Vic Harris, with only one hit in 33 previous at-bats, drove in both runs with a bloop single as the Giants blanked the Astros, 2-0. With one out in the sixth inning, Larry Herndon reached first safely when third baseman Enos Cabell booted his grounder and advanced to second on a groundout.

Pinch-hitter Terry Whitfield was given an intentional pass. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and then scored when Harris, batting for winning hurler John Montefusco, dropped his hit into short center field. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 24, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 4 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .338 Madlock 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .310 Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .313 Cruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .202 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Ivie lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Howe 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .285 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Herrmann c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Herndon cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .263 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Sadek c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Whitfield ph,lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Bannister p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montefusco p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .100 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Harris ph,ss 1 0 1 2 0 0 .059 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Ferguson ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Totals 32 0 5 0 0 11 Totals 29 2 4 2 5 8 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 6,158 Left on Base: Astros 5, Giants 8 DP: Astros 0, Giants 0 Errors: Cabell, Ivie, Sadek 2 Doubles: Clark (13) Stolen Bases: Puhl (8), Madlock 2 (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bannister 5 3 0 0 4 6 0 22 2.04 Forsch L(1-2) 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 9 2.96 Zamora 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 4 2 0 5 8 0 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco W(4-2) 6 3 0 0 0 7 0 21 3.12 Lavelle SV(7) 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 3.33 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 11 0 32 Wild Pitches: Forsch (1) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Evans made an out to shortstop; Clark struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz reached on an error by Ivie [Cruz to second]; Watson struck out; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to third); Howe singled to right; Herrmann grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to right; Herndon popped to catcher in foul territory; Sadek singled; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Bannister grounded out (second to first); Sadek dropped a foul fly hit by Puhl for an error; On a bunt Puhl singled; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco walked; Madlock struck out; Evans made an out to third; Clark doubled to left [Montefusco to third]; McCovey walked; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Sadek flied out to center; LeMaster made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe struck out; Herrmann flied out to center; Metzger popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco struck out; Madlock singled; Madlock stole second; Evans walked; Clark struck out; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: WALLING BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second [Puhl to third (error by Sadek)]; Cabell struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Ivie struck out; Herndon reached on an error by Cabell [Herndon to first]; Sadek grounded out (first unassisted) [Herndon to second]; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Whitfield was walked intentionally; HARRIS BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Forsch threw a wild pitch [Herndon to third, Whitfield to second]; Harris singled to center [Herndon scored (unearned), Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: WHITFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LAVELLE REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: ALOU BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); FERGUSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ZAMORA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Lavelle struck out; Herndon flied out to center; Sadek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl singled; Cabell struck out; Cedeno struck out; Cruz singled [Puhl to second]; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

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