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BAL  7
CLE  2
 DET  3
@BOS  2
 CHW  3
@CAL  2
 MIN  3
@KCR  2
 NYY  7
TOR  5
 OAK  4
MIL  2
 TEX  5
@SEA  2
 ATL  2
SDP  0
 LAD  3
@CIN  1
 SFG  1
@HOU  0
 PIT  8
@MON  6
 STL  4
NYM  2
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 8,693

 Wednesday, April 20, 1977
Time of Game: 2:11
Giants
1
5-6
Won 2
3rd, 4 GB
 
                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
W: Ed Halicki (2-1), L: Mark Lemongello (0-3), S: Gary Lavelle (2)
 Astros
0
5-6
Lost 5
3rd, 4 GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Thomas SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .467              1   1   SH
R Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .231  .656              1   4   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .319  .844              1   2   CS
D Evans LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .367 1.058              3   0   
  L Herndon CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .850              0   0   
W McCovey 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .913             10   0   
J Clark RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .748              8   0   2B
G Thomasson CF-LF             3   0   2   0    1   0  .333  .927              1   0   
M Sadek C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432              2   0   
E Halicki P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .800              0   1   
  T Whitfield PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .830              0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       34   1   9   0    1   3                         27   9
Batting Events
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 Events
CS: B Madlock (1, 2nd base by M Lemongello/J Ferguson).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .502              3   1   2B
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .613              1   2   SB
J Cruz RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .647              1   0   
B Watson 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .282  .763             10   1   
  A Gardner PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340              0   0   
J Ferguson C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .343  .996              4   1   SH
C Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .292 1.100              1   0   
A Howe 2B                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650              4   3   
  W Crawford PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .946              0   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .471              3   3   
  J Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .522              0   0   
M Lemongello P                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    4   2                         27  13
Batting Events
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 Events
E: R Metzger (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: E Cabell (8, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Sadek).

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, W (2-1)             7     4   0   0    2   2   0   3.50   27     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 4     69    -     1.17   0.42
R Moffitt, H (1)               1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    3.28   0.18
G Lavelle, S (2)               0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.99   0.13
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   2   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·14· 0· 4          1-0 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lemongello, L (0-3)          7.2   8   1   1    1   3   0   5.09   31     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8     61    -     1.25   0.16
J Sambito                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    5     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 1          2-0    0.96   0.07
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 9          2-0
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

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

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