May 25, 1978 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
DET 1 CAL 6
CHW 0 TEX 7
@MIN 1 NYY 9
CLE 3 KCR 9
@SEA 4 BOS 9
@TOR 5 CHC 5
PHI 1 NYM 3
@PIT 2
(11) SFG 9
HOU 1 MON 11
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 6,209

Thursday, May 25, 1978
Time of Game: 2:23

Astros

18-21

Lost 4

4th, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  6  4
Giants          1  0  0   1  2  1   2  2  X    9 13  0

W: E Halicki (1-0), L: J Richard (4-4)

Giants

26-14

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .336  .827    0    0   0   
J Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .586    0    4   2   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .764    0    3   0   
J Cruz RF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .292  .721    0    2   1   2·SB
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .200    0    5   0   
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .272  .678    0    0   2   HR
J Ferguson C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .749    0    7   1   
  R Baldwin C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .579    0    2   1   
J Richard P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154    0    1   1   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .620    0    0   0   
  O Zamora P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   5                    24   9

BATTING

HR: E Cabell (3, off E Halicki; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: E Cabell 5; J Cruz 2; J Ferguson; T Puhl.

RBI: E Cabell (24).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Zamora-J Gonzalez-D Bergman.

PB: J Ferguson (4).

E: E Cabell (7); J Gonzalez (2); T Puhl (1); J Richard (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz 2 (7, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Hill 2).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Madlock 2B                  5   3   3   0    0   0  .322  .870    0    2   1   2B,CS
T Whitfield LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .744    0    3   0   SH
D Evans 3B                    3   3   2   0    2   1  .259  .778    0    0   3   
W McCovey 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .205  .661    0    6   0   2B
  S James PR-1B               0   1   0   0    1   0  .125  .410    0    2   0   
J Clark RF                    5   0   3   4    0   2  .323  .938    0    3   0   
L Herndon CF                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .270  .681    0    4   0   
V Harris SS                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .081  .227    0    1   2   SF
M Hill C                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .212  .625    0    6   0   GDP
E Halicki P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       33   9  13   8    6   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: W McCovey (7, off J Richard); B Madlock (5, off J Richard).

SF: V Harris (1, off O Zamora).

SH: E Halicki (1, off J Richard); T Whitfield (6, off J Richard).

TB: B Madlock 4; J Clark 3; W McCovey 2; D Evans 2; L Herndon 2; M Hill; V Harris.

GIDP: M Hill (3).

RBI: J Clark 4 (22); V Harris 2 (5); M Hill (10); W McCovey (28).

2-out RBI: J Clark 3; M Hill; W McCovey; V Harris.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Madlock (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Richard).

PITCHING

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, L (4-4)             6     8   5   1    3   5   0   3.31   29     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 8     46    -     1.05  -0.26
O Zamora                       1     2   2   2    2   0   0   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.13  -0.02
J Niekro                       1     3   2   2    1   0   0   8.05    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   5    6   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·13           -

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 (1-0)             9     6   1   1    1   5   1   2.05   34     -       ·  ·      6·16· 0· 6     75    -     0.85   0.22
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      6·16· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Richard (3; B Madlock, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 6,209.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Puhl               LF    1. B Madlock            2B 
2. J Gonzalez           2B    2. T Whitfield          LF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. D Evans              3B 
4. J Cruz               RF    4. W McCovey            1B 
5. D Bergman            1B    5. J Clark              RF 
6. E Cabell             3B    6. L Herndon            CF 
7. J Ferguson           C     7. V Harris             SS 
8. R Metzger            SS    8. M Hill               C  
9. J Richard            P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-2  12-      12%  84% J Clark         J Richard       Single to LF; Madlock Scores/unER; Evans to 3B/Adv on E7; Clark to 2B
   t 5   0  2-0  ---     -12%  66% E Cabell        E Halicki       Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  --3      11%  64% W McCovey       J Richard       Double to CF; Madlock Scores
   b 4   2  0-1  123      10%  82% M Hill          J Richard       Walk; McCovey Scores/unER; Herndon to 3B; Harris to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% B Madlock       J Richard       Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  C Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Madlock       Double to RF
   O      -2-      57%  T Whitfield     Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      -2-      53%  D Evans         Strikeout
          -2-      54%  W McCovey       Passed Ball; Madlock to 3B
   R      --3      64%  " "             Double to CF; Madlock Scores
   O      -2-      62%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  J Cruz          Single
          1--      55%  D Bergman       Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      63%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      67%  J Ferguson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  L Herndon       Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      64%  V Harris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  M Hill          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Metzger       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      67%  J Richard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  T Puhl          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  E Halicki       Flyball: 1B
          ---      68%  B Madlock       Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  T Whitfield     Madlock Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---      64%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      70%  D Bergman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5
          ---      73%  D Evans         Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  W McCovey       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      68%  J Clark         Strikeout
          1--      69%  L Herndon       Single; McCovey to 2B
          12-      72%  V Harris        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 3B; Herndon to 2B; Harris to 1B
   R      123      82%  M Hill          Walk; McCovey Scores/unER; Herndon to 3B; Harris to 2B
   O      123      78%  E Halicki       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Halicki facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      66%  E Cabell        Home Run
   O      ---      69%  J Ferguson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  R Metzger       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  J Richard       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  B Madlock       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Madlock to 1B
   O      1--      74%  T Whitfield     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Madlock to 2B
          -2-      76%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-      72%  W McCovey       Strikeout
   R      12-      84%  J Clark         Single to LF; Madlock Scores/unER; Evans to 3B/Adv on E7; Clark to 2B
          -23      84%  L Herndon       Walk
   RO     123      89%  V Harris        Single; Evans Scores/unER; Clark out at Hm/RF-C; Herndon to 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  T Puhl          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  M Hill          Single
   RO     1--      96%  E Halicki       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Hill Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      96%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  T Whitfield     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  J Cruz          Single
          1--      92%  D Bergman       Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      92%  E Cabell        Single; Cruz to 3B
          1-3      87%  J Ferguson      Single; Cruz stays at 3B; Cabell to 2B
   O      123      93%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for J.R. Richard batting 9th
   O      123      98%  D Walling       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Oscar Zamora facing 3-4-5
                  Oscar Zamora replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 9th; Reggie Baldwin replaces Joe Ferguson playing C batting 7th
          ---      98%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      98%  W McCovey       Walk; Evans to 2B
                  Skip James pinch runs for Willie McCovey batting 4th
   R      12-      99%  J Clark         Single; Evans Scores; James to 2B
          12-     100%  L Herndon       Single; James to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RO     123     100%  V Harris        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; James Scores; Clark to 3B
   OO     1-3      99%  M Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
                  Skip James moves to 1B
          ---      99%  T Puhl          Single
   O      1--      99%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  J Cruz          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Niekro replaces Oscar Zamora pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Halicki       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Madlock       Single
   O      1--     100%  T Whitfield     Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  D Evans         Single to RF; Madlock to 3B
          1-3     100%  S James         Walk; Evans to 2B
   RR     123     100%  J Clark         Single; Madlock Scores; Evans Scores; James to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  D Bergman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Baldwin       Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9.

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