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Standings
TOR
@BOS		0
5
CHW
@CAL		4
5
BAL
@DET		4
2
MIN
@KCR		0
1
CLE
@NYY		9
2
MIL
@OAK		9
0
TEX
@SEA		9
4
NYM
@CHC		5
3
ATL
@CIN		8
10		 
(14)
SFG
@HOU		0
3
PHI
@PIT		3
5
LAD
@SDP		3
4		 
(11)
MON
@STL		5
1
Sunday, October 1, 1978
, Astrodome
Attendance: 7,077, Time of Game: 1:41
Giants
0
89-73
⇐ Lost 2
3rd, 6 GB
 at Astros
3
74-88
⇐ Won 2
5th, 21 GB
W: Joe Niekro (14-14)
L: Phil Nastu (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Astros          1  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  6  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .289 .734 -0.021 0.81 0.037 -0.059 -0.2 1 0
Roger Metzger SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 .577 0.027 0.77 0.064 -0.037 0.2 0 2
Jim Dwyer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .223 .691 -0.065 0.82 0.009 -0.074 -0.6 14 0
Jack Clark RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .895 -0.101 1.09 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 2 0
John Tamargo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .658 -0.044 0.83 0.024 -0.068 -0.5 5 1
Hector Cruz CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .227 .662 0.083 0.66 0.101 -0.018 0.8 1 0 2B
Tom Heintzelman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .699 0.011 1.16 0.078 -0.066 -0.0 0 5
Rob Andrews 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .588 -0.129 1.83 0.000 -0.129 -1.2 1 4
Phil Nastu P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.009 0.39 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
   Darrell Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .764 -0.025 0.93 0.000 -0.025 -0.3
   Ed Plank P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Ivie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .838 -0.080 3.31 0.000 -0.080 -0.7
   John Curtis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 0 5 0 1 6 .152 .358 -0.353 1.02 0.313 -0.666 -3.7 24 13
2B: H Cruz (13, off J Niekro).
TB: H Cruz 3; R Metzger; T Whitfield; T Heintzelman.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Enos Cabell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .720 -0.037 0.52 0.000 -0.037 -0.5 1 1
   Vern Ruhle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .206 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Cannon LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1 2 0
Jimmy Sexton SS-3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .206 .571 0.058 0.34 0.084 -0.026 0.1 0 2 3B,CS
Cesar Cedeno CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .281 .786 0.109 0.66 0.113 -0.004 1.1 4 0 HR
Art Howe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .779 -0.015 0.20 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 6 0
Jeffrey Leonard RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .869 0.048 0.54 0.056 -0.008 0.4 3 0 2B
   Denny Walling RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .688 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 1 0
Jesus Alou LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .762 -0.015 0.48 0.000 -0.015 -0.4 1 0
   Mark Lemongello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .408 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Julio Gonzalez 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .532 0.060 0.59 0.066 -0.006 0.6 0 0 SB
Bruce Bochy C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .688 -0.031 0.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.7 7 0
Joe Niekro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .308 -0.022 0.80 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 1 0
   Bob Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .808 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
   Mike Fischlin SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .116 .293 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 29 3 6 3 0 5 .207 .621 0.146 0.42 0.320 -0.174 -0.3 27 3
2B: J Leonard (2, off P Nastu).
3B: J Sexton (2, off P Nastu).
HR: C Cedeno (7, off P Nastu; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: C Cedeno 4; J Sexton 4; J Leonard 2; J Gonzalez; J Cannon.
RBI: C Cedeno 2 (23); J Gonzalez (16).
2-out RBI: C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: A Howe (13).
Baserunning
SB: J Gonzalez (6, 2nd base off P Nastu/J Tamargo).
CS: J Sexton (2, 2nd base by E Plank/J Tamargo).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Nastu, L (0-1) 4 4 3 3 0 3 1 5.63 16 45 -0.187 0.65 -1.4
Ed Plank 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 6 0 0 0.027 0.22 0.8
John Curtis 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.71 7 0 0 0.013 0.08 0.8
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 0 5 1 3.38 29 45 0 0 -0.147 1.02 0.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Niekro, W (14-14) 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 18 63 0.218 1.03 2.1
Vern Ruhle, H (1) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.12 9 0 0 0.076 1.46 0.8
Mark Lemongello, S (1) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.94 7 0 0 0.059 0.43 0.8
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 34 63 0 0 0.353 0.42 3.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 1:41.
Attendance: 7,077.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Houston Astros
1 Terry Whitfield LF 1 Enos Cabell 3B
2 Roger Metzger SS 2 Jimmy Sexton SS
3 Jim Dwyer 1B 3 Cesar Cedeno CF
4 Jack Clark RF 4 Art Howe 1B
5 John Tamargo C 5 Jeffrey Leonard RF
6 Hector Cruz CF 6 Jesus Alou LF
7 Tom Heintzelman 3B 7 Julio Gonzalez 2B
8 Rob Andrews 2B 8 Bruce Bochy C
9 Phil Nastu P 9 Joe Niekro P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-0 2 --- R HOU C. Cedeno P. Nastu 8% 85% Home Run
t7 0-3 1 123 O SFG R. Andrews V. Ruhle 8% 87% Flyball: RF
t7 0-3 2 123 O SFG M. Ivie V. Ruhle 8% 95% Strikeout
t7 0-3 1 12- SFG T. Heintzelman V. Ruhle -8% 79% Single; Tamargo to 3B; Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU J. Sexton P. Nastu 7% 60% Triple

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' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Niekro 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG R. Metzger J. Niekro 1% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Dwyer J. Niekro 1% 54% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Phil Nastu facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Nastu -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU J. Sexton P. Nastu 7% 60% Triple
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO HOU C. Cedeno P. Nastu 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B; Sexton Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- O HOU A. Howe P. Nastu -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O SFG J. Clark J. Niekro 2% 64% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O SFG J. Tamargo J. Niekro 2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 2 --- O SFG H. Cruz J. Niekro 1% 67% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Phil Nastu facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- HOU J. Leonard P. Nastu 6% 72% Double
b2 1-0 0 -2- O HOU J. Alou P. Nastu -1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Leonard to 3B
b2 1-0 1 --3 R HOU J. Gonzalez P. Nastu 5% 77% Single; Leonard Scores
b2 2-0 1 1-- HOU B. Bochy P. Nastu 1% 78% Gonzalez Steals 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O HOU B. Bochy P. Nastu -2% 76% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 -2- O HOU J. Niekro P. Nastu -2% 74% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O SFG T. Heintzelman J. Niekro 2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O SFG R. Andrews J. Niekro 1% 78% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 2 --- O SFG P. Nastu J. Niekro 1% 79% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Phil Nastu facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Nastu -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- O HOU J. Sexton P. Nastu -1% 77% Strikeout
b3 2-0 2 --- R HOU C. Cedeno P. Nastu 8% 85% Home Run
b3 3-0 2 --- O HOU A. Howe P. Nastu -0% 84% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- SFG T. Whitfield J. Niekro -4% 81% Single
t4 0-3 0 1-- SFG R. Metzger J. Niekro -6% 74% Single; Whitfield to 2B
t4 0-3 0 12- O SFG J. Dwyer J. Niekro 6% 80% Flyball: P
t4 0-3 1 12- O SFG J. Clark J. Niekro 4% 85% Strikeout
t4 0-3 2 12- O SFG J. Tamargo J. Niekro 4% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Phil Nastu facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- O HOU J. Leonard P. Nastu -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O HOU J. Alou P. Nastu -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez P. Nastu -0% 87% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- SFG H. Cruz J. Niekro -6% 81% Double
t5 0-3 0 -2- O SFG T. Heintzelman J. Niekro 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-3 1 -2- O SFG R. Andrews J. Niekro 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Phil Nastu (P) batting 9th
t5 0-3 2 -2- O SFG D. Evans J. Niekro 2% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Ed Plank facing 8-9-1
Ed Plank replaces Darrell Evans (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-0 0 --- O HOU B. Bochy E. Plank -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
Bob Watson pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
b5 3-0 1 --- O HOU B. Watson E. Plank -0% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-0 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell E. Plank -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
Vern Ruhle replaces Enos Cabell (3B) pitching and batting 1st
Jimmy Sexton moves from SS to 3B
Mike Fischlin replaces Bob Watson (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield V. Ruhle 2% 91% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --- O SFG R. Metzger V. Ruhle 1% 92% Strikeout
t6 0-3 2 --- O SFG J. Dwyer V. Ruhle 1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Ed Plank facing 2-3-4
b6 3-0 0 --- HOU J. Sexton E. Plank 1% 94% Single
b6 3-0 0 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Plank -1% 92% Sexton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b6 3-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Plank -0% 92% Strikeout
b6 3-0 2 --- O HOU A. Howe E. Plank -0% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
Denny Walling replaces Jeffrey Leonard playing RF batting 5th
t7 0-3 0 --- O SFG J. Clark V. Ruhle 2% 94% Flyball: SS
t7 0-3 1 --- SFG J. Tamargo V. Ruhle -2% 91% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Tamargo to 1B
t7 0-3 1 1-- SFG H. Cruz V. Ruhle -4% 87% Single; Tamargo to 2B
t7 0-3 1 12- SFG T. Heintzelman V. Ruhle -8% 79% Single; Tamargo to 3B; Cruz to 2B
t7 0-3 1 123 O SFG R. Andrews V. Ruhle 8% 87% Flyball: RF
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Ed Plank (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 2 123 O SFG M. Ivie V. Ruhle 8% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 5-6-7
John Curtis replaces Mike Ivie (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-0 0 --- O HOU D. Walling J. Curtis -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-0 1 --- O HOU J. Alou J. Curtis -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-0 2 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez J. Curtis -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 1-2-3
Mark Lemongello replaces Jesus Alou (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Joe Cannon replaces Vern Ruhle (P) playing LF batting 1st
t8 0-3 0 --- O SFG T. Whitfield M. Lemongello 2% 96% Strikeout
t8 0-3 1 --- O SFG R. Metzger M. Lemongello 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 0-3 2 --- SFG J. Dwyer M. Lemongello -1% 96% Walk
t8 0-3 2 1-- O SFG J. Clark M. Lemongello 1% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' John Curtis facing 8-9-1
b8 3-0 0 --- O HOU B. Bochy J. Curtis -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 3-0 1 --- O HOU M. Fischlin J. Curtis -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 3-0 2 --- HOU J. Cannon J. Curtis 0% 98% Single
b8 3-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Sexton J. Curtis -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Mark Lemongello facing 5-6-7
t9 0-3 0 --- O SFG J. Tamargo M. Lemongello 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 0-3 1 --- O SFG H. Cruz M. Lemongello 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-3 2 --- O SFG T. Heintzelman M. Lemongello 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3.

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