th
t7 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-4 SFG G. Thomasson L. Hardy Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1 --- -1% 95% 0-4 SFG D. Thomas L. Hardy Single
t7 1 1-- -2% 93% 0-4 SFG V. Joshua L. Hardy Single; Thomas to 2B
t7 1 12- O 3% 96% 0-4 SFG B. Murcer L. Hardy Flyball: LF
t7 2 12- O 2% 98% 0-4 SFG S. Ontiveros L. Hardy Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
Greg Minton replaces Gary Thomasson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -0% 98% 4-0 HOU S. Jutze G. Minton Flyball: 2B
b7 1 --- O -0% 98% 4-0 HOU R. Metzger G. Minton Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 98% 4-0 HOU L. Hardy G. Minton Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Larry Hardy facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- -2% 95% 0-4 SFG W. Montanez L. Hardy Single
t8 0 1-- -4% 91% 0-4 SFG C. Speier L. Hardy Single; Montanez to 2B
Ken Forsch replaces Larry Hardy pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 12- -2% 89% 0-4 SFG K. Reitz K. Forsch Wild Pitch; Speier to 2B; Montanez to 3B
t8 0 -23 O 4% 93% 0-4 SFG K. Reitz K. Forsch Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1 -23 OO 6% 99% 0-4 SFG D. Rader K. Forsch Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Greg Minton facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- 0% 99% 4-0 HOU L. Milbourne G. Minton Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b8 0 1-- R 1% 100% 4-0 HOU E. Cabell G. Minton Single; Milbourne Scores/unER; Cabell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b8 0 -2- O -0% 100% 5-0 HOU C. Cedeno G. Minton Lineout: CF
b8 1 -2- O 0% 100% 5-0 HOU B. Watson G. Minton Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 -2- O -0% 100% 5-0 HOU J. Cruz G. Minton Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Greg Minton (P) batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG G. Adams K. Forsch Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG D. Thomas K. Forsch Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG V. Joshua K. Forsch Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

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