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Standings
NYY
@BAL		3
0
OAK
@TEX		1
5
SFG
@HOU		0
5
Monday, April 12, 1976
, Astrodome
Attendance: 10,510, Time of Game: 2:21
Giants
0
2-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Astros
5
1-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 2½ GB
W: J.R. Richard (1-1)
L: Ed Halicki (0-1)
S: Ken Forsch (1)
 
                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

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derrel Thomas 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .200 .585 -0.050 0.99 0.081 -0.131 -0.4 3 4 2·CS
Von Joshua CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .231 .462 -0.027 0.66 0.040 -0.067 -0.1 1 1
Bobby Murcer RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .571 1.750 -0.017 0.91 0.037 -0.054 -0.3 0 0
Steve Ontiveros LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .933 0.052 1.22 0.094 -0.042 0.1 1 0
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .300 .664 -0.089 1.71 0.101 -0.190 0.0 11 3 SB,GDP
Chris Speier SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .788 0.068 0.99 0.104 -0.036 0.7 3 3
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .364 -0.086 1.47 0.029 -0.115 -1.0 0 2
Dave Rader C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .625 -0.206 1.55 0.000 -0.206 -2.4 4 0 GDP
Ed Halicki P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.025 1.07 0.050 -0.025 0.2 0 3
   Dave Heaverlo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Thomasson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.011 0.48 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Greg Minton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Glenn Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
Team Totals 31 0 9 0 7 4 .290 .711 -0.344 1.14 0.536 -0.880 -3.6 24 16
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
DP: 1. W Montanez-C Speier-W Montanez.
E: E Halicki 2 (2); D Thomas (1); D Rader (1).
Outfield Assists: V Joshua (E Cabell at 2nd base).
Baserunning
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Larry Milbourne 2B 3 3 1 0 1 0 .231 .683 0.067 0.65 0.088 -0.021 1.4 1 2
Enos Cabell 3B 3 0 2 2 1 1 .529 1.085 0.080 0.64 0.094 -0.014 2.2 1 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .722 -0.012 0.37 0.010 -0.022 -0.6 2 0 SB
Bob Watson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .353 .941 0.102 0.48 0.103 -0.001 0.9 10 2 2B
Jose Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .629 -0.087 0.59 0.002 -0.088 -1.3 4 1 GDP
Greg Gross RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .308 .718 0.103 0.61 0.112 -0.009 0.7 0 0
Skip Jutze C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.036 0.52 0.000 -0.036 -0.6 6 1
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .481 -0.037 0.49 0.000 -0.037 -0.5 3 5
J.R. Richard P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 0.49 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 0 1
   Larry Hardy P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0
   Ken Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 5 6 4 3 4 .207 .523 0.155 0.53 0.409 -0.253 1.8 27 13
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
DP: 3. J Cruz-S Jutze; L Milbourne-R Metzger-B Watson; B Watson-R Metzger-B Watson.
Outfield Assists: J Cruz (W Montanez at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off D Heaverlo/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Halicki, L (0-1) 5 5 4 2 2 4 0 3.60 20 47 -0.109 0.72 -0.9
Dave Heaverlo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 2 2 -0.047 0.47 -0.6
Greg Minton 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.000 0.05 -0.2
Team Totals 8 6 5 2 3 4 0 2.25 32 47 2 2 -0.156 1.14 -1.8
E Halicki faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
J.R. Richard, W (1-1) 5.2 5 0 0 7 3 0 3.72 25 55 0.246 1.29 2.0
Larry Hardy, H (1) 1.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 9.82 8 2 0 0.015 0.89 -0.2
Ken Forsch, S (1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 5 2 0 0.082 0.77 1.8
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 7 4 0 0.00 38 55 4 0 0.343 0.53 3.6
L Hardy faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Heaverlo (1); K Forsch (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: 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.

Starting 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

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

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- SFG D. Thomas J. Richard -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O SFG V. Joshua J. Richard 6% 52% Thomas Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG V. Joshua J. Richard 1% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Murcer J. Richard -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG S. Ontiveros J. Richard 2% 54% 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 0-0 0 --- O HOU L. Milbourne E. Halicki -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki -1% 50% 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 0-0 0 --- SFG W. Montanez J. Richard -4% 46% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O SFG C. Speier J. Richard 4% 50% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- SFG K. Reitz J. Richard -2% 48% Montanez Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O SFG K. Reitz J. Richard 4% 51% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 2 -2- O SFG D. Rader J. Richard 3% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson E. Halicki 7% 62% Double
b2 0-0 0 -2- O HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki -5% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 1 -2- R HOU G. Gross E. Halicki 10% 67% Single; Watson Scores
b2 1-0 1 1-- O HOU S. Jutze E. Halicki -2% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 1-- HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 1% 66% Gross Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Gross to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki -3% 63% 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 0-1 0 --- O SFG E. Halicki J. Richard 2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- SFG D. Thomas J. Richard -3% 63% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- O SFG V. Joshua J. Richard 5% 67% Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 0-1 2 --- SFG V. Joshua J. Richard -1% 66% Single
t3 0-1 2 1-- SFG B. Murcer J. Richard -2% 63% Walk; Joshua to 2B
t3 0-1 2 12- SFG S. Ontiveros J. Richard -4% 59% Walk; Joshua to 3B; Murcer to 2B
t3 0-1 2 123 O SFG W. Montanez J. Richard 9% 68% 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 1-0 0 --- O HOU J. Richard E. Halicki -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- HOU L. Milbourne E. Halicki 2% 69% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 2% 70% Milbourne Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Milbourne to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- RO HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 6% 77% Single to CF; Milbourne Scores/unER; Cabell out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
b3 2-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki -1% 76% 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 0-2 0 --- SFG C. Speier J. Richard -5% 72% Single
t4 0-2 0 1-- O SFG K. Reitz J. Richard 4% 76% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 1-- OO SFG D. Rader J. Richard 6% 81% 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 2-0 0 --- HOU B. Watson E. Halicki 2% 83% Single
b4 2-0 0 1-- OO HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki -4% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- O HOU G. Gross E. Halicki -1% 78% 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 0-2 0 --- SFG E. Halicki J. Richard -5% 73% Walk
t5 0-2 0 1-- O SFG D. Thomas J. Richard 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B; Halicki to 2B
t5 0-2 1 -2- O SFG V. Joshua J. Richard 5% 81% Fielder's Choice SS; Halicki out at 3B/SS-3B
t5 0-2 2 1-- O SFG B. Murcer J. Richard 3% 84% 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 2-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze E. Halicki -1% 83% Flyball: SS
b5 2-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki -1% 82% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- O HOU J. Richard E. Halicki -1% 81% 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 0-2 0 --- SFG S. Ontiveros J. Richard -5% 76% Single
t6 0-2 0 1-- OO SFG W. Montanez J. Richard 10% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- SFG C. Speier J. Richard -2% 84% Walk
t6 0-2 2 1-- SFG K. Reitz J. Richard -3% 81% Single; Speier to 2B
Larry Hardy replaces J.R. Richard pitching and batting 9th
t6 0-2 2 12- O SFG D. Rader L. Hardy 6% 87% 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 2-0 0 --- HOU L. Milbourne E. Halicki 2% 89% Single
b6 2-0 0 1-- HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 2% 91% Walk; Milbourne to 2B
Dave Heaverlo replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-0 0 12- O HOU C. Cedeno D. Heaverlo -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Milbourne to 3B
b6 2-0 1 1-3 R HOU B. Watson D. Heaverlo 3% 94% Cedeno Steals 2B; Milbourne Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
b6 3-0 1 -2- HOU B. Watson D. Heaverlo 1% 95% Wild Pitch; Cedeno to 3B
b6 3-0 1 --3 RO HOU B. Watson D. Heaverlo 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; Cedeno Scores/unER
b6 4-0 2 --- HOU J. Cruz D. Heaverlo 0% 96% Walk
b6 4-0 2 1-- O HOU G. Gross D. Heaverlo -0% 96% 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 0-4 0 --- O SFG G. Thomasson L. Hardy 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 0-4 1 --- SFG D. Thomas L. Hardy -1% 96% Single
t7 0-4 1 1-- SFG V. Joshua L. Hardy -3% 93% Single; Thomas to 2B
t7 0-4 1 12- O SFG B. Murcer L. Hardy 3% 96% Flyball: LF
t7 0-4 2 12- O SFG S. Ontiveros L. Hardy 2% 98% 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 4-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze G. Minton -0% 98% Flyball: 2B
b7 4-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger G. Minton -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-0 2 --- O HOU L. Hardy G. Minton -0% 97% 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 0-4 0 --- SFG W. Montanez L. Hardy -2% 95% Single
t8 0-4 0 1-- SFG C. Speier L. Hardy -4% 91% Single; Montanez to 2B
Ken Forsch replaces Larry Hardy pitching and batting 9th
t8 0-4 0 12- SFG K. Reitz K. Forsch -2% 89% Wild Pitch; Speier to 2B; Montanez to 3B
t8 0-4 0 -23 O SFG K. Reitz K. Forsch 4% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 0-4 1 -23 OO SFG D. Rader K. Forsch 6% 99% 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 4-0 0 --- HOU L. Milbourne G. Minton 0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b8 4-0 0 1-- R HOU E. Cabell G. Minton 0% 100% Single; Milbourne Scores/unER; Cabell to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b8 5-0 0 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno G. Minton -0% 100% Lineout: CF
b8 5-0 1 -2- O HOU B. Watson G. Minton -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Cruz G. Minton -0% 100% 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 0-5 0 --- O SFG G. Adams K. Forsch 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-5 1 --- O SFG D. Thomas K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-5 2 --- O SFG V. Joshua K. Forsch 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

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