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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		2
7
DET
@BOS		3
2
CHW
@CAL		3
2
MIN
@KCR		3
2
TOR
@NYY		5
7
MIL
@OAK		2
4
TEX
@SEA		5
2
SDP
@ATL		0
2
LAD
@CIN		3
1
SFG
@HOU		1
0
PIT
@MON		8
6
NYM
@STL		2
4
Wednesday, April 20, 1977
, Astrodome
Attendance: 8,693, Time of Game: 2:11
Giants
1
5-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Astros
0
5-6
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
W: Ed Halicki (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  9  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derrel Thomas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .467 -0.112 1.61 0.000 -0.112 -0.9 1 1 SH
Rob Andrews 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231 .656 0.118 1.32 0.182 -0.064 -0.0 1 4
Bill Madlock 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .319 .844 0.067 0.71 0.089 -0.022 0.5 1 2 CS
Darrell Evans LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .367 1.058 -0.090 1.27 0.018 -0.108 -0.6 3 0
   Larry Herndon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .850 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie McCovey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .913 -0.119 1.19 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 10 0
Jack Clark RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .748 0.022 0.82 0.076 -0.054 -0.1 8 0 2B
Gary Thomasson CF-LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .927 0.038 1.12 0.089 -0.051 0.6 1 0
Mike Sadek C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 -0.128 1.68 0.000 -0.128 -1.0 2 0
Ed Halicki P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .800 -0.084 1.54 0.000 -0.084 -0.6 0 1
   Terry Whitfield PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316 .830 0.069 1.82 0.069 0.000 0.4
   Randy Moffitt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.015 0.56 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 1
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 9 1 1 3 .265 .580 -0.234 1.21 0.523 -0.757 -3.0 27 9
2B: J Clark (4, off M Lemongello).
SH: D Thomas (1, off M Lemongello).
TB: B Madlock 3; J Clark 2; G Thomasson 2; R Andrews; D Evans; T Whitfield.
RBI: R Andrews (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning
CS: B Madlock (1, 2nd base by M Lemongello/J Ferguson).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .502 -0.039 1.37 0.071 -0.110 -0.0 3 1 2B
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .613 -0.076 1.09 0.034 -0.111 -0.4 1 2 SB
Jose Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .647 -0.104 1.09 0.000 -0.104 -0.7 1 0
Bob Watson 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .282 .763 0.067 1.84 0.142 -0.074 -0.1 10 1
   Art Gardner PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .340 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Joe Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .343 .996 -0.069 2.27 0.043 -0.113 -0.4 4 1 SH
Cliff Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .292 1.100 -0.210 2.06 0.000 -0.210 -1.0 1 0
Art Howe 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 0.072 1.19 0.109 -0.037 0.7 4 3
   Willie Crawford PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .946 0.026 4.89 0.026 0.000 0.1
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .471 -0.128 1.59 0.000 -0.128 -1.0 3 3
   Julio Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .522 -0.160 6.45 0.000 -0.160 -0.4
Mark Lemongello P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.113 1.42 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 0 2
   Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 4 2 .133 .402 -0.734 1.78 0.425 -1.160 -4.0 27 13
2B: C Cedeno (2, off E Halicki).
SH: J Ferguson (1, off R Moffitt).
TB: C Cedeno 2; A Howe; J Ferguson; E Cabell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
E: R Metzger (4).
Outfield Assists: C Cedeno (R Andrews at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Cabell (8, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Sadek).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Halicki, W (2-1) 7 4 0 0 2 2 0 3.50 27 69 0.421 1.20 3.1
Randy Moffitt, H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.38 6 0 0 0.179 3.16 0.6
Gary Lavelle, S (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 0.134 5.67 0.3
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 4 2 0 0.00 35 69 1 0 0.734 1.21 4.0

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Lemongello, L (0-3) 7.2 8 1 1 1 3 0 5.09 31 61 0.163 1.27 2.1
Joe Sambito 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 5 2 0 0.071 0.79 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 1 3 0 1.00 36 61 2 0 0.234 1.78 3.0
Balks: M Lemongello (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 8,693.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Houston Astros
1 Derrel Thomas SS 1 Cesar Cedeno CF
2 Rob Andrews 2B 2 Enos Cabell 3B
3 Bill Madlock 3B 3 Jose Cruz RF
4 Darrell Evans LF 4 Bob Watson 1B
5 Willie McCovey 1B 5 Joe Ferguson C
6 Jack Clark RF 6 Cliff Johnson LF
7 Gary Thomasson CF 7 Art Howe 2B
8 Mike Sadek C 8 Roger Metzger SS
9 Ed Halicki P 9 Mark Lemongello P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-0 1 -2- RO SFG R. Andrews M. Lemongello 18% 73% Single to CF; Whitfield Scores; Andrews out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
b9 0-1 2 12- O HOU J. Gonzalez G. Lavelle 16% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b9 0-1 0 --- HOU B. Watson R. Moffitt -13% 69% Walk
b9 0-1 1 -2- O HOU C. Johnson R. Moffitt 13% 87% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 1-3 O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 8% 44% Flyball: CF

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' Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Thomas M. Lemongello -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Andrews M. Lemongello -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Madlock M. Lemongello 1% 48% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG D. Evans M. Lemongello -2% 45% Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 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 C. Cedeno E. Halicki 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki -2% 45% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- HOU B. Watson E. Halicki -1% 47% Cabell Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- HOU B. Watson E. Halicki -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- O HOU J. Ferguson E. Halicki 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Evans M. Lemongello -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O SFG W. McCovey M. Lemongello -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Clark M. Lemongello -1% 45% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson E. Halicki 2% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- HOU A. Howe E. Halicki -3% 45% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Howe to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O HOU M. Lemongello E. Halicki 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- SFG G. Thomasson M. Lemongello 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O SFG M. Sadek M. Lemongello -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B; Thomasson to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O SFG E. Halicki M. Lemongello -4% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -2- O SFG D. Thomas M. Lemongello -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki -7% 38% Double
b3 0-0 0 -2- O HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 5% 42% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cedeno to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 O HOU B. Watson E. Halicki 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O SFG R. Andrews M. Lemongello -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 1 --- SFG B. Madlock M. Lemongello 3% 50% Single
t4 0-0 1 1-- O SFG D. Evans M. Lemongello -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O SFG W. McCovey M. Lemongello -3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- HOU J. Ferguson E. Halicki -4% 40% Single to LF
b4 0-0 0 1-- O HOU C. Johnson E. Halicki 4% 44% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 1-- HOU A. Howe E. Halicki -8% 36% Single to LF; Ferguson to 3B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 8% 44% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 1-3 O HOU M. Lemongello E. Halicki 6% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Clark M. Lemongello -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- SFG G. Thomasson M. Lemongello 3% 50% Single
t5 0-0 1 1-- O SFG M. Sadek M. Lemongello -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B; Thomasson to 2B
t5 0-0 2 -2- O SFG E. Halicki M. Lemongello -5% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
b5 0-0 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b5 0-0 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Thomas M. Lemongello -3% 47% Groundout: C unassisted
t6 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Andrews M. Lemongello -2% 44% Flyball: SS
t6 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Madlock M. Lemongello 2% 46% Single
t6 0-0 2 1-- SFG D. Evans M. Lemongello 2% 48% Balk; Madlock to 2B
t6 0-0 2 -2- O SFG D. Evans M. Lemongello -5% 43% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
b6 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson E. Halicki 3% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Ferguson E. Halicki 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson E. Halicki 2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7
t7 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey M. Lemongello -4% 46% Flyball: CF
t7 0-0 1 --- SFG J. Clark M. Lemongello 8% 54% Double
t7 0-0 1 -2- O SFG G. Thomasson M. Lemongello -5% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clark to 3B
t7 0-0 2 --3 O SFG M. Sadek M. Lemongello -7% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
b7 0-0 0 --- O HOU A. Howe E. Halicki 4% 45% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 2 --- O HOU M. Lemongello E. Halicki 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 9-1-2
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Ed Halicki (P) batting 9th
t8 0-0 0 --- SFG T. Whitfield M. Lemongello 7% 57% Single to CF
t8 0-0 0 1-- O SFG D. Thomas M. Lemongello -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Whitfield to 2B
t8 0-0 1 -2- RO SFG R. Andrews M. Lemongello 18% 73% Single to CF; Whitfield Scores; Andrews out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
t8 1-0 2 --- SFG B. Madlock M. Lemongello 1% 74% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Madlock to 1B
t8 1-0 2 1-- SFG D. Evans M. Lemongello 2% 76% Single to CF; Madlock to 2B
Joe Sambito replaces Mark Lemongello pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-0 2 12- O SFG W. McCovey J. Sambito -4% 72% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
Randy Moffitt replaces Terry Whitfield (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-1 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Moffitt 6% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-1 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell R. Moffitt 4% 82% Flyball: RF
b8 0-1 2 --- O HOU J. Cruz R. Moffitt 3% 85% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
t9 1-0 0 --- O SFG J. Clark J. Sambito -1% 84% Flyball: 3B
t9 1-0 1 --- SFG G. Thomasson J. Sambito 2% 85% Single
t9 1-0 1 1-- O SFG M. Sadek J. Sambito -2% 83% Flyball: RF
t9 1-0 2 1-- O SFG R. Moffitt J. Sambito -2% 82% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 4-5-6
Gary Thomasson moves from CF to LF
Larry Herndon replaces Darrell Evans (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b9 0-1 0 --- HOU B. Watson R. Moffitt -13% 69% Walk
Art Gardner pinch runs for Bob Watson (1B) batting 4th
b9 0-1 0 1-- O HOU J. Ferguson R. Moffitt 5% 74% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gardner to 2B
b9 0-1 1 -2- O HOU C. Johnson R. Moffitt 13% 87% Flyball: RF
Gary Lavelle replaces Randy Moffitt pitching and batting 9th
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Art Howe (2B) batting 7th
b9 0-1 2 -2- HOU W. Crawford G. Lavelle -3% 84% Walk
Julio Gonzalez pinch hits for Roger Metzger (SS) batting 8th
b9 0-1 2 12- O HOU J. Gonzalez G. Lavelle 16% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

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