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Standings
DET
@BAL		1
2
CHW
@CAL		0
6
TEX
@MIN		7
1
CLE
@NYY		3
9
KCR
@SEA		9
4
BOS
@TOR		9
5
PHI
@CHC		1
5
NYM
@PIT		3
2		 
(11)
HOU
@SFG		1
9
MON
@STL		11
2
Thursday, May 25, 1978
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 6,209, Time of Game: 2:23
Astros
1
18-21
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 7½ GB
 at Giants
9
26-14
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Ed Halicki (1-0)
L: J.R. Richard (4-4)
 
                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

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .336 .826 -0.048 0.57 0.005 -0.053 -0.1 0 0
Julio Gonzalez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .586 -0.060 0.63 0.000 -0.060 -0.8 4 2
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .764 -0.038 0.40 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 3 0
Jose Cruz RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .292 .721 0.118 0.79 0.119 -0.001 1.1 2 1 2·SB
Dave Bergman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .200 -0.101 0.87 0.000 -0.101 -1.2 5 0
Enos Cabell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 .678 0.113 0.81 0.151 -0.038 1.0 0 2 HR
Joe Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .749 -0.023 1.30 0.042 -0.065 -0.1 7 1
   Reggie Baldwin C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .579 -0.101 1.47 0.000 -0.101 -1.1 2 1
J.R. Richard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .154 -0.031 0.64 0.000 -0.031 -0.2 1 1
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .620 -0.050 2.01 0.000 -0.050 -0.7
   Oscar Zamora P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .545 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 .182 .479 -0.221 0.82 0.317 -0.538 -2.9 24 9
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).
Outfield Assists: J Cruz (J Clark at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Cruz 2 (7, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Hill 2).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Madlock 2B 5 3 3 0 0 0 .322 .871 0.084 0.65 0.120 -0.036 1.0 2 1 2B,CS
Terry Whitfield LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .744 -0.065 0.61 0.000 -0.065 -1.0 3 0 SH
Darrell Evans 3B 3 3 2 0 2 1 .259 .778 0.015 0.66 0.049 -0.034 0.9 0 3
Willie McCovey 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .205 .661 0.045 1.15 0.113 -0.067 0.8 6 0 2B
   Skip James PR-1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 .410 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.3 2 0
Jack Clark RF 5 0 3 4 0 2 .323 .938 0.077 0.77 0.129 -0.052 3.3 3 0
Larry Herndon CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .270 .681 0.009 0.55 0.027 -0.018 0.6 4 0
Vic Harris SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 .081 .227 0.055 0.92 0.068 -0.013 0.3 1 2 SF
Marc Hill C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .212 .624 0.098 0.83 0.109 -0.011 0.2 6 0 GDP
Ed Halicki P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.040 0.74 0.022 -0.062 -0.7 0 0 SH
Team Totals 33 9 13 8 6 5 .394 .930 0.278 0.73 0.637 -0.358 5.6 27 6
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, 2nd base by J Richard POCS).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
J.R. Richard, L (4-4) 6 8 5 1 3 5 0 3.31 29 46 -0.261 1.01 -2.4
Oscar Zamora 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 -0.017 0.10 -1.6
Joe Niekro 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 8.05 7 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -1.6
Team Totals 8 13 9 5 6 5 0 5.62 42 46 0 0 -0.279 0.82 -5.6

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Halicki, W (1-0) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 2.05 34 75 0.221 0.82 2.9
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 1.00 34 75 0.221 0.73 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Richard (3; B Madlock, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 6,209.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Terry Puhl LF 1 Bill Madlock 2B
2 Julio Gonzalez 2B 2 Terry Whitfield LF
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Darrell Evans 3B
4 Jose Cruz RF 4 Willie McCovey 1B
5 Dave Bergman 1B 5 Jack Clark RF
6 Enos Cabell 3B 6 Larry Herndon CF
7 Joe Ferguson C 7 Vic Harris SS
8 Roger Metzger SS 8 Marc Hill C
9 J.R. Richard P 9 Ed Halicki P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-2 0 --- R HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki -12% 66% Home Run
b5 2-1 2 12- R SFG J. Clark J. Richard 12% 84% Single to LF; Madlock Scores/unER; Evans to 3B/Adv on E7; Clark to 2B
b1 0-0 2 --3 R SFG W. McCovey J. Richard 11% 64% Double to CF; Madlock Scores
b4 1-0 2 123 R SFG M. Hill J. Richard 10% 82% Walk; McCovey Scores/unER; Herndon to 3B; Harris to 2B
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Richard 6% 61% Double to RF

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl E. Halicki 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez E. Halicki 1% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Richard 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Richard -4% 57% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b1 0-0 1 -2- O SFG D. Evans J. Richard -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- SFG W. McCovey J. Richard 0% 54% Passed Ball; Madlock to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 R SFG W. McCovey J. Richard 11% 64% Double to CF; Madlock Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- O SFG J. Clark J. Richard -3% 62% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki -4% 57% Single
t2 0-1 0 1-- HOU D. Bergman E. Halicki -3% 55% Cruz Steals 2B
t2 0-1 0 -2- O HOU D. Bergman E. Halicki 5% 59% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 -2- O HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 4% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 2 -2- O HOU J. Ferguson E. Halicki 3% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon J. Richard -2% 65% Groundout: P unassisted
b2 1-0 1 --- O SFG V. Harris J. Richard -1% 64% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 --- O SFG M. Hill J. Richard -1% 63% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 3% 65% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Richard E. Halicki 2% 67% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 2 --- O HOU T. Puhl E. Halicki 1% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O SFG E. Halicki J. Richard -2% 66% Flyball: 1B
b3 1-0 1 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Richard 2% 68% Single to RF
b3 1-0 1 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Richard -3% 65% Madlock Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b3 1-0 2 --- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Richard -1% 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, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez E. Halicki 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki -2% 67% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-- O HOU D. Bergman E. Halicki 3% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- SFG D. Evans J. Richard 3% 73% Single to RF
b4 1-0 0 1-- O SFG W. McCovey J. Richard -3% 70% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 1 1-- O SFG J. Clark J. Richard -2% 68% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 1-- SFG L. Herndon J. Richard 2% 69% Single; McCovey to 2B
b4 1-0 2 12- SFG V. Harris J. Richard 3% 72% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); McCovey to 3B; Herndon to 2B; Harris to 1B
b4 1-0 2 123 R SFG M. Hill J. Richard 10% 82% Walk; McCovey Scores/unER; Herndon to 3B; Harris to 2B
b4 2-0 2 123 O SFG E. Halicki J. Richard -4% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- R HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki -12% 66% Home Run
t5 1-2 0 --- O HOU J. Ferguson E. Halicki 3% 69% Flyball: LF
t5 1-2 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 2% 71% Flyball: CF
t5 1-2 2 --- O HOU J. Richard E. Halicki 1% 72% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Richard 3% 75% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Madlock to 1B
b5 2-1 0 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Richard -1% 74% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Madlock to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- SFG D. Evans J. Richard 1% 76% Walk
b5 2-1 1 12- O SFG W. McCovey J. Richard -4% 72% Strikeout
b5 2-1 2 12- R SFG J. Clark J. Richard 12% 84% Single to LF; Madlock Scores/unER; Evans to 3B/Adv on E7; Clark to 2B
b5 3-1 2 -23 SFG L. Herndon J. Richard 1% 84% Walk
b5 3-1 2 123 RO SFG V. Harris J. Richard 4% 89% 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, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
t6 1-4 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl E. Halicki 2% 91% Flyball: 2B
t6 1-4 1 --- O HOU J. Gonzalez E. Halicki 1% 92% Flyball: RF
t6 1-4 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' J.R. Richard facing 8-9-1
b6 4-1 0 --- SFG M. Hill J. Richard 1% 94% Single
b6 4-1 0 1-- RO SFG E. Halicki J. Richard 2% 96% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Hill Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
b6 5-1 1 --- O SFG B. Madlock J. Richard -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b6 5-1 2 --- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Richard -0% 95% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
t7 1-5 0 --- HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki -2% 93% Single
t7 1-5 0 1-- HOU D. Bergman E. Halicki -1% 92% Cruz Steals 2B
t7 1-5 0 -2- O HOU D. Bergman E. Halicki 3% 95% Flyball: CF
t7 1-5 1 -2- HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki -3% 92% Single; Cruz to 3B
t7 1-5 1 1-3 HOU J. Ferguson E. Halicki -4% 87% Single; Cruz stays at 3B; Cabell to 2B
t7 1-5 1 123 O HOU R. Metzger E. Halicki 5% 93% Flyball: RF
Denny Walling pinch hits for J.R. Richard (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 2 123 O HOU D. Walling E. Halicki 5% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Oscar Zamora facing 3-4-5
Oscar Zamora replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Reggie Baldwin replaces Joe Ferguson playing C batting 7th
b7 5-1 0 --- SFG D. Evans O. Zamora 0% 98% Walk
b7 5-1 0 1-- SFG W. McCovey O. Zamora 0% 99% Walk; Evans to 2B
Skip James pinch runs for Willie McCovey (1B) batting 4th
b7 5-1 0 12- R SFG J. Clark O. Zamora 1% 99% Single; Evans Scores; James to 2B
b7 6-1 0 12- SFG L. Herndon O. Zamora 0% 100% Single; James to 3B; Clark to 2B
b7 6-1 0 123 RO SFG V. Harris O. Zamora 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; James Scores; Clark to 3B
b7 7-1 1 1-3 OO SFG M. Hill O. Zamora -0% 99% 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, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
Skip James moves from PR to 1B
t8 1-7 0 --- HOU T. Puhl E. Halicki -1% 99% Single
t8 1-7 0 1-- O HOU J. Gonzalez E. Halicki 0% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 1-7 1 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno E. Halicki 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 1-7 2 1-- O HOU J. Cruz E. Halicki 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
Joe Niekro replaces Oscar Zamora pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-1 0 --- O SFG E. Halicki J. Niekro -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 7-1 1 --- SFG B. Madlock J. Niekro 0% 100% Single
b8 7-1 1 1-- O SFG T. Whitfield J. Niekro -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 7-1 2 1-- SFG D. Evans J. Niekro 0% 100% Single to RF; Madlock to 3B
b8 7-1 2 1-3 SFG S. James J. Niekro 0% 100% Walk; Evans to 2B
b8 7-1 2 123 RR SFG J. Clark J. Niekro 0% 100% Single; Madlock Scores; Evans Scores; James to 2B
b8 9-1 2 12- O SFG L. Herndon J. Niekro 0% 100% 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, Giants' Ed Halicki facing 5-6-7
t9 1-9 0 --- O HOU D. Bergman E. Halicki 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 1-9 1 --- O HOU E. Cabell E. Halicki 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-9 2 --- O HOU R. Baldwin E. Halicki 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9.

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